Questions tagged [brahma]
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 meaning of Brahm Gyan?
What kind of knowledge is considered as Brahm Gyan? Is having knowledge of all four Vedas would make a person Brahm Gyani?
Does Brahm in Brahm Gyan denotes Lord Brahma? If so then what is the reason ...
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Are there any more details about previous Kalpas in scriptures?
Reading about Kalpa on this site, my understanding is:
Current Brahma completed 50 years
Currently Brahma is in 51st year and on first day of the 51st year
Each of Brahma's day includes one Kalpa (...
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What were the forms of vedas when Madhu and Kaitabha stole them?
The story of Madhu and Kaithabha stealing vedas and Lord Vishnu in the avatar of Hayagriva retrieving them have been mentioned here . However my question is what was the form of vedas.
Mahabharata ...
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Who are the mind born daughters or Manasi Kanyas of Lord Brahma?
Lord Brahma had many mind born sons who were given charge of populating the world. However there is some mention of Lord Brahmas daughters like Shatarupa, wife of Swayambhuva Manu; Ahalya wife of ...
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how to understand this body is also conciousness?
I can understand mind is conciousness because mind resolves into conciousness during deep sleep but how to understand body is also conciousness.
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How does Brahma look like?
Does Brahma looks like an old deity, having white hairs? What was his body complexion - red, golden or something else. Does he uses rosaries for chanting, if so then which rosaries does he uses(...
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Existence of Hinduism
I have heard that people will be less spiritually inclined at the end of kaliyuga. The world will refurbish again to a utopian model of Satvayuga. Are there any references which states that Hinduism ...
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Immortality of Shiva, Brahma and Vishnu [duplicate]
Is Vishnu only immortal or Shiva and Brahma also are immortal ?
(I know that all afterall are the same, but just for knowing because i read somewhere that only Vishnu is immortal)
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Can anyone explain guru mantra and intent? [duplicate]
Any one explain the following guru mantra, as to why a common human guru is being compared with lords(Brahma, Vishnu, and Shiva)?
Gurur brahma
Gurur vishnu
Gurur devo maheshwaraha
Gurur ...
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Does any scripture refer to Brahma of five faces without any connection to his beheading by Siva? [duplicate]
I have always seen references to Brahma of 4 faces (caturmukha Brahma).
There is a story of Siva cutting off one of Brahma's heads - which means that he must have been pancamukha (5-headed) before ...
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Why Brahma is called Lotus born?
Why Bramha who is self-born i.e. manifested on its own as per Yoga Vasistha, also called Lotus born as per Yoga Vasistha? What is the meaning of lotus here? Is it simple flower or something else very ...
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Which is the earliest scripture to depict Brahma as the navel-lotus-born offspring of Vishnu?
In the earliest scriptures Brahma/Prajapati/Hiranyagarbha is depicted as having no genealogy and sometimes equated with Parabrahmam.
for example:
lord-brahma-be-regarded-as-a-supreme-self:
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Shouldn't there be time dilation when Riksharaja took Vali and Sugriva to Brahma lok?
We know at least two incidents where individuals experienced time dilation as per our scriptures - 1) King Kakudmi traveling to Brahma lok with his daughter Princess Revati 2) King Muchukunda fighting ...
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Hindu New Year ( Chaitra Month ) [duplicate]
As we know that there are 2 types of Hindu calendar.
1.Purnimanta 2. Amanta
According to Purnimanta Holi is New Year i.e. Chaitra Krishna Pratipada
but according to Amanta Chaitra Shukla ...
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Difference between saguna brahman and sakara brahman
Saguna brahman refers to the parabrahman with gunas.
Sakara brahman refers to the brahaman taking an akara(shape).
Are they same? The doubt then can be rephrased as the following two questions:
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Is there any Vedic verse that explicitly says Brahma and Shiva did not exist before creation?
Is there any Vedic verse that explicitly says Brahma and Shiva did not exist before creation?
Many verses say only Brahman existed before creation. But what about Brahma and Shiva?
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Brahma with hundreds of heads
In the Chaitanya Charitamrta (Madhya Lila, Chapter 21), we hear of Brahmas with hundreds of heads. Are there any Puranic reference for the same?
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Is Brahma the personified Brahman?
Is Brahma the personified Brahman?. Is there any sect or Philosophy or philosopher who think that Brahma is the personified Brahman?. Why not Brahma is the personified Brahman, aren't they both have ...
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Does a Brahma jnani also need deeksha in order to make a mantra to work?
if i want to use mantra to work i need to get deeksha from guru. What i am asking is Like that if brahma nani want to use mantra to work whether he also need to get deeksha from guru or not.
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Is manusmriti applicable on descendants of Brahma's mind born sons?
As we know some of Brahma's mind born sons also had progeny. So technically not all humans are descendants of Manu. Is my understanding correct? And if so, is manusmriti applicable on them?
