Vaivasvata Manu (Sanskrit: वैवस्वत मनु), also referred to as Shraddhadeva and Satyavrata, is the current Manu—the progenitor of the human race. He is...
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Manvantara is headed by a different Manu. The current universe, is asserted to be ruled by the 7th Manu named Vaivasvata. Vaivasvata was the king of Dravida before...
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Manvantara (section Manus)
fourteen Manu's reign in succession: Swayambhu Manu Swarochisha Manu Uttama Manu Tapasa/Tamasa Manu Raivata Manu Chakshusha Manu Vaivasvata Manu (current)...
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mythology. The Vishnu Purana specifies fourteen Manus. The Manu of the present age is called Vaivasvata Manu, the seventh man to hold the title. He is to...
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Matsya (section Saviour of Manu from the Deluge)
Mahabharata. The legend begins with Manu (specifically Vaivasvata Manu, the present Manu. Manu is envisioned as a title, rather than an individual) performing...
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periods). Each manvantara is ruled by a different Manu, with the current seventh one ruled by Vaivasvata Manu. Rishis and their sons are born anew in each...
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seventh and current Manvantara is called Vaivasvata after the Manu who presides over it. It is to Vaivasvata Manu that the royal genealogies of the Itihasa...
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mythical duo Manu and Yemo Manu the Great, a Chaldean god of fate Manu (Hinduism), Hindu progenitor of mankind Vaivasvata Manu, the current Manu Manusmṛti...
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safety. He is the son of Vivasvana and is therefore also known as Vaivasvata Manu, and his dynasty as the Suryavaṃśa. He is also called Satyavrata (always...
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Chakshusha Manu (Sanskrit: चाक्षुषमनु, romanized: Cākṣuṣamanu) is the sixth Manu, the first man of an age known as the Manvantara in Hindu mythology....
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