![]() ![]() But perhaps even more important, knowing him directly affects you and me. So Purusa is Prajapati (The Lord of all Creation). “And verily beyond the unmanifest is the supreme Purusa… One who knows him becomes free and attains immortality (Avyakat u parah Purusa … yajna tva mucyate Janturamtatvam ca gacchati) Kathopanisad 6:8 Purusanna param kincitsa kastha sa para gati) Kathopanisad 3:11 He is the end and the highest goal” (Avykat Purusah parah. The Upanishads continue on this same line by stating that “Purusa and Prajapati is one and the same person” (sanskrit transliteration Purusohi Praja pati) Madhyndiya Sathapatha Brahmana VII.4:1.156 So who is Purusa? The Vedic texts tell us that Because it is found in the Rg Veda it is one of the oldest mantras in the world, and thus it is worth studying to see what we can learn of the way to Mukti or Moksha (enlightenment). It is a song for a special Man – Purusa (pronounced Purusha). It is found in the 10th Mandala and 90th Chapter. Perhaps the most famous poem or prayer in the Rg Veda (or Rig Veda) is the Purusasukta (purusha suktam).
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