Puranic encyclopaedia
by Vettam Mani | 1975 | 609,556 words | ISBN-10: 0842608222
This page describes the Story of Vaivasvata-manu included the Puranic encyclopaedia by Vettam Mani that was translated into English in 1975. The Puranas have for centuries profoundly influenced Indian life and Culture and are defined by their characteristic features (panca-lakshana, literally, ‘the five characteristics of a Purana’).
Story of Vaivasvata-manu
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.