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	~~'''Mānasaputra''' is a combined [[Sanskrit]] term meaning the "mind-born" or "sons of mind" (from ''mānasa'' (मानस) "mind" + ''putra'' (पुत्र)"son").~~

	In [[Hinduism]] it is said that at the beginning of the universe, [[Brahmā]] creates from his mind four sons, the [[Kumāras]], to help him with production of man. They are described as the first mind-born sons. However, they refuse his order to procreate and instead devoted themselves to worship God and to celibacy. Brahmā then proceeded to create from his mind another seven (sometimes ten) sons, the [[Prajāpati]]-s, who became the fathers of the human race. Since all these sons were born from his mind they are called "mānasaputras".

	~~== In Theosophy ==~~

	The term "mānasaputra" is used in different ways in the [[Theosophy\|Theosophical]] literature. On one hand, it refers to the [[Kumāras]] and [[Agnishvatta\|Agniṣvāttas]] who incarnated in infant humanity to awaken its mind. The term is also used to refer to the human [[Ego#~~Higher_ego\|Higher Egos]] before they incarnated during the~~ [[~~Root-Race#Root-Race#Third_Root-Race\|third Root-Race]]. [[Helena Petrovna Blavatsky\|H. P. Blavatsky]] wrote:~~

	~~<blockquote>~~Manasaputra (Sans.) Lit., the "Sons of Mind" or mind-born Sons; a name given to our Higher Egos before they incarnated in mankind. In the ''exoteric'' though allegorical and symbolical Puranas (the sacred and ancient writings of Hindus), it is the title given to the mind-born Sons of Brahma, the ''Kumara''.<ref>Helena Petrovna Blavatsky, ''The Key to Theosophy'' (Pasadena, CA: Theosophical Universtity Press, 1972), 347.</ref></blockquote>

	<blockquote>All our "Egos" are thinking and rational entities (Manasa-putras) who had lived, whether under human or other forms, in the precedent life-cycle (Manvantara), and whose Karma it was to incarnate in the man of this one.<ref>Helena Petrovna Blavatsky, ''The Key to Theosophy'' (London: Theosophical Publishing House, [1987]), ??, fn.</ref></blockquote>

	~~They are also referred to as Mānasa-Dhyānis:~~

	<blockquote>Mânasa Dhyânis (Sk.). The highest Pitris in the Purânas; the Agnishwatthas, or Solar Ancestors of Man, those who made of Man a rational being, by incarnating in the senseless forms of semi-ethereal flesh of the men of the third race.<ref>Helena Petrovna Blavatsky, ''The Theosophical Glossary'' (Krotona, CA: Theosophical Publishing House, 1973), 203.</ref></blockquote>

	Some Manasaputras are "the Sons of Wisdom who informed the mindless man, and endowed him with his mind (manas)."<ref>Helena Petrovna Blavatsky, ''The Secret Doctrine'' vol. II, (Wheaton, IL: Theosophical Publishing House, 1993), 608.</ref>

	~~== See also ==~~
	*[[Pitṛs\|Pitris]]
	*[[Kumāras]]
	*[[Prajāpati]]
	*[[Agnishvatta]]

	~~== Notes ==~~
	~~<references/>~~

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	~~[[Category:Theosophical concepts]]~~
	~~[[Category:Concepts in The Secret Doctrine]]~~
	~~[[Category:Hindu concepts]]~~
	~~[[Category:Hindu mythology~~]]

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	== In Theosophy ==		== In Theosophy ==

	The term "mānasaputra" is used in different ways in the [[Theosophy\|Theosophical]] literature. On one hand, it refers to the [[Kumāras]] and [[Agniṣvāttas]] who incarnated in infant humanity to awaken its mind. The term is also used to refer to the human [[Ego#Higher_ego\|Higher Egos]] before they incarnated during the [[Root-Race#Root-Race#Third_Root-Race\|third Root-Race]]. [[Helena Petrovna Blavatsky\|H. P. Blavatsky]] wrote:		The term "mānasaputra" is used in different ways in the [[Theosophy\|Theosophical]] literature. On one hand, it refers to the [[Kumāras]] and [[Agnishvatta\|Agniṣvāttas]] who incarnated in infant humanity to awaken its mind. The term is also used to refer to the human [[Ego#Higher_ego\|Higher Egos]] before they incarnated during the [[Root-Race#Root-Race#Third_Root-Race\|third Root-Race]]. [[Helena Petrovna Blavatsky\|H. P. Blavatsky]] wrote:

	<blockquote>Manasaputra (Sans.) Lit., the "Sons of Mind" or mind-born Sons; a name given to our Higher Egos before they incarnated in mankind. In the ''exoteric'' though allegorical and symbolical Puranas (the sacred and ancient writings of Hindus), it is the title given to the mind-born Sons of Brahma, the ''Kumara''.<ref>Helena Petrovna Blavatsky, ''The Key to Theosophy'' (Pasadena, CA: Theosophical Universtity Press, 1972), 347.</ref></blockquote>		<blockquote>Manasaputra (Sans.) Lit., the "Sons of Mind" or mind-born Sons; a name given to our Higher Egos before they incarnated in mankind. In the ''exoteric'' though allegorical and symbolical Puranas (the sacred and ancient writings of Hindus), it is the title given to the mind-born Sons of Brahma, the ''Kumara''.<ref>Helena Petrovna Blavatsky, ''The Key to Theosophy'' (Pasadena, CA: Theosophical Universtity Press, 1972), 347.</ref></blockquote>
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	*[[Prajāpati]]		*[[Prajāpati]]
	*[[~~Agniṣvātta~~]]		*[[Agnishvatta]]

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	'''Mānasaputra''' is a combined [[Sanskrit]] term meaning the "mind-born" or "sons of mind" (from ''mānasa'' (मानस) "mind" + ''putra'' (पुत्र)"son").		'''Mānasaputra''' is a combined [[Sanskrit]] term meaning the "mind-born" or "sons of mind" (from ''mānasa'' (मानस) "mind" + ''putra'' (पुत्र)"son").

	In [[Hinduism]] it is said that at the beginning of the universe, [[Brahmā]] creates from his mind four sons, the [[Kumāras]], to help him with production of man. They are described as the first mind-born sons. However, they refuse his order to procreate and instead devoted themselves to worship God and to celibacy. Brahmā then proceeded to create from his mind another seven (sometimes ten) sons, the [[Prajāpati]]s, who became the fathers of the human race. Since all these sons were born from his mind they are called "mānasaputras".		In [[Hinduism]] it is said that at the beginning of the universe, [[Brahmā]] creates from his mind four sons, the [[Kumāras]], to help him with production of man. They are described as the first mind-born sons. However, they refuse his order to procreate and instead devoted themselves to worship God and to celibacy. Brahmā then proceeded to create from his mind another seven (sometimes ten) sons, the [[Prajāpati]]-s, who became the fathers of the human race. Since all these sons were born from his mind they are called "mānasaputras".

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	== See also ==		== See also ==
			*[[Pitṛs\|Pitris]]
	*[[Kumāras]]		*[[Kumāras]]
	*[[Prajāpati]]		*[[Prajāpati]]
	*[[~~Agniṣvāttas~~]]		*[[Agniṣvātta]]

	== Notes ==		== Notes ==

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	<blockquote>Manasaputra (Sans.) Lit., the "Sons of Mind" or mind-born Sons; a name given to our Higher Egos before they incarnated in mankind. In the ''exoteric'' though allegorical and symbolical Puranas (the sacred and ancient writings of Hindus), it is the title given to the mind-born Sons of Brahma, the ''Kumara''.<ref>Helena Petrovna Blavatsky, ''The Key to Theosophy'' (Pasadena, CA: Theosophical Universtity Press, 1972), 347.</ref></blockquote>		<blockquote>Manasaputra (Sans.) Lit., the "Sons of Mind" or mind-born Sons; a name given to our Higher Egos before they incarnated in mankind. In the ''exoteric'' though allegorical and symbolical Puranas (the sacred and ancient writings of Hindus), it is the title given to the mind-born Sons of Brahma, the ''Kumara''.<ref>Helena Petrovna Blavatsky, ''The Key to Theosophy'' (Pasadena, CA: Theosophical Universtity Press, 1972), 347.</ref></blockquote>

