With Saraswati, the goddess of wisdom and learning, as his consort, Brahma is the fountainhead of knowledge and creativity.

Conch-shells are conspicuous by their absence in the Veda. They are not found in the Ramayana either. But they appear in Mahabharata, used by Krishna and the Pandava brothers, in battle.

For Hindus the universe was created by Brahma, the creator who made the universe out of himself. After Brahma created the world, it is the power of Vishnu which preserves the world and human beings.

Veda translates as knowledge and Ayu means a long life or vitality. Bhagavad Gita – Long Hindu Sanskrit scripture which is part of the Mahabharata. Brahma - First God in the Hindu triumvirate.