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She is called the mother of the Vedas in the Shanti Parva Book of the epic. [19] Her beauty is also widely commented on by numerous passages and in one passage, the goddess herself states that her knowledge and her beauty arise from gifts made in the sacrifice. [54] The Mahabharata also describes her as the daughter of the creator god Brahma. [55]
Shatarupa (Sanskrit: शतरूपा, romanized: Śatarūpā, lit. 'she of a hundred forms') is the daughter of the creator deity, Brahma. [1] According to Brahma Purana, Shatarupa is regarded as the first woman to be created by Brahma, marrying Manu, the first man.
Brahmani (Sanskrit: ब्रह्माणी, IAST: Brahmāṇī) or Brahmi (Sanskrit: ब्राह्मी, IAST: Brāhmī), is one of the seven Hindu mother goddesses known as Sapta Matrikas. [1] [2] She is a form of Saraswati and is considered as the Shakti of the creator god Brahma in Hinduism.
The Skanda Purana writes that Gayatri is married to Brahma, making her a form of Saraswati. [23] According to some texts, Brahma's first wife is Savitri, and Gayatri is the second. The story goes that Savitri became angry knowing the wedding of Gayatri with Brahma, and cursed all the gods and goddesses engaged in the event. [24] [10]
Brahma (Sanskrit: ब्रह्मा, IAST: Brahmā) is a Hindu god, referred to as "the Creator" within the Trimurti, the trinity of supreme divinity that includes Vishnu and Shiva.
Saraswati is the goddess of learning, arts, and music, as well as the consort of Brahma, the creator. [ 4 ] Lakshmi is the goddess of fortune, wealth, fertility, auspiciousness, light, and material and spiritual fulfillment, as well as the consort of Vishnu , the maintainer or preserver. [ 5 ]
His wife and queen consort is the Vedic goddess Mainavati, the daughter of Mount Meru, [4] according to the Ramayana, or is the daughter of Svadhā and her husband Kavi, a member of the class of Pitṛs, as per some other sources like the Vishnu Purana. The Shiva Purana describes the wedding between Himavat and Menā. [5]
Elsewhere, such as in the Padma Purana, she is stated to be the wife of Vision (Kashyapa), the mother of Emotions, and the friend of Musicians (Gandharva). [2] She is identified with goddess Saraswati in later Vedic literature and post-Vedic texts of Hindu traditions. Saraswati has remained a significant and revered deity in Hinduism. [3]