Swayambhuva Manu (

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: स्वयम्भुव मनु) is the first of the fourteen Manus.Swayambhuva Manu - The First Manu
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and the husband of

Shatarupa Shatarupa ( sa, शतरूपा, Śatarūpā, she of a hundred forms) is the daughter of the creator deity, Brahma. According to ''Brahma Purana'', Shatarupa is regarded as the first woman to be created by Brahma, marrying Manu, the first ...

.Devi Bhagavata Purana
by Swami Vijñanananda

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s into four sections. He was residing in the planet called Brahmavartha whose capital was Barhismati.SWAYAMBHUVA MANU
– HISTORY AS A MAHAJANA – DIARY!

Birth and family background

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is the god of creation. The creation of Svayambhuva Manu and Shatarupa from the body of Brahma. It is mentioned in the

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, Swayambhuva Manu married

. He had two sons named Priyavrata and Uttanapada, and three daughters named Akuti, Devahuti and

Prasuti Prasuti (प्रसूति, ''Prasūti'') is the consort of Daksha and mother of many daughters by him, including the goddess Sati. Prasuti is the daughter of Svayambhuva Manu and Shatarupa. Marriage and children Marriage of Daksha and Pra ...

. Manu married his first daughter Akuti to Rishi Ruci, his middle daughter Devahuti to Rishi Kardama and his youngest daughter Prasuti to Prajapati Daksha.Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam (Bhāgavata Purāṇa), Canto 4: The Creation of the Fourth Order, Chapter One
Genealogical Table of the Daughters of Manu

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History Of Ancient India
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