			<blockquote>All our "Egos" are thinking and rational entities (Manasa-putras) who had lived, whether under human or other forms, in the precedent life-cycle (Manvantara), and whose Karma it was to incarnate in the man of this one.<ref>Helena Petrovna Blavatsky, ''The Key to Theosophy'' (London: Theosophical Publishing House, [1987]), ??, fn.</ref></blockquote>

	They are also referred to as Mānasa-Dhyānis:		They are also referred to as Mānasa-Dhyānis:

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	Some Manasaputras are "the Sons of Wisdom who informed the mindless man, and endowed him with his mind (manas)."<ref>Helena Petrovna Blavatsky, ''The Secret Doctrine'' vol. II, (Wheaton, IL: Theosophical Publishing House, 1993), 608.</ref>		Some Manasaputras are "the Sons of Wisdom who informed the mindless man, and endowed him with his mind (manas)."<ref>Helena Petrovna Blavatsky, ''The Secret Doctrine'' vol. II, (Wheaton, IL: Theosophical Publishing House, 1993), 608.</ref>

			== See also ==
			*[[Kumāras]]
			*[[Prajāpati]]
			*[[Agniṣvāttas]]

	== Notes ==		== Notes ==

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	'''Mānasaputra''' is a combined [[Sanskrit]] term meaning the "mind-born" or "sons of mind" (from mānasa (मानस) "mind" + putra (पुत्र)"son").		'''Mānasaputra''' is a combined [[Sanskrit]] term meaning the "mind-born" or "sons of mind" (from ''mānasa'' (मानस) "mind" + ''putra'' (पुत्र)"son").

	In [[Hinduism]] it is said that at the beginning of the ~~process of creation~~, Brahmā ~~emanates~~ from his mind the ~~four~~ [[Kumāras]] to help him with ~~creation~~ of man. They are described as the first mind-born sons. However, they refuse his order to procreate and instead ~~devote~~ themselves to worship God and to celibacy. Brahmā then ~~proceeds~~ to ~~emanate~~ from his mind seven (sometimes ten) ~~more~~ sons or [[Prajāpati]]s, who became the fathers of the human race. Since all these sons were born ~~out of~~ his mind they are called ~~Mānasaputras~~.		In [[Hinduism]] it is said that at the beginning of the universe, [[Brahmā]] creates from his mind four sons, the [[Kumāras]], to help him with production of man. They are described as the first mind-born sons. However, they refuse his order to procreate and instead devoted themselves to worship God and to celibacy. Brahmā then proceeded to create from his mind another seven (sometimes ten) sons, the [[Prajāpati]]s, who became the fathers of the human race. Since all these sons were born from his mind they are called "mānasaputras".

	== In Theosophy ==		== In Theosophy ==

	The term "mānasaputra" is used in different ways in the [[Theosophy\|Theosophical]] literature. On one hand, it refers to the ~~Kumaras~~ and [[~~Pitris#Solar_Pitris\|Solar Pitris~~]] who incarnated in infant humanity to awaken its mind. The term is also used to refer to the human [[Ego#Higher_ego\|Higher Egos]] before they incarnated during the [[Root-Race#Root-Race#Third_Root-Race\|third Root-Race]]. [[Helena Petrovna Blavatsky\|H. P. Blavatsky]] wrote:		The term "mānasaputra" is used in different ways in the [[Theosophy\|Theosophical]] literature. On one hand, it refers to the [[Kumāras]] and [[Agniṣvāttas]] who incarnated in infant humanity to awaken its mind. The term is also used to refer to the human [[Ego#Higher_ego\|Higher Egos]] before they incarnated during the [[Root-Race#Root-Race#Third_Root-Race\|third Root-Race]]. [[Helena Petrovna Blavatsky\|H. P. Blavatsky]] wrote:

