At one time, pride entered into Brahma He said, “Since I am all fire, I can nuốt, nhạn everything. So now let me nuốt, nhạn everything and prove that I am the greatest of the cosmic gods. Who can dare to stand against me? I can eat fire! I am all fire! I am Brahma!”

When Vishnu saw the extent of Brahma’s pride, he took the form of a little boy, four hoặc five years old. This little boy came before Brahma holding a dry reed in his hand.

The little boy said, “Lord Brahma, bạn are the greatest of all the gods. Here is a dry reed. Let me see bạn burn it hoặc nuốt, nhạn it.”

Brahma immediately engulfed the little boy with flames. The flames wanted to devour not only the reed but also the little boy. But although the flames burned intensely, they could not nuốt, nhạn the little boy and they did not even touch the dry reed in his hand.

“How can this be?” cried Brahma. “I can burn up everything and everybody, but a single dry reed and one little boy are beyond my capacity. I do not understand it.”

Then Vishnu took his real form and đã đưa ý kiến to Brahma, “This is all because of your pride I wanted to smash your pride bởi hiển thị bạn that bạn could not do anything to a reed. Now bạn should not boast anymore. bạn have to remain silent.”

So this was how Brahma was humiliated bởi Vishnu.