encyclopedia – Vyasa Mahabharata

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Brahma

Brahma Brahma – the creator Brahma (Sanskrit: ब्रह्मा, IAST: Brahmā) is a creator god in Hinduism. He has four faces. Brahma is also known as Svayambhu (self-born), Vāgīśa (Lord of Speech), and the creator of the four Vedas, one from each of his mouths. Brahma is sometimes identified with the Vedic god Prajapati, as well as linked to Hiranyagarbha (the cosmic egg). He is…

Brahmana

BrahmanaBrahmana (ब्राह्मण) is a Varna (class, caste) in Hinduism specialising as priests, teachers (Acharya) and protectors of sacred learning across generations.The earliest inferred reference to “Brahmana” as a possible social class is in the Rigveda, occurs once, and the hymn is called Purusha Sukta. According to this hymn in Mandala 10, Brahmanas are described as having…