Lord Brahma, Lord Vishnu and Lord Shiva were not created by any god or goddess, but all three are forms of Parabrahma. According to the Puranas, Lord Brahma was created by Lord Vishnu and Lord Rudra by Lord Brahma. Purush has created all the gods and Brahma in the Vedas.

The Moon was gendered from his mind, and from his eye the Sun had birth; Indra and Agni from his mouth were born, and Vāyu from his breath

Some consider this sukta to be dedicated to Lord Shiva, but I say that this sukta is dedicated to Lord Narayana without any doubt, as evidenced by many Puranas as well as epics like Ramayana and Mahabharata. I also want to give some proof of this so that people do not doubt.

The paramatman is always spoken of as one who is devoid of qualities. He is known as Narayana. He is the Purusha who is inside all atmans. Like water on the leaf of a lotus, he is not touched by any acts. He is sometimes engaged in acts. He is sometimes freed from bonds and united with moksha. He is sometimes united with the accumulation of the seventeen. In this way, in due order, Purusha is spoken of in many ways. Everything in the worlds has a refuge in him. He is the supreme object of knowledge. He is the one who knows and he is also what is to be known. He is the thinker and the object of thought. He is the eater and the object that is eaten. He is the one who smells and the object that is smelt. He is the one who touches and the object that is touched. He is the seer and the object that is seen. He is the hearer and the object that is heard. He is the one who learns and he is the object of learning. He is with qualities and without qualities. He has been spoken of as Pradhana, the accumulation of qualities. He is always eternal and immutable. He is the foundation and the prime cause behind Dhatri. Brahmanas speak of him as Aniruddha. There are virtuous and beneficial acts in the world, sanctioned by the Vedas. All these flow from him. All the gods and sages, righteous and controlled, take their places on the altar and offer him a share in the sacrifices. I am Brah-ma. I am the first lord of subjects. I have been generated from him and all of you have been generated from me. O son! I am the origin of all mobile and immobile objects in the universe, and all the Vedas and their mysteries. Purusha is divided into four parts and sports as he wishes

If you want to know in detail, then study this chapter completely, although the part given by me also describes the Purusha.

Brahmā is born of his belly. I am born of his head. The luminaries are born of his hair. Devas and Asuras are born of his bodily hairs

Mahadev himself is telling his disciples that Lord Brahma and Lord Shiva were created by Lord Vishnu at the beginning of creation.

O son! I will tell you. It has been said that in earlier times, you were half of me. I bow down to the extremely famous one, the paramatman who exists in all bodies. He is Narayana. He is the universe. He is without qualities. He possesses all the qualities in his atman. It is through his favours that Rudra was generated from Brahma’s rage. He is the womb of everything, mobile and immobile

This statement is of Lord Krishna himself who was telling all these things to Arjuna.

Narayana is Brahman, the supreme reality, Narayana the transcendental one. Narayana is the supreme effulgence, Narayana the transcendental one. Narayana is the supreme meditator absorbed in meditation, Narayana the transcendental one [ TA Narayan Suktam ]

The Vedas testify that Lord Narayana is the Supreme Brahman and the source of all.

Narayana, verily, was alone, they say; there was no Brahman, no Isana, no water, no Agni and Soma, no heaven and no earth here, no stars, no Sun, but only he, the Nara (Purusa) alone [ Mahopanishad ]

Now there is not even an iota of doubt that Lord Narayana is the Supreme Brahman.

Lord Krishna always worships Lord Shiva, but we get the answer in the epic itself, in which Lord Krishna himself says why he always worships Lord Shiva?

O one whose eyes are like lotus petals! When Brahma’s night is over, it is through the favours of the infinitely energetic one that a lotus manifests itself. It is through his favours that Brahma is generated from this. When the day is over, it is because of that god that a son is born from the forehead, as the outcome of rage. This is Rudra, the destroyer. These two, the best among the gods, are said to be the result of favour and rage. They follow his indicated paths in becoming agents of creation and destruction. Though they are capable of granting boons to all creatures, they are actually nothing but instru-ments. Rudra is Kapardi, Jatila and Munda. His house is the cremation ground. He is a yogi who engages in fierce vows. He was terrible for Tripura. He destroyed Daksha’s sacrifice and uprooted Bhaga’s eyes. O Pandav-eya! From one yuga to another yuga, know that Narayana is always present in his atman. O Partha! Therefore, if Maheshvara, the god of the gods, is worshipped, that is the same thing as the lord god, Narayana, being wor-shipped. O descendant of the Pandu lineage! I am the atman of all the worlds. Therefore, I single-mindedly wor-ship Rudra as my own self. If Ishana Shiva, the granter of boons, is not worshipped, then I think of that as my own self not being worshipped. The worlds follow my ordinances. Those ordinances must be honoured and I also hon-our them. A person who knows him, knows me. A person who knows me, knows him. O Kounteya! Rudra and Narayana possess a single essence, although they divide themselves into two, pervade people and make them en-gage in all the acts. O descendant of the Pandava lineage! There is no one else who is capable of granting me a boon. In ancient times, I mentally thought this and worshipped the great-souled lord of the universe, for the sake of obtaining a son. There is no other god that Vishnu bows down before, with the exception of Rudra, who is my own self. Therefore, I worship him. Brahma, the Rudras, Indra and the rishis worship the god who is foremost among the gods, Narayana Hari

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