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As per a variant, Brahma practised tapas (austerities) and pleased Vishnu, and so the latter appeared in the form of the four infant Kumaras as Brahma's sons. [18] Some texts like the Devi Bhagavata Purana and the Bhavishya Purana narrates the four Kumaras appeared even before the Brahma of the present age (In a cycle of time, some texts say ...
Brahma lost his powers as a result of his actions and told his sons to carry out his task, after which he married Sarasvati and they made love for one hundred years. [ 61 ] [ 62 ] Brahma felt shame and due to his act, the god loses his ascetic power ( tapas ) and his sons are left to create the world.
In other texts, it is the manasaputra, the mind-born children of Brahma, who are believed to have created the first man, Svayambhuva Manu, and the first woman, Shatarupa. [5] Shatarupa marries Svayambhuva, and the couple had five children — two sons, Priyavrata and Uttānapāda, and three daughters, Ākūti, Devahūti, and Prasuti. [6]
The existence of a distinct god named Brahma is evidenced in late Vedic texts. [22] Grammatically, the nominal stem Brahma-has two distinct forms: the neuter noun bráhman, whose nominative singular form is brahma (ब्रह्म); and the masculine noun brahmán, whose nominative singular form is brahmā (ब्रह्मा).
Sometimes, these children of the mind are stated to be identical to the Prajapatis, the progenitors of all beings in each creation. [3] 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.
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, the one who had the male form became known as the Manu named Svayambhuva, and the woman became known as Satarupa, the queen of the great soul Manu.
In the epics and Puranic scriptures, he is a son of the creator-god Brahma and the father of many children, who became the progenitors of various creatures. According to one legend, a resentful Daksha conducted a yajna (fire-sacrifice), and deliberately did not invite his youngest daughter Sati and her husband Shiva .
Rarely, in some Puranas, Ashvins are mentioned as the sons (creation) of the god Brahma. [ 25 ] These texts also elaborate the story of Chyavana , which was first narrated in Brahmanas . [ 26 ]