Who came first Shiva or Vishnu 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 came first Shiva Vishnu or 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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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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Which God came first in the world?

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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Is Shiva the first God?

He was created automatically! He was there when there was nothing and He will remain even after everything is destructed. That is why; he is also loving called as the 'Adi-Dev' which means the 'Oldest God of the Hindu mythology.
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Vishnu, Shiva, Brahma - Vedic Explanation About Who Came First



Who came 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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How old is Brahma now?

Each year of Brahma has 360 days and same number of nights. Thus, total age of Brahma is 360 * 100 * 8.64 billion = 311,040 billion human years. i.e. 311.04 trillion years.
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Is Vishnu stronger than Shiva?

Sada Shiv is supreme god. Originally Answered: Who is superior: Lord Shiva or Lord Vishnu? Vishnu is one of the three main gods in Hinduism. Vaishnavas believe that Vishnu is the highest God.
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Who was the first god in Hinduism?

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 is bigger Krishna or Shiva?

Lord Krishna (Lord Vishnu) and Lord Shiva are equally supreme. It's just that the name is given to Lord Shiva.
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Who is father 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. He was raised by his aunt Dadhimati. As he grew up and learnt about the cause of his father's death, Piplaad cursed Shani Dev (Saturn).
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Who is greater than Lord 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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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 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 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 created Shiva?

Shiva is generally thought to have originated from Rudra, a god worshipped in the Indus Valley during the Vedic period. Rudra was a hunter and a storm god, and was very fierce in his ways. He was one of the main deities in the Vedic pantheon.
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Who can defeat Shiva?

Nobody can defeat Lord Shiva. Shiva is ONE of the Rudra and Shiva is also Mahadeva ( Trinity). Mahadeva is undefeated and Rudra is defeated a couple of time.
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Why did Shiva fight with Vishnu?

When bhagwan vishnu lost his memory and started living in paataal lok, then mata laxmi became worried. To bring him back, lord shiva took sharabh avtaar and indulged in a fight with him. It lasted for a long time and vishnu finally recalled his original identity.
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Can Vishnu defeat Shiva?

Lord Shiva and Lord Vishnu are equally powerful, if they will fight then the universe created by Lord Brahma will be finished/Destroyed completely.
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Who is next Brahma?

Every Ruju, after sadhana for 100 kalpas, gets the post of “kalki” (not to be confused with the avatar of Sri Vishnu by the same name). Their relative position within Ruju-gana keeps increasing and eventually they become (after 98 more kalpas) Sri Vayu Deva. Then, they reach the post of Sri Brahma Deva.
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Who is the next Shiva?

No one , would be the God of destruction after Shiva. Shiva is Aadi ( from times immemorial ), Ananth ( everywhere ) and Sanatana ( eternal ). No one knows the start and end of Shiva and so, He is reverred by Lord Brahma and Vishnu as Mahadev ( Devon ke Dev, Lord of the Lords ).
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Who is complete God?

Krishna, the complete God.
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Who is ultimate God?

In Vaishnavism, Svayam Bhagavān (Sanskrit: "The Supreme Being Himself") is the absolute form/manifestation of God as Bhagavan – The Supreme Lord who possesses all wealth, all strength, all fame, all beauty, all knowledge, and all renunciation. According to Bhagavad Gita Lord Srikrishna is termed 'Swayam Bhagavan'.
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Are Vishnu and Narayan same?

Narayana (Sanskrit: नारायण, IAST: Nārāyaṇa) is one of the forms and names of Lord Vishnu, who is in yogic slumber under the celestial waters, referring to the masculine principle. He is also known as Purushottama and is considered the Supreme being in Vaishnavism.
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