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God Brahma

Also known as Vaagish, Atmabhu, Surajyeshta, Parameshti, Chaturanana, Datha, Abjayonih, Druhinah

Brahma (, ) is a Hindu god, referred to as "the Creator" within the Trimurti, the trinity of supreme divinity that includes Vishnu and Shiva. He is associated with creation of everything, knowledge, and the Vedas. Brahma is prominently mentioned in creation legends. In some Puranas, he created himself in a golden embryo known as the Hiranyagarbha.

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Brahma is a Hindu deity known as "the Creator" in the Trimurti—the trinity of supreme gods that also includes Vishnu and Shiva—and is associated with the creation of all things, knowledge, and the ancient Hindu scriptures called the Vedas. He appears prominently in Hindu creation myths, with some texts describing him as having created himself within a golden embryo called the Hiranyagarbha.

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Deity <! Wikipedia:WikiProject Hindu mythology >.image: File:Brahma, dal soffitto del tempio di huchchappaiyya gudi, aihole (balgakot), karnataka, VII secolo (cropped).jpg
Deity <! Wikipedia:WikiProject Hindu mythology >.caption: 6th-century sculpture of Brahma
Deity <! Wikipedia:WikiProject Hindu mythology >.name: Brahma
Deity <! Wikipedia:WikiProject Hindu mythology >.devanagari: ब्रह्मा
Deity <! Wikipedia:WikiProject Hindu mythology >.sanskrit_transliteration: Brahmā
Deity <! Wikipedia:WikiProject Hindu mythology >.affiliation: Trimurti, Deva
Deity <! Wikipedia:WikiProject Hindu mythology >.deity_of: Creator of the Universe God of Creation, Knowledge and the Vedas
Deity <! Wikipedia:WikiProject Hindu mythology >.abode: Brahmaloka
Deity <! Wikipedia:WikiProject Hindu mythology >.weapon: Brahmastra, Brahmashirastra
Deity <! Wikipedia:WikiProject Hindu mythology >.mantra: ॐ वेदात्मनाय विद्महे हिरण्यगर्भाय धीमही तन्नो ब्रह्मा प्रचोदयात्: ' ॐ ब्रह्मणे नम: '
Deity <! Wikipedia:WikiProject Hindu mythology >.symbol: Lotus, Vedas, Japamala, Kamandalu
Deity <! Wikipedia:WikiProject Hindu mythology >.consort: Savitri (identified with Sarasvati or Gayatri)
Deity <! Wikipedia:WikiProject Hindu mythology >.mount: Hamsa
Deity <! Wikipedia:WikiProject Hindu mythology >.festivals: Kartik Purnima
Deity <! Wikipedia:WikiProject Hindu mythology >.member_of: Trimurti
Deity <! Wikipedia:WikiProject Hindu mythology >.other_names: Svayambhu, Virinchi, Prajapati
Deity <! Wikipedia:WikiProject Hindu mythology >.children: Mind-created children including:

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Commons category: Brahma
native label: 𑖤𑖿𑖨𑖮𑖿𑖦𑖯

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Origin and meaning
Literature and legends
Vedic literature
Post-Vedic, Epics and Puranas
Sangam literature
Iconography
Epochs of Brahma
Worship
India
Southeast and East Asia
See also
References
External links

Brahma is frequently identified with the Vedic god Prajapati. During the post-Vedic period, Brahma was a prominent deity and his sect existed; however, by the 7th century, he had lost his significance. He was also overshadowed by other major deities like Vishnu, Shiva, and Mahadevi and demoted to the role of a secondary creator, who was created by the major deities.