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Hindu Quotes: God of Creation
 
The god of creation, Brahma,
 Born of the Godhead through meditation
 Before the waters of life were created,
 Who stands in the heart of every creature,
 Is the Self indeed. For this Self is supreme!
 
- Katha Upanishad

 
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Brahma (written Brahmā in IAST transliteration) (Devanagari ब्रह्मा, pronounced as "brəhmα:") is the Hindu creator god, and one of the Trimurti, the others being Vishnu and Shiva. He must not be confused with the Supreme Cosmic Spirit of Hindu philosophy Brahman (the word stems of both are the same). Brahmā is identified with the Vedic deity Prajapati. At the beginning of the process of creation, Brahmā created ten Prajapatis (used in another sense), who are believed to be the fathers of the human race ... Including:

• Brahma - Creation
• Brahma - Appearance
• Brahma - Vehicle
• Brahma - Consort
• Brahma - Temples

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In Hinduism, the Trimurti (also called the Hindu trinity) are three aspects of God in His forms as Brahma, Vishnu and Shiva. This Trimurti concept is a tenet strongly held in Smartism as well as Ayyavazhi mythology. Brahma - the Creator Vishnu - the Preserver Shiva - the Destroyer The trimurti itself is conceived of as a deity and artistically represented as a three-faced human figure. Brahma is no longer as relevant as he once was, some would say the all-in-one Devi or Shakti, the Divine Moth ... Including:

• Trimurti - Symbolizations
• Trimurti - Change of the Hindu Trinity
• Trimurti - Other uses

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Kaitabh, a figure of Hindu mythology, is associated with Hindu religious cosmology. He along with his companion, Madhu, originated from one of the ears of God Vishnu, while he was in deep sleep of Yoganidra. From his navel a lotus has sprouted out on which Brahma was sitting and contemplating to create the cosmos and the universe. Kaitabh and Madhu, considered as demons, designed to annihilate Brahma. However, Brahma spotted them, and invoked the goddess Mahamaya. At this point Vishnu awoke, and the two conspiring demons were k ... Including:

• Kaitabh - Reference

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According to the Hindu view of creation, it was sound and not light that appeared first. In Vedic parlance it is called Nada Brahma or the Sound Celestial. Vedic rishis believed that the evolution of the Brahmand or universe was caused as a result of Bindu Visphot or an atomic explosion, that produced infinite waves of sound, which represent cosmicascent and expansion.
 
The sound was a monosyllable: Om . Since Om is related to the beginning of the universe, Hindus consider it the most sacred syllable with which Vedic mantras commence.

 
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Ishvara (ईश्वर in devanagari script, pronunciation /ī:sh vərə/), also variously transliterated (romanized) as Īshvara, Īshwara, Īshwar, Īśvara, etc. (Sanskrit: "the Supreme Lord, and hence the Cosmic Controller") is a Hindu philosophical concept of God meaning that entity or the Supreme Being which is the lord and the ruler of everything. Hinduism uses the term Ishvara exclusively to refer to the One and the Supreme God in a kind of monotheistic sense. The Atharva Veda explicitly sa ... Including:

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• Ishvara - Ishvara and Saguna Brahma

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Hindu mythology is not only about Gods and men, but classifies a host of different kinds of celestial, ethereal and earthly beings. Hindu mythology - Sapta Rishis. Lord Brahma, out of his thought, creates seven sages, or Sapta Rishis, who are the fathers of all other created beings. Sapta Rishis (sapta means seven and rishis means sages in Sanskrit). They are Bhrigu, Angira, Atri, Vishvamitra, Kashyapa, Vashishta, and Agastya. The other meaning of Saptarishis is constellation of Great Bear (Ursa Ma ...

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The Bhrigus, also known as Bhargavas, are a clan of sages descending form the ancient fire-priest Bhrigu. They instituted the ritual of offering the juice of the Soma plant to the old Indo-Aryan deities. Some of them were also warriors in addition to being priests. The Bhrigus are intimately linked with the composition of the Atharva-Veda. Bhrigu, a sage in Hindu mythology, was said to have stepped on Brahma, Shiva and Vishnu to test who of the three gods was the greatest. Though Brahma and Shiva were furious at Bhrigu's act, Vishnu greeted the sage with respect an ...

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Practitioners of Agama Hindu Dharma share many common beliefs, which include: A belief in one supreme being called 'Ida Sanghyang Widi Wasa', 'Sang Hyang Tunggal', or 'Sang Hyang Cintya'. A belief that all of the gods are manifestations of this supreme being. This belief is same as the belief of Smartism, which also holds that the different forms of God, Vishnu, Siva are different aspects of the same Supreme Being. A belief in the Trimurti, consisting of: Brahma, the creator ...

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