Also, the Hindu Creation Story - let's have a look at the parts of it and how they related to culture, context and how they are similar or different from other creation stories . . . .
Before Time there was nothing.
But did God (Supreme Being) Brahman exist before time? Yes.
Vishnu slept away peacefully in the coils of a cobra. Cobra? Cobras in India kill more people than any other animal - very powerful, and Vishnu would be safe in the coils of a cobra.
Slowly a sound started, it grew louder and filled up the emptiness. The sound throbbed with energy and it drove the emptiness away. BOOM! Creation! The sound was oooooohhhhhhhmmmmmm...
The sound woke Vishnu and a lotus flower grew from his navel. Brahma sat upon that lotus - he quietened the sound, stilled the waves and brought peace.
He started creating things - the earth, which was barren, was of no use, so he filled it with plants. And he gave plants the ability to feel.
He then let living things evolve and the earth filled up with insects, birds, fish, mammals etc.
He had done it! Brahma filled with earth with the glories of life!
There is only one God - Brahman. In order for people to understand what "he's" up to he performs different tasks in the forms of different gods. It's the only way we'll understand because our minds are so feeble compared to the power of Brahman.
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