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According to Hinduism and Hindu mythology, Lord Brahma is one of the three major gods of Hindus. Lord Brahma is said to be the creator of the whole universe. The other two gods are Lord Vishnu, the preserver, and Lord Shiva, the destroyer.
Hindu tradition states that Lord Brahma originally had five heads. However, the mythological story tells that Lord Shiva cut one of the heads of Lord Brahma because they lied that he only had four, saying that he had found the finite source of linga and the actually infinite Linga of light that was Lord Shiva's manifestation, which is the sole reason of Lord Brahma having four heads. He had not found it, but had come only to the highest heaven and not to the Transcendent, Lord Shiva. The tradition also states that the remaining four heads of Lord Brahma represent many aspects of Hinduism. The four heads represent four Vedas. It is said that the four heads of Lord Brahma are eternally reciting the four Vedas. These four heads also represent the four heads of time, the Yugas. There is another story about Lord Shiva punishing Lord Brahma for marrying his own creation and hence cutting off his 5th head and made sure that he could only be worshipped at one temple.
Other websites[change | change source]
- www.gurjari.net
- The Brahma-Samhita Archived 2009-12-10 at the Wayback Machine (Brahmasamhita.com)
- Brahma's Prayers for Creative Energy Archived 2009-11-11 at the Wayback Machine (vedabase.net)
- Brahma: The God with Only Three Temples Archived 2008-01-20 at the Wayback Machine (boloji.com)
- Indian Gods and Goddesses - Brahma Archived 2008-02-02 at the Wayback Machine (indiayogi.com)
