In Hinduism, the term Manu refers to the very first human or the progenitor of humanity in the realm of Brahm Kaal. After being expelled from the eternal world of Satlok due to his misconduct, Kaal Brahm initiated creation in his 21 universes, along with his consort, Goddess Durga. He allocated the responsibility of further creation to his eldest son, Lord Brahma, and equipped him with one quality, namely Rajogun. Thereafter, the expansion of the Earth started, and beings were produced.
To keep intact the faith of souls in devotion, the Supreme God Kabir manifests on Earth multiple times to impart His unparalleled divine knowledge to His souls in the world of devil Kaal, grants them true salvation mantras and establishes Sanatan Dharma.
Satan Kaal, on the other hand, plays foul and distorts true devotion by misguiding naïve souls and keeps them engaged in arbitrary worship, thereby ruining their precious human life, which over time becomes the reason for the decline of Sanatan Dharma. He does so because he does not want beings to come to know about his dreadful trap and know about the happiness-giving God Kavir Dev, the creator of the entire universe, else all souls will leave him and go to their native place Satlok, where God Kabir Himself resides. Then what will he eat?
Note: The creation of the universe described in Suksham Veda, Kabir Sagar, exposes the truth about Satan Kaal and his dreadful trap.
For God-loving souls who claim to be true Sanatan Dharmi but practice arbitrarily, this article will be an eye-opener. In this article we will provide information about Swayambhuva Manu and his consort Shatarupa, the first man and woman of civilization in the set-up of Brahm Kaal’s world or call them the head of the first dynasty whom Param Akshar Brahm/ Satpurush Kabir Sahib met, made both of them familiar with His true spiritual knowledge but due to Kaal’s inspiration Swayambhuva Manu and Śatarūpā quit true devotion, thereafter, the decline of Sanatan Dharma began.
Based on the following, let us know certain hidden spiritual facts mentioned in renowned ancient scriptures that remained unknown to devotees about Manu and Shatrupa.
Note: The reference has been taken from Ramcharitramanas, Bhagavad Gita, Shiva Purana, Durga Purana and Suksham Veda.
Manu is a Sanskrit term for a Human/ manuṣya/ mānava, the very first man who is the son of the creator God Brahma Ji in the realm of Kaal Brahm.
First, let us explain the setup of Brahm Kaal's universe.
There are four eras/ yugas – Satyuga, Treta, Dwapar and Kalyuga, which last for 4.32 million human years. This is called one chaturyuga/ one Kalpa.
One day of Lord Brahma is 1000 Chaturyuga/ Kalpa, and the same is the duration of night. Shri Brahma Ji’s age is 100 years.
After the end of every aeon/ Kalpa, after the great flood when creation in one universe of Kaal is born anew then Shri Brahma Ji recreates beings in Kaal’s realm and at the start of every Satyuga the very first human who is created is called Manu who heads that dynasty which begins with each cycle.
This cosmological set-up of each kalpa consists of 14 manvantaras (cyclic time period/ age/ reign of all different Manus). In each manvantara, there are 7 sages/ saptarishi, Rākshasa, a few deities/ demigods, including one Lord of Heavenly planets (Indra), many saintly persons, Manu who heads that respective dynasty, his wife and children.
Manu is not Vishnu; rather, Lord Vishnu incarnates in every manvantara. Both are separate souls who perform their respective roles as plotted.
In this way, the creation, recreation process continues till dissolution.
Note: The details about the age of all Gods and dissolution have been dealt with in a separate article, kindly read.
People often ask
Aforementioned clarifies that Manu is a title prefixed to the very first human created by Rajogun Lord Brahma in Kaal's realm. There are 14 Manus.
Bhagavata Purana, Brahma Purana, Linga Purana and Skanda Purana provide information about the 14 Manu who rule in succession during each Aeon/ Kalpa named as
Param Akshar Brahm/ Satpurush Kavir Dev emanates from His eternal abode Satlok and meets his children in every age in Kaal's realm and provides them information about His Sanatan ultimate Abode, grants true salvation mantras called Dwadasakshari Mantra. In this connection, the Supreme God Kabir Sahib met Swayambhuva Manu and gave him initiation and enlightened him about the ancient Sanatani way of devotion.
