A. Royden D'souza

Vaivasvata Manu, also called Śrāddhadeva, is the seventh Manu, son of Vivasvān (Sūrya, the Sun God) and his wife Saṃjñā, daughter of Tvaṣṭṛ (the celestial craftsman). His name, Vaivasvata, literally means “son of Vivasvān.”