Viraaj is born from Viraaj and Viraaj in turn is born from Viraaj. In the Atharvaveda, Viraaj is a cow or with Prana, the life-breath. In the Mahabharata Viraaj is the name of the primeval being, Purusha, identified with Vishnu and Shiva. Manu Smriti 1.32 states that Brahma divided his body into two, one male and the other female, from the female was born Viraaj who produced Svayambhuva Manu who created the ten Prajapatis. According to the Bhavishya Purana - the male was Manu and the female was Shatarupa, creation commenced with the union of Viraaj and Shatrupa. In the Vedanta, Viraaj is identified with supreme intellect. Viraaj is also the name of a metre.