Srimad Bhagavatam — Tritiya Skandha, Shloka 54
Brahmā’s Creation: The Kumāras, Rudra, the Prajāpatis, and the Manifestation of Vedic Sound
यस्तु तत्र पुमान् सोऽभून्मनु: स्वायम्भुव: स्वराट् । स्त्री याऽसीच्छतरूपाख्या महिष्यस्य महात्मन: ॥ ५४ ॥
yas tu tatra pumān so ’bhūn manuḥ svāyambhuvaḥ svarāṭ strī yāsīc chatarūpākhyā mahiṣy asya mahātmanaḥ
അവരിൽ പുരുഷരൂപം ഉണ്ടായവൻ സ്വായംഭുവ മനു എന്ന പേരിൽ പ്രസിദ്ധനായി; സ്ത്രീരൂപം ഉണ്ടായവൾ ശതരൂപാ എന്നു വിളിക്കപ്പെട്ടു, ആ മഹാത്മ മനുവിന്റെ മഹിഷിയായി.
FAQs
This verse identifies the male as Svāyambhuva Manu, the first Manu in this cycle, and the female as Śatarūpā, who becomes his queen; together they are pivotal progenitors in the Bhagavatam’s creation lineage.
Svāyambhuva indicates “born of Svayambhū,” i.e., originating from Brahmā (the self-born), marking Manu’s place in the earliest phase of cosmic creation.
It highlights sacred responsibility in family and leadership—seeing household life and social order as a dharmic trust meant for virtue, service, and God-centered progeny and culture.