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What is the history of Brahma's birth? [duplicate]
I am looking for details about Brahma's birth, his parents etc. I have never heard about it. can any one explain real detail about it,.
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Was Bramhadev worshipped in treta and dwapara yuga?
We know Bramhadev isn't worshipped in Kaliyuga. Are there any evidence on Bramhadev being worshipped in Tretayuga and Dwaparayuga except Mahamuni Vyasa meditating on Bramhadev before writing ...
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Just like there is a Shiva Purana and Vishnu Purana, is there a Purana praising Brahma?
Title. I want a book about Brahma. It can be in the form of a Gita like Shiva Gita or Bhagavad Gita or it can be in the form of a Purana.
Thanks.
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Do our scriptures talk about life span of Tridev? [duplicate]
Brahma, Vishnu (Vishnu of the Universe, not eternal Maha Vishnu who resides in Paramapadam), Rudra (not the eternal Shiva) are the trimurthis where Brahma's life span is 100 years is defined. ...
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Shiva and Brahma's severed head
I came across this video on youtube, which mentions Shiva's dance after severing Brahma's fifth head and being explained the nature of what was created; can this story be found in any scripture? ...
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Meaning of Bhartrihari verse on Brahma and a swan's ability to separate milk from the water
Verse 18 from Bhartihari's NÄ«tiÅataka says:
ambhojinÄ«-vana-vihÄra-vilÄsam eva
haį¹sasya hanti nitarÄį¹ kupito
vidhÄtÄ |
na tv asya dugdha-jala-bheda-vidhau prasiddhÄį¹
vaidagdha-kīrtim ...
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Do the demons ever try to conquer Brahma loka or Shiva loka?
When Daitya Hiranyakashipu conquered the universe, he conquered up till Swarga.
Text 13: O my dear King, Hiraį¹yakaÅipu was always drunk on strong-smelling wines and liquors, and therefore his ...
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Can one teleport to another Earth?
The scriptures state that there are an infinite number of Brahmas, and an infinite number of universes that have their own planetary systems.
Can one go to another from this earth?
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Why does the Bhagavata Purana say the first Pararddha is already over when it is narrating the events of the Padma Kalpa?
Note: This is a follow-up of this question.
According to the Vishnu Purana, the Padma Kalpa terminates with the end of one Pararddha or the first half of Brahma's life and the commencement of ...
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How to reconcile the lakshanas of a siddha from the Vedanta and the tantras?
In the shabasadhana of the tantra, the sadhaka normally worships Mahavidyas ie devatas like Kali, Tara etc, who are Brahma according to the Tantras. After the sadhaka gets siddhi, he has to remain ...
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Are there any Puranas that corresponds to a Kalpa where Brahma creates Vishnu?
According to the thirteenth chapter of the Vayavivasamhita of the Shiva Purana, Brahma has created Vishnu and Rudra in certain Kalpas:
Vayu said, I shall narrate how Rudra was born and how Brahma ...
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What are the eleven senses of Lord Brahma
As per common knowledge, humans have five senses: Vision, Hearing, Touch, Smell, Taste.
From the following excerpt Srimad Bhagavatham, we come to know that Lord Brahma has eleven senses. Are the ...
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How much time has been passed of current Brahma's life span?
I heard from one of my friends that half of current Brahma's time is passed, is that true?
How much time has been passed of current Brahma?
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What is the chronological order of different KALPA?
We have Puranas incidents happening from different Kalpas of Brahma. Do we have order of it?
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What caused Lord Shiva to test Lord Brahma and Lord Vishnu?
I have heard that Lord Brahma was cursed that, he will not be worshipped as a God in a test conducted by Lord shiva . So my question is what caused Lord Shiva to test Brahma and Vishnu?
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What is exact meaning of UTPATTI(ą¤ą¤¤ą„ą¤Ŗą¤¤ą„ą¤¤ą„), STITHI(ą¤øą„ą¤¤ą¤æą¤„ą„) AND LAYA(ą¤²ą¤Æ)
As we know the works of trimurti.
Lord Brahma's work is UTPATTI(ą¤ą¤¤ą„ą¤Ŗą¤¤ą„ą¤¤ą„).
Lord Vishnu's work is STITHI(ą¤øą„ą¤¤ą¤æą¤„ą„).
Lord Shiva's work is LAYA(ą¤²ą¤Æ).
I want to know what are the exact meanings of those ...
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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 āā 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.
PrajÄpati 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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Any connection between Brahmastra and Brahmadanda?
I was reading an article here that states:
Brahmastra (Sanskrit: ą¤¬ą„ą¤°ą¤¹ą„āą¤®ą¤¾ą¤øą„āą¤¤ą„ą¤°, BrahmÄstra) 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?
