Vaivasvata Manu, Vaivasvatamanu: 6 definitions

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: archive.org: Puranic Encyclopedia

Vaivasvatamanu (啶掂啶掂じ啷嵿さ啶むぎ啶ㄠ).鈥擳he seventh Manu. There is a description of Manu Vaivasvata under Manvantara. Genealogy. Descended from Vi峁ａ箛u in the following order:鈥擝rahm膩-Mar墨ci-碍补艣测补辫补-Vivasv膩n-Vaivasvata Manu. The incarnation of Matsya and Vaivasvata Manu. See under Avat膩ra, Section "Matsya." Wife and children. The wife of Vaivasvata Manu was 艢raddh膩. Many sons were born to the couple. Prominent among them were, Yama, Yam墨, A艣vin墨kum膩ras, Revanta, Sudyumna, 滨办峁腻办耻, N峁沢a, 艢补谤测腻迟颈, 顿颈峁ａ弓补, 顿丑峁涐梗峁璦, Kar奴峁, 狈补谤颈峁补苍迟补, N膩bh膩ga, P峁涐梗adhra and Kavi. (See full article at Story of Vaivasvata-manu from the Puranic encyclopaedia by Vettam Mani)

: Astrojyoti: Brahma Purana

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.

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana Index

Vaivasvatamanu (啶掂啶掂じ啷嵿さ啶むぎ啶ㄠ).鈥擳he seventh Manu, also known as 鈥樑歳膩ddhadeva鈥�.¹ Son of Samj帽膩 and Vivasvat sons of whom Ik峁膩ku was the eldest;² in this epoch Purandara was Indra: 碍补艣测补辫补, Atri and others were sages: 膧dityas and Vasus were gods: V膩mana was the manifestation of Hari;³ a K峁triya 尘补苍迟谤补惫腻诲颈苍 His sacrifice was disturbed by sons of Var奴tri who were burnt by Indra in the vedi a Praj膩pati: king and da峁囜笉adhara.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 Brahm膩 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 V膩sudeva; 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 Yamun膩 for one hundred years with a view to get progeny;⁶ see Satyavrata; celebrated an A艣vamedha in honour of Mitra and Varu峁嘺; out came Il膩 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 尘颈迟谤腻惫补谤耻峁嘺 ritual; owing to the hota's carelessness a daughter Il膩 came out; she became again a male Sudyumna by name; by an imprecation of 艢iva he again became a woman near Budha's hermitage. Budha got by her a son by name Pur奴ravas;¹⁰ interpretation of 艣补产诲补产谤补丑尘补 by.¹¹

1) 叠丑腻驳补惫补迟补-辫耻谤腻峁嘺 VIII. 13. 1-9; Brahm膩峁囜笉a-pur膩峁嘺 II. 36. 4, 81; III. 59. 22 and 38; 63. 215; IV. 1. 6-28; V膩yu-pur膩峁嘺 84. 22; Vi峁ａ箛u-pur膩峁嘺 IV. 1. 6-7.
2) Brahm膩峁囜笉a-pur膩峁嘺 II. 38. 1.
3) 叠丑腻驳补惫补迟补-辫耻谤腻峁嘺 VIII. 13. 1-9.
4) Brahm膩峁囜笉a-pur膩峁嘺 II. 32. 120; 38. 26 and 32; III. 1. 3 and 6; 8. 21; 10. 98; 60. 7; Matsya-pur膩峁嘺 145. 115; 248. 15.
5) Ib. 1. 11 to the end; 2. 16; 9. 1; 16. 1; 52. 3.
6) 叠丑腻驳补惫补迟补-辫耻谤腻峁嘺 I. 3. 15; VIII. 24. 50; IX. 1. 3-12; 2. 1; 6. 4.
7) Brahm膩峁囜笉a-pur膩峁嘺 III. 60. 1-10.
8) V膩yu-pur膩峁嘺 70. 18.
9) Ib. 60. 8.
10) Vi峁ａ箛u-pur膩峁嘺 IV. 1. 8-12.
11) Ib. VI. 5. 64.

: Shodhganga: The saurapurana - a critical study

Vaivasvatamanu (啶掂啶掂じ啷嵿さ啶むぎ啶ㄠ) (or simply Manu) is the son of 厂补峁僯帽腻 and Bh膩skara (sun-god): the son of Aditi and 碍补艣测补辫补 according to the 痴补峁兣浤乶耻肠补谤颈迟补 section of the 10th century 厂补耻谤补辫耻谤腻峁嘺: one of the various Upapur膩峁嘺s depicting 艢aivism.鈥擜ccordingly, the 厂补耻谤补辫耻谤腻峁嘺 30.27-73 and chapter 31 descibes the 惫补峁兣浤乶耻肠补谤颈迟补 in an abridged form. It is stated that Aditi got from 碍补艣测补辫补, Bh膩skara, the Sun-god. The Sun-god had four wives鈥敵Р贯箖j帽腻, R膩j帽墨, Prabh膩 and Ch膩y膩. It is stated that Aditi got from 碍补艣测补辫补, Bh膩skara, the Sun-god. The Sun-god had four wives [viz., 厂补峁僯帽腻]. 厂补峁僯帽腻 gave birth to Manu from the sun-god in whose race were born the kings.

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The Purana (啶啶班ぞ啶�, pur膩峁嘺s) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India鈥檚 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: Hinduism

Vaivasvata Manu (or, 艢r膩ddhadeva Manu) was the son of Vivasv膩n (son of 碍补艣测补辫补 and Aditi) and was born by the womb of 厂补峁僯帽腻.

艢r膩ddhadeva begot ten sons togehther with his wife 艢raddh膩:

滨办峁腻办耻,
Nabhaga,
顿丑峁涐梗峁璦,
艢补谤测腻迟颈,
狈补谤颈峁补苍迟补,
and Kavi (sometimes replaced with N膩bh膩ga).
顿颈峁ａ弓补,
Kar奴峁 (or Kar奴峁ka or Tar奴峁),
笔峁涐梗补诲丑谤补,
N峁沢a (sometimes replaced with Vasum膩n),

Ik峁膩ku was the eldest. They also had a daughter called Il膩 whom later was transformed into a woman called Sudyumna. In order for Vaivasvata Manu to beget these sons, Vasi峁ａ弓ha performed a sacrifice satisfy the demigods Mitra and Varu峁嘺

(see 叠丑腻驳补惫补迟补-辫耻谤腻峁嘺 9.1.11-42)

: WikiPedia: Hinduism

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.

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