Sacrifice of Purusa: The Genesis of all things
After verses 3&4 Purusasukta changes its focus from the qualities of Purusa to focus on the sacrifice of Purusa. It does so in the following… Read More »Sacrifice of Purusa: The Genesis of all things
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Verse 3&4 – The Incarnation of Purusa
The Purusasukta continues from verse 2 with the following. (The sanskrit transliterations, and many of my thoughts on the Purusasukta, have come from studying the… Read More »Verse 3&4 – The Incarnation of Purusa
Verse 2 – Purusa is Lord of Immortality
We saw in the first verse of Purusasukta that Purusa was described as all-knowing, all-powerful and everywhere-present. We then raised the question whether Purusa could… Read More »Verse 2 – Purusa is Lord of Immortality
Considering the Purusasukta – the Song of Praise of Man
Perhaps the most famous poem or prayer in the Rg Veda (or Rig Veda) is the Purusasukta (purusha suktam). It is found in the 10th… Read More »Considering the Purusasukta – the Song of Praise of Man