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Hamsa: Who bears it
हंसThe hamsa is the divine swan or goose that carries Brahma and Saraswati. Tradition says it can separate milk from water, so it stands for discernment between the real and the unreal. Brahma flies as a hamsa in the story of the pillar of light, and the highest renunciants are called paramahamsa.
Who bears it?
DeitySaraswatiसरस्वतीSaraswati is the goddess of knowledge, speech, music and the arts, and the consort of Brahma. Praised in the Rigveda as the greatest of rivers, she is shown…
DeityBrahmaब्रह्माBrahma 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…Continue exploring
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