WHY BARHAMA IS NOT

BELIEVED NOT TO
DESERVE WORSHIPPING
Barhama is believed to be a Hypostasis of Hindu Trinity.
But this God is not worshipped by Hindus. Even lower gods and goddesses are
worshipped . But an important Hypostasis of Hindu Triune God Barhaman [ Param
Barmh,Barmh] is not worshipped.
There is always a question.
In this paper it is tried to investigate.
HISTORY:=
It is a fact that in entire Indian Subcontinent there are 3 or 4 temples where
Barhama is still worshipped.
This is an evidence that once there was a sect in Hinduism which Worshipped
Barhama as there is
Vaishnavism and Shaivism. But this sect began to decrease in number and was finally
extinct with exception of few persons in entire Indian Subcontinent.

THEOLOGICAL REASONS:=

There are several theological reasons invented by the worshippers of

rival hypostases of Indian Trinity.
1] It is said that Barhama once denied the Superiority of Shiu/Shiva over
himself and as a punishment he no longer deserves to be worshipped.

As a punishment for saying disgracing words Barhama also lost one of

his heads.
2]It is said Barhama raped his own daughter

Saraswati/Shatarupa and the deserving of

worshipping was ceased as a punishment.
3]

Barhama sexually abducted Parbati the spouse of Shiva or Sheu , and as a punishment he lost the

deserving of worshipping.

4] . i], According to Bhavishya Purana 'Daityas' or Demons worshipped Brahma and therefore the 'devas' of heaven could not
defeat them. He was no more worshipped by humans.In order to mislead the daityas from the worship of Brahma, Vishnu appeared
on Earth, as Buddha and Mahavira. With various arguments he convinced the Daityas to leave the worship of Brahma. Having left
the worship of Brahma, the daityas lost power and were hence defeated. This suggest that if worshipping of Baramaha is revived
then the worshipper will go out of control of Other Hypostases of God say Shiva or Vishnu or other gods of Hindunism.So the
Deservedness of Worshipping of Barhama was made to ceased as a precaution.

ii] Another

story from the Puranas has a demigod (known as an Asura) named Hiranyakashipu performing

sacrifices and austerities to honor Lord Brahma so that Brahma would look favorable on Hiranyakashipu
and grant him a divine gift (known as a Boon). Lord Brahma granted a sort of invincibility, preventing
Hiranyakashipu to not be vulnerable to either man nor beast, and could not be killed either in the daytime
nor night time, and could not be killed indoors nor outside. In the case of Hiranyakashipu, his invincibility
results in Lord Vishnu taking on the form of a half-man, half-lion (known as Lord Narashima), who killed
Hiranyakashipu at twilight (so neither daytime nor nighttime), and at the entrance to his home (neither
indoors nor outdoors).His deservedness of being worshipped [worshipping] was ceased as a punishment.
iii]
In the Mahabharata, for example, Brahma provides a magic arrow to the enemies of Arjuna. It then seems
that the Hindu Gods spend a significant amount of time helping to defeat those who have benefited from
Brahmas misdeeds, as opposed to fighting the God Brahma himself. This was none of the said causes
His worshipabilty was abolished.

5] i]Barhama makes elusions as well and due to this reason he lost the deservedness to be worshipped.

Ii] he is not worshiped because he is responsible for distracting the mind away from the soul and towards
the cravings of the flesh.

Iii] From time to time in religious texts, Brahma appears to aid the side of chaos. This as an other reason

6] Barhama was cursed for some reason so he lost the deservedness..

[But this is a weak answer , In Christianity they believed that Christ was cursed [as according to Pulus\Paul]but this did not make him
unworshipable.So being cursed cannot be a powerfull reason. Details required??] .
Some more reason of being cursed:=
I] Barhama married Gayatri, [a Gurjar girl] and was cursed by Saraswati [Barhamas Spouse and Daughter]

ii] It is said that Brahma was very liberal with granting boons and is easily pleased when prayed to
without any thought [since he was not omniscient] as to who is praying and asking him for a boon, even
granting boons to the demons .That is why he was cursed sinse other hypostases did not liked granting
boons so easily.
iii]

, Brahma is not worshiped because of a curse by the great sage Brahmarishi Bhrigu.