Moving ahead, we will discuss Swayambhuva Manu and Shatarupa in detail.
According to the belief in Hinduism, at the inception, the first mind-born human created by Shri Brahma Ji was named Swayambhuva Manu, and the first female created was named Śatarūpā. As husband and wife both fulfilled their responsibility of producing children in Kaal's world. We all humans are, therefore, the children of Manu and Shatarupa. Both used to perform ancient Sanatani devotion as told by Satpurush Kavir Dev.
Note: Evidence from Suksham Veda certifies that the real originator of all souls is God Kabir Sahib, who is immortal; hence, all the souls in Kaal's realm are also immortal. Manu and Shatarupa are the originators of souls who obtain human cover in Kaal's realm, which is mortal.
Let us bring face-to-face those hidden spiritual facts about Manu which have remained a mystery to devotees to date.
It has been mentioned in Ramcharitmanas that God Kabir is the creator of all souls. As creatures/ souls, the father of all, the originator is the immortal God Kabir.
Ishwar ansh jeev avinashi| Chetan Amal sahaj sukh rasi||
The same evidence is found in the holy Kabir Sagar
The entire universe has been created by Satpurush Kabir Sahib. All beings, including Kshar Purush/ Kaal Brahm who is the grandfather of Manu and Goddess Durga the grandmother of Manu were created by the Supreme God Kabir in eternal world Satlok by His word power. Initially, both used to reside in Satlok. Later, because of the blunder both did in Satlok, God Kabir expelled them along with all living beings trapped at present in their 21 universes. The evidence for the same is found in
As already proved, the creator of all souls is Almighty Kabir, but in Kaal’s realm, the creation is done by Jyoti Niranjan Kaal himself and his wife, Goddess Durga.
Evidence from Srimad Bhagavad Gita Chapter 14 Verse 3 confirms the production of all the living beings and Brahma, Vishnu, and Shiva are from Brahm (Kaal) and Prakriti (Durga) in 21 universes.
Mm, yoniH, mahat’, Brahm, tasmin’, garbham’, dadhaami, aham’,
SambhavH, sarvbhootaanaam’, tatH, bhavti, bharat ||3||
Meaning: The knowledge giver of the Gita, who is the grandfather of Manu and father of Lord Brahma, tells Arjun! My Prakriti is the Yoni (womb) and (Aham Brahm) I, Brahm (Kaal) fertilises the egg in her. All living beings are produced as a result of it.
Chapter 14 Verse 4
Sarvyonishu, kauntey, moortayH, sambhavanti, yaaH,
Taasaam’, Brahm, mahat’, yoniH, aham’, beejprdH, pita ||4||
Meaning: O Arjun! The living beings who take birth in all the species of life (wombs), Prakriti is their mother who conceives them, and I, Brahm (Kaal), am the seed-giving father.
Shri Brahma Ji, Shri Vishnu Ji and Shri Shiva/ Shankar are the three sons of Kaal and Durga.
The human cover (Sthool Shareer) that each of the 14 Manus obtains as the son of Shri Brahma Ji is mortal, but their souls are immortal. Once a soul comes under the divine refuge of God Kabir, He remains with them through every subsequent birth, guiding them towards salvation. The soul keeps suffering in 84 lacs life-forms until it gets the refuge of God Kabir through an enlightened saint. Performing scriptures based true devotion of Param Akshar Brahm and by duly chanting Dwadasakshari Mantra, Satnam and Sarnam (Gita 17:23), provided by a Tatvadarshi sant (Gita 4:34 and 15:17) ach soul attains salvation by the grace of God Kabir and goes to their native place Satlok.
This is true spiritual knowledge provided by the Supreme God, which proves that all souls who remained in the position of Manu and Śatarūpā, etc., sometime in this temporary dwelling realm of Kaal can go to their native place Satlok by the grace of Satpurush Kabir Sahib.
The procedure to attain their native place, Satlok, was told to Manu and Shatarupa by Param Akshar Brahm Kavir Dev Himself.
