SB 4.1.

1 HGVAKP 14 MARCH 2019

maitreya uvāca

manos tu śatarūpāyāḿ

tisraḥ kanyāś ca jajñire

ākūtir devahūtiś ca

prasūtir iti viśrutāḥ

SYNONYMS

maitreyaḥ uvāca-the great sage Maitreya said; manoḥ tu-of Svāyambhuva Manu; śatarūpāyām-in his
wife Śatarūpā; tisraḥ -three; kanyāḥ ca-daughters also; jajñire-gave birth; ākūtiḥ -named Ākūti;
devahūtiḥ -named Devahūti; ca-also; prasūtiḥ -named Prasūti; iti-thus; viśrutāḥ -well known.

TRANSLATION

Śrī Maitreya said: Svāyambhuva Manu begot three daughters in his wife Śatarūpā, and their names
were Ākūti, Devahūti and Prasūti.

PURPORT

First of all let us offer our respectful obeisances unto our spiritual master, Oḿ Viṣṇupāda Śrī Śrīmad
Bhaktisiddhānta Sarasvatī Gosvāmī Prabhupāda, by whose order I am engaged in this herculean task of
writing commentary on the Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam as the Bhaktivedanta purports. By his grace we have
finished three cantos already, and we are just trying to begin the Fourth Canto. By his divine grace let us
offer our respectful obeisances unto Lord Caitanya, who began this Kṛsṇ ̣ a consciousness movement of
Bhāgavata-dharma five hundred years ago, and through His grace let us offer our obeisances to the six
Gosvāmīs, and then let us offer our obeisances to Rādhā and Kṛsṇ ̣ a, the spiritual couple who enjoy
eternally in Vṛndāvana with Their cowherd boys and damsels in Vrajabhūmi. Let us also offer our
respectful obeisances to all the devotees and eternal servitors of the Supreme Lord.

In this Fourth Canto of Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam there are thirty-one chapters, and all these chapters
describe the secondary creation by Brahmā and the Manus. The Supreme Lord Himself does the real
creation by agitating His material energy, and then, by His order, Brahma, the first living creature in the
universe, attempts to create the different planetary systems and their inhabitants, expanding the
population through his progeny, like Manu and other progenitors of living entities, who work
perpetually under the order of the Supreme Lord. ln the First Chapter of this Fourth Canto there are
descriptions of the three daughters of Svāyambhuva Manu and their descendants. The next six chapters
describe the sacrifice performed by King Dakṣ a and how it was spoiled. Thereafter the activities of
Mahārāja Dhruva are described in five chapters. Then, in eleven chapters, the activities of King Pṛthu
are described, and the next eight chapters are devoted to the activities of the Pracetā kings.
As described in the first verse of this chapter, Svāyambhuva Manu had three daughters, named Ākūti,
Devahūti and Prasūti. Of these three daughters, one daughter, Devahūti, has already been described,
along with her husband, Kardama Muni, and her son, Kapila Muni. In this chapter the descendants of the
first daughter, Ākūti, will specifically be described. Svāyambhuva Manu was the son of Brahmā. Brahmā
had many other sons, but Manu's name is specifically mentioned first because he was a great devotee of
the Lord. In this verse there is also the word ca, indicating that besides the three daughters mentioned,
Svāyambhuva Manu also had two sons.

Lecture:-

1. 72 maha yuga is the life span of one manu

2. In a day of brahma 14 manu comes
3. 5 lakh 11 thousands Manu comes in one life span of Brahma
4.

ननननननननननन नननन ननननननननननननननननन

ननननननन ननननननननननन ननननन नननन नननननन

'जजज जजजजज जज जजजजज जज जजजजजजजज जजजज जजजजज जज जजजजजज जजजज जज
जजजज जज जज जजज जजजजज जज जजजजज जजज जजजजजजजजजज, जजजज जजजजज जजज
जजजजजज जजजजजज जज जजज जज जजजजजज जज जजजजजज जज जजजज जज जजजज जज,
जजजजजज जजजजजजजजजजजजजजज जजजजजजज जज जजज जजजजजजज जजजज जजजज'
5. We can relish Shrimad Bhagavatam because of the way srila Prabhupada had written it is wonderful
as he is a pure devotee of the Lord.
6.

SB 12.13.15

sarva-vedanta-saram hi
sri-bhagavatam isyate
tad-rasamrta-trptasya
nanyatra syad ratih kvacit
Translation:
Srimad-Bhagavatam is declared to be the essence of all Vedanta philosophy. One who has felt
satisfaction from its nectarean mellow will never be attracted to any other literature.

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7. So we must test ourself that whether I am developing a taste to read srī mad Bhagavatam more and
more
8. Srila Prabhupada took so much trouble to write and translate 18000 verses because he knows this
ripened fruit is the most required thing for devotees
9. Always Srila Prabhupada offers obeisances to his spiritual master and gives him the credit for
completing the 3 cantos, which was a Herculian task
10. So always we must give all credits to our spiritual master for any spiritual advancement and
existence
11. The real creation is done by the supreme Lord which is called the primary creation and Brahma and
Manu are the secondary creators by the mercy of the primary creator Krishna's mercy
12. Our constitutional position is to work under someone
13. So option is with us, either I can follow the order of my mind and senses and become their servant
or we can become servant of the supreme lord or His bonafide spiritual master
14. BG 18..65
man-manā bhava mad-bhakto
mad-yājī māḿ namaskuru
mām evaiṣyasi satyaḿ te
pratijāne priyo 'si me
TRANSLATION
Always think of Me and become My devotee. Worship Me and offer your homage unto Me. Thus
you will come to Me without fail. I promise you this because you are My very dear friend.
15. Svayambhuva manu's name was mentioned in the bhagavatam because he was a great devotee of
the lord
16. A humble devotee is a big devotee who always recognize the mercy of his spiritual master.