Havishmana

The last and final surya, the death of whom galvanized marici havishmanaputra to unite the scattered solar Tribes.

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The last and final surya, the death of whom galvanized marici havishmanaputra to unite the scattered solar Tribes. Marici’s descendant, vaivasvat, is the current manu, and vaivasvat’s son ikshvaku founded the suryavansha dynasty. While the pancha-gana date the current epoch to begin with the era of vaivasvat manu, the suryavanshi themselves count it to begin with the death of havishmana surya.