Lord Brahma and His Sons

Image 1. Lord Brahma and His Sons:

Lord Brahma, the creator in the Hindu Trimurti, was born

from Lord Vishnu's navel on a lotus. His first sons were

the Four Kumaras (Sanaka, Sanandana, Sanatana,

Sanatkumara) - eternal celibate sages. Other mind-born

sons include Sage Marichi (father of Kashyapa), Atri,

Angiras, Pulastya, Pulaha, Kratu, Vashistha, Bhrigu, and

Daksha. These sages became the Saptarishis and

Prajapatis, essential in the creation and guidance of

beings across the cosmos.

Image 2. Lord Vishnu and Mata Lakshmi:

Lord Vishnu is the preserver of the universe, and

Goddess Lakshmi is the goddess of wealth and fortune.

As cosmic parents, they gave rise to Lord Brahma (via

lotus from Vishnu's navel) and, in some traditions, Lord

Kamadeva, the god of love, often seen as their son or

reborn from Vishnu.

Image 3. Lord Shiva and Maa Parvati:

Lord Shiva, the destroyer, and Maa Parvati represent the

union of power and compassion. Their sons are Lord

Kartikeya, the god of war, and Lord Ganesha, the

remover of obstacles. Their daughter, Goddess Ashok

Sundari, is lesser known but described in Puranas as the

goddess of joy. Nandi, the sacred bull, is Shiva's devoted

mount and gatekeeper.