Swayambhuva Manu

First of the fourteen Manus Svayambhuva ManuGenealogyParentsBrahma (creator)SaraswatiConsortShatarupaChildrenPriyavrataUttanapadaAkutiDevahutiPrasuti Svayambhuva Manu (Sanskrit: स्वायम्भुव मनु, romanized: Svayaṃbhuva Manu) is the first of the fourteen Manus, the first man of a Yuga in Hindu cosmogony. He is the manasaputra (mind-born son) of Brahma and husband of Shatarupa, the first woman. He is stated to have divided the Vedas into four sections. Legend The creation of Svayambhuva Manu and Shatarupa from the body of Brahma are mentioned in the Puranas: [...] O sage, I [Brahma] split myself into two having assumed two forms. One half had the form of a woman and the other half that of a man. He then created in her a couple, the means of excellent nature. The man was Svayambhuva Manu, the greatest of the means (of creation). The woman was Satarupa, a Yogini, an ascetic woman. — Shiva Purana, Section 2.1, Chapter 16, verses 10-12 According to the Bhagavata Purana, While he was thus absorbed in contemplation and was observing the supernatural power, two other forms were generated from his body. They are still celebrated as the body of Brahma. Out of them,