Manu Vaivasvata
mythological figure · 2 works · 2 mentions · 2 anchored passages
Manu · Vaivasvata · first Prajāpati
in the texts
Atharvaveda (Paippalāda)
The legendary progenitor of humanity.
' Her calf was Manu Vaivasvata, and her pail was the earth.
Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa
First Prajāpati and progenitor of Ikṣvāku, first king of Ayodhyā.
Know that Ikṣvāku, to whom this prosperous earth was first given by Manu, was the primordial king in Ayodhyā.
from Vivasvān came Manu, known as Vaivasvata.