THE LIVING ARCHIVE
About Tamasa Manu
He has ten sons, including Prithu, Khyati, Nara and Ketu. They belong to this household and are not automatically the more familiar figures with the same names in other stories.
Trishikha holds Indra’s office. The divine groups include Satyakas, Haris and Viras, while Jyotirdhama heads the named sages. These identify the assembly around the fourth Manu.
The Vaidhritis are Vidhriti’s sons. Their own parentage distinguishes the guardians of sacred teaching from Tamasa’s children.
AT A GLANCE
Identity & Context
- Identity
- Manu
- Form
- Manu
- Tradition
- Puranic
- World & Associations
- Fourth manvantara
Family & Relationships
- ParentPriyavrata
- SiblingUttama Manu
- SiblingRaivata Manu
THE STORY
Life & Stories
Story Connections
- Fourth manvantara
ROLE & ESSENCE
Attributes & Significance
The two events explain a broad meaning of preservation. Life and knowledge can both be endangered, but the help required is different in each case.
Tamasa’s family relationship with Uttama and Raivata also gives continuity to the succession. Priyavrata’s sons receive separate ages with different assemblies and interventions.
Role
Fourth Manu in common Puranic sequences.
Attributes & Abilities
- Manvantara governance
TRADITION & MEANING
Traditions & Interpretations
The name Tamasa is not evidence that the ruler or everything in his age is morally evil. The account identifies him through his family and the protective events associated with his period.
The named rescuers make the fourth age memorable. The world’s continuity depends on the preservation of teaching as well as timely aid to someone whose strength has failed.
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Artwork & Archive Notes
Objects & Emblems
No named weapon or artifact is specified in this profile’s reference record. This does not establish that the figure never used one.
Visual Identity
Where artwork is shown, it is a contemporary illustrative interpretation. This reference record does not establish a fixed portrait, colour scheme, or complete set of iconographic attributes for this figure.
Tradition Note
The accounts belong to Puranic. Genealogy, theological interpretation, and portrayal can differ between texts and regional retellings.
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Characters & Cosmic Entities3
Tamasa is Uttama’s brother.
Raivata is Tamasa’s brother.
Gajendra’s deliverance is placed in Tamasa’s Manvantara.