Daksha-Savarni Manu · Suvarnaveda

THE LIVING ARCHIVE

About Daksha-Savarni Manu

Bhutaketu and Diptaketu are among Daksha-Savarni's sons. His parentage and children identify the family that belongs to the ninth period.

Adbhuta is the heavenly ruler. Paras and Marichigarbhas are divine groups, and Dyutiman is among the sages. These distinguish the ninth age from the present divine assembly.

A parallel list adds Sudharmas among its gods and names sons including Dhritaketu and Panchahasta. These are variations within the tradition of the same future position.

AT A GLANCE

Identity & Context

Identity: Manu
Form: Manu
Tradition: Puranic
World & Associations: Ninth manvantara in this naming sequence

Family Context

The available reference record does not establish a complete family genealogy. No parents, consorts, or descendants are inferred from the name alone.

THE STORY

Life & Stories

Adbhuta and the Manu Have Different Duties

Daksha-Savarni serves as Manu during the ninth period, while Adbhuta rules the gods as Indra. The account names both responsibilities when describing the age: its Manu and its heavenly king belong to the same world but perform different duties.

Rishabha Supports the Heavenly Ruler

Rishabha will appear as the son of Ayushman and Ambudhara. He enables Adbhuta to enjoy sovereignty over the three worlds, giving the ninth age's heavenly ruler divine support. The account describes a future appearance and the work it will perform during Daksha-Savarni's period.

Story Connections

Future Manu sequence review

ROLE & ESSENCE

Attributes & Significance

Besides naming the Manu, the account lists his descendants, heavenly king, sages and a divine manifestation. It describes the people responsible for the future age, rather than recounting a completed earthly reign. Daksha-Savarni's sons continue his household, while Adbhuta's kingship and Rishabha's assistance explain how the wider world will be governed.

Role

Manu associated with the ninth manvantara in one naming sequence; Puranic lists disagree on the ninth and tenth names.

Attributes & Abilities

Manvantara governance

TRADITION & MEANING

Traditions & Interpretations

Daksha-Savarni is distinct from the earlier Prajapati Daksha associated with Sati and the disrupted sacrifice. Rishabha's stated parents likewise identify the particular future manifestation. A Goddess-centred list gives future Manus a different ancestry and succession.

The story is prospective. It names future custodians of protection and knowledge, giving recognizable relationships to an age beyond the more familiar events of the epics.

The order and names of the Manus vary between Puranic texts.

From the Sacred Texts

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Bhagavata Purana Devi Bhagavata Purana Vishnu Purana

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.

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Connected Cards

5 connected profiles. Every path leads to an original record.

The Sacred Library2

Described InBhagavata PuranaMahapurana

Described InVishnu PuranaA Puranic cosmic vision

Characters & Cosmic Entities3

Son in This AccountVarunaVedic deity associated with order and

Daksha-Savarni is called a son of Varuna.

Preceding ManuSavarni ManuEighth Manu in the recovered sequence

Savarni is the eighth Manu.