 Some texts suggest that god Vishnu created Brahma, others suggest god Shiva created Brahma, yet others suggest goddess Devi created Brahma, and these texts then go on to state that Brahma is a secondary creator of the world working respectively on their behalf.Further, the medieval era texts of these major theistic traditions of Hinduism assert that the "saguna" (representation with face and attributes) Brahma is Vishnu, Shiva, or Devi respectively, and that the Atman (soul, self) within every living being is the same or part of this ultimate, eternal Brahman.Brahman (, brahman) is a metaphysical concept of Hinduism referring to the ultimate reality.