Deity
Brahma: Stories
ब्रह्माThe creator of the worlds. Also called Svayambhu, Prajapati, Pitamaha, Hiranyagarbha, Chaturmukha, Kamalasana, Vidhata, Vedanatha.
Brahma is the creator god of Hinduism and the first of the Trimurti. Four-faced and seated on a lotus that grows from Vishnu's navel, he gave the world its forms and the four Vedas, with Saraswati as his consort and the swan Hamsa as his mount. His most famous temple is at Pushkar.
Stories and legends
StoryThe Birth of Ramaश्री राम का जन्मThe childless King Dasharatha of Ayodhya performed the Putrakameshti yagna, conducted by the sage Rishyasringa. A divine being rose from the fire with a bowl of sacred payasam…
StoryThe Awakening of Kumbhakarnaकुंभकर्ण का जागरणAs the war turned against him, Ravana woke his giant brother Kumbhakarna, who slept six months at a time because a slip of his tongue (steered by Saraswati)…
StorySita’s Agni Parikshaसीता की अग्नि परीक्षाAfter the war, Sita walked through fire to prove her purity before the world, and Agni, the fire-god himself, returned her unharmed and declared her faultless. One of…Continue exploring
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Related figuresVishnuविष्णु
Appears inRamayanaरामायण
ConsortSaraswatiसरस्वती
MountHamsaहंस
Places & templesPushkarपुष्करStories & mythsThe Birth of Ramaश्री राम का जन्म
ChildrenMarichiमरीचि
Places & templesLankaलंका
Related figuresShivaशिव
Places & templesAyodhyaअयोध्या
ChildrenVasishthaवसिष्ठStories & mythsThe Awakening of Kumbhakarnaकुंभकर्ण का जागरण