ɪn hˈɪnduː lˈɪɾɚɹᵻtʃɚ, wˈʌn ʌvðɪ ˈɜːlɪɪst mˈɛnʃən ʌv dˈiːəti bɹˈɑːmə wɪð vˈɪʃnuː ænd ʃˈiːvə ɪz ɪnðə fˈɪfθ pɹˌæpɐθˈɑːkə lˈɛsən ʌvðə mˈeɪtɹeɪˌænɪjə jˈuːpɐnˌɪʃæd, pɹˈɑːbəbli kəmpˈoʊzd ɪn lˈeɪt fˈɜːst mɪlˈɛniəm bˌiːsˌiːˈiː, ˈæftɚ ðə ɹˈaɪz ʌv bˈuːdɪzəm.
In Hindu literature, one of the earliest mention of deity Brahma with Vishnu and Shiva is in the fifth Prapathaka (lesson) of the Maitrayaniya Upanishad, probably composed in late 1st millennium BCE, after the rise of Buddhism.