Svayambhuva 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.Devi Bhagavata Purana by Swami Vijñanananda [Book 10], Chapter 1 - On the story of Svāyambhuva Manu, www.wisdomlib.orgThe Agni Purana by N. Gangadharan, Chapter 18 - Genealogy of Svāyambhuva Manu, www.wisdomlib.org He is stated to have divided the Vedas into four sections.Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana Index, www.sanskrit-lexicon.uni-koeln.de
Legend The creation of Svayambhuva Manu and Shatarupa from the body of Brahma is mentioned in the Puranas:
According to the Bhagavata Purana,
According to the Devi Bhagavata Purana
Svayambhuva Manu married Shatarupa. He had two sons named Priyavrata and Uttanapada, and three daughters named Akuti, Devahuti, and Prasuti.Dipavali Debroy, Bibek Debroy (1992). The Garuda Purana. p. 136. ″Manu and Shatarupa had two sons named Priyavrata and Uttanapada and three daughters named Prasuti, Akuti and Devahuti." Manu married his first daughter Akuti to Rishi Ruci, his middle daughter Devahuti to Prajapati 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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