The Puranas · Volume 01

According to the scriptures, Brahmaji was born on the lotus that had arisen from the navel of eternal ommipresent

Lord Narayan Vishnu. During the period of deluge (Pralaya) all the creations was destroyed and the creatures that

had gone into Maharloka (the fourth of the upper worlds according to the Puranas), take birth again on the earth

as per their deeds. God who keeps an account of the innumerable deeds of those inumerable

arrange for their incarnations is called Brahma.

1.1.2 Scriptural Appearance of Brahmaji

Scriptures describe the appearance of Brahmaji thus:

CHATURMUKHD VEDADHARAH SAKSHASUTRA KAMANDALUH |

HANSARUDHO RAKTAVASA BRAHMALOKA PITAMAH ||

Meaning: He has four heads, holds Vedas, Rosary, Yagyopavita (Sacred thread) and Kamandalu (bowl);

wears red cothes and rides a swan. He is none other than Brahmaji, grandfather of all of us.

1.1.3 Four Heads of Brahmaji

Brahmaji is shown with four heads, Besides being the creator of the universe, Brahmaji is a deponent of the

deeds of all the creatures as well, alloting the creatures various incarnations as per their deed is duty of Brahmaji.

Hence the full knowledge of a creatures deed is an indispensable precondition before deciding an incarnation for

it. Only then full justice could be assured for a creature. Hence to look around in all the directions, Brahmaji is

shown with the four heads.

1.1.4 White Beard of Brahmaji

Brahmaji is the great grandfather of all of us. Hence his appearance must match his status. Since antiquity, in a

single day of Brahmaji no one knows how many members of creatures take birth and die. The period since

antiquity can be calculated according to astrology. Since Brahmaji has such an eternal existance, his appearance

must correspondend to his eternity as well, so that feeling of respect could naturally arise among the people for

him. Hence, Lord Brahma is shown with a white beard.

1.1.5 Swan as a Vehicle

Swan is a white bird. God has bestowed it with unique virtues. Virtues that are not to be found in any creature of

the eighty-four lakh incarnations, their virtue is NEERA-KSHEERA VIVEKA, that is, if milk is mixed with water, a

swan is capable of separating milk from water and taking it rejecting the water. It is an indication fof Brahmaji that

every creature deserves a full justice regarding his deeds , no matter how much entangled it might be. There

should not be any ado in the justice. People must also learn from it that they should imbibe only the valuable part

of a thing and discard the worthless. Only then they could be regarded as a doer of good deeds and thus receive

honour in the society.

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1.1.6 Purpose of Holding Vedas

Brahmaji is also shown as holding Vedas is one of his hands why? It is natural to be curious about it. Vedas are

undoubtedly the most ancient scriptures in the word. Even the great deluge (Pralaya) could not destroy Vedas for

almighty Brahma himself had taken incarnation to save Vedas during deluge. Hence Vedas have no beginning

and no end. Besides Vedas also remind Brahmaji of the previous Kalpa (the grand period that includes all the four

Yugas). Vedas also teach us that everything is destructible, only the truth can not be destroyed. Hence in the

carnation of destructible body, never forget the indestructible, eternal, almighty Paramatma because every other

thing in the world is bound to be destroyed one day.

1.1.7 Rosary in Second Hand

The great grandfather of all the creatures Lord Brahma teaches by his appearance that the human

incarnation is not just for the mundane jobs.