Brahma lives one hundred (100) years, which corresponds to 311 trillion 40 billion (311,040,000,000,000) of our earth years, then dies. However, this extraordinary longevity, which seems almost endless to us, is but a brief flash in the flow of eternity.

Vaivasvata Manu, also called Sraddhadeva Manu, is the son of Vivasvan, the celestial being master of the sun.

Here are the names of the fourteen fathers of humanity: 1) Svayambhuva, 2) Svarocisa, 3) Uttama, 4) Tamasa, 5) Raivata, 6) Caksusa, 7) Vaivasvata or Sraddhadeva, 8) Savarni, 9) Daksa-savarni, 10) Brahma-savarni, 11) Dharma-savarni, 12) Radraputra (Radra-savarni), 13) Raucya, or Deva-savarni, 14) Bhautyaka (Indra-savarni).

Of these fourteen fathers of humanity, the first six have already come. I will therefore tell you about the other eight, from the seventh to the fourteenth to come.

We are currently in the era of Vaivasvata or Sraddhadeva, the seventh father of humanity. The eighth will appear in millions of years, and its name will be Savarni. The original holy scriptures can predict what will happen millions and millions of years in advance.

The seventh father of mankind, son of Vivasvan, is called Sraddhadeva, and his reign under the rule of God lasts 306,720,000 years. He has ten sons whose names are: Iksvaku, Nabhaga, Dhrsta, Saryati, Narisyanta, Nabhaga, Dista, Tarusa, Prsadhra and Vasuman. In the reign of this father of humanity, we find among the celestial beings, the Adityas, the vasus, the Rudras, the Visvedeva, the Maruts, the Asvini-kumaras and the Rbhus. The king of the heavens [upper region of the galaxy, which includes very many paradisiacal planets], Indra, is Purandara, and the seven sages are Kagyapa, Atri, Vasistha, Visvamitra, Gautama, Jamadagni and Bharadvaja.

During this period of 306,720,000 years, reign of Sraddhadeva, the father of mankind, Visnu, God, the Supreme Person, will appear from the womb of Aditi as the son of Kasyapa, as the youngest of all twelve heavenly beings, son Aditi, known as the dwarf Vamana.

During the period of 306,720,000 years that follows, Savarni, the eighth father of humanity, reigns. Among his sons, the most important is Nirmoka, and among the celestial beings are the Sustapas. Bali, son of Virocana is Indra, and Galava and Parasurama are among the seven sages.

In this era of Savarni, the eighth father of mankind, the most powerful Supreme Lord will appear under the name of Sarvabhauma, son of Davaguhya and Saraswati. He will take away from Purandara [Indra, king of the heavens, king of the Edenic planets] his kingdom to give it to Bali Maharaja.