One Of The Trinity Hindu Gods Brahma – The Creator

One Of The Trinity Hindu Gods Brahma – The Creator

 

Brahma is the Hindu god that is associated with the formation of the universe and is one of the important three gods. The others two Hindu Gods in the trinity are Vishnu and Shiva. The companion of Hindu god Brahma is Saraswati, who is connected with learning. According to what is mentioned in the holy book the Puranas, Hindu god Brahma was born from a lotus. This flower grew from the stomach of Vishnu and this happened before the formation of the universe.

That is how Brahma gets one of his names, which is Nabhija, which implies born from the stomach. There is a second legend that says that Brahma was born in water. The seed turned into a golden egg and this was later turned into the universe or Brahma.

As Brahma was born in water he is also known as one who is born in water. Brahma is known to be the son of the Supreme male energy called Brahman and the female energy, Prakrti or Maya.

Brahma is always shown with four heads, faces and arms too. Each of his head is used to chant one of the Vedas. He is often shown as an old man to show the never-ending nature.

There is another story in association with Brahma's four heads. That is when Brahma was creating the universe he made a female god called Shatarupa. This means one with a hundred beautiful shapes.

Brahma immediately fell in love with her. Shatarupa tried to avoid Brahma, but wherever she went, Brahma formed a head.

Therefore, Brahma has five heads. In order to control Brahma, Shiva cut off the top head.

Also, Shiva felt for Brahma to become so smitten with her was not right. He directed that no one should be worship Brahma. Therefore, only Vishnu and Shiva continue to be worshiped, while Brahma is not. Since that time Brahma has been left reciting the Vedas.

The Bhagavata Purana has a story that says our universe is called by Krishna to meet with the Brahmas of other worlds. Some of them have more than four heads and these results in thousands of heads. This makes the mix of milk and water to show that justice should always be in the forefront and prevail.

Brahma's vehicle that he uses to get around in is a Swan. This holy bird is having been blessed. This swan is so very special that it can accept the good from the evil. These are the special qualities that this swan comes with.

Brahma is considered to be the Creator of the entire universe and earth. Brahma is known as the first god of the Hindu Trinity, of Vishnu, Shiva and Brahma. Lord Brahma is known to be the maker of the Universe. Brahma is Supreme Being, the god of gods.

Lord Brahma is one who gave birth to mankind. Brahma symbolizes the universal mind. He is the one who created the mind and the intellect. Brahma actually represents the mind and intellect. This is one of the reasons why the worship of Brahma is considered to be so very important. Several Hindus do not consider their prayers to be complete until they have prayed to Brahma. People, who are seekers of great knowledge and consider it to be their true wealth, worship him. Therefore as his devotee Brahma has students, scholars, scientists and teachers too.

The Hindu God Brahma looks very different than the way the other gods are depicted. He can be seen as a four-faced, four-armed, bearded idol. He has a rose and a book in the topmost hand; a water pot in the other hand and one hand is always there to bless his devotees.

The four faces represent the holy knowledge of the four Vedas that he has in himself.

This means that Brahma is the fount of all the knowledge that is needed for the creation of the universe. The four arms are the four directions and therefore, symbolize that Lord Brahma is the everywhere all around the universe. The white beard shows wisdom and longevity.