Vaivasvata Manu, Vaivasvatamanu: 6 definitions
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Vaivasvatamanu (वैवस्वतमनु).—The seventh Manu. There is a description of Manu Vaivasvata under Manvantara. Genealogy. Descended from Viṣṇu in the following order:—Brahmā-Marīci-Kaśyapa-Vivasvān-Vaivasvata Manu. The incarnation of Matsya and Vaivasvata Manu. See under Avatāra, Section "Matsya." Wife and children. The wife of Vaivasvata Manu was Śraddhā. Many sons were born to the couple. Prominent among them were, Yama, Yamī, Aśvinīkumāras, Revanta, Sudyumna, Ikṣvāku, Nṛga, Śaryāti, Diṣṭa, Dhṛṣṭa, Karūṣa, Nariṣyanta, Nābhāga, Pṛṣadhra and Kavi. (See full article at Story of Vaivasvata-manu from the Puranic encyclopaedia by Vettam Mani)
Vaivasvata 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.
Vaivasvatamanu (वैवस्वतमनु).—The seventh Manu, also known as ‘Śrāddhadeva’.1 Son of Samjñā and Vivasvat sons of whom Ikṣvāku was the eldest;2 in this epoch Purandara was Indra: Kaśyapa, Atri and others were sages: Ādityas and Vasus were gods: Vāmana was the manifestation of Hari;3 a Kṣatriya mantravādin His sacrifice was disturbed by sons of Varūtri who were burnt by Indra in the vedi a Prajāpati: king and daṇḍadhara.4 Saved by the Matsya Hari during the deluge. After anointing his son on the throne, M. performed penance on the Malaya mountain for a lac of years when Brahmā blessed him as protector of the universe after the pralaya. Once in making a water oblation to his manes, a fish fell into his hand which he put into his water vessel. Finding its rapid growth he placed it in a well, tank, Ganges and the sea respectively. From its abnormal growth he suspected it to be an asura or Vāsudeva; on questioning it he found it to be the Lord and was asked to use it (the fish) as the life boat when the whole world went down in the deluge, saving at the same time some lives;5 performed tapas on the Yamunā for one hundred years with a view to get progeny;6 see Satyavrata; celebrated an Aśvamedha in honour of Mitra and Varuṇa; out came Ilā who went to them;7 the Lord of men, and seven worlds with towns;8 divided the Vedas into four for the progress of the world;9 in order to get sons he performed the mitrāvaruṇa ritual; owing to the hota's carelessness a daughter Ilā came out; she became again a male Sudyumna by name; by an imprecation of Śiva he again became a woman near Budha's hermitage. Budha got by her a son by name Purūravas;10 interpretation of śabdabrahma by.11
- 1) Bhāgavata-purāṇa VIII. 13. 1-9; Brahmāṇḍa-purāṇa II. 36. 4, 81; III. 59. 22 and 38; 63. 215; IV. 1. 6-28; Vāyu-purāṇa 84. 22; Viṣṇu-purāṇa IV. 1. 6-7.
- 2) Brahmāṇḍa-purāṇa II. 38. 1.
- 3) Bhāgavata-purāṇa VIII. 13. 1-9.
- 4) Brahmāṇḍa-purāṇa II. 32. 120; 38. 26 and 32; III. 1. 3 and 6; 8. 21; 10. 98; 60. 7; Matsya-purāṇa 145. 115; 248. 15.
- 5) Ib. 1. 11 to the end; 2. 16; 9. 1; 16. 1; 52. 3.
- 6) Bhāgavata-purāṇa I. 3. 15; VIII. 24. 50; IX. 1. 3-12; 2. 1; 6. 4.
- 7) Brahmāṇḍa-purāṇa III. 60. 1-10.
- 8) Vāyu-purāṇa 70. 18.
- 9) Ib. 60. 8.
- 10) Viṣṇu-purāṇa IV. 1. 8-12.
- 11) Ib. VI. 5. 64.
Vaivasvatamanu (वैवस्वतमनु) (or simply Manu) is the son of Saṃjñā and Bhāskara (sun-god): the son of Aditi and Kaśyapa according to the Vaṃśānucarita section of the 10th century Saurapurāṇa: one of the various Upapurāṇas depicting Śaivism.—Accordingly, the Saurapurāṇa 30.27-73 and chapter 31 descibes the vaṃśānucarita in an abridged form. It is stated that Aditi got from Kaśyapa, Bhāskara, the Sun-god. The Sun-god had four wives—Saṃjñā, Rājñī, Prabhā and Chāyā. It is stated that Aditi got from Kaśyapa, Bhāskara, the Sun-god. The Sun-god had four wives [viz., Saṃjñā]. Saṃjñā gave birth to Manu from the sun-god in whose race were born the kings.
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)
Vaivasvata 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)
In 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, Ma nu, Manu.
Full-text (+66): Narishyanta, Ikshvaku, Nabhaga, Utkala, Dhrishta, Ila, Arkatanaya, Nriga, Nemi, Satyavrata, Nabhagarishta, Karusa, Manu, Citrasena, Prasandhi, Nabhoddishta, Vimala, Mahendravanalaya, Divyamanusha, Uttanabarhis.
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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]
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]
Puranic Theory of the Yugas and Kalpas < [Purana, Volume 11, Part 2 (1969)]
Puranic Antediluvian Dynasty of Svayambhuva Manu < [Purana, Volume 6, Part 1 (1964)]
Subject Index of the Visnu-Purana < [Purana, Volume 8, Part 1 (1966)]
Mahabharata (English) (by Kisari Mohan Ganguli)
Section CLXXXVI < [Markandeya-Samasya Parva]
Section CCLXXXIV < [Mokshadharma Parva]
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