12 Feb 2012 - QA 15

Guruji, my grandson asks if Brahma, Vishnu and Shiva have parents and grandparents too. How do I answer the child?
Sri Sri Ravi Shankar: You should answer that Vishnu is the father of Brahma because Brahma was born out of Vishnu’s navel. Vishnu shakti (energy) came from Shiva and Shiva was born out of light.
Small children will understand it only this way. Give them a tennis ball and ask them to tell you where it begins and where it ends.