seventh Manu

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The seventh Manu, known as Shraddhadeva or Vaivasvata Manu, is the progenitor of the current human race in Hindu cosmology and the lawgiver traditionally credited with the Manusmriti.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
seventh Manu canonical 2

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Hindu deity ⓘ
Manu ⓘ
mythological figure ⓘ
alsoDescribedAs son of the sun-god ⓘ
associatedConcept Manvantara ⓘ
associatedDeity Surya ⓘ
Vishnu ⓘ
associatedDynasty Ikshvaku dynasty ⓘ
associatedWithText Mahabharata ⓘ
Manusmriti ⓘ
Puranas ⓘ
category Hindu lawgiver ⓘ
Hindu legendary figure ⓘ
Person in Hindu scriptures ⓘ
cosmicEvent survivor of the great flood ⓘ
cosmologicalContext Hindu cosmology ⓘ
culturalContext ancient India ⓘ
era Vaivasvata Manvantara ⓘ
current kalpa ⓘ
father Vivasvan ⓘ
function establisher of social and moral law ⓘ
progenitor of mankind in current age ⓘ
hasName Shraddhadeva ⓘ
linked to: Shraddhadeva Manu

Vaivasvata Manu ⓘ
Śrāddhadeva Manu ⓘ
linked to: Shraddhadeva Manu
languageOfPrimaryText Sanskrit ⓘ
mother Saranyu ⓘ
narrativeType flood myth hero ⓘ
offspring Dhrishta ⓘ
Ikshvaku ⓘ
Karusha ⓘ
Nabhanedishta ⓘ
Nriga ⓘ
Pramshu ⓘ
Prishadhra ⓘ
Saryati ⓘ
parent Saranyu ⓘ
Vivasvan ⓘ
positionInSequence seventh Manu ⓘ
religion Hinduism ⓘ
rescuedBy Matsya avatar of Vishnu ⓘ
linked to: Matsya avatar
roleInCosmology lawgiver ⓘ
progenitor of current human race ⓘ
spouse Shraddha ⓘ
Śraddhā ⓘ
linked to: Shraddha
traditionallyCreditedWith Laws of Manu ⓘ
linked to: Manusmriti

Manusmriti ⓘ
yugaCycle present Manvantara ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Seventh Manu → positionInSequence → seventh Manu ⓘ
subject linked to: seventh Manu