Vaivasvata Manvantara

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Vaivasvata Manvantara is the current cosmic age in Hindu cosmology, presided over by the Manu Vaivasvata (Shraddhadeva), during which the present human race and world order exist.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Manvantara
cosmic age
period in Hindu cosmology
associatedWith Matsya avatar of Vishnu NERFINISHED
contains Dvapara Yuga
Kali Yuga NERFINISHED
Satya Yuga NERFINISHED
Treta Yuga NERFINISHED
cosmicContext part of a Kalpa of Brahma
cosmicLocation Bhuloka NERFINISHED
Earth NERFINISHED
cosmologicalSystem Hindu cosmology NERFINISHED
currentStatus present Manvantara
describedIn Bhagavata Purana NERFINISHED
Mahabharata NERFINISHED
Matsya Purana NERFINISHED
Puranas NERFINISHED
Vishnu Purana NERFINISHED
duration 306,720,000 human years
71 Mahayugas
follows Chakshusha Manvantara NERFINISHED
hasConcept creation and dissolution cycles
cyclical time
hasDeityGroup Adityas NERFINISHED
hasEvent great flood of Vaivasvata Manu NERFINISHED
hasGuardianDeity Vishnu NERFINISHED
hasHumanRace present human race
hasIndra Indra NERFINISHED
hasManu Vaivasvata Manu NERFINISHED
hasPatronymic named after Vaivasvata Manu
hasPositionInSequence seventh Manvantara
hasRishis Saptarishi NERFINISHED
seven sages
hasWorldOrder present world order
languageOfSources Sanskrit
numberOfManvantarasPerKalpa 14
ontologyType mythological time period
partOf Shveta-Varaha Kalpa NERFINISHED
current Kalpa
precedes future eighth Manvantara
presidedBy Shraddhadeva Manu NERFINISHED
Vaivasvata Manu NERFINISHED
relatedConcept Kalpa
Mahayuga NERFINISHED
Yuga cycle NERFINISHED
religion Hinduism
tradition Puranic cosmology

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Shraddhadeva Manu cosmologicalPeriod Vaivasvata Manvantara