Religion:Mānasaputra
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Manasaputra (Sanskrit: मानसपुत्र, romanized: Mānasaputra, lit. 'mind-sons') is a class of beings in Hinduism, referring to the 'mind-children', or the 'mind-born' sons of Brahma.[1][2] In Hinduism, Brahma is believed to have created a number of children from his mind.
These children of the mind are stated to sometimes be identical to the Prajapati, the progenitors of mankind of each age.[3] The Manasaputra are believed to have created the first man, Svayambhuva Manu, and the first woman, Shatarupa, who had five children, who went on to populate the earth.[4]
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According to the Vishnu Purana, the nine manasaputras of Brahma are: Bhrigu, Pulastya, Pulaha, Kratu, Angiras, Marichi, Daksha, Atri, and Vashistha. These sages are referred to as the Brahma rishis.[5][6]
According to the Bhagavata Purana, some of the manasaputras are: Angiras (sage), Atri, Pulastya, Marichi, Pulaha, Jambavan, Bhrigu, Vashistha, Daksha, Narada, Chitragupta, the Four Kumaras, Himavat, and Shatarupa.[7]
See also
- Atharvan
- Saptarishi
- Prajapati
- Chitragupta
- the Four Kumaras
References
- ↑ (in en) Theosophical Siftings. Theosophical Pub. Society. 1894. https://books.google.com/books?id=tEgwAAAAYAAJ&dq=manasaputra&pg=RA15-PA12.
- ↑ T. V. Satyanarayana; A. S. Venugopala Rao; T. N. Saraswati; N. Nanjunda Sastry; K. L. Shankaranarayana Jois; Hari; M. N. Lakshminarasimha Bhatta; S. L. Sheshadri (2019-03-23) (in en). Maharshis of Ancient India. Bharatha Samskruthi Prakashana. ISBN 978-93-89028-73-7. https://books.google.com/books?id=xHOODwAAQBAJ&dq=manasaputra+brahma&pg=PT177.
- ↑ Williams, George M. (2008-03-27) (in en). Handbook of Hindu Mythology. OUP USA. p. 208. ISBN 978-0-19-533261-2. https://books.google.com/books?id=N7LOZfwCDpEC&dq=manasaputra+mind-born&pg=PA208.
- ↑ Wilson, John (1877) (in en). Indian Caste. Times of India Office. p. 428. ISBN 978-0-524-09449-5. https://books.google.com/books?id=abYOAAAAQAAJ&dq=nine+mind-born&pg=PA428.
- ↑ "Production of the mind-born sons of Brahma [Chapter VII"] (in en). 2014-08-30. https://www.wisdomlib.org/hinduism/book/vishnu-purana-wilson/d/doc115942.html.
- ↑ "Story of Loka" (in en). 2019-01-28. https://www.wisdomlib.org/hinduism/compilation/puranic-encyclopaedia/d/doc241732.html.
- ↑ D. F. Plukker; R. Veldhuijzen van Zanten (1993). Allied Chambers transliterated Hindi-Hindi-English dictionary. Allied Chambers. pp. 988–. ISBN 978-81-86062-10-4. https://books.google.com/books?id=_kWROaer5UsC&pg=PA988.
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