	<blockquote>Manasaputra (Sans.) Lit., the "Sons of Mind" or mind-born Sons; a name given to our Higher Egos before they incarnated in mankind. In the exoteric though allegorical and symbolical Puranas (the sacred and ancient writings of Hindus), it is the title given to the mind-born Sons of Brahma, the Kumara.<ref>Helena Petrovna Blavatsky, "The Key to Theosophy", Glossary (~~???~~), ~~???~~.</ref></blockquote>		<blockquote>Manasaputra (Sans.) Lit., the "Sons of Mind" or mind-born Sons; a name given to our Higher Egos before they incarnated in mankind. In the ''exoteric'' though allegorical and symbolical Puranas (the sacred and ancient writings of Hindus), it is the title given to the mind-born Sons of Brahma, the ''Kumara''.<ref>Helena Petrovna Blavatsky, ''The Key to Theosophy'' (Pasadena, CA: Theosophical Universtity Press, 1972), 347.</ref></blockquote>

			They are also referred to as Mānasa-Dhyānis:

			<blockquote>Mânasa Dhyânis (Sk.). The highest Pitris in the Purânas; the Agnishwatthas, or Solar Ancestors of Man, those who made of Man a rational being, by incarnating in the senseless forms of semi-ethereal flesh of the men of the third race.<ref>Helena Petrovna Blavatsky, ''The Theosophical Glossary'' (Krotona, CA: Theosophical Publishing House, 1973), 203.</ref></blockquote>

	Some Manasaputras are "the Sons of Wisdom who informed the mindless man, and endowed him with his mind (manas)."<ref>Helena Petrovna Blavatsky, ''The Secret Doctrine'' vol. II, (Wheaton, IL: Theosophical Publishing House, 1993), 608.</ref>		Some Manasaputras are "the Sons of Wisdom who informed the mindless man, and endowed him with his mind (manas)."<ref>Helena Petrovna Blavatsky, ''The Secret Doctrine'' vol. II, (Wheaton, IL: Theosophical Publishing House, 1993), 608.</ref>

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	'''Mānasaputra''' is a combined [[Sanskrit]] term meaning the "mind-born" or "sons of mind" (from mānasa (मानस) "mind" + putra (पुत्र)"son"). ~~In [[Hinduism]] they are known as the Seven Rishis or [[Prajapatis]]. The online [http://www.mythologydictionary.com/# Mythology Dictionary] defines them as follows:~~		<br>
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			'''Mānasaputra''' is a combined [[Sanskrit]] term meaning the "mind-born" or "sons of mind" (from mānasa (मानस) "mind" + putra (पुत्र)"son").

	~~<blockquote>'''The Seven Rishis''': Wise men~~, ~~created~~ from the ~~brain~~ of ~~Brahma~~. They are ~~listed~~ as ~~Atri, Bharadwaja, Gotama, Jamad~~-~~agni~~, ~~Kashyapa, Vashishtha~~ and ~~Vishwamitra~~. ~~Vishnu, in~~ his ~~sixth avatar as Parasurama~~, ~~delivered~~ the ~~world into their hands and they now appear in the sky as the seven stars~~ of the ~~Plough constellation~~. Another list gives Agastya, Angiras, Atri, Bhrigu, Kashyapa, Vashishtha and Vishvamitra while another lists Angiras, Brighu, Daksha, Kashyapa, Narada, Vashishtha and Vishvamitra. Yet another list gives ten, omitting Vishvamitra and adding Atri, Kratu, Pulaha and Pulastya. Some accounts list fourteen: Angiras, Atri, Bharadwaja, Brighu, Daksha, Gorama, Jamad-agni, Kashyapa, Kratu, Marichi, Pulaha, Pulastra, Vashishtha and Vishvamitra. These personages are ~~often referred to as the Prajapati~~. In some accounts, known as Manasa Putra, Manasaputra, Prajapati, Seven Brahma Rishis, Seven Sages, Seven Seers, Saptarshi or rishi.<ref>[http://www.mythologydictionary.com/seven-rishis-the-mythology.html# Seven Rishis] at Mythology Dictionary</ref></blockquote>		In [[Hinduism]] it is said that at the beginning of the process of creation, Brahmā emanates from his mind the four [[Kumāras]] to help him with creation of man. They are described as the first mind-born sons. However, they refuse his order to procreate and instead devote themselves to worship God and to celibacy. Brahmā then proceeds to emanate from his mind seven (sometimes ten) more sons or [[Prajāpati]]s, who became the fathers of the human race. Since all these sons were born out of his mind they are called Mānasaputras.

	== ~~Manasaputras in~~ Theosophy ==		== In Theosophy ==

	[[Helena Petrovna Blavatsky]] ~~defined them as follows~~:		The term "mānasaputra" is used in different ways in the [[Theosophy\|Theosophical]] literature. On one hand, it refers to the Kumaras and [[Pitris#Solar_Pitris\|Solar Pitris]] who incarnated in infant humanity to awaken its mind. The term is also used to refer to the human [[Ego#Higher_ego\|Higher Egos]] before they incarnated during the [[Root-Race#Root-Race#Third_Root-Race\|third Root-Race]]. [[Helena Petrovna Blavatsky\|H. P. Blavatsky]] wrote:

	<blockquote>Manasaputra (Sans.) Lit., the "Sons of Mind" or mind-born Sons; a name given to our Higher Egos before they incarnated in mankind. In the exoteric though allegorical and symbolical Puranas (the sacred and ancient writings of Hindus), it is the title given to the mind-born Sons of Brahma, the Kumara.<ref>Helena Petrovna Blavatsky, "The Key to Theosophy", Glossary (???), ???.</ref></blockquote>		<blockquote>Manasaputra (Sans.) Lit., the "Sons of Mind" or mind-born Sons; a name given to our Higher Egos before they incarnated in mankind. In the exoteric though allegorical and symbolical Puranas (the sacred and ancient writings of Hindus), it is the title given to the mind-born Sons of Brahma, the Kumara.<ref>Helena Petrovna Blavatsky, "The Key to Theosophy", Glossary (???), ???.</ref></blockquote>

	~~=== The Sons of Wisdom ===~~

	Some Manasaputras are "the Sons of Wisdom who informed the mindless man, and endowed him with his mind (manas)."<ref>Helena Petrovna Blavatsky, ''The Secret Doctrine'' vol. II, (Wheaton, IL: Theosophical Publishing House, 1993), 608.</ref>		Some Manasaputras are "the Sons of Wisdom who informed the mindless man, and endowed him with his mind (manas)."<ref>Helena Petrovna Blavatsky, ''The Secret Doctrine'' vol. II, (Wheaton, IL: Theosophical Publishing House, 1993), 608.</ref>

	== Notes ==		== Notes ==
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			[[Category:Concepts in The Secret Doctrine]]
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	'''Mānasaputra''' is a combined [[Sanskrit]] term meaning the "mind-born" or "sons of mind" (from mānasa (मानस) "mind" + putra (पुत्र)"son"). In [[Hinduism]] they are known as the Seven Rishis or [[Prajapatis]]. The online [http://www.mythologydictionary.com/# Mythology Dictionary] defines them as follows:		'''Mānasaputra''' is a combined [[Sanskrit]] term meaning the "mind-born" or "sons of mind" (from mānasa (मानस) "mind" + putra (पुत्र)"son"). In [[Hinduism]] they are known as the Seven Rishis or [[Prajapatis]]. The online [http://www.mythologydictionary.com/# Mythology Dictionary] defines them as follows:

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	== Manasaputras in Theosophy ==		== Manasaputras in Theosophy ==

			[[Helena Petrovna Blavatsky]] defined them as follows:

			<blockquote>Manasaputra (Sans.) Lit., the "Sons of Mind" or mind-born Sons; a name given to our Higher Egos before they incarnated in mankind. In the exoteric though allegorical and symbolical Puranas (the sacred and ancient writings of Hindus), it is the title given to the mind-born Sons of Brahma, the Kumara.<ref>Helena Petrovna Blavatsky, "The Key to Theosophy", Glossary (???), ???.</ref></blockquote>

			=== The Sons of Wisdom ===

			Some Manasaputras are "the Sons of Wisdom who informed the mindless man, and endowed him with his mind (manas)."<ref>Helena Petrovna Blavatsky, ''The Secret Doctrine'' vol. II, (Wheaton, IL: Theosophical Publishing House, 1993), 608.</ref>

	== Notes ==		== Notes ==

	<references/>		<references/>

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	'''Mānasaputra''' is a combined [[Sanskrit]] term meaning the "mind-born" or "sons of mind" (from mānasa (मानस) "mind" + putra (पुत्र)"son"). In [[Hinduism]] they are known as the Seven Rishis or [[Prajapatis]].		'''Mānasaputra''' is a combined [[Sanskrit]] term meaning the "mind-born" or "sons of mind" (from mānasa (मानस) "mind" + putra (पुत्र)"son"). In [[Hinduism]] they are known as the Seven Rishis or [[Prajapatis]]. The online [http://www.mythologydictionary.com/# Mythology Dictionary] defines them as follows:

	~~The online [http://www.mythologydictionary.com/# Mythology Dictionary] defines them as follows:~~		<blockquote>'''The Seven Rishis''': Wise men, created from the brain of Brahma. They are listed as Atri, Bharadwaja, Gotama, Jamad-agni, Kashyapa, Vashishtha and Vishwamitra. Vishnu, in his sixth avatar as Parasurama, delivered the world into their hands and they now appear in the sky as the seven stars of the Plough constellation. Another list gives Agastya, Angiras, Atri, Bhrigu, Kashyapa, Vashishtha and Vishvamitra while another lists Angiras, Brighu, Daksha, Kashyapa, Narada, Vashishtha and Vishvamitra. Yet another list gives ten, omitting Vishvamitra and adding Atri, Kratu, Pulaha and Pulastya. Some accounts list fourteen: Angiras, Atri, Bharadwaja, Brighu, Daksha, Gorama, Jamad-agni, Kashyapa, Kratu, Marichi, Pulaha, Pulastra, Vashishtha and Vishvamitra. These personages are often referred to as the Prajapati. In some accounts, known as Manasa Putra, Manasaputra, Prajapati, Seven Brahma Rishis, Seven Sages, Seven Seers, Saptarshi or rishi.<ref>[http://www.mythologydictionary.com/seven-rishis-the-mythology.html# Seven Rishis] at Mythology Dictionary</ref></blockquote>

	<blockquote>Wise men, created from the brain of Brahma. They are listed as Atri, Bharadwaja, Gotama, Jamad-agni, Kashyapa, Vashishtha and Vishwamitra. Vishnu, in his sixth avatar as Parasurama, delivered the world into their hands and they now appear in the sky as the seven stars of the Plough constellation. Another list gives Agastya, Angiras, Atri, Bhrigu, Kashyapa, Vashishtha and Vishvamitra while another lists Angiras, Brighu, Daksha, Kashyapa, Narada, Vashishtha and Vishvamitra. Yet another list gives ten, omitting Vishvamitra and adding Atri, Kratu, Pulaha and Pulastya. Some accounts list fourteen: Angiras, Atri, Bharadwaja, Brighu, Daksha, Gorama, Jamad-agni, Kashyapa, Kratu, Marichi, Pulaha, Pulastra, Vashishtha and Vishvamitra. These personages are often referred to as the Prajapati. In some accounts, known as Manasa Putra, Manasaputra, Prajapati, Seven Brahma Rishis, Seven Sages, Seven Seers, Saptarshi or rishi.<ref>[http://www.mythologydictionary.com/seven-rishis-the-mythology.html# Seven Rishis] at Mythology Dictionary</ref></blockquote>

	== Manasaputras in Theosophy ==		== Manasaputras in Theosophy ==