Divine Beings
Brahma
ब्रह्मा
The Creator
Who was Brahma?
Brahma (ब्रह्मा): The Creator, one of the divine beings in the Mahabharata. The four-faced creator from whom the order of beings descends.
Quick Facts
| Sanskrit name | ब्रह्मा |
|---|---|
| Title / Epithet | The Creator |
| Faction | Divine Beings |
| Key traits | creative, detached, boon-giving |
| Featured in | 13 stories |
About Brahma
The four-faced creator from whom the order of beings descends. His decrees and boons frame the epic's cosmology, from the burden of the Earth to the destinies of its heroes.
In Their Words
What is written at creation unfolds - even the gods only watch.
Brahma
Traits
- creative
- detached
- boon-giving
Story Appearances
Places in Brahma's Story
Drawn from the stories Brahma appears in.
Related Characters
Others counted among the Divine Beings.