BRAHMA PART II

We had in part one talked about the importance of humility and understanding one’s role in the cycle of life through Brahma’s story and his excess of haughtiness that brought him to lose his gifts and talents.

In this chapter, I would like to take a closer look at the different objects held by him and their symbolics.

1) the four heads of brahma :

On different blogs we can see a few significations concerning the four heads of brahma. One being that each head is linked to a Veda, a collection of books that present Hinduism myths.

There is -the Rig-veda, the Sama-veda, Yajur-veda, and the Atharva-veda- they each represent four faces of a creative process.

First, the praise and hymns given to the deities and the elements. Second, the use of vibrations and sounds. Third, the necessary consciousness in order to accomplish the rituals. Fourth, the practical and concrete feedback from the practice of the Art.

It is also said, that each head represents the four different directions - SOUTH EAST NORTH OUEST - each in line with an elements. We could also say that in order to create in a sustainable and balanced way, all the four elements should be balanced.

Also, that each perspective should be taken into account if we want our creation to be solid and impactful.

On another text, I have found that Brahma is said to be the one who accompanied the souls in their incarnation, according to the deed and experiences they have made in their previous life.

(18-maha-puranas-in-english.pdf) we can read :

“ Brahmaji is a deponent of the deeds of all the creatures as well, alloting the creatures various incarnations as per their deed is duty of Brahmaji. Hence the full knowledge of a creatures deed is an indispensable precondition before deciding an incarnation for it. Only then full justice could be assured for a creature. Hence to look around in all the directions, Brahmaji is shown with the four heads.”

Ea is the wisest Primordial Life ever saw. When he accompanied souls in their incarnation everything is taken into account, the past life experiences, and moreover, their natural and chore essence of the beings. This helps the souls to evolve in a harmonic manner during their incarnation. Not that everything will be flowing and no challenges would rise, on the contrary, challenges will inevitably come, but the souls should be in power to overtake them and grow through them.

Also all creature is a bit excessive, Ea helps the souls that are with him, or his created race.

All creatures have their own devas that are in charge of the incarnation of their own species. Of course many devas have well been trained by Ea, his incredible knowledge and his marvellous Goddesses and Gods.

2) holding the Vedas :

In holding the vedas, Ea-brahma shows us to importance of holding the knowledge in order to create a true and purposeful life. It is also important to put this knowledge into practice if we want to see outcomes.

On the website mythologyworldwide.com we can read :

“The Vedas have had a profound impact on Hindu rituals and spiritual practices. They provide guidelines for various ceremonies, including weddings, yajnas (sacrificial rituals), and rites of passage, emphasizing the importance of dharma (righteousness) in everyday life. In modern Hindu thought, Vedic concepts continue to resonate, influencing values, ethics, and cultural practices. Brahma’s legacy, as the creator of the Vedas, underscores the significance of knowledge and wisdom in achieving spiritual enlightenment.”

One point to note is that there is no Sacrificial Ritual in the word of Ea. the only “sacrifice” is the time and dedication given to any endeavour in order to master it, acquired it and see results that can later be transmitted to others.

The vedas represent the sacred knowledge, the conscious of life. Taught by Ea-Brahma, they help us to understand life on a deeper level. Which leads us to a real and clarified path toward our realisation.

The Veda holds the hymns that tell us the stories and the truth of our real legacy with the real Goddesses and Gods parents of our humanity. They teach us the functions of the elements and the best course of action to take in case of adversity, challenges and any life events that can occur on our paths.

I have only fast forward the Rigveda, and this topic will likely be updated in the future. So I apologise if their is some missing point or badly understood ones.

3) Kamandula (Coconut Shell Bowl) :

The pot here represents a vessel of the life force. The necessary energy needed for creation. We have to remember that we are in the Brahma’s field of action.

(18-maha-puranas-in-english.pdf) we can read :

“That is water is life. Water is the basic physical element that caused the whole creation to exist. The coconut shell bowl (Kamandalu) held by Brahmaji; also holds water, thus depicting the hassle free existence and continuence of the whole creation.”

A detail to note is the fact that we’ve been given the composition of this bowl, which is made of coconut. And with no hesitation we can surely have a brief look behind its symbolism.

The coconut is often link to the notion of abundance. Here again Brahma, by holding the Kamandalu, shows us the constant fertility of life. We can see this fertility in every levels and especially in the sense of a fertile creativity.

It is said that the creation is in line with its creator. Imagine the plurality, the diversity, the infinite imaginary of Life. When looking around us, all the different elements, species, phenomena and more. Just seen on our planet today. Imagine in the rest of the entire infinite space…

A true Wonder Life is!

4) Rosary

The rosary, or Japa Mala is a 108 beaded “necklace” use in meditation and mantra recitation.
Brahma holding the rosary speaks of the necessary concentration needed for the best outcomes of any practice.

In traditional Himduism, Japa Mala is used by the practitioner to improve their focus to reach the divine and connect with the Gods.
The number 108 is a sacred number that holds significant meanings both in physics and metaphysics.

I will not develop here this topic as it would required a full article to deeply dive into it.

5) The Lotus

Brahma is said to emerge from a lotus flower, itself coming through Vishnu’s navel.

He is often represented sitting on a lotus.

The lotus has a powerful symbolic significance representing the perseverance needed to achieve and create our ideas. It also shows us the importance of the natural cycles of life. The flower follows the Sun through its heavenly cycle. In that sense it links us to the chariot of Ra in Ancient Egypt where the lotus is also considered a sacred flower.

The knowledge held by our Gods will always emerge to our eyes when we look at things with an open eyes and the conscience that they are immortal and that they are those who managed the ancient civilizations. Therefore without surprise some similarities help us to connect the dots.

You can think of the serpent for example, who is revered in many different civilisations and often as the bringer of knowledge.

I hope you enjoyed this article; I wanted to present another myth concerning Brahma as written on part I. But I thought that it was important to develop what was around him in terms of symbolic.

Glory to Ea

Glory to Life

Glory to the Goddesses and Gods from Orion.