For questions about Brahma, the creator deity of the Trimurti. Not to be confused with [brahman] or [brahmins].
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What is the story of Vasishtha's sister?
Recently I was in a discussion with a friend who had visited Chidambaram Temple and he was telling me about the legend of Vyaghrapada mentioned in this question but my curiosity was piqued by another ...
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Which scripture says Shiva first created Brahma-Vishnu and delegated rest of the creation to them? [duplicate]
I watched a serial that narrates how Shiva created Vishnu and Brahma to create and save Earth and all the souls. I have not read this in any of the scriptures but could someone point me to the source ...
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What did humans do that Brahma took away their divinity?
According to an ancient Hindu legend whose author is unknown, there was once a time when all human beings were gods but they so abused their divinity that Brahma, the chief god, decided to take it ...
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Which scriptures mention Siva beheading Brahma?
This is not the same as Rudra stabbing Prajapati at the request of the other Gods for his incest with his daughter.
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Are Brahma, Hiranyagarbha, Prajapati and Manu manifestations of the same God?
Brahma, Hiranyagarbha, Prajapati and Manu –– all seem to be connected with creating living beings and play same role. Are they all incarnations of the same God?
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How did Saraswati end up as “wife” of Brahma?
According to Shatapatha Brahmana, Brahma conceives a passion for his own daughter but the gods condemn Brahma, even the goddess goes away from Brahma.
Prajāpati conceived a passion for his own ...
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Is the daughter of Brahma in shatpatha brahmana Sandhya the nymph or saraswati?
The story of Brahma lusting after his daughter due to arrow struck by kama deva is present in shatpatha brahmana, my question is, is the daughter called Sandhya or saraswati, because there is ...
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Brahmastra and Brahmadanda
I was reading an article here that states:
Brahmastra (Sanskrit: ब्रह्मास्त्र, Brahmāstra) was a weapon created
by the creator Brahma, for the purpose of upholding Dharma and Satya
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Have any Hindu scholars/commentators touched on the topic of relationship between Brahma and saraswati?
Have any scholars commented on the whole lust of prajapati in shatpatha brahmana and other texts describing them as couple, what does shankaracharya and other scholars say?
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Which Vedic verses describe Saraswati as wife of Brahma?
Does any Vedic sukta call Saraswati as the wife of Brahma-prajapati?
Note: This is not a dup. of "Which puranas/upapuranas mention about marriage between Brahma and Saraswati?" which is about ...
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Is there a stotra for worship of Brahma? [duplicate]
In my horoscope the Atmakaraka is Brihaspati and the Amatyakaraka is Shani.
Brahma is Adhidevata for Brihaspati and Pratyabhidevata for Shani, therefore I think I could get great benefit from worship ...
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What are the different names of Brahma as per scriptures?
What are the different names of Brahma as per scriptures? Are there 28 names of Brahma?
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Which puranas/upapuranas mention about marriage between Brahma and Saraswati?
Apparently Brahma was condemned by his sons for lusting after Saraswati, but how after that did Brahma end up marrying Saraswati?
Most of the main mahapuranas only call her consort of brahma, but ...
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What does Krishna say in Bhagavad Gita about his relationships to the Tri-murtis? [duplicate]
Does he say that Vishnu & him are the same? Interestingly, the word "narayana" never occurs in the Gita. Does he say that the other Gods are all parts of him?
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Some questions on Sri Vishnu ji .. [duplicate]
1) Who or what created Vishnu ji ?
If brahma has come from a lotus of his navel, then what is the origin of vishnu ?
ofcourse the vaishnavs will say Vishnu is parbrahm , so he is without any origin.
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in which verse of gita, has krishna declared that he is shiva, vishnu, brahma, devi & supreme
Shiva:
In which verse of gita, krishna has declared either that krishna is "shiva" or declared that "shiva" origiates from him?
Vishnu:
In which verse of gita , krishna has declared either that ...
