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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:
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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>


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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 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 Prajāpatis, who became the fathers of the human race. Since all these sons were born out of his mind they are called Mānasaputras.

In Theosophy

The term "mānasaputra" is used in different ways in the Theosophical literature. On one hand, it refers to the Kumaras and Solar Pitris who incarnated in infant humanity to awaken its mind. The term is also used to refer to the human Higher Egos before they incarnated during the third Root-Race. H. P. Blavatsky wrote:

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.[1]

Some Manasaputras are "the Sons of Wisdom who informed the mindless man, and endowed him with his mind (manas)."[2]

Notes

  1. ↑ Helena Petrovna Blavatsky, "The Key to Theosophy", Glossary (???), ???.
  2. ↑ Helena Petrovna Blavatsky, The Secret Doctrine vol. II, (Wheaton, IL: Theosophical Publishing House, 1993), 608.
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