ɪn kˈɑːntɹæst, dˈeɪmiən kɪˈoʊn ænd tʃˈɑːɹlz pɹɪbˈɪʃ stˈeɪt ðə tˈɛksts dˈuː dɪstˈɪŋktli pɹˈɛzənt bˈoʊθ ðə mˈeɪl dˈiːəti bɹˈɑːmə ænd ðɪ ˈæbstɹækt bɹˈɑːmən, haʊˈɛvɚ, ɪnðə jˈuːpɐnˌɪʃædz, dˈiːəti bɹˈɑːmə ɪz ˈoʊnli ɹᵻfˈɜːd tʊ ɐ fjˈuː tˈaɪmz.
In contrast, Damien Keown and Charles Prebish state the texts do distinctly present both the male deity Brahma and the abstract Brahman, however, in the Upanishads, deity Brahma is only referred to a few times.