Shatarupa

For the goddess of knowledge, see Saraswati.

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Shatarupa
Genealogy
ParentsBrahma (creator)
ConsortSvayambhuva Manu
ChildrenPriyavrata
Uttānapāda
Ākūti
Devahūti
Prasuti

Shatarupa (Sanskrit: शतरूपा, romanized: Śatarūpā, lit. 'she of a hundred forms') is the daughter of the creator deity, Brahma.[1] According to Brahma Purana, Shatarupa is regarded as the first woman to be created by Brahma, marrying Manu, the first man. Their descendants are called manushya, the Sanskrit term for mankind.[2][3]

  1. ^ Air Marshal RK Nehra. Hinduism & Its Military Ethos. Lancer Publishers LLC. ″In Puranas, there is reference to a self created daughter of Brahma called Shatarupa (literally meaning hundred forms)."
  2. ^ The Brahma Purana declares: "To continue with Creation, Brahma gave form to a Man and a Woman. The man was Swayambhu Manu and the Woman was named Shatrupa. Humans are descended from Manu, that is the reason they are known as Manusya or Manavas."
  3. ^ www.wisdomlib.org (29 January 2017). "Manushya, Manusya, Manuṣya, Manuṣyā: 26 definitions". www.wisdomlib.org. Retrieved 28 October 2022.