How? Let us understand from the shards of evidence.
The Supreme God Kabir descends in the realm of Kaal in all four ages, meets His beloved souls, preaches his absolute knowledge and charges them by providing them with true salvation mantras. It has been mentioned in Sachidanand Ghan Brahm's speech
Satyug mein Sat Sukrat Kahe tera, Treta naam Muninder Mera, Dwapar mein Karunamay kahaya, Kalyug naam Kabir dharaya||
God Kabir appeared as a sage named Sat Sukrat at the beginning of the first Satyug and met the very first Manu named Swayambhuva Manu and his wife Shatarupa, preached His absolute knowledge, and granted them the Dwadasakshari Mantra to chant. Thereafter, both used to do ancient Sanatani devotion.
Ramcharit Manas is a revered literature that was written by Shri Tulsidas Ji when he was blessed with the divine vision millions of years after the life of Ramchandra Ji in Vikram Samvat 1631, i.e. 1574, which is accepted by the entire Hindu society today.
There is an episode mentioned in Bal Kand in Ramcharitmanas when Manu and Shatrupa started doing penance to find God.
As already proved, the Supreme God is above Shri Brahma, Shri Vishnu and Shri Shiva Ji.
Ref: Ramcharitmanas, Balkand Verse no. 143:3
Neti-neti jehi bed nirupa, Nijanand Nirupa Shambhu ranch Vishnu bhagwana upjahin jasu asante Nana||
Whom the Vedas describe by saying ‘Neti Neti meaning not this either, not this either. Who is blissful, without a title and is incomparable and from whom many Brahma, Vishnu and Shiva have manifested.
According to His divine law, when the supreme God Kabir emanated as sage Sat Sukrat in Satyuga, He also me the Trinity Gods Brahma, Vishnu, Shiva, Goddess Durga and Ganesha and provided them all His true spiritual knowledge, granting each of them a specific mantra. All of them chant the same mantra provided by Satpurush Kabir Saheb.
Param Akshar Brahm Kavir Dev had given the same ancient Sanatani devotion to Swayambhuva Manu and Śatarūpā in Satyug when He was playing the divine spectacle in the form of sage Sat Sukrat that He provided to these five prime deities of Kaal Brahm.
Pious Srimad Bhagavad Gita provides the evidence for the same ancient Sanatani devotion, the same Dwadasakshari Mantras mentioned in Chapter 17, Verse 23
Om, Tat, Sat, iti, nirdeshH, brahmnH, trividhH, smrtH,
BraahmnaH, ten, vedaH, ch, yagyaaH, ch, vihitaH, pura ||23|
Meaning: At the beginning of the creation, i.e. Satya Yuga, Brahmin, sages used to chant Om-Tat-Sat (indicative)mantras which are called the mantras of Sachchidananda Ghan Brahm, meaning Satpurush Kabir Sahib.
Later, Villain Kaal Brahm imparted the knowledge of the four Vedas to Swayambhuva Manu and Satarupa and told them the method of chanting the Om mantra only. Being confused by Kaal Brahm, Swayambhuva Manu and Shatrupa refused to accept the absolute knowledge of Kavir Dev, who came in the form of Sat Sukrit and started calling him Vamadeva (one who provides the opposite knowledge).
Gradually, the real ancient Sanatani devotion declined. Hence proved, Manu and Shatarupa used to do ancient Sanatani worship, i.e. they used to remember the Sachchidananda Ghan Brahm mentioned in Shri Ram Charit Manas Bal Kand.
The knowledge giver of the Gita, who is the grandfather of Manu, tells his mantra in Gita Chapter 8 Verse 13
Om, iti, ekaaksharam, Brahm, vyaaharan, mam, anusmaran,
YaH, pryaati, tyajan, deham, saH, yaati, parmaam, gatim ||13||
This confirms chanting of the "Om'' (ॐ) mantra is of Brahm Kaal.
