Manu (Hinduism)
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Manu is a term found with various meanings in Hinduism. In early texts, it refers to the archetypal man, or the first man. The Sanskrit term for 'human', मनुष्य or मानव means 'of Manu' or 'children of Man
Sudyumnan sees Rudra and Parvati
Vaivasvata Manu
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Vaivasvata Manu, 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 of Hindu cosmology. In th
Manu (Hinduism)
…of fourteen Manvantaras, and each Manvantara is headed by a different Manu. The current universe is asserted to be ruled by the seventh Manu, named Vaivasvata. Vaivasvata was the king of Dravida before the great flood. He was warned of the flood by the Matsya (fish) avatar of Vishnu, and built a boat that…
Matsya helps Vaivasvata Manu and the Seven Sages escape from the divine deluge.