2007-09-08 03:24:40 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
There are various stories in Hindu mythology that talks of the curse that has prevented Brahma from being worshipped on Earth.
1. At the beginning of time in Cosmos, Vishnu and Brahmā approached a huge Shiva linga and set out to find its beginning and end. Vishnu was appointed the end, and Brahma the beginning. Each took their journey, Vishnu took the form of a boar and began digging downwards into the earth while Brahma took on the shape of a swan began flying upwards. But neither could find their appointed destination. Vishnu, satisfied, came up to Shiva and bowed down to him as a swarupa of Brahman. Brahmā did not give up so easily. As he was going up, he saw a kaitha flower, dear to Shiva. His ego forced him to ask the flower to bear false witness of Brahmā's finding Shiva's beginning. When Brahmā told his tale, Shiva, the all-knowing, was angered by the former's ego. Shiva thus cursed him that no being in the three worlds will worship him.
2. According to another legend, Brahmā is not being worshipped due to a curse by the great sage Brahmarishi Bhrigu. Once a great fire-sacrifice (yajna) was being organised on Earth with Bhrigu being the high priest. It was decided that the greatest among all Gods would be made the presiding deity. Bhrigu then set off to find the greatest among the Trinity. When he went to Brahmā, he was so immersed in the music played by Saraswati that he could hardly hear Bhrigu's calls. The enraged Bhrigu then cursed Brahmā that no person on Earth would ever invoke him or worship him again.
3. According to Brahma Purana and Hindu cosmology, Brahmā is the creator but not necessarily regarded as God in Hinduism. He is mostly regarded as a creation of God / Brahman. The lifespan of Brahmā is 100 Brahmā years or 311 trillion human years. At the end of his lifespan, there is a gap of 100 Brahmā years after which another Brahmā or creator begins anew and the process is repeated forever. For this reason, Brahmā might be considered only as a creator who is the executor of the order from the Supreme being - The Brahman.-
2007-09-14 02:06:57 · answer #1 · answered by Jayaraman 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
As per Indian mythology, Brahma once cheated on Vishnu by lying to him about having seen the uppermost limit (Adhi)of "Shivlinga". This caused the wrath of Shiva who wanted to test the supremacy of the two and banished Brahma. While Vishnu was rewarded for his honesty in accepting his failure of not having found the lowermost part (Antham) of "Shivlinga". Hence we find temples and prayers for Vishnu which equals that of Shiva but rarely for Brahma.
The flower "Ketaki" who was forced to lie on behalf of Brahma too was banished from being used in Shiva temples.
2007-09-08 10:36:24 · answer #2 · answered by Ganesh 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Krishna is the supreme god, everything emanates from him he created Brahma as well as Mahesh.and Vishnu is the incarnation of lord Krishna.Brahma and mahesh are his servents.this is also has been confirmed by the statement given by Mahesh(shiva) that only lord Vishnu can give one liberation.so what ever austerities is performed it is ultimately performed for lord Vishnu only.And lord Vishnu i no different from Lord Krishna.
2007-09-09 07:55:11 · answer #3 · answered by sachin 2 · 0⤊ 2⤋
According to Hindu mythology Brahma was cursed by a sage for not paying due attention to him when he called on Brahma.So we find very few temples dedicated to Brahma.
2007-09-08 10:34:59 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
May be , man is more frugal. He knows that Brahmma has alredy creaed him and he has nothin gmoe to offer to man nd he cannot also sustain and annihilate him.the remaining two Gods , Viz , Vishnu nad shiva have more important things to offer to man,vishnu is to sustain man and shiva would annihilate man.so in order to hvw sustencne , he worships vishnu and his avataara , like Rama , krasihna etc .and in porder to have the annihilation postponed and painless , he worships shiva and all his avataars .Brahmma unfortunately endowed man wiht a brain that conspired againt its own creator !.
2007-09-14 14:26:59 · answer #5 · answered by Infinity 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
some say that bramha is not worshipped like vishnu or mahesh because he married his own daughter saraswati.
2007-09-08 12:54:40 · answer #6 · answered by JASU 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is because,brahma was cursed as he married his qqown daughter(saraswati).
2007-09-16 06:04:48 · answer #7 · answered by suhas 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2007-09-15 22:09:36 · answer #8 · answered by Catholictothemaxtradition 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Who are they?
2007-09-16 10:15:21 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