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Prajapati

Also called: Hiranyagarbha, Lord of creatures

The Vedic creator figure that later tradition equates with Brahma. In the Rigveda the name is applied to several gods; hymn 10.121 has the golden womb rise from the waters and yield him. The Brahmanas make him self-born from a cosmic egg; Jan Gonda notes he is absent from the Samhita layer and peaks in the Brahmanas.

Sources: Prajapati — Wikipedia; Hiranyagarbha — Wikipedia · see Prajapati's web

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Prajapati has form

Brahma (God) All traditions · The golden womb and Prajapati
Later tradition equates the Vedic Prajapati with Brahma.

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The golden womb and Prajapati
Origin · as the creator that rises from the womb · 2 tellings

Cited

Prajapati — Wikipedia Encyclopedia
Hiranyagarbha — Wikipedia Encyclopedia