The Hindu legend states that Savarna is the wife of Sun. Savarna was of the like appearance (Chaya) of Saranyu, another wife of Sun. Saranyu substituted Savarna for herself when she fled. Manu is the son of Savarna and Sun. This story is related in the Nirukta, one of the six Vedangas.
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