Vaivasvata Manu | |
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Predecessor | Chaksusa Manu |
Successor | Savarni Manu |
Genealogy | |
Parents | |
Spouse | Shraddha |
Children | Ikshvaku, Dhrishta, Narishyanta, Dishta, Nriga, Karusha, Saryati, Nabhaga, Pranshu, Prisadhra[1] Ila[2] |
Vaivasvata Manu (Sanskrit: वैवस्वत मनु), also referred to as Shraddhadeva and Satyavrata, is the current Manu—the progenitor of the human race. He is the seventh of the 14 Manus of the current kalpa (aeon) of Hindu cosmology. In Jainism he known as Nabhiraaj who is father of first jain teerthankar Aadinath's father. and Lastkulkar of jainism
He is the son of Vivasvat (also known as Surya), the Sun god, and his wife Saranyu. Forewarned about the divine flood by the Matsya avatara of Vishnu, Manu saved mankind by building a boat that carried his family and the Saptarishi to safety.[3]
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