Story:= Once a great fire-sacrifice (yajna) was being organised on Earth with Bhrigu being the high priest. It was decided that the
greatest among all Gods would be made the presiding deity. Bhrigu then set off to find the greatest among the Trimurti. When he
went to Brahma, he was so immersed in the music played by Saraswati that he could hardly hear Bhrigu's calls. The enraged Bhrigu
then cursed Brahma that no person on Earth would ever invoke him or worship him again.
Iv] Barhama was cursed for lying, about the measurement of lingum of Shiva.

V] Shiva was getting married and Brahma also wanted to marry the same girl. But the girl was interested in
Shiva. Shiva thought that he should punish Brahma by cutting off his fifth head. So he cut off his fifth
head.

Philosophical Reasons:1]Some say that Barhama is Barhaman there fore cannot be worshipped directly. But this is a lame excuse
since Barhama is not Barmh [Hindu Trinity or Godhead] in the least sense but a Hypostasis of this Trinity.
So this philosophical reason is groundless .
2] A second view of why Brahma is does not deserve to be worshipped, is that Brahma's role as the creator
is over. It is left to Vishnu to preserve the world and Shiva to continue its path of cosmic reincarnation. This
is a powerful reason.Barhama has become totally inert and Idle. He is not going to answer prayers or to
listen to prayers. It is just like to worship a Jar of milk which is quite useless.[Some say that after he lost
one of his heads he is continuously reading texs of 4 vidas and is doing nothing els].
Sectarian reason:=
Barhama resembled Ahura Mazda of Zoroastrians and as a cultural conflict Aryans began to dislike Barhama.
A SUGGESTED REASON:=
Some might have thought that Ravana was an incarnation of Barhama that is why his worshipped was
abandoned.
Historical Activity:=
It is quite evident that Anti Barhama activities are very old and stories against Barhamas character were
made in olden times in order to discourage Barhama s worshipping.

There may be some political reasons as well. But any such political activity may be prehistorical and cannot
be discussed with certainty.Pehaps some political reasons in North India contracted the sect . As the
Barhama temple at Pushkar was made in 14 th century it may be the case that Barhama worshippers were
in form of a group resisting the Worshippers of Shiva and Vishnu in till 14 th century, and all the Sanskrit
works against Barhama faild to stop them. A reason is that Buddhists think that Barhamah was also

responsible for encouraging The Buddha to teach the Dharma to mankind, as Buddha Gautama was at
first reluctant to share the path to Nirvana, believing that it would be difficult for lay people to understand.
Brahma countered that there were many people who would be able to comprehend the Dharma, hence
there are often images of Lord Brahma in Buddhist murals, usually seated upon a cloud.Rivality of
Hindusism and Budhism may be an other reason .Inclination of Buddhists towards Barhama would have
made an opposition of Barhamah in Hindu circles.
SEMMETIC REASON:=

It is often said that Brahma is defecation of Prophet Abraham. He was a Monotheist miracle. It is His Miracle
that even his distorted version is unworshipable.

Shivaalayogi a new Barhama worshipper:=

A person named Shivabalayogi tried to revive Brahama worshipping but in form of
Indian tri murti , and not as Barhama. He met opposition from general hindus he
continued his practice.
EPLOGUE:=
It appears that Barhama had finally recognized that he is not God [Barhaman] but a
thing made so he prohibited his worshipping. It is hoped that sooner or latter Shiva,
Vishnu,Krishna,Narain etc will recognize that only Barmh [Barhaman] should be
worshipped and they are also His made things.
Is it said by some Arya Samajis.

A FIELD OF RESEARCH:=

As few temples of Barhama still exist , one may go to discuss the matter with their priests who still worship
this hypostasis [Barhama] of Indian triune God [Barmh or Barhaman].
Let they be asked why they still worship Barhama , and if the have some books of their religion or sect let
them bring them in public.:=
Also one may ask their opinion about the portions of Hindu books which condemn Barhama worshipping.
If debates between worshipper of Barhama and Worshippers of Shiva or Worshippers of Vishnu or both are
held one may resurrect the ANCIENT DEBATED about the Barhama Worshipping.

Some hindu shrines are still dedicated to Brahma on the grounds of buildings. A very famous shrine is on
the grounds of the Erawan Hotel in Bangkok, and people to make offerings to Brahma there, such as
hiring musicians and dancers to perform for him.