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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 up 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 up a day of ]. | ||
| 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 attached to his ]. He also had a son named Priyabrata. | He was born to ] and ] and was the King of ] during the epoch of the ]. 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 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 up a day of Brahma.
He was born to Saranya and Vivasvat and was the King of Dravida during the epoch of the Matsya Purana. 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 attached to his horn. He also had a son named Priyabrata.
See also: Manusmriti