Svāyambhuva Manu is the first of the fourteen Manus who successively administer the different manvantaras within a day of Brahma. According to the Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam, he was born directly from Brahma and therefore belongs to the earliest generations of beings entrusted with populating and organizing the universe. His name Svāyambhuva indicates his connection with the “self-born” Brahma, from whom he originated. His wife was Śatarūpā, and together they had two sons, Priyavrata and Uttānapāda, and three daughters: Ākūti, Devahūti, and Prasūti. Through this family, Svāyambhuva Manu occupies a central place in the cosmological genealogies of the Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam. His son Uttānapāda became the father of Dhruva Mahārāja, one of the great devotees described in the text, while Devahūti became the mother of Kapiladeva. Ākūti, in turn, gave birth to Yajña, a manifestation of Bhagavan. The Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam portrays Svāyambhuva Manu as a pious and detached king whose responsibility was to rule according to the principles of Dharma. His sons Priyavrata and Uttānapāda continued this royal function, governing the world in accordance with religious principles. After fulfilling his duties as ruler, Manu renounced his kingdom and entered the forest with Śatarūpā to perform austerities. Within the Vaiṣṇava tradition, Manu is therefore far more than the figure associated with the Laws of Manu. He is a major cosmological and spiritual authority. Each Manu administers a cosmic age and preserves the order established by Bhagavan. Svāyambhuva Manu begins this succession in the present kalpa, and his lineage connects directly with several of the most important narratives of the Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam.

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Leyes de Manu