Origin Of Trideva

 

Origin Of Brahma

Lord Vishu, Lord Shiva and Lord Brahma are known as Trideva. Out of these, Lord Brahma is considered to be the most important. Lord Brahma is the most powerful, indestructible and the the creator of everything. According to vedas and puranas, Lord Brahma originated from the lotus that belonged to Lord Vishnu when he resides in the Kshirsagar. He is the one who created and developed the whole world and everything in it.

Significance Of Brahma

Lord Brahma is considered the most important of the Trideva but he is not worshipped a lot throughout India. His religious value is considered to be less that Lord Vishnu, Lord Shiva, Goddess Parvati, Lord Ganesha etc. Pushkar temple is Rajasthan is the only main temple of Lord Brahma. Tothe right and left, temple of Savitri devi and Gayatri devi can also be seen. Idols of various saints are also present in this temple. Brahma sarovar is also present here.

According to puranas, Lord Rudra and Maharaj Manu originated from Lord Brahma. All devas have been considered to be Lord Brahma’s sons. Lord Brahma is the father of Devas, demons and mankind. Lord Brahma has four faces and travels on a swan. His four hands hold Varmudra, Aksharsutra, Veda and Kamandal.

Origin of Vishnu

The origin of the concept of incarnations of Lord Vishnu lies in the Vedas. It is not some kind of a non-Vedic theory that was borrowed from elsewhere and introduced in Vaishnvism at a later period. There is a hymn appearing in the Purusa Sukta which claims that `the one who is not born takes many births`. The implication of this statement of the Vedas is that the Supreme Being assumes different manifestations for the good of the world. He is however not subject to normal birth with the physical body. Another hymn in the Rig Veda, which is sung for the purpose of invoking Lord Vishnu in the sacrificial pillar, states that - `He comes down decorated with beautiful garments and surrounded by celestial beings and that He becomes great by taking births.` This mantra refers explicitly to the ascent of Lord Vishnu.

There are repeated statements in the Rig Veda which refer to the three strides with which Lord Vishnu pervades the three worlds. These refer to the Trivikrama avatara of the Vedic period. The Taittiriya Brahmana states that God, who is the father of all, chooses His own children (the human beings) as His parents, signifying the secret of the divine descent for the good of mankind. The Satapatha Brahmana narrates the incarnation of Vishnu as a fish (matsya). The Taittiriya Aranyaka mentions the avatara of Lord Vishnu as a tortoise (kurma). The Taittiriya Brahmana gives an episode of Varahavatara (incarnation as boar).

The various versions of the avatara narrated in the Vedas is somewhat diferent from those found in the Indian Puranas. This variation is due to the fact that there are any number of avataras that have taken place at different epochs in the continuous process of evolution and dissolution of the universe from time immemorial.

The basic theory of avatara as found in the Vedas has been further elaborated in the Agama treatises and later in the Mahabharata and the Puranas. The philosophical and theological significance of avatara has been fully explained in the Bhagavad gita. This has provided the basis for the detailed formulation of the doctrine by the Vaishnava leaders.








 
Origin of Shiva According to hindu mythology lord shiva is the destroyer in the main three supreme god. There are three supreme gods 1^st one is Lord Shiva, Second one is Brahma and third one Vishnu. Lord shiva is the destroyer and also have a positive side in that destruction usual leads to new forms of existence. Lord shiva is described in art with four hand, four faces and three eyes. The third eye always keep this power to destroy the creation, not only creation including gods and humans. In the Vedas, a collection of ancient sacred texts, lord shiva is identified with the storm god Rudra.

How the birth of Lord Shiva?


There is a very interesting story behind the birth of lord shiva. One day brahma and Vishnu both are arguing about which of them are more powerful. That time one great blazing pillar appear which root and branches extended beyond view into the earth and sky. Now both god Brahma and Vishnu start to find out the start and end of that pillar. Brahma turned into goose and flew up to find the top of the pillar, while Vishnu turned into a boar and dug into the earth to look for its roots. After unsuccessful both came back and seen that there is a god Lord Shiva emerged from an opening in the pillar. Recognizing Shiva’s great power, they both god accepted that there is the third power who rules over the inverse.

What is the Roles and Power of Lord Shiva?

Lord shiva is a very complex god having many roles and power. If we will talk of his destroyer role lord shiva often hunts cemeteries, wearing a headdress of snakes and a necklace of skulls. A band of terrifying demos, hungering for blood, accompanies him. Shiva can help human as well as god also. Lord Shiva acts a divine judge who shows no mercy to the wicked. Lord Shiva gain the spiritual strength from periods of meditation – deep though – in the Himalayas. When god shiva dance, he represents truth, and by dancing he banishes ignorance and helps relieve the suffering of his follows. According to one myth, Shiva saved the gods and the world from destruction by swallowing the poison of Vasuki, a serpent the gods used to produce the water of life. Drinking the poison made Shiva's neck blue, and he is often shown that way in art. One of Shiva's greatest services to the world was to tame the sacred Ganges River, which flows from the Himalayas. At one time, the Ganges passed only through the heavens, leaving the earth dry. After a wise man changed the course of the river, it became a raging torrent and threatened to flood the earth. Shiva stood beneath the river and let its waters wind through his hair to calm its flow.

In another story, the gods were threatened by demons and asked Shiva for help. He agreed—on the condition that the gods lend him some of their own strength. However, after defeating the demons, Shiva refused to return the borrowed strength. As a result, he became the most powerful being in the universe. Shiva also has many weapons that make him unbeatable, including a club with a skull on the end, a sword and spear made from thunderbolts, and a bow made from a rainbow.