Brahma
“world/state”
idea · 2 works · 2 mentions · 4 anchored passages
also in the atlas: Brahmā the deity
the supreme Brahma · world of Brahma
in the texts
Manusmṛti
The absolute or ultimate reality attained through recitation and asceticism.
He who recites this daily for three years, unwearied, attains the supreme Brahma, becoming like air and having a form of ether.
but the syllable (`Om`) should be known as imperishable, for it is Brahma and Prajāpati himself.
The single syllable (`Om`) is the supreme Brahma;
Viṣṇu Smṛti
The highest cosmic/spiritual world or state, offered as the ultimate soteriological reward for righteous marriage-giving, celibacy, and devotion to the teacher.
He who gives a maiden in the Brāhma form of marriage leads her to the world of Brahma.
/ > But through service to his teacher, he attains the world of Brahma.
> A Brāhmaṇa who thus practices the vow of celibacy without laziness, / > He goes to the highest state and is not born here again.