The Hindu Religion, Swami Vivekananda (1894), Wikisource Vedic Hinduism SW Jamison and M Witzel, Harvard University International Encyclopedia of Philosophy by Shyam Ranganathan, York University /hindu Websites and Resources on Hinduism: Hinduism Today Heart of Hinduism (Hare Krishna Movement) India Divine Religious Tolerance Hindu Page /hinduism Hinduism Index /~gk1415/hinduism Wikipedia article Wikipedia Oxford center of Hindu Studies Hindu Website /hinduindex Hindu Gallery Hindusim Today Image Gallery Įncyclopædia Britannica Online article Some of his more well-known incarnations are the hero Krishna, the hero Rama, a tortoise and a fish. It is thought that he has descended nine times already. From time to time, Vishnu descends to earth in a human, animal or creature form to restore the balance of good and evil in the world. In his four hands, Vishnu holds a conch shell, a discus, a lotus and a mace. He appears as a man with four arms riding on a mythical bird or resting on a serpent. Later on, he became one of the main Hindu gods. Shiva's wife is Parvati and his son is Kartikeya.
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He holds a trident in his hand and sits on a deer skin in a yogic position. Shiva wears a snake coiled round his neck and hair. Shiva is the god who destroys the world when it is in a state of chaos and ungodliness. Brahma created his consort who is known by several names: Satarupa, Savitri, Sarasvati, Gayatri and Brahmani. Another story is that he was born from a lotus which grew out of Vishnu's navel. One story is that Brahma hatched from a floating golden egg. There are many different stories about Brahma's birth. He has four arms in which he carries the Vedas, and a combination of the following things: a sceptre, a spoon, a string of beads, a bow and a water jug. Brahma is shown as a man with red skin wearing white robes and riding on a goose or a swan. He is one of the three most important Hindu gods. 200 and 800.” īrahma, Vishnu and Shiva seated on lotuses with their consorts, Saraswati, Lakshmi and Paravati respectively, ca 1770, Guler, Indiaīrahma is the creator of the Universe and the god of wisdom. They are described in the Puranas, a group of texts formulated between A.D. Shiva, Vishnu, and the Great Goddess Devi (Mahadevi) in their myriad forms are the most widely worshipped Hindu gods. Brahma has never had a large number of worshippers. Watts from The Metropolitan Museum of Art wrote: “Initially, Hinduism was centered around three male gods: Brahma, creator of the cosmos Vishnu, preserver and protector of the universe and Shiva, destroyer of the universe so that from the formless void it may be created again. Thus, according to the Harivamsa, there is "no difference between Shiva who exists in the form of Vishnu, and Vishnu who exists in the form of Shiva." The rival claims of the followers of Shiva and Vishnu are found in most Indian texts, stretching as far back as the Mahabharata, but there are also attempts to reconcile these claims with the argument that Shiva and Vishnu are in reality one.
However, the worship of Brahma is almost unknown in India, and Indian sectarian history and conflict resolves itself largely, though by no means exclusively, into a struggle between the adherents of Shiva, called Saivites, and the followers of Vishnu or Vaishnavites. Vinay Lal, a professor of history at UCLA writes: “Shiva is represented as the Destroyer, Brahma as the Creator: Vishnu holds the universe in balance, acting as the Preserver. Two of Parvati's fierce but very powerful forms are Durga and Kali. Collectively, they are sometimes referred to as Divine mother (or Shakti). The wives of Brahma, Vishnu, and Shiva are Saraswati, Laxmi, and Parvati, respectively.
Vishnu (and the incarnations of Him, Rama and Krishna), Shiva (and his various forms), their wives, are very popular with numerous temples and followers. īrahma is not worshipped and there are very few temples in his honor due to 'mythological' reasons. His name should not be confused with Brahman, who is the supreme God force present within all things. Brahma's job was creation of the world and all creatures. Vishnu is the preserver of the universe, while Shiva's role is to destroy it in order to re-create. The Hindu triumvirate consists of three gods - Brahma, Vishnu and Shiva - who are responsible for the creation, upkeep and destruction of the world. Brahma, Vishnu and Shiva revealed in the Cosmic Ocean
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