मनु

Manu

Manu · IAST

The first man — ancestor of all humankind.

BoySiṃha1 scripture references

Scripture references

  • Bhagavad Gītā · 4.1

    इमं विवस्वते योगं प्रोक्तवानहमव्ययम् । विवस्वान्मनवे प्राह मनुरिक्ष्वाकवेऽब्रवीत् ॥

    imaṃ vivasvate yogaṃ proktavān aham avyayam | vivasvān manave prāha manur ikṣvākave 'bravīt ||

    I taught this timeless path of yoga to the sun-god Vivasvān; he passed it to Manu, and Manu to King Ikṣvāku.

Source: akshara-pravaaha.com/naamaavali/manu · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Citations from Bhagavad Gītā

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