In the form of Saguṇa-Brahman (embodied Brahman), Brahman thus appears as actual gods, such as Iśvara (such as Brahmā, Viṣṇu, and Śiva).•We cannot physically represent Brahman, which is the universe but has no visible form.•But we can see and physically represent individual gods, which are the manifestations of Brahman in the physical world.