Brahma is a deity who represents the universal creative Force he is part of tremirdie the Great Hindu Trinity alongside Shiva in Vishnu this God stands for balance while Vishnu and Shiva represents two opposing forces destruction and sustenance Brahma is the Lord of time a day to this God lasts 4 320 million years to Immortal at the dawn of time he created Saraswati the beautiful goddess of superior knowledge she became his consort and at his side took part in creating the universe all living things originated from Brahma Brahma is depicted as having four heads each reciting
one of the fourieras and each looking in One Direction originally he had a fifth head but this was torn off by Shiva as it dared to insult the God of destruction the god also possesses four arms in one he holds a rosary representing the Cycles a time within which the universe operates he holds a book in another symbolizing knowledge in his third hand he holds a pot of holy water a symbol of cosmic energy the final hand contains a lotus flower representing nature and the essence of life the god travels around the Universe on a
Divine Swan the animal can distinguish pure milk from that mixed with water this stands for the ability to distinguish between Good and Evil Brahma is an especially important deity in Hinduism unlike Vishnu and Shiva who had temples scattered all over India he has only one large temple in his honor it is in pushkar the spot where Brahma dropped a lotus flower the petals fell and turned the area into a sacred Place creating pushkar Lake during the karthika purnima festival those who bathed in the sacred Lake are freed from their sins Brahma was supposed to conduct
along with his wife a sacrificial riot at pushkar but since Saraswati was late for the ritual the god married the beautiful Gayatri and commenced the ritual with his new wife when Saraswati spotted Brahma with his new wife she furiously accursed Brahma this is why the God can only be worshiped in pushkar and no major temples in honor of Brahma exist the spread of Vishnu and Krishna worship overshadow brahma's cult but the god of creation and genuine knowledge is given special devotion by those who use the power of cognition in their trade such as teachers students
and scientists they can with the God's help walk the path of true knowledge [Music] [Music]