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Who are the parents of Lord Shiva? [duplicate]
Once upon a time, a saint asked this question to Lord Shiva:
"Who is your father, Lord?". Lord Shiva replied that Brahma is his father. So who is the mother?
“Who is your grandfather?” .Then the ...
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Are Trideva creator themselves or only corporeal of God(Ishwar)
As written in the title I want to know that what are Trideva(Brahma, Vishnu, Shiva)- Creator or corporeal of God(only).
Many people say that Trideva are creator themselves and other say that they are ...
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What is the actual relationship between Brahma and saraswati? [duplicate]
I seriously want to know, how are Brahma and saraswati related, is she brahma's consort, daughter, wife?
I know that all of the child of Brahma are mind born and he doesn't have any genertic/human ...
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What is the story and significance of Dashashwamedh Ghat?
Dashashwamedh Ghat is one of the famous Ghats of of river Ganga in Varanasi (Kashi). It is mentioned on the official site of Varanasi that Lord Brahma has performed ten horse sacrifices their.
This ...
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Where from human came first?
I asked a Pundit about how the universe is created and where from human came first. While he was describing as mentioned in Vedas, he said that human are created from different parts of the body of ...
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Why some hindu gods don't have facial hair?
As far as the trimurti is concerned,
Brahma is almost always depicted as an aged man with white flowing hair and white flowing beard from all 4 heads . Perhaps the white flowing beard depicts his ...
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Is there any mention of the previous or next Sri Brahma (the creator) in the Puranas or Ithihasas?
A lot of Puranas talk about the creation of the universe after Sri Brahma is created (which is again different based upon different puranas). The puranas also talk about the life span of a Brahma ...
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Is there any temple where deities are Brahma, Vishnu and Maheshwara?
Is there any temple where deities are Brahma, Vishnu and Maheshwara all the three supreme gods are worshipped at once?
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What is the significance of Trinath Mela, where the three supreme gods are worshipped?
Villagers in Odisha many times perform Trinath Mela at their own house, where all the three supreme gods Brahma, Vishnu and Maheswara altogether are worshipped at the same time. This Pooja is said as ...
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Gods granting immortality
In many stories there are demons who ask Brahma for immortality boon and he refuses. But there are other stories where Shiva and Vishnu grant immortality boon. How can they grant this boon? What other ...
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Puranas about Brahma of the trimurti
What are the puranas that describe the life of Brahma (the four-headed God)? I want to learn more about him.
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Why were the Mandehas cursed to try to eat the Sun every day?
Sandhyavandhanam is a ritual that all Brahmanas (in fact all Dvijas) are required to perform three times a day. This chapter of the Vishnu Purana describes one reason why Sandhyavandhanam is done, ...
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How were the vedas revealed ? And to whom? [duplicate]
I do know vedas are considered to be "apauraseya" , meaning not made by men. Its not like the ancient tribal people wise men sat down and started writing. Its considered a divine revelation that were ...
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Can Lord Brahma give moksha? Can jivas enter Satyaloka after death?
It is said that Lord Vishnu and Lord Shiva can give moksha to Their devotees in Their respective abodes i.e. Vaikuntha and Kailasha respectively. Now my question is whether or not, Lord Brahma give ...
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Who are the parents of Indra and Brahma mentioned by Basava?
The term "Shaivite" is overused nowadays. For instance, Iyer Brahmins are often called Shaivites, but they're actually followers of Adi Shankaracharya's Smartha sect (which I discuss here and here) ...
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Should Prajapati (Lord Brahma) be regarded as a Supreme Self or a Transmigrating Jiva?
In the Shruti sources we find many statements that Lord Prajapati is Supreme Self. For example Shatapatha Brahmana of YajurVeda in 6.1.3.1 states
Verily, Prajâpati alone was here in the beginning. ...
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Is Sri Kurma an avatar of Lord BrahmA (Prajapati)?
It is believed that Tortoise (kurma) avatar is of Lord Vishnu as per the puranic legends.
However, one of the users of the site has quoted an interesting passage from vedas citing that Lord Kurma is ...
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Are there any eulogies and prayers to Brahma?