The same evidence has been mentioned in
Ref: Ramcharitmanas, Balkand Chaupayee no.145:1
It has been mentioned that Brahma, Vishnu, and Shiva worship Sachidanand Ghan Brahm, meaning Kavir Dev
Sun sewak sur taru sardhar har bandhit pad renu sewat| Sulabh sakal sukhdayak pranatpaal sachar nayak hai||
Meaning: O God, listen, you are Kalpavraksh and Kaamdhenu for your devotees. Even Brahma, Vishnu, and Shiva worship your feet. You are easy to serve and are the provider of all happiness. You are the protector of those who are in your refuge. You are the Lord of the animate and the inanimate.
This verse clarifies that Brahma, Vishnu and Shiva worship some other supreme God, meaning Sachidanand Ghan Brahm.
Sukshamveda Kabir Sagar also provides the same evidence.
When Kabir Ji first came to this Kaal's world, he first met Brahma Ji. Brahma Ji listened to the knowledge of Kabir Parmatma with great interest and received the name/ mantra Om from Kabir Parmatma. Then God said, ‘I will give you one more mantra, Satnam, when I see your determination. When God went again, Kaal confused Brahma Ji that he (God Kabir) does not know anything and lies. The intellect of Shri Brahma Ji changed, and Brahma Ji did not show any interest further, so God did not give the next mantra.
This evidence has been mentioned in the Suksham Veda.
The elaboration will be based on the following
Spiritually ignorant fake Hindu gurus/ preachers for ages have misguided naive devotees about the real Dwadasakshari Mantra and claim ‘Om NamoH Bhagvate Vasudevay’ to be the Dwadasakshari Mantra, which is absolutely wrong.
Evidence from Ramcharitmanas tells that Swayambhuva Manu and Śatarūpā used to chant mantras of ancient Sanatani devotion received from God Kabir in Sat Sukrat form in Satyug, which was the true Dwadasakshari Mantra.
Ref: Ramcharitmanas, Balkand, Chaupayee no.143
Dwadasakshari Mantra poorna japahi sahit Anurag Vasudev pad punk rahu dampatti Mann atee laag||
Meaning: Swayambhuva Manu and Shatarupa used to chant the Dwadasakshari Mantra with love.
The translators did not have the real knowledge of the Dwadasakshari Mantra, and due to a lack of absolute knowledge, they have given the wrong definition of Dwadasakshari Mantra. Whereas in the original text, 'Om NamoH Bhagavate Vasudevay’ is nowhere mentioned. If 'Om NamoH Bhagvate Vasudevay’ would have been the Dwadasakshari Mantra, then Shri Tulsidas Ji would have surely written it in this Chaupai in Ramcharitmanas
Respected Jagatguru Tatvadarshi Sant Rampal Ji Maharaj has explained with evidence in detail about the real Dwadasakshari Mantra. The actual translation of this verse is that at the beginning of Satyuga, Swayambhuva Manu and Shatarupa used to chant the mantras of twelve letters (Dwadasakshari Mantra) with great passion, i.e. with a lot of yearning
The King (Swayambhuva Manu) and the Queen (Shatarupa) had complete faith in the complete God/ Purna Parmatma / Vasudev.
Due to a lack of true spiritual knowledge, ignorant sages, Brahmins, consider Shri Krishna to be Vasudev, which is wrong since he was born in Dwapar Yuga, whereas Swayambhuva Manu and Shatarupa were in Satyuga. Vasudev mentioned in this Chaupai indicates the Supreme God who is the Omnipresent/All-pervading God. (Gita 7:19).
Shri Krishna was not Vasudev. His father's name was Vasudev.
Ref: Kabir Sagar in chapter ‘Kabir Vaani’ on page 111
There are five main deities in Hinduism who take care of all the arrangements of Kaal Brahm, and these five deities ensure that all facilities are available in this world. There is a description in Sukshma Veda that each human body consists of ‘chakas' (bunch of nerves in the form of petals) which are located in the backbone, headed by a respective deity. There are five main gods seated in our body chakras, viz. Lord Ganesha in Mool Kamal, above this is Swad Kamal, governed by Lord Brahma and Goddess Savitri. Above it is Nabhi Kamal, governed by Lord Vishnu and Goddess Laxmi. Above it is Hriday Kamal, governed by Lord Shiva and Goddess Parvati. Above this is Kanth Kamal, headed by Goddess Durga.
