Getting To Know God
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Sunrta and Satyasaha will have as sons Svadhama, a partial manifestation of God, the Supreme Person, who will govern during this period.

During the thirteenth period of 306,720,000 years, Sukarmas and Sutramas will be among the celestial beings. Divashati will be the king of heaven, and Nirmoka and Tattvadarsa will be among the seven sages.

A partial manifestation of God, the Supreme Person, known as Yogesvara, will appear as the son of Devahotra. His mother's name will be Brhati. He will act for the prosperity of Divaspati.

The fourteenth Manu will be Indra-savarni. He will have sons, including Uru, Gambhira and Budha. The Pavitras and the Caksusas will be among the celestial beings, and Suci will be Indra, the king of heaven. Agni, Bahu, Suci, Suddha, Magadha and other great ascetics will be the seven sages.

During the fourteenth period of 306,720,000 years, God, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, will appear in the womb of Vitana, Satrayana's wife. This divine manifestation will be known as Brhadbhanu, and will direct spiritual activities.

The reign of the fathers of humanity, under the authority of God, will extend over a period of 4 320 000 000 years.

The administration of the universe.

The Manus, the fathers of humanity, their sons, the great sages, the Indra (Indra, title given to the heavenly king, the king of heavenly planets) and all celestial beings are appointed by God, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, who appears in various forms of Avatars.

The Manus and other personalities are chosen by these Avatars, under whose direction they manage the universal affairs. The Manus execute the orders of the different Avatars of God, the Supreme Person. At the end of each cycle of four ages, the great sages, seeing that the eternal duties of humanity are not carried out, reestablish the principles of religion.

From the golden age to the Iron Age, the principles of religion and prescribed duties deteriorate gradually. In the golden age, religious principles are perfectly observed, without deviation. In the silver age, however, these principles are somewhat neglected and only three quarters of religious duties are respected. In the Copper Age, half of the religious principles are maintained, and in the Iron Age, the current age, only a quarter, until no trace remains. At the end of the Iron Age, religious principles, or the duties prescribed to humanity, are almost lost. In the Iron Age, the one in which we are, when only five thousand years have passed, the decline of spiritual parentage is already very marked. The duty of the holy persons, therefore, is to dedicate themselves seriously to the cause of this spiritual filiation and to try to restore it for the benefit of all mankind. The whole iron age is tainted with

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