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Manu

Also called: Manu Vaivasvata

The first of men living on earth, called father by the poets. Already in the Rigveda he seems to be a son of Vivasvat, and from the Atharvaveda on he is Manu Vaivasvata.

Sources: Vedic Mythology, A. A. Macdonell (1897) · see Manu's web

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Manu child of

  • Vivasvat (God)
    Manu is the son of Vivasvat, called Vaivasvata from the Atharvaveda on. Yaska says his mother was Savarna, the likeness put in Saranyu's place.
  • Samjna (Consort) · Samjna and the shadow wife
    Eldest son in the Puranas (son of the substitute in the Brihaddevata).

Manu blessed by

Manu dwells at

Manu parent of

  • The Ribhus (God)
    The Ribhus are once called children of Manu (RV 3.60.3). Their usual name is sons of Sudhanvan.

Manu sibling of

  • Yama (God)
    Both are sons of Vivasvat: Yama the first to die, Manu the first man living on earth.

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