![]() Uru tadasya yadvaishya padabhyam shudro ajayat. So Purusha is the Supreme Being or Supreme reality which resides in the heart of all beings.”īrahmanoasya mukhamasida bahu rajanyakriah ![]() This analogy is extended further to describe the human body as a pur or city with the soul or Jiva(atma) residing within it and also referred to as Purusha. This universe is likened to a ‘pur’ in which the Supreme Being or the Supreme Entity dwells. It could also mean one who lives in a ‘pur’ or a fortified city. The word Purusha thus means one who exists and pervades the entire universe. Pt.Nardev Vedalankar, Editor of Shastra Navanitam(A concise study of Hindu Scriptures), pub.by Arya Pratinidhi Sabha, South Africa describes it as “The word ‘Purusha’ is derived from the Sanskrit verb, ‘priyn’ which means to fill. The word ‘God’ in this sukta should be interpreted as ‘Purusha’ or ‘Brahman'(the Supreme Being or Supreme reality which pervades the entire universe). Literal translation of Vedas and particularly Purusha Sukta or Hymns to Purusha has created lot of myth, misgivings and misunderstanding.
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