Brahma is the Hindu Creator god. He is also known as the Grandfather and as a later equivalent of Prajapati, the primeval first god. In early Hindu sources such as the Mahabharata, Brahma is supreme in the triad of great Hindu gods which includes Shiva and Vishnu. Hindu tradition states that Brahma had four heads. The tradition also states that the four heads of Brahma represent many aspects of Hinduism.