No due certificate/ clearance is needed from the realm of all these five gods by a seeker to attain salvation. Therefore, their mantras have to be duly chanted
God Kabir, at the beginning of the very first Satyuga, met these main gods and provided them a name/ mantra which they chant. The same mantras, when chanted by seekers, provide them with a lot of benefits.
Swayambhuva Manu and Shatarupa used to chant these actual mantras of 'Panch Devas' at the beginning of Satyug, which Jagatguru Tatvadarshi Sant Rampal Ji Maharaj at present grants in the first phase of initiation to His disciples. The twelve-letter mantras of these five gods are
'Om kiliyam hariyam shiryam SohaM'
Its evidence is found in the nectar speech of respected Sant Garib Das Ji Maharaj in ‘Brahmbedi'
The sum of these mantras equals 12 letters. These 12-letter words are called one mantra. This one mantra has to be chanted 108 times every day by the seeker. This is the 12-letter mantra that Swayambhuva Manu and Shatarupa Ji used to chant. These are the mantras of the first phase of ancient Sanatani devotion, which Sant Rampal Ji Maharaj gives to His disciples.
Note: The evidence of OM mantra, which is counted as one word, is called Panchakshari Mantra, whose evidence is in the pious Gita Chapter 8:13, in Shri Shiv Purana and Ramcharitmanas
Thus, their sum equals 12 letters. This 12-letter Dwadasakshari Mantra makes us realise that these are the real mantras of the main gods and goddesses of Brahm Kaal’s realm.
This real way to chant this Dwadasakshari Mantra of ancient Sanatani devotion is provided only by an enlightened saint/ God Kabir Himself in the first phase. His identity has been told in Gita 15:1-4&16,17. In Gita chapter 4, Verse 34, it is said to get the correct information of this mantra from a Tatvadarshi Saint.
After some time in Satyuga, this devotion became extinct due to misguidance by the butcher Kaal.
In the first phase of Kalyuga, almost 600 years ago, Param Akshar Brahm/ Satpurush Kavir Dev granted initiation of the same Dwadasakshari Mantra to His disciples when he was performing the divine act of a weaver in Kashi. The evidence of Dwadasakshari Mantra is also found in Kabir Shabdawali on page no 77 in one hymn of Kabir Sahib ‘Kar naino deedar mahal mein pyara hai'
Mool kamal dal chatur bakhan, kiliyam Jaap laal rang Mano| Dev Ganesh tahan ropa thano, Riddhi-Siddhi cha dhula hai|| Swad chakra shat dal, Brahma Savitri roop niharo| Ulat nagini ka sir maro, tahan shabad OnKara hai|| Nabhi asht Kamal dal sajhaa set Singhasan Vishnu viraja, Hariyam Jaap tasu mukh gaja Laxmi vishnu Adhara hai|| Dwadash Kamal hriday ke mahi jag Gauri Shiva dhyan lagayee| SohaM shabad tahan dhun chayee, Gann Kare Jai-Jaikara hai|| Shodas dal Kamal kanth ke mahi tehi Madhya base avidhya baai|| Hari har Brahma chanwariya uchaar hai||
Dwadasakshari Mantra has been clearly written in this hymn of Kabir Sahib. The same was practised by Swayambhuva Manu and Shatarupa at the beginning of Satyuga.
Let's move ahead and find answers to the most important question often asked.
Sanatan Dharma is the oldest. In Brahm Kaal's realm, it’s been since time immemorial. In the beginning, all people used to practice according to the Vedas. Although Brahm Kaal misled Manu and Shatarupa and made them quit Sanatani devotion and worship demigods, only Hindu divinities were worshipped. There was no other religion except Hinduism till the end of the Dwapara Yuga.
At the start of Kaliyuga, Kaal divided people into various religions. The Jain religion is believed to be approximately 2500 years old. The Christian religion is believed to be approximately 2000 years old, and the Muslim religion is approximately 1400 years old.
