[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Reference works](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference) › [Puranic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Puranic Literature](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975) › c8.581 # Puranic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Puranic Literature c8.581 Purāṇic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Purāṇic Literature c8.581 - **Language:** English ### [c8.581](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c8.581) (vii) At the beginning of Tretāyuga, Sūrya taught “Sātvata Dharma” to Manu and Manu taught it to Ikṣvāku for the protection of all creatures. (M.B. Śānti Parva, Chapter 348, Verse 51). - [Previous: c8.580](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c8.580) - [Next: c8.582](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c8.582) - [Up: c8](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c8) ## Cites (1) - [Mahābhārata](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa) — Vyāsa, Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c8.581](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c8.581) · Pramāṇa