Deity

梵天

ब्रह्माBrahmā

verses
19,173
books
32
chapters
4,254
Consort of
辯才天女

What the texts say

In the Brahma Purana, Brahma is the creator of all beings, a figure of immeasurable splendor. Brahma Purana 1.34 The Manusmriti says he was born of himself within a golden egg and calls him the grandsire of all worlds. Manusmriti 1.9 In the Bhagavata Purana, a lotus sprouts from the navel of Vishnu, and the first living being to emerge from it is Brahma. Bhagavatam 3.20.16 The Shiva Purana shows four-faced Brahma reciting Vedic hymns and says the Vedas issued from his mouths. Shiva Purana 2.3.30.46, 7.1.31 The Brahma Purana adds that he created the sage Vasishtha and brought forth seven mind-born beings. Brahma Purana 1.44 The Shiva Purana also tells how the asura Taraka won a boon from Brahma that made him unconquerable. Shiva Purana 2.3.17.30 The Bhagavata Purana also says Brahma told the Bhagavata, a text of ten characteristics, to his son Narada. Bhagavatam 2.9.44

Where to read

Every verse that names 梵天, book by book.

  1. Skanda Purana

    4,931 verses · 898 chapters

    All 4,931 verses in the Skanda Purana
    • 1.3.1.3

      众人请求道“请宣说其伟大”，苏多便对诸牟尼开示。苏多说道：“往昔，正为此事，萨那迦曾请问四面梵天。”

    • 1.4.12.1

      难提计湿伐罗说：于是毗多摩诃（梵天）追随那由光构成的柱，奋力向上腾跃，冲入无所依凭的苍穹虚空。

    • 1.4.16.1

      梵天说道：“噢，诸神之神，谁能真正了知你的主宰威德？若无你的恩典——唯以虔敬合一方易得、否则难求——便无法证知。”

  2. Shiva Purana

    2,546 verses · 369 chapters

    All 2,546 verses in the Shiva Purana
    • 2.3.24.5

      梵天说道：听罢诸天之言，具足无上悲悯的难提迦伊湿伐罗（Nandīkeśvara）便开始恭敬地向商婆（Śambhu，主湿婆）陈情启请。

    • 2.4.2.1

      梵天说道：闻此言后，精通瑜伽智的摩诃提婆，虽已离欲，却因敬畏不愿令帕尔瓦蒂不悦，未舍弃夫妻之合。

    • 2.4.1.6

      梵天说道：噢，那罗陀，且听我说——我今将宣说月冠之主（湿婆）的圣行：古诃降生的神圣因缘，以及对阿修罗塔罗迦苏罗的正义诛灭。

  3. Padma Purana

    1,905 verses · 394 chapters

    All 1,905 verses in the Padma Purana
    • 1.17.3

      请将此事如实告知我——如何发生，如何施行——无论在阿毗罗人（Ābhīras）之间，还是梵天（Brahmā）所为；因为我对此怀有极大的求知之心。

    • 1.16.4

      那场祭祀（yajña）的份额如何分配？所用祭品为何，祭师之酬（dakṣiṇā）又是什么？祭坛（vedī）为何，其尺度几何，并且毗兰支（梵天）在彼处如何布置成就？

    • 1.34.1

      毗湿摩说道：“那位造世的世尊梵天，是在何时开始依祭仪举行祭祀（yajña）？愿你为我宣说。”

  4. Mahabharata

    1,162 verses · 355 chapters

    All 1,162 verses in the Mahabharata

    Also in the Gita Press edition: 1,542 verses

    • 8.24.6

      凭借自制、苦行与严守戒律，哦，大王，众生之祖（梵天，Pitāmaha）对他们心生欢喜，并以赐福者之姿，赐予他们所求的恩赐。

    • 12.273.27

      于是，自生者梵天（Brahmā）观想了伟大的火神阿耆尼（Agni）。阿耆尼趋近梵天，随即说道：

    • 12.335.25

      他们看见无量光辉的梵天端坐莲华之上，最初化生四部吠陀，使其具足形体，庄严美妙。

Also named in

Key chapters

The chapters where 梵天 matters most.

  1. Brahmā’s Prayers to Lord Kṛṣṇa (Brahmā-stuti) and the Restoration of Vraja’s Lunch Pastime

    Bhagavatam 10.14 · 47 verses

    Penitent tester turned surrendered theologian

  2. Brahmā’s Bewilderment and Kṛṣṇa Becoming the Calves and Cowherd Boys (Brahma-vimohana-līlā)

    Bhagavatam 10.13 · 27 verses

    Cosmic creator whose intelligence and authority are tested and…

  3. The Manifestation of the Fiery Pillar and the Humbling of Rivalry

    Skanda Purana 1.3.1 · 25 verses

  4. Pursuit of the Pillar of Light and the Ketakī Leaf Dialogue

    Skanda Purana 1.4.12 · 23 verses

  5. Aruṇācala as Jyotirmaya-Liṅga: Brahmā-Viṣṇu Stuti, Śiva’s Anugraha, and the Establishment of Worship

    Skanda Purana 1.4.16 · 20 verses

  6. Devas’ Hymn, Nandikeśvara’s Petition, and Śiva’s Rising from Samādhi

    Shiva Purana 2.3.24 · 19 verses

    Frame-narrator voice (“brahmovāca”)

  7. Description of the Birth/Manifestation of Śiva’s Son

    Shiva Purana 2.4.2 · 19 verses

    Frame-speaker and doctrinal narrator

  8. शिवविहारवर्णनम् (Śivavihāra-varṇana): “Description of Śiva’s Divine Pastimes/Sojourn”

    Shiva Purana 2.4.1 · 18 verses

    Authoritative respondent

  9. Brahmā-Viṣṇu Garva-vivāda and the Disruption of Cosmic Order (ब्रह्मविष्ण्वोर्गर्वविवादः)

    Skanda Purana 1.4.9 · 18 verses

  10. Origin of Agni’s Tejas and the Context of Nara’s Emergence

    Skanda Purana 5.1.4 · 72 verses

Key episodes

  1. Narasimha Appears from the Pillar

    Bhagavatam 7.8-7.9

  2. The Churning of the Ocean (Samudra Manthan)

    Bhagavatam 8.5-8.10

  3. Brahma Steals the Calves and Cowherd Boys

    Bhagavatam 10.13-10.14

  4. Shatakshi and Shakambhari: The Goddess Who Fed the World

    Devi Bhagavatam 7.28

  5. Ganesha Writes the Mahabharata as Vyasa Dictates

    Mahabharata (Gita Press) 1.1

  6. Madhu and Kaitabha (Devi Mahatmya, Chapter 1)

    Markandeya Purana 81

  7. Durga Slays Mahishasura

    Markandeya Purana 82-84

  8. Manu and the Fish (Matsya Purana)

    Matsya Purana 1-2

  9. Brahma's Sacrifice at Pushkara and Savitri's Curse

    Padma Purana 1.16-1.17

  10. Valmiki and the Krauncha Birds: The First Shloka

    Ramayana 1.2

  11. The Descent of the Ganga: Sagara's Sons and Bhagiratha

    Ramayana 1.38-1.44

  12. Sita's Ordeal by Fire (Agni Pariksha)

    Ramayana 6.118-6.121

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