Brahma - The Creator of Universe

As per Hindu Vedas, Brahma is considered to be the creator of our universe.
Saptarishi - 7 great sages who helped brahma to create the universe. They are also called manas putra or mind sons or spirits as all these sons were born out of Brahma's mind rather than body. Brahma created 11 prajapatis who are considered to be the father of human race.

Creation of Brahma and Universe(Brahm- anda)

One Theory
As per Puranas, Brahma is self born in the lotus that grew from vishnu's navel at the beginning of the universe. For this reason , Brahma is also know as nabhija.

Another Theory
Brahma was born in water. In this he deposited a seed that later became the golden egg. From this golden egg, Brahma the creator was born hiranyagarbha. The remaining materials of the golden egg expanded into the Brahm -anda or Universe.

Brahma is also considered to be the son of Brahman and the female energy known as Prakrti or Maya.

In Brahma Purana, Brahma is regarded as a creator and not necessarily as God. Rather, he is regarded as a creation of god. Life span of Brahma is 100 Brahma Years and after a gap of 100 Brahma years, another Brahma or creator will begin the process of creation. This cycle is thought to repeat without end.

Brahma is not much worshiped by Hindus and there are only few temples dedicated to him.
Stories related to less worshiping of Brahma:
When Vishnu and Brahma decided to find the end and beginning of a huge shiva linga , vishnu(in form of boar) who started digging the earth gave up and bowed to shiva but brahma(in form of swan) asked ketaki flower to bear false witness about brahma's discovery of Shiva's beginning. Shiva all knowing was angered by brahma's ego. As per shiva purana, shiva cursed him that no being in three worlds will worship him.

It is also considered that a great sage Brahmarishi Bhrigu went to invite Brahma for a great fire sacrifice i.e yajna. Brahma was so immersed in music played by Saraswati that he could hardly hear Bhrigu's call. Bhrigu then cursed Brahma that no person on Earth would ever worship him.

Brahma's powers
Brahma is also considered to possess the knowledge of all four vedas and each head represents a veda.
Brahma's swan is considered to have a virtue called Neera Ksheera Viveka or ability to separate milk and water from a mixture of two.

Satyalok is considered to be home of brahma and vishnulok is above it.

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Yuga

As per Hindu Mythology, Vedas tell that there are 4 yugas i.e Satya Yuga, Treta Yuga, dwapar yuga and kali yuga. Total of these yugas is 4.32 million years with kaliyuga (4,32,000 years), dwapar yuga ( 8,64,000 years), treta yugas (1,296,000 years) and satya yuga (1,728, 000 years). One cycle of these 4 yugas is called as maha yuga or divya yuga.

Satya Yuga + Treta Yuga + Dwapar Yuga + kaliyuga = 1 Maha Yuga or Divya Yuga

1000 MahaYuga = 1 day of Brahma or 4.32 billion earth years = 1 night of Brahma

1 day and night of Brahma = 2000 Maha yuga or 8.64 Billion Years

It is said that after a day cycle of brahma, life is destroyed in universe and new life is formed.

Life of Brahma = 36000 Brahma Years

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Brahma lives for 36000 Brahma days which equals to 40 billion Earth years. After the death of brahma, universe is again created for next 40 billion years. Then a new Brahma is born and the cycle starts itself again. Each yuga involves the changes that happens on the earth and on the mankind.

Explanation of time of Yugas

In the explanations of the measurements of time found therein, one cycle of the four yugas together is 12,000 years of the demigods, called divine years. Each of these years is composed of 360 days, and each of their days is equal to one human year. So Krita-yuga is 4000 divine years in length, Treta-yuga is 3000 divine years in length, Dvapara-yuga is 2000 divine years in length, and Kali-yuga is 1000 divine years long, with the addition of the conjoining portions of the Sandhya and Sandhyansa.

In this way, each yuga is preceded by a period called a Sandhya, which is as many hundred years in length as there are thousands of years in that particular yuga. Each yuga is also followed by a period of time known as a Sandhyansa, which is also as many hundreds of years in length as there are thousands of years in the yuga. In between these periods of time is the actual yuga. Therefore, we have:
Krita-yuga = 4000 divine years, Sandhya = 400 divine years, Sandhyansa = 400 divine years. Total = 4800 divine years x 360 days = 1,728,000 human years.

Treta-yuga = 3000 divine years, Sandhya = 300 divine years, Sandhyansa = 300 divine years. Total = 3600 divine years x 360 days = 1,296,000 human years.


Dvapara-yuga = 2000 divine years, Sandhya = 200 divine years, Sandhyansa = 200 divine years. Total = 2400 divine years x 360 days = 864,000 human years.


Kali-yuga = 1000 divine years, Sandhya = 100 divine years, Sandhyansa = 100 divine years. Total = 1200 divine years x 360 days = 432,000 human years.




Within these immense periods of time the human life span decreases from 100,000 years in the Satya-yuga (the Golden Age), to 10,000 years in the Treta-yuga (the Silver Age), 1,000 years in the Dwapura-yuga (the Bronze Age), and finally 100 years in the Kali-yuga (the Iron Age). All these numbers are multiples of 108, the number of beads in Eastern prayer necklaces. Rama lived in the Treta Yuga.


Satya Yuga is the " Yuga of Truth" when mankind is governed by gods.The average life expectancy of human being in this era is 100,000 years. Dharma Bull which symbolises morality, stood on all four legs during this period. Later in Treta yuga it would become three and two in the later dvapara yuga and in kaliyuga it stands on one leg.

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