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maharṣayaḥ sapta pūrve catvāro manavastathā . madbhāvā mānasā jātā yeṣāṃ loka imāḥ prajāḥ
古時的七位大聖者以及四位摩奴（Manus），世間這些眾生皆從他們而來，他們的心意繫於我，並由我的心意而生。
The seven great sages as also the four Manus of anceint days, of whom are these creatures in the world, had their thoughts fixed on Me, and they were born from My mind.
起初，我獨自存在，從我生出心意，從心意生出七位聖者（如普利古、瓦西什塔等）、古老的四位庫瑪拉斯（Sanaka、Sanandana、Sanatkumara和Sanatsujata），以及過去時代被稱為薩瓦爾尼（Savarnis）的四位摩奴（Manus），他們都專注於我，因此被賦予神聖力量和至高智慧。四位庫瑪拉斯（純潔的苦行青年）拒絕結婚生子，他們選擇保持永久的獨身，並實踐梵我思辨（BrahmaVichara），即對梵（Brahman）或絕對者的深度冥想。他們都是由我，僅憑心意所創造。他們都是梵（Brahma）的心生子，不像凡人那樣從母胎出生。摩奴（Manavah），即現在世間的人類，是摩奴（Manu）的子孫。摩奴（Manus）是神的心生子。這些由動與不動眾生組成的生物，都是由七位大聖者和四位摩奴（Manus）所生。大聖者是梵知識（BrahmaVidya）或奧義書（Upanishads）古老智慧的最初傳授者。摩奴（Manus）是人類的統治者，他們為人類的指導和提升制定了達摩（Dharma）的法典或行為準則。七位大聖者也代表七個層面。在宏觀宇宙中，摩訶（Mahat）或宇宙智慧（cosmic Buddhi）、我慢（Ahamkara）或宇宙我執，以及五種微細元素（Tanmatras）——即地、水、火、風、空這五大元素的粗糙形式——代表七位大聖者。這個由動與不動眾生組成的粗糙宇宙以及微細的內在世界，都源於上述七個原則。在神話或往世書（Puranic）術語中，這七個原則被象徵化並賦予了人名：普利古（Bhrigu）、摩利支（Marichi）、阿特里（Atri）、普拉哈斯塔（Pulastya）、普拉哈（Pulaha）、克拉圖（Kratu）和瓦西什塔（Vasishtha）是七位大聖者。在微觀宇宙中，摩那斯（Manas，心）、菩提（Buddhi，理智）、質多（Chitta，潛意識）和我慢（Ahamkara，我執）被象徵為四位摩奴（Manus）並賦予人名。第一組構成了宏觀宇宙的基礎，第二組構成了微觀宇宙（個體）的基礎。這兩組構成了這個廣闊的有情生命宇宙。「Madbhava」意指他們的存在在我之中，具有我的本性。
In the beginning I was alone and from Me came the mind and from the mind were produced the seven sages (such as Bhrigu? Vasishtha and others)? the ancient four Kumaras (Sanaka? Sanandana? Sanatkumara and Sanatsujata)? as well as the four Manus of the past ages known as Savarnis? all of whom directed their thoughts to Me exclusively and were therefore endowed with divine powers and supreme wisdom.The four Kumaras (chaste? ascetic youths) declined to marry and create offspring. They preferred to remain perpetual celibates and to practise BrahmaVichara or profound meditation on Brahman or the Absolute.They were all created by Me? by mind alone. They were all mindborn sons of Brahma. They were not born from the womb like ordinary mortals. Manavah? men? the present inhabitants of this world? are the sons of Manu. The Manus are the mindborn sons of God. These creatures which consist of the moving and the unmoving beings are born of the seven great sages and the four Manus. The great sages were original teaches of BrahmaVidya or the ancient wisdom of the Upanishads. The Manus were the rulers of men. They framed the code or rules of conduct or the laws of Dharma for the guidance and uplift of humanity.The seven great sages represent the seven planes also. In the macrocosm? Mahat or cosmic Buddhi? Ahamkara or the cosmic egoism and the five Tanmatras or the five rootelements of which the five great elements? viz.? earth? water? fire? air and ether are the gross forms? represent the seven great sages. This gross universe with the moving and the unmoving beings and the subtle inner world have come out of the above seven principles. In mythology or the Puranic terminology these seven principles have been symbolised and give human names. Bhrigu? Marichi? Atri? Pulastya? Pulaha? Kratu and Vasishtha are the seven great sages.In the microcosm? Manas (mind)? Buddhi (intellect)? Chitta (subconsciousness) and Ahamkara (egoism) have been symbolised as the four Manus and given human names. The first group forms the base of the macrocosm. The second group forms the base of the microcosm (individuals). These two groups constitute this vast universe of sentient life.Madbhava with their being in Me? of My nature.