Raivatamanvantara, Raivata-manvantara: 1 definition
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Source: Shodhganga: The saurapurana - a critical studyRaivatamanvantara (रैवतमन्वन्तर) or simply Raivata refers to the one of the fourteen Manvantaras, according to the 10th century Saurapurāṇa: one of the various Upapurāṇas depicting Śaivism.—Accordingly, “In raivatamanvantara the name of Indra was Vibhu. The gods were divided into four groups like Vaikuṇṭha etc. The Saptarṣis were said to be Hiraṇyaromā, Viśvaśrī, Aindrabāhu, Urdhavabāhu, Subāhu, Parjanya and Mahāmuni who were born in the race of Priyavrata.
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.
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Full-text: Prithuka, Raivata, Lekha, Parjanya, Hiranyaroma, Aindrabahu, Urdhavabahu, Mahamuni, Subahu, Vaikuntha, Vishvashri, Priyavrata, Bhavya, Atreya.
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Brahmanda Purana (by G.V. Tagare)
Chapter 3 - The race of Dharma: three attributes of the self-born God < [Section 3 - Upodghāta-pāda]
Chapter 36 - The Lineage of Manu: Manvantaras < [Section 2 - Anuṣaṅga-pāda]
Puranic encyclopaedia (by Vettam Mani)
Narada Purana (English translation) (by G. V. Tagare)
Chapter 35 - A Disquisition on Spiritual Knowledge (The Anecdote of Vedamālī) < [Part 1 - Prathama-pāda]
Vishnu Purana (by Horace Hayman Wilson)
Bhagavata Purana (by G. V. Tagare)
Chapter 5 - Description of Fifth and Sixth Manvantaras—Brahmā Hymns the Lord < [Book 8 - Eighth Skandha]