With Vishnu and Shiva, Brahmâ forms the Trimûrti. God of Creation, Brahmâ was born, sitting on a lotus, from the Vishnu's navel, the latter lying asleep on the Primordial Waters. Brahmâ is represented four-headed on the north walls of the temples. Sometimes, he holds the Veda books. His animal-vehicle is a goose (hamsa) or a swan
The ishwar responsible for the creation of the brahmãnd and the life forms within it. Part of the trinity of ishwars, along with Vishnu (the sustainer) and Shiv (the destroyer), responsible for the governance of one brahmãnd. Not to be confused with Brahma, the second-highest of the five eternal entities.