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Lord Brahma is the first member of the
orthodox Brahmanical triad. Brahma is the god of creation
and he is traditionally accepted as the creator of the entire universe. The
manifest world of plurality has emerged from the unmanifest
reality. One of the earliest iconographic descriptions of Brahma is that of
the four-faced god seated on a lotus. The Lord has in his four hands a
water-pot, a manuscript, a sacrificial implement and a rosary. The
description of Brahma, like those of other deities of Hinduism, bears a
mystic symbolism. The lotus represents the Reality. Brahma sitting on the
lotus indicates that he is ever-rooted in the infinite Reality. The four
faces of Brahma represent the four Vedas. They also symbolise
the functioning of the inner personality which consists of thoughts. Lord
Brahma is not popularly worshipped in |
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