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
त्यांपैकी जो पुरुषरूप होता तो स्वायंभुव मनु म्हणून प्रसिद्ध झाला; आणि जी स्त्री होती ती शतरूपा म्हणून ओळखली जाऊन त्या महात्मा मनूची महाराणी झाली।
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.