Shraddhadeva Manu

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Shraddhadeva Manu is the progenitor of humanity and the seventh Manu in Hindu tradition, known for surviving a great deluge and establishing the present human race.

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Shraddhadeva Manu canonical 1
Sraddhadeva Manu 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Manu
mythological figure
progenitor of humanity
associatedConcept Manvantara
cosmic flood
creation of mankind
associatedDynasty Ikshvaku dynasty
associatedWithDeity Vishnu
cosmicAge current Manvantara
cosmicFunction ruler of a Manvantara
cosmologicalPeriod Vaivasvata Manvantara
culture ancient Indian
epithet progenitor of the present human race
event great deluge
father Vivasvan
knownFor establishing the present human race
repopulating the earth after the flood
surviving a great deluge
languageOfTradition Sanskrit
mother Saranyu
narrativeSource Bhagavata Purana
Mahabharata
Matsya Purana
Shatapatha Brahmana
surface form: Satapatha Brahmana
offspring Dhrishta
Ikshvaku
Karusha
Nabhaga
Nabhanedishta
Nriga
Prishadhra
Saryati
otherName Shraddhadeva Manu
surface form: Sraddhadeva Manu

Vaivasvata Manu
parent Saranyu
Vivasvan
positionInSequence seventh Manu
predecessor Chakshusha Manu
religion Hinduism
rescuedBy Vishnu
rescuedInFormOf Matsya
surface form: Matsya avatar of Vishnu
role first human of the current age
king
lawgiver
scripturalCategory Puranic figure
spouse Shraddha
successor future Manu

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Yama relative Shraddhadeva Manu
Shraddhadeva Manu otherName Shraddhadeva Manu
this entity surface form: Sraddhadeva Manu