Pralaya
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Pralaya is a concept in Hindu eschatology. Generally referring to four different phenomena, it is most commonly used to indicate the event of the dissolution of the entire universe that follows a kalp
The Matsya (fish) avatar of Vishnu saves the first Manu during a Prakritapralaya.
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
Pralaya
…that one kalpa (age), which consists of a thousand revolutions of the four ages, the Satya, Treta, Dvapara, and the Kali, and the reign of fourteen Manus, is one day in the life of the creator deity, Brahma. A pralaya is described to be an equal length of time, referred to as a night in the life of the…
Sudyumnan sees Rudra and Parvati