Brahma is doubtlessly a most important God in Hinduism.
He is the Creator of the Universe in the Trinity of Shiva Vishnu Brahma.
Just because Shiva banished Brahma's worship, and it is said that ...
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Is Dhruva portrayed as a devotee of Prajapati Brahma in any texts?
Dhruva is usually known as a devotee of Lord Vishnu. However, according to some of my relatives, Dhruva was a devotee of Lord Brahma. Do any text portray Dhruva to be a devotee of Lord Brahma?
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why do we not worship Brahma, the creator of the universe [duplicate]
i think we should worship Brahma as he created the universe and if universe would have not been created then there would be no human.
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What is measurement unit of life's duration used by Brahma?
As per the previous birth karma's, Brahma decides what will be duration of our life or how long we will live. My question is,Brahma uses which unit to decide our life time. For example: At current ...
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Is reaching to next kalpa is common for some persons?
Some says after end of kalpa everything vanishes and Brahma goes to sleep for one kalpa. During his sleep, there is no existence of life left. And after one kalpa, Brahma wakes up and creates ...
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Why does Vishnu always come down to fight the evil? [duplicate]
The Mahabharat, The Ramayan are all books that talk about how Krishna, and Ram both came to the world as Humans and took on the evil that was the Duryodhana and Ravan. So the question I have is why is ...
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Why did gods follow rule of Hinduism?
There is a main rule in Hinduism with the idea that everybody is born, everybody lives and then dies. This was the case for humans. My question is: Why did Brahma, Vishnu and Shiva follow this rule? ...
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Is each of the 18 Mahapurans related to a different Kalpa?
While researching for an answer I came across the reference of Padma Puran having been revealed in the Padma Kalpa which was the last day of the 50th year of Brahma. Currently we are in the Varah ...
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Does following line states Brahma repeats same incidents everyday?
BG 2.12 - But certainly never was a time, when I did not exist, nor you, nor these rulers of men. And surely it is not that we all shall cease to exist after this.
I read this line on this answer and ...
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Ravana's great-grandfather was Brahma?
I read it somewhere that Ravana's great-grandfather was Brahma, is that true? Are there any valid proof that proves this fact? Heard this for the first time. Got to know about this while researching ...
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Why did Brahma ask Vyasa to write Mahabarata?
I want to know the reason why Brahma asked Vyasa to write Mahabarata.
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Question about Brahma Heads [duplicate]
Can any one tell me about why / how Brahma fifth head is removed by Shiva himself/ Shiva's disciple on his orders?
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Are the Vedic Gods Prajapati and Brahma the same?
In early Vedic books, like Rig Veda (Hiryanyagarbha Sukta), Shatapata Brahmana, the verses of Atharva Veda and in Yajur Veda, Lord Prajapati is the creator.According to Shvetashvatara Upanishad and ...
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Vishnu distresses Indra by pointing out not only his, but Brahma's mortality as well. Is Vishnu likewise, a mortal position?
First off, I think the source text is the Brahmavaivarta Purana, but I may be wrong, as I couldn't find this excerpt in an online version.
Either way, the way Vishnu describes the impermanence of not ...
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What is the order of the present Varah Kalpa n Brahma's life?
The Skand Purana says Sati was born in the 1st Manvantar of the Pitri Kalpa which was the 30th Kalpa in the second Parardha of Brahma.
The text again says that Parvati was born in the Vaivasvat i.e. ...
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Was matsya of Lord brahma transferred to Lord vishnu?
The Matsya avatara is usually considered as an avatara of Lord Vishnu.
But the Shatapata Brahmana and the Mahabharata both describe Matsya as an avatara of Prajapati Brahma. While the Puranas ...
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Are there any scriptural references of the trinity “Brahma, Vishnu, Mahesh(Shiva)” as depicted in popular culture?
Brahma is typically depicted as an ancient deity with multiple heads
[& hands] in various directions.
Vishnu is depicted in form of a deity sleeping in the midst of an
ocean over a big snake (...
