Prajapati (Hinduism)

Prajapati (Sanskrit: प्रजापति Lord of Creatures) is a creator deity in Vedic Hinduism. The name is a title rather than a single personality and has been used for different divine figures across Hindu texts.

A sculpture of Prajapati with similar features associated with Brahma, Government Museum Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India. Photo: Benjamín Preciado/Centro de Estudios de Asia y África de El Colegio de México/Wikimedia

In the early Rigveda, Prajapati is described as The creator of the universe, The father of gods, humans, and all living beings or A cosmic being associated with creation and fertility.

Over time, Prajapati became closely identified with Brahma, the creator god of the later Hindu Trinity (Trimurti).

In the Puranas, the term “Prajapati” can refer to Brahma himself, or the mind-born sons of Brahma, who help populate the universe. Sometimes specifically to Daksha, a powerful progenitor deity.

Meaning & Symbolism

Praja = offspring or living beings
Pati = lord or master

So Prajapati literally means Lord of Creation. He represents creation and procreation, cosmic order or the generative force of life.

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