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Kratu
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Kratu () is described as one of the manasaputras, the mind-born children of the creator deity, Brahma, in Hinduism. He is also a rishi, who appears in two different ages.

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Deity.type
Hindu
Deity.name
Kratu
Deity.father
Brahma
Deity.spouse
Kriya or Santati
Deity.siblings
Punya and Satyavati
Deity.children
The 60,000 Balakhilyas
Deity.affiliation
Prajapati

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Kratu () is described as one of the manasaputras, the mind-born children of the creator deity, Brahma, in Hinduism. He is also a rishi, who appears in two different ages.

He is considered to be one among the seven great sages of the age of the first Manu, the Saptarishis, believed to have originated from the mind of Brahma. In another legend, he is believed to have been born from his father's left eye.

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