Chakshusha Manu (Sanskrit: चाक्षुषमनु, romanized: Cākṣuṣamanu) is the sixth Manu, the first man of an age known as the Manvantara in Hindu mythology.[1]
| Chakshusha Manu | |
|---|---|
| Affiliation | Manu |
| Predecessor | Raivata Manu |
| Successor | Vaivasvata Manu |
| Texts | Puranas, Mahabharata |
| Genealogy | |
| Parents | Chakshusha (father), Pushkarini (mother) |
| Children | Kuru, Puru, Shatadyumna, Tapasvi, Satyavan, Shuchi, Agnishtoma, Atiratra, Sudyumna, and Abhimanyu |
Literature
editIn the Markandeya Purana, Ananda, the son of sage Anamitra, is stated to be the previous incarnation of Chakshusha Manu. As a child, he was carried by a cat to the cradle of a prince, whose father was King Vikranta. Unbeknownst to the king, he was raised as his own son. During the child's sacred thread ceremony, when the king asked Ananda to prostrate before his mother, the child declared his true identity, leaving to perform a penance in the forest. Brahma appeared before Ananda and blessed him to be reborn as Chakshusha Manu in his subsequent birth.[2]
Some texts state the true name of Chakshusha to be Ajita.[3] The Vishnu Purana states that Chakshusha Manu married Nadvala, the daughter of Prajapati Vairaja, from whom he sired ten sons: Kuru, Puru, Shatadyumna, Tapasvi, Satyavan, Shuchi, Agnishtoma, Atiratra, Sudyumna, and Abhimanyu.[4]
References
edit- ^ Dikshitar, V. R. Ramachandra (1995). The Purāṇa index. 2. (From T to M). Motilal Banarsidass Publishers. p. 593. ISBN 978-81-209-1274-8.
- ^ Garg, Gaṅgā Rām (1992). Encyclopaedia of the Hindu World. Concept Publishing Company. pp. 412–413. ISBN 978-81-7022-375-7.
- ^ Knapp, Stephen (2005). The Heart of Hinduism: The Eastern Path to Freedom, Empowerment, and Illumination. iUniverse. p. 511. ISBN 978-0-595-35075-9.
- ^ Debroy, Bibek (30 June 2022). Vishnu Purana. Penguin Random House India Private Limited. p. 66. ISBN 978-93-5492-661-7.