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Following is a well-known verse from the Vishnu Purana (1.2.66) that mentions Brahma, Vishnu, and Shiva together in a single verse, highlighting their roles within the cosmic functions of creation, preservation, and destruction. rūpāṇi trīṇi tatraiva mūrttibheda-vibhāgataḥ | ajāmyekāmśam ātmānaṁ śiva-rūpeṇa tishthati ||
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Mithrananthapuram temple complex is near the Padmanabha Swamy temple, Thiruvananthapuram, the capital city of Kerala. Inside this compound there are temples dedicated to Shiva, Vishnu and Brahma. All deities are facing east. [4] Though initially these were under the control of Padmanabha Swamy Temple, later temple complex became independent. [5]
Dattatreya is typically shown with three heads and six hands, one head each for Brahma, Vishnu and Shiva who represent the Trimurti, the 3 main gods in Hinduism, and one pair of hands holding the symbolic items associated with each of these gods: Japamala and Kamandalu of Brahma, Shakha and Sudarshana Chakra of Vishnu, Trishula and Damaru of ...
According to a legend, this is the place where Lord Brahma regained His ability to create after He pleaded forgiveness from Lord Shiva for getting rid of His Sisihathya sins. [ 75 ] There is a Chaturmukha Brahma temple in Chebrolu , Andhra Pradesh, and a seven feet height of Chatrumukha (Four Faces) Brahma temple at Bangalore , Karnataka .
Vishnu: presiding deity of Sattva (goodness, preservation) Shiva: presiding deity of Tamas (darkness, destruction) The trimurti themselves are beyond three gunas and are not affected by it. [38] In Hindu tradition, the trio is often referred to as Brahma-Vishnu-Mahesh.
In Vaishnavism, Vishnu is considered to be Para Brahman, especially in his form of Mahavishnu. [16] He is also depicted as the Paramatman, according to the Narayana Sukta in the Yajurveda. [17] The Mahabharata describes Vishnu to be the Para Brahman, and is also identified with both purusha and prakriti. [18]