Brahma (; ) is the creator god in the
Trimurti of
Hinduism. He has four faces, looking in the four directions. Brahma is also known as
Svayambhu (self-born),
Vagisa (Lord of Speech), and the creator of the four
Vedas, one from each of his mouths. Brahma is identified with the
Vedic god Prajapati, as well as linked to
Kama and
Hiranyagarbha (the cosmic egg), he is more prominently mentioned in the post-Vedic
Hindu epics and the mythologies in the
Puranas. In the epics, he is conflated with
Purusha. Brahma, along with Vishnu and Shiva, is part of a Hindu Trinity, however, ancient Hindu texts mention other trinities of gods or goddesses which does not include Brahma.
