Character

Vaivasvata Manu

वैवस्वत मनु

verses
889
books
19
chapters
289

What the texts say

In the Bhagavata Purana, Vaivasvata Manu, named Shraddhadeva, is the seventh Manu and the son of Surya, the sun deity. Bhagavatam 8.13.1 The same Purana says he fathered ten sons by his wife Shraddha, Ikshvaku among them. Bhagavatam 9.1.11 In the Matsya Purana, a small fish falls into his hands as he offers water to the ancestors in his hermitage. Matsya Purana 1.17 Later in the same Purana, the fish tells him to secure his boat to its horn when the winds of the age's end strike. Matsya Purana 1.32

Where to read

Every verse that names Vaivasvata Manu, book by book.

  1. Matsya Purana

    576 verses · 144 chapters

    All 576 verses in the Matsya Purana
    • 1.6

      O sinless one, the Purāṇas that you have already narrated to us—those very accounts, nectar-like in their essence, we wish to hear again.

    • 2.1

      Sūta said: Thus addressed by him, Manu questioned Madhusūdana: “O Blessed Lord, after how many years will the intermediate dissolution (antarākṣaya) occur?”

    • 16.7

      O king, listen to those who may be appointed for the Parvaṇa (Śrāddha) rite: one who maintains the five sacred fires, a duly graduated Vedic student (snātaka), one versed in the Trisuparṇa (Vedic recitation), and one who knows the six…

  2. Bhagavatam

    70 verses · 15 chapters

    All 70 verses in the Bhagavatam
    • 8.24.10

      During the Cākṣuṣa-manvantara there was a great king named Satyavrata who was a great devotee of the Supreme Personality of Godhead. Satyavrata performed austerities by subsisting only on water.

    • 5.18.24

      Śukadeva Gosvāmī continued: In Ramyaka-varṣa, where Vaivasvata Manu rules, the Supreme Personality of Godhead appeared as Lord Matsya at the end of the last era [the Cākṣuṣa-manvantara]. Vaivasvata Manu now worships Lord Matsya in pure…

    • 8.13.1

      Śukadeva Gosvāmī said: The present Manu, who is named Śrāddhadeva, is the son of Vivasvān, the predominating deity on the sun planet. Śrāddhadeva is the seventh Manu. Now please hear from me as I describe his sons.

  3. Devi Bhagavatam

    49 verses · 10 chapters

    All 49 verses in the Devi Bhagavatam
    • 7.13.39

      'At that time, Satyavrata (Trishanku) saw me highly distressed on the way. That Royal Sage (Rajarshi) asked: Why is this boy crying?'

    • 3.11.1

      The Description of the Story of Satyavrata. Lomasha said: He knew nothing of Vedic study, nor Japa (chanting). He knew neither the meditation on deities nor their worship.

    • 3.9.44

      ...even if uttered without the nasal dot (bindu), She certainly grants one's desires. O best of kings, the story of Satyavrata is an example of this.

  4. Skanda Purana

    37 verses · 21 chapters

    All 37 verses in the Skanda Purana
    • 1.2.45.48

      He repeatedly envied Nandabhadra, the most righteous. That man was an unbeliever and ill-conducted—though he was reputed to be ‘Satyavrata’ (one vowed to truth).

    • 1.2.5.72

      Svāyaṃbhuva, Svārociṣa, Uttama, and likewise Raivata; then Tāmasa and Cākṣuṣa as the sixth; and now Vaivasvata.

    • 1.2.37.62

      And in Śākadvīpa, in the region named Ṛtavrata, Satyavrata, and Anuvrata, they worship by japa the Blessed Lord Vāyyavātkama.

Also named in

Key chapters

The chapters where Vaivasvata Manu matters most.

  1. Prologue to the Matsya Purana and the Manu-Pralaya Rescue Narrative (Matsya Avatar Prelude)

    Matsya Purana 1 · 13 verses

    Exemplar of rajadharma and human agency under divine guidance

  2. Intermediate Dissolution (Antarakṣaya), Matsya’s Rescue of Manu, and the Opening Outline of Creation Topics

    Matsya Purana 2 · 13 verses

    Inquirer, exemplar of preparedness and continuity of life…

  3. Matsya-avatāra: The Lord as Fish Saves the Vedas and Guides Satyavrata

    Bhagavatam 8.24 · 48 verses

    Devotee-king exemplar

  4. Nandabhadra-Satyavrata Dialogue at Bahūdaka Tīrtha

    Skanda Purana 1.2.45 · 15 verses

  5. Śrāddha Procedure: Types, Eligible Guests, Exclusions, and the Pārvaṇa-Anvāhāryaka Rite

    Matsya Purana 16 · 12 verses

    Inquirer and normative law-giver figure

  6. Soma, the Pitṛs, and the Science of Śrāddha: Why Purūravas Ascends on Amāvāsyā + Parva-Sandhi Time Rules

    Matsya Purana 141 · 9 verses

    Model inquirer representing dharma-minded kingship

  7. Vishvamitra Resolves to Uplift Trishanku from His Curse

    Devi Bhagavatam 7.13 · 7 verses

  8. Brahmā-Gāyatrī as a Divine Pair and the Early Genealogies of Creation (Manu to Dakṣa)

    Matsya Purana 4 · 7 verses

    Primary interlocutor

  9. The Story of Satyavrata and the Power of the Saraswat Bija

    Devi Bhagavatam 3.11 · 6 verses

  10. The Observance of Viśoka-Dvādaśī: A Lakṣmī-Viṣṇu Vow for Sorrow-Removal and Prosperity

    Matsya Purana 81 · 6 verses

    Disciple-inquirer

Key episodes

  1. Matsya: The Fish That Saved Satyavrata

    Bhagavatam 8.24

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