{{Short description|Mind-born children of Brahma in Hinduism}}
'''Manasaputras''' ({{Langx|sa|मानसपुत्र|lit=mind-son}}, {{IAST3|Mānasaputra}}) are a class of beings in Hinduism, referring to the 'mind-children' or the 'mind-born' sons of Brahma.<ref>{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=tEgwAAAAYAAJ&dq=manasaputra&pg=RA15-PA12 |title=Theosophical Siftings |date=1894 |publisher=Theosophical Pub. Society |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |author=T. V. Satyanarayana |author2=A. S. Venugopala Rao |author3=T. N. Saraswati |author4=N. Nanjunda Sastry |author5=K. L. Shankaranarayana Jois |author6=Hari |author7=M. N. Lakshminarasimha Bhatta |author8=S. L. Sheshadri |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=xHOODwAAQBAJ&dq=manasaputra+brahma&pg=PT177 |title=Maharshis of Ancient India |date=2019-03-23 |publisher=Bharatha Samskruthi Prakashana |isbn=978-93-89028-73-7 |language=en}}</ref> In Hinduism, Brahma is believed to have created a number of children from his mind.
Sometimes, these children of the mind are stated to be identical to the Prajapatis, the progenitors of all beings in each creation.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Williams |first=George M. |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=N7LOZfwCDpEC&dq=manasaputra+mind-born&pg=PA208 |title=Handbook of Hindu Mythology |date=2008-03-27 |publisher=OUP USA |isbn=978-0-19-533261-2 |page=208 |language=en}}</ref> The Manasaputras 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.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Wilson |first=John |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=abYOAAAAQAAJ&dq=nine+mind-born&pg=PA428 |title=Indian Caste |date=1877 |publisher=Times of India Office |isbn=978-0-524-09449-5 |page=428 |language=en}}</ref>
== Lists == {{Hinduism}} The Mahabharata lists six sages created by Brahma from his mind{{mdash}}Marichi, Angiras, Atri, Pulastya, Pulaha, and Kratu.<ref>{{Cite web |last=www.wisdomlib.org |date=2019-01-28 |title=Story of Aṅgiras |url=https://www.wisdomlib.org/hinduism/compilation/puranic-encyclopaedia/d/doc241394.html |access-date=2026-04-16 |website=www.wisdomlib.org |language=en}}</ref>
According to the Vishnu Purana, the nine manasaputras of Brahma are: Bhrigu, Pulastya, Pulaha, Kratu, Angiras, Marichi, Daksha, Atri, and Vasishtha. These sages are referred to as the Brahmarshis.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2014-08-30 |title=Production of the mind-born sons of Brahma [Chapter VII] |url=https://www.wisdomlib.org/hinduism/book/vishnu-purana-wilson/d/doc115942.html |access-date=2022-10-28 |website=Wisdom Library |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2019-01-28 |title=Story of Loka |url=https://www.wisdomlib.org/hinduism/compilation/puranic-encyclopaedia/d/doc241732.html |access-date=2022-10-28 |website=Wisdom Library |language=en}}</ref>
According to the Bhagavata Purana, some of the manasaputras are: Angiras, Atri, Pulastya, Marichi, Pulaha, Jambavan, Bhrigu, Vashistha, Daksha, Narada, Chitragupta, the Four Kumaras, Himavat, and Shatarupa.<ref name="PlukkerZanten1993">{{cite book|author1=D. F. Plukker|author2=R. Veldhuijzen van Zanten|title=Allied Chambers transliterated Hindi-Hindi-English dictionary|publisher=Allied Chambers|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=_kWROaer5UsC&pg=PA988|date=1993|isbn=978-81-86062-10-4|pages=988–}}</ref>
==See also== *Atharvan *Saptarishi *Prajapati *Chitragupta *the Four Kumaras
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