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The Age of Brahma, according to Hindu cosmology, ... Lord Shiva beheaded Brahma. [74] Chaturmukeshvara temple at the temple town of Srikalahasti near Tirupati, ...
His 12-hour day or kalpa (a.k.a. day of Brahma) is followed by a 12-hour night or pralaya (a.k.a. night of Brahma) of equal length, each lasting for 4.32 billion years. A kalpa lasts for 1,000 chatur-yugas and has 14 manvantaras and 15 manvantara-sandhyas occurring in it. At the start of Brahma's days, he is re-born and creates the planets and ...
According to the Mahabharata, 12 months of Brahma (=360 days) constitute his year, and 100 such years his life called a maha-kalpa (311.04 trillion years or 36,000 kalpa + 36,000 pralaya). Fifty years of Brahma are supposed to have elapsed, and we are now in the Shveta-Varaha Kalpa or the first day of his fifty-first year.
A kalpa is followed by a pralaya (partial dissolution, a.k.a. night of Brahma) of equal length, when Brahma and the universe are in an unmanifested state. Each kalpa has 15 manvantara-sandhyas (junctures of great flooding) and 14 manvantaras (age of Manu, progenitor of mankind), with each manvantara lasting for 306.72
The Kushan period set includes Shiva, Vishnu, Surya, Brahma and one deity whose identity is unclear. ... He is the Lord of Yogis, and the teacher of Yoga to sages. [187]
The term means "lord of creatures", [1] [2] or "lord of all born beings". [7] In the later Vedic texts, Prajapati is a distinct Vedic deity, but whose significance diminishes. [2] Later, the term is synonymous with other gods, particularly Brahma. [1] [3] Still later, the term evolves to mean any divine, semi-divine or human sages who create ...
The identification of Brahma, Vishnu, and Shiva as one being is strongly emphasized in the Kūrma Purāṇa, wherein 1.6 Brahman is worshipped as Trimurti; 1.9 especially inculcates the unity of the three gods, and 1.26 relates to the same theme.
The auspicious time was fixed for consecrating Lord Brahma with Savitri in the Garbhgraha, which was fixed for Vikram Samvat 2041 month Vaishakh Shukla Panchami, Thursday, corresponding date 06.05.1984. [9] View of entrance of Lord Brahma Temple - Asotra [10] Preparations started in full swing. Saints were invited from all over the country ...