Vaivasvata Manu (वैवस्वत मनु), also referred to as Shraddhadeva (श्रद्धादेव) and Satyavrata (सत्यव्रत), is the current Manu—the progenitor of the human race.…
Markandeya (मार्कण्डेय) is a rishi (sage) featured in Hindu literature. He is the son of the sage Mrikanda and his wife, Manasvini. The Markandeya Purana (one of the eighteen…
Savitri (सावित्री) and Satyavan (सत्यवान) are a legendary couple in Hinduism. Savitri is a princess who marries an exiled prince named Satyavan,…
Rishyasringa (ऋश्यशृंग) is a rishi mentioned in Hindu and Buddhist scriptures from the late first millennium BCE. The story of Rishyasringa briefly appears in the Ramayana, while…
Pururavas (पुरूरवस्) is a character in Hindu literature, a king who served as the first of the Lunar dynasty (Chandravansha). According to…
Urvashi (उर्वशी) is the most prominent apsara mentioned in the Hindu scriptures like the Vedas, the epics Ramayana and Mahabharata, as well as the Puranas. She is regarded as the…
Damayanti (दमयन्ती) is a figure in a love story found in the Vana Parva book of the Mahabharata. She is the daughter of…
Shakuntala (शकुन्तला) is a celebrated heroine in Indian literature, best known for her portrayal in the ancient Sanskrit play Abhijnanashakuntalam (The Recognition of Shakuntala), written…
The Shiva Purana (शिव पुराण) is one of eighteen major texts of the Purana genre of Sanskrit texts in Hinduism, and part of the Shaivism literature…