Brahma Basics
This Hindu god is known as the Creator.
Who is Brahma?
Brahma has this many heads.
What is four?
This god appeared as a giant pillar of fire to settle the argument.
Who is Shiva?
The swan Brahma rides is called this.
What is Hamsa?
Another name for Brahma?
Who is Purusha?
Brahma originally had this many heads before Shiva intervened.
What is five?
Brahma and this god argued about who was greater.
Who is Vishnu?
Brahma’s four heads also represent these sacred books.
What are the Vedas?
Brahma is part of this group along with Vishnu and Shiva.
What is the Trimurti?
The object Brahma holds to symbolize knowledge.
What is a book?
Brahma used this flower to lie about reaching the top.
What is the Ketaki flower?
Saraswati connects Brahma to these human pursuits.
What are arts, literature, and knowledge?
The difference between Brahma and Brahman.
What is Brahma is a god, Brahman is the universal spirit?
The flower Brahma holds that represents nature and life.
What is a lotus?
Shiva punished Brahma by doing this.
What is tearing off his fifth head and cursing him?
Brahma’s creation would have been silent and chaotic without the help of this goddess.
Who is Saraswati?
Name all three sacred texts that Brahma is connected to.
What are the Vedas, Mahabharata, and Puranas?
The vehicle that Brahma rides.
What is a swan (Hamsa)?
Shiva's infinite form is named this.
What is Lingodbhava?
This is the reason why Brahma has very few temples dedicated to him today.
What is because he lied to Shiva and was cursed?