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| In ], '''Vaivasvata Manu''' (also ''Manu Vaivasvate'') is one of the 14 ]s. He is considered the progenitor of the current ], which is the 7th of the 14 that make up the current ], each Kalpa making of a day of ]. | In ], '''Vaivasvata Manu''' (also ''Manu Vaivasvate'') is one of the 14 ]s. He is considered the progenitor of the current ], which is the 7th of the 14 that make up the current ], each Kalpa making of a day of ]. | ||
| He wrote the Manu Smriti that was considered to be law by some Hindus & for authorising slavery system(caste system) for which he is much criticised by low caste(shudras). It is also suspected that the myth of Manu and Manu smriti was a creation of a brahmin called Sumati Bhargava during the reign of a brahmin king Pushya Mitra Sunga ( around 170 BCE ) who was persecuting buddhists & promoting hinduism. He had set a prize of 100 gold coins on every buddhist monks head. Buddhists were relegated to low caste. | |||
| He was born to ] and ]. Vaivasvata Manu once caught a talking ] who begged him to rescue it. The fish claimed a ] was coming and it would wash away all living things. Manu put the fish in a pot, and then, as it grew larger, into a tank, a ] and then the ]. While in the ocean, the fish told Manu to build a boat. He did so and when the flood arrived, the fish (actually ]) towed the ship by a cable to attached to his ].He also had a son named Priyabrata. | He was born to ] and ]. Vaivasvata Manu once caught a talking ] who begged him to rescue it. The fish claimed a ] was coming and it would wash away all living things. Manu put the fish in a pot, and then, as it grew larger, into a tank, a ] and then the ]. While in the ocean, the fish told Manu to build a boat. He did so and when the flood arrived, the fish (actually ]) towed the ship by a cable to attached to his ].He also had a son named Priyabrata. | ||
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In Hindu mythology, Vaivasvata Manu (also Manu Vaivasvate) is one of the 14 Manus. He is considered the progenitor of the current Manvantara, which is the 7th of the 14 that make up the current Kalpa, each Kalpa making of a day of Brahma.
He wrote the Manu Smriti that was considered to be law by some Hindus & for authorising slavery system(caste system) for which he is much criticised by low caste(shudras). It is also suspected that the myth of Manu and Manu smriti was a creation of a brahmin called Sumati Bhargava during the reign of a brahmin king Pushya Mitra Sunga ( around 170 BCE ) who was persecuting buddhists & promoting hinduism. He had set a prize of 100 gold coins on every buddhist monks head. Buddhists were relegated to low caste.
He was born to Saranya and Vivasvat. Vaivasvata Manu once caught a talking fish who begged him to rescue it. The fish claimed a Great Flood was coming and it would wash away all living things. Manu put the fish in a pot, and then, as it grew larger, into a tank, a lake and then the ocean. While in the ocean, the fish told Manu to build a boat. He did so and when the flood arrived, the fish (actually Matsya) towed the ship by a cable to attached to his horn.He also had a son named Priyabrata.
See also: Manusmriti