 The "Bala Kanda" of the "Ramayana" (5th to 4th century BCE) mentions that Brahma moulds her "with great effort out of pure creative energy".The "Brahma Purana" (401–1300 CE) and the "Vishnudharmottara Purana" (401–500 CE) also record her creation by Brahma.According to the Mahari dance tradition, Brahma created Ahalya out of water as the most beautiful woman in order to break the pride of Urvashi, the foremost "apsara".