BRAHMA
Brahma may be regarded as self-born as he was born in the lotus that
emerged from the navel of Lord Vishnu at the beginning of the universe.
Prajapati Brahma worked towards the lesser creation, in that he created
Essences, Sin and Darkness, and out of these three characteristics, the
powerful Ego arose. In turn, out of Ego arose the five elements of Agni, Vayu,
Akash,Earth After this, he created gods, nature, humans, animals and all other
living creatures. Thus, he can be regarded as the lord of progeny. Brahma
fathered the first man, Daksha.
Generally, he
is represented in the Puranas, as a man with four heads, dressed in white and
mounted on a goose. Illustrations of Brahma depict him seated on a lotus, with
four heads and four arms. His four faces represent the four Vedas, and it is
said that he continually recites each of the Vedas with each face. Unlike the
other gods, Brahma doesn’t hold weapon in any of his four hands; rather, he is
shown as holding beads, Vedas or a lotus, and water-pot and a spoon-like
sceptre. Brahma’s wife is Saraswati, the goddess of learning and wisdom; she
generated the Devnagari script which is used in Sanskrit.
One school of
thought believes that Brahma actually had five heads. There is an interesting
story behind this. When Brahma saw his first female creation, he fell madly in
love with her, even though, technically speaking, she was his daughter as he
had created her. As he continued to stare at her, Satrupa (the hundred-point
beauty), on her part, felt shy and uncomfortable, and tried to evade Brahma.
But Brahma, who couldn’t stop himself from staring at her created a second head
on the left side of his main head and a third head on the right side of his
head so that he would be able to see her wherever she went. When Satrupa fled
behind him, he created a fourth head at the back of his head, and a fifth head
on the top of the four heads when she went up in the sky, so that he could see
her from all directions and angles. So, Brahma has five heads but in
illustrations depicting him, generally four heads are seen. According to
another legend, Shiva disapproved of Brahma’s lust for Satrupa and not only did
he cut off his fifth head, but also cursed him that he would never be
worshipped anywhere on Earth for such despicable behaviour.
VISHNU
Vishnu, who is often synonymous
with Narayana, is the Preserver of the universe. He is the supreme purusha (being), who is approachable,
and cares for the welfare of all. He is the lord of the world, he is endless.
He is Shri Maha Vishnu.
In the Narada Purana, Sanakji,
a sage, tells Brahmarishi Narada the story of the creation of the universe by
Lord Narayana (Vishnu).
He said, “O Brahmarishi, Lord Narayana is Immortal, Never-ending,
Omnipresent (who is present everywhere), Defectless. He is the only one who has
filled this whole universe by his creatures.
“The lord of the universe, Shri Maha Vishnu chose a
wide array of different characteristics and qualities and created three
identities to start the universe.
SHIVA
Lord Shiva is the third supreme god in the Hindu Trinity. In order to
complete the life system, he was given the job of Destroyer. Lord Shiva can
also be called a Recreator as in Hindu terminology the death of a body is not
the death of the soul. In the Indian Vedas, Shiva is often termed as Rudra.
Religious texts tell us that he lives the life of an ascetic, roaming in
forests and mountains.
Well it is
literally impossible to describe the connections and different stories
In Vishnu Puran it is mentioned that a boy was manifested in front
of Brahma he started crying, Lord Brahma
asked him “why are you crying?” This boy was crying non stop.. The boy then
said I am not given any name, give me a name, Prajapati said you are alike
Agni, you shine like agni, Agni is Rudra so your name is Rudra. This is also
mentioned in Markandeya Purana.
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