Brahma's flight
Brahma becomes a hamsa to search for the top of Shiva's pillar of light.
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Hamsa: Origin
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.
Where did it come from?
The texts tell different stories.
Vishnu as the swan
Vishnu appears as Hamsa to teach the Kumaras about the nature of the mind.
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