Answer: The essence of Brahman
Explanation:
The Hindus believe that there is a Supreme spirit or Ultimate soul from which all the individual souls (Atman) of all living things belongs to and originates from.
Brahman is therefore the essence of life and the nucleus of the universe of living things. Brahman is the eternal nucleus of the universe and is all of us and we are all Brahman. This is why (as shown from the text), Brahman is a woman, man, child, maiden, old man moth and even a parrot. Brahman is beginningless and is the author of everything.