Brahma
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Brahma is the Hindu god of creation, traditionally regarded as part of the Trimurti alongside Vishnu and Shiva.
Observed surface forms (3)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Pitamah (grandfather of beings) | 1 |
| Prajapati | 1 |
| the Prajapatis | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Hindu deity
ⓘ
creator god ⓘ |
| abode |
Brahmaloka
ⓘ
Brahmaloka ⓘ
surface form:
Satyaloka
|
| associatedConcept |
Brahmanda (cosmic egg)
ⓘ
cosmic creation cycle ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Shiva
ⓘ
Vishnu ⓘ |
| consort | Saraswati ⓘ |
| contrastedWith |
Shiva
ⓘ
surface form:
Shiva as destroyer
Vishnu as preserver ⓘ |
| cosmicFunction | creation ⓘ |
| creationMethod |
creation through mind-born sons (Manasaputras)
ⓘ
emanation from the cosmic egg ⓘ |
| depictedHolding |
Vedas
ⓘ
lotus ⓘ rosary ⓘ water pot ⓘ |
| depictedWith |
four arms
ⓘ
four faces ⓘ four heads ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| majorTemple | Brahma Temple, Pushkar ⓘ |
| majorTempleLocation | Pushkar, Rajasthan, India ⓘ |
| memberOf | Trimurti ⓘ |
| mount |
Hamsa
ⓘ
swan ⓘ |
| oftenConfusedWith |
Brahman
ⓘ
Brahmin ⓘ |
| parentOf |
Marichi
ⓘ
Narada ⓘ Brahma self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
the Prajapatis
|
| religion | Hinduism ⓘ |
| role | god of creation ⓘ |
| scripturalMention |
Mahabharata
ⓘ
Puranas ⓘ Ramayana ⓘ Vedas ⓘ |
| spouse | Saraswati ⓘ |
| symbol |
Vedas
ⓘ
lotus ⓘ rosary ⓘ swan ⓘ water pot ⓘ |
| timeAssociation | kalpa (day of Brahma) ⓘ |
| title |
Brahma
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Pitamah (grandfather of beings)
Brahma self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Prajapati
|
| worshipDecline | classical and later Hinduism ⓘ |
Referenced by (11)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.