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S'rî Brahma - S'rî Brahma symbolizes the aspect of the Supreme Reality that brings forth the creation, and is the Creator of the universe. His divine consort is Saraswati, the Goddess of learning and knowledge, symbolizing the reality that the universe is nothing but a knowledge construct. Brahma is usually conceived of mythically as a bearded, four-faced, four-armed deity. In popular Vedic images, He carries a lotus in the upper right hand (symbolic of bestowing grace), a book (the Vedas) in the upper left hand, a kamandalu (water pot) in the lower left hand, and a rosary in His lower right hand.
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