Vaivasvata Manu: 3 definitions
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In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: Astrojyoti: Brahma PuranaVaivasvata Manu had no children and he arranged for a sacrifice so that he might have a son. Nine sons were born as a result of this sacrifice. Their names were
- Ikshvaku,
- Nabhaga,
- Dhrishta,
- Sharyati,
- Narishyanta,
- Pramshu,
- Rishta,
- Karusha
- and Prishadhra.
Manu also made an offering to the two gods Mitra and Varuna. As a result of this offering, a daughter named Ila was born. Thanks to a boon conferred on her by Mitra and Varuna, Ila became a man named Sudyumna.
The Purana (पुराण, purāṇas) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India’s vast cultural history, including historical legends, religious ceremonies, various arts and sciences. The eighteen mahapuranas total over 400,000 shlokas (metrical couplets) and date to at least several centuries BCE.
General definition (in Hinduism)
Source: Wisdom Library: HinduismVaivasvata Manu (or, Śrāddhadeva Manu) was the son of Vivasvān (son of Kaśyapa and Aditi) and was born by the womb of Saṃjñā.
Śrāddhadeva begot ten sons togehther with his wife Śraddhā:
- Ikṣvāku,
- Nabhaga,
- Dhṛṣṭa,
- Śaryāti,
- Nariṣyanta,
- and Kavi (sometimes replaced with Nābhāga).
- Diṣṭa,
- Karūṣa (or Karūṣaka or Tarūṣa),
- Pṛṣadhra,
- Nṛga (sometimes replaced with Vasumān),
Ikṣvāku was the eldest. They also had a daughter called Ilā whom later was transformed into a woman called Sudyumna. In order for Vaivasvata Manu to beget these sons, Vasiṣṭha performed a sacrifice satisfy the demigods Mitra and Varuṇa
(see Bhāgavata-purāṇa 9.1.11-42)
Source: WikiPedia: HinduismIn Hindu mythology, Sraddhadeva Manu (or, Vaivasvata Manu) is the current Manu and the progenitor of the current humanity (manvantara). He is the seventh of the 14 Manus of the current kalpa (aeon).
Sraddhadeva was the king of Dravida (in present-day South India) during the epoch of the Matsya Purana. According to the Matsya Purana, the Matsya Avatar of Vishnu first appeared as a shaphari (a small carp), to Sraddhadeva, while he washed his hands in a river flowing down the Malaya Mountains in his land of Dravida.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Vaivasvata, Manu.
Full-text (+58): Ikshvaku, Narishyanta, Utkala, Nabhaga, Dhrishta, Ila, Arkatanaya, Nriga, Nimi, Nabhagarishta, Nabhoddishta, Vaivasvatamanu, Vimala, Satyavrata, Divyamanusha, Gaya, Uttanabarhis, Prasandhi, Mahendravanalaya, Dandaka.
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Puranic encyclopaedia (by Vettam Mani)
Historical Elements in the Matsya Purana (by Chaitali Kadia)
Sūrya & Candra dynasty < [Chapter 6 - Human history in the Matsya-Purāṇa]
Human History in the Purāṇa < [Chapter 3 - Historical elements in the Mahā-Purāṇas]
Varṇa (2): The Kṣatriyas < [Chapter 5 - Cultural history in the Matsya-Purāṇa]
The Brahmanda Purana (by G.V. Tagare)
Chapter 60 - The progeny of Vaivasvata Manu < [Section 3 - Upodghāta-pāda]
Chapter 38 - Vaivasvata Manvantara: the Mārīca creation < [Section 2 - Anuṣaṅga-pāda]
Chapter 37 - Cākṣuṣa Manvantara and dynasty of Vaivasvata Manu < [Section 2 - Anuṣaṅga-pāda]
The Skanda Purana (by G. V. Tagare)
Chapter 169 - Greatness of Vaivasvateśvara (Vaivasvata-īśvara) < [Section 1 - Prabhāsa-kṣetra-māhātmya]
Chapter 273 - Reckoning of Yugas < [Section 1 - Tīrtha-māhātmya]
Chapter 24 - Importance of Somavāra Vrata < [Section 1 - Prabhāsa-kṣetra-māhātmya]
The Agni Purana (by N. Gangadharan)