Brahma
<p><b >Brahmā</b> (<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:IPA_for_English" title="Help:IPA for English" >/</a><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:IPA_for_English#Key" title="Help:IPA for English" >ˈ</a><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:IPA_for_English#Key" title="Help:IPA for English" >b</a><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:IPA_for_English#Key" title="Help:IPA for English" >r</a><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:IPA_for_English#Key" title="Help:IPA for English" >ɑː</a><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:IPA_for_English#Key" title="Help:IPA for English" >m</a><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:IPA_for_English#Key" title="Help:IPA for English" >ə</a><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:IPA_for_English" title="Help:IPA for English" >/</a>; <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sanskrit" title="Sanskrit" >Sanskrit</a>: ब्रह्मा; <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IAST" title="IAST" class="mw-redirect" >IAST</a>: <i >Brahmā</i>) is the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hinduism" title="Hinduism" >Hindu</a> god (<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deva(Hinduism)" title="Deva (Hinduism)" >deva</a>) of creation and one of the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trimurti" title="Trimurti" >Trimūrti</a>, the others being <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vishnu" title="Vishnu" >Vishnu</a> and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shiva" title="Shiva" >Shiva</a>. According to the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brahma_Purana" title="Brahma Purana" >Brahmā Purāṇa</a>, he is the father of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manu(Hinduism)" title="Manu (Hinduism)" >Manu</a>, and from Manu all human beings are descended. In the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ramayana" title="Ramayana" >Rāmāyaṇa</a> and the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mahabharata" title="Mahabharata" >Mahābhārata</a>, he is often referred to as the progenitor or great grandsire of all human beings. He is not to be confused with the Supreme Cosmic Spirit in Hindu <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ved%C4%81nta" title="Vedānta" class="mw-redirect" >Vedānta</a> philosophy known as <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brahman" title="Brahman" >Brahman</a>, which is genderless. Brahmā's wife is <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saraswati" title="Saraswati" >Saraswati</a>. Saraswati is also known by names such as Sāvitri and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gayatri" title="Gayatri" >Gāyatri</a>, and has taken different forms throughout history. Brahmā is often identified with <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prajapati" title="Prajapati" >Prajāpati</a>, a<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Veda" title="Veda" class="mw-redirect" >Vedic</a> deity. Being the husband of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saraswati" title="Saraswati" >Saraswati</a> or Vaac Devi (the Goddess of Speech), Brahma is also known as "Vaagish," meaning "Lord of Speech and Sound."</p>