Annie Besant
Beginning of the 5th Root Race
THE statement in The Secret Doctrine that the fifth Root Race began one million years ago appears, as already stated, to refer to the beginning of the choosing of materials by the Lord Vaivasvata, the Race Manu.
Rudolf Steiner
Germanic Mythology and Ancient Civilizations
This accords also with the secret doctrine.
This refers to the human beings of the secret doctrine who only arose later and who were endowed with reason.
Blavatsky
Root Races
Helena Blavatsky discusses the concept of "root races" in her writings, particularly in "The Secret Doctrine," which is one of her most influential works.
The Secret Doctrine narrates it as follows: