According
to a story in the Shiva Purana (dedicated to Lord Shiva), at the
beginning of time in Cosmos, Vishnu and Brahma approached a huge Shiva
linga and set out to find its beginning and end. Vishnu was appointed to
seek the end and Brahma the beginning. Taking the form of a boar,
Vishnu began digging downwards into the earth, while Brahma took the
form of a swan and began flying upwards. However, neither could find His
appointed destination. Vishnu, satisfied, came up to Shiva and bowed
down to him as a swarupa of Brahman. Brahma did not give up so easily.
As He was going up, he saw a ketaki flower, dear to Shiva. His ego
forced him to ask the flower to bear false witness about Brahma's
discovery of Shiva's beginning. When Brahma told his tale, Shiva, the
all-knowing, was angered by the former's ego. Shiva thus cursed him that
no being in the three worlds will worship him.
Another reason is...
Legend
has it that Lord Brahma is said to be very liberal with granting boons
and is easily pleased when prayed to without any thought as to who is
praying and asking him for a boon. HE is rather callous in granting
boons to the demons unguardedly.
All
the deadly demons, from Hiranyakashipu to Ravana, received their boons
from Brahma, which made them singularly notorious in destroying the
noble virtues of the world. Then it became necessary for Lord Vishnu to
appear in his various reincarnations to kill these demons.
That
is why the cult of Brahma's worship declined as HE became unpopular
amongst religious devotees who began to deem Brahma as the sole God of
worship for the demons.
There
are very few brahma temples in india..like pushkar temple in
rajasthan.... one in kerala... Brahmakapalam and the brahmakarmali
goa.. worshipped from 11th century at carambolim in goa (See below
Picture).
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