[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) › c8.595 # Puranic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Puranic Literature c8.595 Purāṇic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Purāṇic Literature c8.595 - **Language:** English ### [c8.595](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c8.595) (3) A son named Manu was born to the Agni Tapa or Pāñcajanya. This Manu has another name Bhānu. He had three wives named Suprajā, Bṛhadbhāsā and Niśā. Six sons were born to him by the first two wives. By his third wife he had one daughter and seven sons. (M.B. Vana Parva, Chapter 221, Verse 4). - [Previous: c8.594](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c8.594) - [Next: c8.596](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c8.596) - [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.c8.595](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c8.595) · Pramāṇa