Puranas mention that Vaivasvata Manu, in succession, was the 7th Manu out of 14. His father's name was Vivasvan. Vaivasvata Manu had ten sons. One of them was Ikshvaku. He was the founder of the Ikshvaku dynasty.
Ref: Kabir Sagar chapter 31 ‘Jain Dharam Bodh’ on page no. 45 (1389)
Suryavanshi Nabhiraj, the famous ruler of Ayodhya, belonged to the Ikshvaku dynasty. He had a son named Rishabh Dev/ Rishabhnanda who later became the King of Ayodhya.
Almighty Kabir met His beloved soul Rishabh Dev, invoked in him Self-realisation. Rishabh Dev did true devotion for quite some time, but with Brahm Kaal's inspiration, he quit ancient Sanatani devotion and started chanting only the Om mantra, which was an arbitrary worship. Doing that, he had a miserable death.
The book ‘Aao Jain Dharm Ko Jane’, whose writer is Praveen Chandra Jain M.A. Shastri provides a detailed description about the births and rebirths of the soul of Rishabh Dev which proves later his soul only was born as Adinath/ Baba Adam of Islam religion who is believed to be their first man/ Prophet.
The followers of the Christian religion believe Adam and Eve to be the first humans, whereas the followers of Islam believe Adam to be their first man/ Prophet. This is a sheer myth.
Aforementioned, proved neither Adam nor Eve nor Baba Adam was the first human. Manu and Shatarupa were the first humans in Kaal's realm.
The knowledge giver of Gita, this Satan Brahm Kaal tells warrior Arjuna in the Bhagavad Gita Chapter 4 Verse 1-3 that ‘I had told this Sanatani devotion to God Surya. He further told the same to his son Vaivasvata Manu, who passed on the same eternal way of bhakti to his son King Ikshvaku.
Chapter 4 Verse 1
Imm, vivasvate, yogam, proktvaan, aham, avyyam,
Vivasvaan, manve, praah, manuH, ikshvakve, abrveet ||1|
Thus, this devotion was handed down in succession. This amazing knowledge later disappeared for a long time.
Chapter 4 Verse 2
Evam, paramparaapraaptam, imm, rajarshyaH, viduH,
SaH, kaalen, ih, mehta, yogH, nashtH, parantap ||2||
You are dear to me; therefore, I have imparted this great knowledge to you. He instructs Arjuna to keep this knowledge a secret
Chapter 4 Verse 3
SaH, ev, ayam, mya, te, adhya, yogH, proktH, puraatanH,
BhaktH, asi, me, sakhaa, ch, iti, rahsyam, hi, etat, uttamm ||3||
He said to keep it a secret because he fears that if people come to know about his dreadful trap, then he will lose souls and his realm will become empty. All souls will do true devotion and go to their native place to their happiness giving father, Param Akshar Brahm Kavir Dev, by doing true Sanatani devotion. This is true spiritual knowledge.
Important: Surya mentioned here is the name of a God and not this fireball.
God is one and only Kavir Dev, the creator of the entire universes, the originator of all souls. He is the Saviour, the provider of emancipation.
Manu is not God. It's the title prefixed to the first human created by Shri Brahma Ji in each Aeon.
God Kabir gave Aadi Sanatani Bhakti to Manu and Shatarupa so that they may be liberated from the butcher Brahm Kaal's realm. At present, the incarnation of the same Param Akshar Brahm Kavir Dev is Sant Rampal Ji Maharaj, who is making everyone firm on Aadi Sanatani Bhakti so that by doing Aadi Sanatani Bhakti, we all can go to the eternal world of that Uttam Purush, where every soul going there also gets an eternal body.
Having obtained the indestructible body, there is no rebirth or death in that eternal world. The owner of 21 universes also guides Arjuna to make all sincere efforts to attain the immortal world of Satpurush. (Gita 18:62). After going there, the seeker never returns to this world. This is called complete salvation. It is therefore requested that everyone should take refuge in Jagatguru Tatvadarshi Sant Rampal Ji Maharaj and make their human life successful.