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After the birth of twins to Vivasvan (Surya), his consort Saranyu - the daughter of Vishwakarma - abandons him and flees in form of a mare. The divine Saranyu places in her place a woman called Savarna ("same-kind"): similar to Saranyu, but mortal, unlike the later Puranas where Chhaya is a mere shadow of Saranyu. Savarna has no children by Surya.
Doniger highlights that Saranyu, whose name means "flowing" (possibly hinting at a river or a swift-moving force), leaves behind a mortal double, the savarna. This act introduces a key tension between divine and mortal realms, particularly through the creation of the savarna, a mortal replacement for an immortal goddess. The double is described ...
The eighth Manu is described to be born to Surya, the god of the sun, and Chhaya, one of his consorts. [4] The authorship of the Brahma Vaivarta Purana is attributed to this Manu, who narrates its contents to Narada. [5] According to the Srimad Bhagavatam, Savarni's sons are stated to be Nirmoka, Virojaksha, and unnamed others.
Later, Vivasvan, son of Kashyapa and Aditi, famously known as the Hindu god Surya married Saranyu who was the daughter of Vishvakarman, the architect of devas. He had many children but Manu was given the responsibility of building the civilization and as a result it formed a dynasty that was named 'Suryavamsha' or the solar dynasty.
In India, communities that belong to one of the four varnas or classes are called savarna Hindus. The Dalits and tribals who do not belong to any varna were called avarna . [ 14 ] [ 15 ] [ 16 ]
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Savarna may refer to: Savarna, a genus of spiders; Savarna (Hinduism), the four varnas (divisions) in the caste system of India; Savarna (gotra), a Hindu gotra (clan) of Brahmins; Savarna Deergha Sandhi, a 2019 Indian film
Savarna (Sanskrit: सावर्ण, IAST: sāvarṇa) or Savarni/Shavarna is a Brahmin gotra [1] that comprises Kanyakubja Brahmins and Saryupareen Brahmins who are the descendants of sage Savarna Muni. [2] [3] The origins of Savarna gotra can be traced back to the origins of Kanyakubja Brahmins in Kannauj, Uttar Pradesh. [4]