Mānasaputra

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.

Manasaputra
Statue of Vashishta, a manasaputra of Brahma
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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]

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References
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  2. Sheshadri, Dr T. V. Satyanarayana, Dr A. S. Venugopala Rao, Smt T. N. Saraswati, Prof N. Nanjunda Sastry, Dr K. L. Shankaranarayana Jois, Sri Hari, M. N. Lakshminarasimha Bhatta and S. L. (2019-03-23). Maharshis of Ancient India. Bharatha Samskruthi Prakashana. ISBN 978-93-89028-73-7.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
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  4. Wilson, John (1877). Indian Caste. Times of India Office. p. 428. ISBN 978-0-524-09449-5.
  5. www.wisdomlib.org (2014-08-30). "Production of the mind-born sons of Brahma [Chapter VII]". www.wisdomlib.org. Retrieved 2022-10-28.
  6. www.wisdomlib.org (2019-01-28). "Story of Loka". www.wisdomlib.org. Retrieved 2022-10-28.
  7. 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.
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