I am sharing an interesting information on Brahma. :)
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Brahma the divine procreator and the one who was born out of the golden egg known as Hiranyagarbha.
this is same as the big bang theory where the entire universe has come from one dense singular mass.
the expansion(or bang) of the universe is known as one day of Brahma and the collapse of the universe is known as one night of Brahma.in Vedas the entire universe collapses in the distant future and is again created through the big bang and this process happens for about 100 Brahma years after which Brahma dies.
and after another 100 years of Brahma's death he is again reborn and the process continues.
the best thing is that in hinduism the universe is eternal in reality, and it agrees with the concept of parallel universes as it is said that every single universe has a Brahma.
The Symbols:
The Four Hands – Brahmā's four arms represent the four cardinal directions: east, south, west, and north. The back right hand represents mind, the back left hand represents intellect, the front right hand is ego, and the front left hand is self-confidence.
The Prayer beads – Symbolize the substances used in the process of creation.
The Book – The book symbolizes knowledge.
The Gold – Gold symbolizes activity; the golden face of Brahmā indicates that He is actively involved in the process of creating the Universe.
The Swan – The swan is the symbol of grace and discernment. Brahmā uses the swan as his vāhana, or his carrier or vehicle.
The Crown – Lord Brahmā's crown indicates His supreme authority.
The Lotus – The lotus symbolizes nature and the living essence of all things and beings in the Universe.
The Beard – Brahmā's black or white beard denotes wisdom and the eternal process of creation.
The Four Faces – The four Vedas (Ŗk, Sāma, Yajuh and Atharva). The Vedas Symbolises his four faces, heads and arms
God in the Vedas is a completely different concept.in the Vedas god is a not a separate entity somewhere in heaven but is the all encompassing reality or infinity and is called Brahman(not to be confused with Brahma and brahmin).
Brahman has no form,no gender,is omnipresent and is not a separate being,it has no beginning and no end,is neither bad nor good,is both existent and non-existent,as infinity is not existent(if it exists then it is not infinity) but is very much existent(as infinity obviously exists at the same time).
in advaita philosophy,everything is god and that includes you and me.the difference between us and a person like krishna,jesus,rama or muhammad is that they have realized this truth but we haven't.
after reading about Brahma from a number of scriptures i wonder if Brahma is an alien who was the cause of populating this planet with humans as it is mentioned that he's from another planet.
as Brahma is mostly described as the first Prajapati or procreator who populated various different planets.
It is mentioned that princess Revathi(wife of Balarama) visited Lord Brahma via a Vimana(sanskrit for spaceship) at a very high and after her visit to Brahma,she sees that many tens of thousands of years have passed and her entire kingdom has gone and the world looks completely different and yet she didn't age throughout the trip... this story clearly is in terms with the theory of relativity.
so its a definite possibility that ancient Indians already knew about theory of relativity much before Albert Einstein... interesting isn't it?
but I have to agree sometimes it maybe a bit confusing to completely agree.
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Its really very interesting information shared here.. I didnt know this much details about bramha. Thanks for sharing :)
Brahma is essential part of trinity functions. Universe or any organization has three functions- creation, preservation and destruction. What you need, you make. This is creative function. You preserve as long as you need. This is preservation function. You destroy when you no longer need or is irreparable. This is destruction function.
According to Hindu thought, Brahma is creator, Vishnu is preserver and shiva the destroyer.
I know that there are less temples for lord Brahma. :) :)
This is correct. Brahma temples are very few. People generally do not worship Brahma. Brahma made this world and became non functional thereafter. So, he is irrelevant. Vishnu is preserver and protector and so all worship him and his incarnates- Rama and Krishna. Shiva is destroyer and so people worship him out of fear.
I think there is any story of this lord brahma for not having temples.
Brahma created a woman named satrupa to assist him. He got attracted and chased her. This angered shiva who cursed that Brahma would not be routinely worshiped.
http://surinusgaonkarsays.sulekha.com/blog/post/2007/01/why-lord-brahma-is-not-worshiped-.htm
http://www.bbc.co.uk/religion/religions/hinduism/deities/brahma.shtml
Gulshan ji I heard a story which is lord shiva only cursed him for supporting lord vishnu.
I dont remember much of this story.
I have cited only from the information available on the net. Of course, there are varying and even contradictory stories.
But main thing is that man is selfish. Brahma is creator and he has no role after creation. Hence, he loses all importance. We see in our day to day life that only a useful person is given importance and respected. I remember that a patwari was posted to a village. Patwari was very important. Nobody knew anyone above him. A stranger came and people welcomed and gave him all hospitality. They later asked- You are our new patwari. The stranger got annoyed and said- I am Deputy collector. The villagers said- Oh! you fooled us. Go away. You cheat.
This is the way. Who is Brahma! He is useless. Vishnu protects us. so worship him. Shiva can destroy. so fear and worship.
Its really very interesting information shared here.. I didnt know this much details about bramha. Thanks for sharing :)
Brahma is essential part of trinity functions. Universe or any organization has three functions- creation, preservation and destruction. What you need, you make. This is creative function. You preserve as long as you need. This is preservation function. You destroy when you no longer need or is irreparable. This is destruction function.
According to Hindu thought, Brahma is creator, Vishnu is preserver and shiva the destroyer.
Actually, these 3 persons together is the actual form of God.....though divided as Brahma, Vishnu and Maheswara.
Its really very interesting information shared here.. I didnt know this much details about bramha. Thanks for sharing :)
Brahma is essential part of trinity functions. Universe or any organization has three functions- creation, preservation and destruction. What you need, you make. This is creative function. You preserve as long as you need. This is preservation function. You destroy when you no longer need or is irreparable. This is destruction function.
According to Hindu thought, Brahma is creator, Vishnu is preserver and shiva the destroyer.
God, deities are all hypothetical and their invention depend on level of intelligence and knowledge. The Hindus were good managers. They believed that one God can not do everything himself. He must properly organize and delegate authority. So, various gods like Brahma, Vishnu, Shiva (the chief managers) and subordinate authorities like Indra, varun etc were conceptualized.
Actually, these 3 persons together is the actual form of God.....though divided as Brahma, Vishnu and Maheswara.
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