Is Brahma father of Shiva?

Brahma is a "secondary creator" as described in the Mahabharata and Puranas, and among the most studied and described. Some texts suggest that Brahma and was born from a lotus emerging from the navel of the god Vishnu and from Lord Brahma's wrath , shiva was born.
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Who is the real father of Lord Shiva?

The nineteen avatars of Lord Shiva. This avatar of Lord Shiva was born to Sage Dadhichi and his wife, Swarcha. However, he lost his parent's son after his birth.
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Who came first Shiva or Brahma?

Brahma is the first god in the Hindu triumvirate, or trimurti. The triumvirate consists of three gods who are responsible for the creation, upkeep and destruction of the world. The other two gods are Vishnu and Shiva. Vishnu is the preserver of the universe, while Shiva's role is to destroy it in order to re-create.
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Who created Shiva and Brahma?

Soon after giving birth to Brahma for creating life on earth, Vishnu produced Lord Shiva from his forehead, to end the journey of the varied forms of life. Thus, he entrusted Brahma and Mahesh with their respective duties to form a life cycle.
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Is Shiva son of Brahma?

Brahma is a "secondary creator" as described in the Mahabharata and Puranas, and among the most studied and described. Some texts suggest that Brahma and was born from a lotus emerging from the navel of the god Vishnu and from Lord Brahma's wrath , shiva was born.
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Who is the father of Lord Shiva?



Who is father of Vishnu?

The birth of these three Gods is a great mystery in itself. While many purans believe that God Brahma and God Vishnu were born from God Shiva, there is no hardcore evidence to prove the same.
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Is Saraswati Brahma's daughter?

In technical terms, Goddess Saraswati was not really Brahma's daughter. She was said to born from the mind of Lord Brahma and thus can be said to be one of his creation. So if we go by Hindu mythology, Goddess Saraswati was technically the creation of Brahma and not his daughter.
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Who is greater Krishna or Shiva?

In Hindu scriptures, there are 18 puranas – each dedicated to a particular name for God – and each establishing that name as supreme. The Shiva purana establishes Lord Shiva as the greatest. The Vishnu purana establishes Lord Vishnu as the greatest. The Shrimad Bhagvad Purana establishes Lord Krishna as the greatest.
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Who was the first god?

Brahma the Creator

In the beginning, Brahma sprang from the cosmic golden egg and he then created good & evil and light & dark from his own person. He also created the four types: gods, demons, ancestors, and men (the first being Manu).
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Who is the son of Vishnu and Shiva?

Lord Ayyappa was the son of Vishnu & ShivaLord Ayyappa is a very popular Hindu deity, which is mainly worshipped in South India. He is also spelt as Ayyappa. It is believed that he was born out of the union between Lord Shiva and the mythical Mohini, who is also regarded as an avatar of Lord Vishnu.
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Who is older Shiva or Vishnu?

Originally Answered: Who is older, Shiv or Vishnu? This question is wrong because shiva is infinite. Vishnu is created by shiva. Shiv has no shape he is beyond the cycle of birth & death but vishnu take birth aswell as death so no a question of compare.
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Is Vishnu stronger than Shiva?

So let's see who is superior. In my opinion both Lord shiva and vishnu equally are superior. It just some kind of duty where ones play important role. Lord Shiva and Lord vishnu both are not powerful in front of Supreme god Kabir parmeshwar ji.
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Is Hanuman avatar of Shiva?

Hanuman is mentioned as an avatar of Rudra in few medieval-era Sanskrit texts. Only Shiva Purana mentions Hanuman as an avatar of Shiva; all other Puranas and scriptures clearly mention him as an avatar of Vayu or spiritual son of Vayu or sometimes avatar of Rudra (which is also another name of Vayu).
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Who is mother of Vishnu?

Thus, she won Lord Vishnu's heart by defining motherhood. Aditi is one of the most powerful characters mentioned in the Rig Veda. She is referred to as the mother of the Devas or the Cosmic Mother. She was the wife of Sage Kashyapa, and her sons were the Devas (the celestial deities).
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Is Vishnu an avatar of Shiva?

No Shiva is not Vishnu. Lord Shiva is the destroyer of all evil and destroyer of the worlds. Lord Vishnu is the Preserver, the god who maintains the balance of life in the worlds. Vishnu incarnates in a human form in the time when evil over powers the good.
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Who is powerful than Shiva?

but lord Vishnu and lord Shiva eternally exists but lord Brahma does not. if you will read Brahma samhita you'll find that these three are not most powerful. lord Krishna is above them and most powerful.
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Who is the strongest God?

Zeus was the Greek god that both deities and man would call upon for help. Zeus would help the other gods, goddesses, and mortals if they needed help, but would also invoke his wrath upon them if he felt they weren't worthy of his help. This made Zeus the strongest Greek god in Greek mythology.
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Can Krishna defeat Shiva?

No one can defeat him in battle. Such a nonsensical question. Some people are telling that krishna defeated shiva u know why…?
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Who is daughter of Brahma Ji?

In Hindu Culture, Shatarupa (Sanskrit: शतरूपा, romanized: Śatarūpā, lit. 'she of a hundred beautiful forms') is the daughter of the creator god Brahma. According to Brahma Purana, Shatarupa is regarded as the first woman to be created by Brahma along with Manu.
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Why Vishnu and Lakshmi has no child?

When kartikey was born, indra ordered agnidev to take the child and vanish. There were reasons for this. But then, mata parvati became so angry that she cursed devatas that they will never have a child. Vishnu and laxmi had children , but only when they took avatars.
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Who is first Krishna or Vishnu?

vishnu is first. krishna is an incarnation of lord vishnu. vishnu gives his power to his incarnations so vishnu is all powerfull. incarnations do their work on the behalf of vishnu.
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