Glossary Term
Risk: Critical- Approved rendering
- पिता
- Transliteration
- pitā
- Rejected alternatives
- ब्रह्मा, सृष्टिकर्ता
Father
God as personal Father. Never a Hindu creator-deity name (ब्रह्मा). Note: the everyday Maithili colloquial word for father (बाबू/बाबा) is deliberately not used in formal doctrinal reference to God, reserved instead for the tender, filial register of अब्बा below.