Brahma and Gayatri

Shiva is the story's narrator, while Gowri, his wife, is the listener. He is amused to tell Gowri the story of Lord Brahma marriage. Before he started the narration, he told Gowri that the battle fought between both of Brahma's wives ended up in them making up, but Brahma lost.

This mythological story is taken from the Skanda Purana and focuses on how everyone is bound by specific rules. When the rules are broken, they will likely bear the same consequences.

Summary of Brahma and Gayatri Story

The tale unfolds when Brahma, accompanied by his wife, Goddess of Wisdom, Saraswati, other Gods, and holy sages, prepares to sacrifice. However, Saraswati failed to attend the ceremony in time owing to some household chores.

Brahma sent a priest to convey to Saraswati that the time decided for the sacrifice was running out. The Goddess told the priest that she is yet to attend to several affairs before participating in the rites. Moreover, Gowri, Lakshmi, Gangadevi, Indrani, and wives of other Gods and sages were yet to arrive. Unless they arrived, she would not join the sacrifice.

The priest conveyed the same to Brahma. The Vedas said no man could perform any religious rites without being accompanied by his wife. On an impulse excited by rage, Brahma had Indra fetch him any woman he could marry for the sacrifice. Indra found a maiden he brought to Brahma, other Gods, and sages. They named her Gayatri and got her married to Brahma.

Upon the sacrificial rites being completed, Saraswati came to the assembly to find Brahma wedded to someone else. Enraged by the disrespect, she cursed Brahma that no one would ever worship him on Earth except once a year. She cursed Indra to be confined in chains in a strange land. To Vishnu, she said, he would wander among men and cattle for a long long time after being born as one of those men. The sages were not spared either. She cursed the sages that they would always perform sacrifices in exchange for gifts.

After she left, Gayatri used her wisdom to modify the curses and promised many benefits to the Brahma worshippers. Later Vishnu and Lakshmi went after Saraswati to request her return. Saraswati gave in and returned to the assembly. Gayatri fell to her feet. That moved Saraswati, and she raised her and agreed to live with Brahma and Gayatri.

Gayatri agreed to the setup and requested Saraswati to be kind and protect her. The reconciliation thus ended successfully. However, Brahma still was not worshipped in temples because of Saraswati's curse.

Gayatri on the Right and Brahma on the Left

Moral of the Brahma and Gayatri Story 

The moral of the story narrated above can be up to the reader's interpretation. However, children can learn the importance of obeying the rules, regardless of the person's position. Goddess Saraswati refused to be on time for the sacrifice, so Lord Brahma married Goddess Gayatri. This can teach children that no person, irrespective of position and power should never break the rules and follow on the path of good and justice.

Note to the Parents

Teaching your kids about moral values and ethics gets a lot easier when you have exciting stories to tell with morals hidden in them. Mythologies have many such stories passed from generation to generation to circulate essential lessons to children through the ages. Parents can tell this story to their kids and teach them how essential it is to live life with righteousness because if you cannot provide justice, you cannot expect someone else to do the same for you.