A Classical Dictionary of Hindu Mythology and Religion, Geography, History, and Literature c5.1638

c5.1638

SATA-RŪPĀ. ‘The hundred-formed.’ The first woman. According to one account she was the daughter of Brahmā, and from their incestuous intercourse the first Manu, named Swāyambhuva, was born. Another account makes her the wife, not the mother, of Manu. The account given by Manu is that Brahmā divided himself into two parts, male and female, and from them sprang Manu. She is also called Sāvitrī. See Virāj and Brahmā.