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Purus.a S
uktam
pzq ev
d ^ sv
m^. yt\ y B&ym^. utAmt(v-y
fAn,. yd
nAEtrohEt. 12;
1.2 Purus.a evedagm
utam
amr.tatvasyes
anah.. Yadannen
atirohati.
. sarvam. Yadbh
. yacca bhavyam. Ut
Essentially the whole universe is he himself; whatever was, whatever is, and whatever will be All are his manifestations. It is he who confers on all
immortality by which alone they live.
etAvAn-y mEhmA. ato >yAyA ^ pzq,. pAdo_-y EvA BtAEn. E/pAd-yAmt\ EdEv. 13;
1.3 Et
av
anasya mahim
a. Ato jy
ay
agm
urus.ah.. P
adosya visv
a bhut
ani. Trip
adasy
amr.tam
. sca p
. divi.
The whole manifest universe is his splendor but he transcends it. By only a part of himself he supports the universe eternally (past, present and future)
whereas the major part of him, embodying immortality, is beyond the manifest universe.
E/pAdv
ud
{(pzq,. pAdo_-y
hA__BvA(pn,. tto Ev v\&yAmt. sAfnAnfn
aEB. 14;
1.4 Trip
ad
urdhva udaitpurus.ah.. P
adosyeh
abhav
atpunah.. Tato vis.vam
amata. S
asan
anasane abhi.
. vyakr
The supreme spirit is outside the range of Samsara. Only a part of Him has become the whole universe; From this manifest part the sentient kingdom
has sprung, consisting of both living (eating) and non-living beings.
y(pzq
Z hEvqA. dvA ymtvt. vsto a-yAsFdA>ym^. g}F m im, frdEv,. 16;
1.6 Yatpurus.en.a havis.
a. Dev
a yaj
namatanvata. Vasanto asy
asid
ajyam. Gris.ma idhmah. sarad
uvih..
Then the Devas performed a sacrifice. Since there existed nothing save that being, he himself was the sacrificial offering. The spring season was used
as ghee, the summer season as fagots, and the autumn as the rice offering.
ts^mAdA ajAyt. y
k
oByAdt,. gAvo h jEr
t-mAt. t-mA>jAtA ajAvy,. 111;
1.11 Tasm
adasv
a aj
ayanta. Ye ke cobhay
adatah.. G
avo ha jaj
nire tasm
ata. Tasm
ajj
at
a aj
avayah..
From this sacrifice, again, have sprung the horse and other animals like cows, goats ewes.
Mantra 12
nA<yA aAsFdtEr"m^. fF Zo
O, smvt
t. pA\ BEmEd
f o/At. tTA lokA ^ akSpyn^. 115;
1.15 N
abhy
a
asidantariks.am.
akalpayan.
Padbhy
am
umirdisa srotr
ata.
. bh
Tath
a lok
agm
.
The space emerged from his navel, the world of gods or heaven from his head, the earth from his feet and the other quarters from his ears. This was
the way in which the creation was projected.
v
dAhm
t\ pzq\ mhAtm^. aAEd(yvZ tms-t pAr
. svA
EZ zpEZ EvE
(y DFr,. nAmAEn k(vA_EBvdn^
ydA-t
. 116;
1.16 Ved
ahametam
antam. Adityavarn
are. Sarv
an.i rupan.i vicitya dhirah.. N
am
ani
. purus.am
. mah
. am
. tamasastu p
kr.tv
abhivadan yad
aste.
I have known the supreme and magnanimous being of the sun hue and beyond all ignorance (darkness). He, the wise one, moulded out of himself (by
his Maya) the various forms and called them by different names.
1.17 Dh
at
a purast
adyamud
ajah
ara. Sakrah
anpradisascatasrah.. Tamevam
anamr.ta iha bhavati.
. pravidv
. vidv
N
anyah. panth
a ayan
aya vidyate.
The first creator (Brahma) knew the supreme being. He in turn made him known to Sakra (Indra) for the benefit of all beings. Hence even today he
who knows him and the creation as presented above and is pervaded, permeated and possessed by the supreme being verily attains immortality. There
is no other way for spiritual perfection.
y
n ymyjt dvA. tAEn DmA
EZ TmAyAsn^. t
h nAk\ mEhmAn, s
t
. y/ pv
sAyA, sEt dvA,.
118;
1.18 Yaj
nena yaj
namayajanta dev
a. T
ani dharm
an.i pratham
any
asan. Te ha n
akam
anah. sacante. Yatra
. mahim
p
urve s
adhy
ah. santi dev
ah..
The Devas performed the first sacrifice by consecrating the body of God himself. Renunciation has become the basis of all religions He who bases his
life on renunciation verily reaches the highest abode of God where all perfected aspirants repair.
v
dAhm
t\ pzq\ mhAtm^. aAEd(yvZ tms, pr-tAt^. tm
v\ EvAnmt ih BvEt. nAy, pTA Evt
_ynAy.
22;
2.2 Ved
ahametam
antam. Adityavarn
at. Tamevam
anamr.ta iha bhavati.
. purus.am
. mah
. am
. tamasah. parast
. vidv
N
anyah. panth
a vidyateyan
aya.
I know the great being who is beyond ignorance and whose splendor is comparable to that of the sun. Knowing him thus in this life itself one transcends
death. There is no other path leading to attainment of liberation.
jApEtrEt gB
at,. ajAymAno bhDA EvjAyt
. t-y DFrA, pErjAnEt yoEnm^. mrF
FnA\ pdEmQCEt
v
Ds,. 23;
2.3 Praj
apatiscarati garbhe antah.. Aj
ayam
ano bahudh
a vij
ayate. Tasya dhir
ah. parij
ananti yonim. Maricin
am
.
padamicchanti vedhasah..
The sun who is the lord of creatures moves about in the space between heaven and earth causing day and night. Although he is unborn, being the self
of all, he manifests himself as the manifold universe, the all-pervading paramatman. Prajapatis, the first patriarchs sought the position which Marici
and other sages attained.
yo dv
<y aAtpEt. yo dvAnA\ proEht,. pvo
yo dv
<yo jAt,. nmo z
Ay b}Ay
. 24;
2.4 Yo devebhya
atapati. Yo dev
an
am
atah.. Namo ruc
aya br
ahmaye.
. purohitah.. Purvo yo devebhyo j
Salutations to the resplendent sun god who is the son of Parabrahman, who is invoked as the beneficent leader of the gods and who was born as the
oldest among the gods.
2.5 Rucam
ahmam
a agre tadabr
uvan. Yastvaivam
ahman.o vidy
at. Tasya dev
a asan vase.
. br
. janayantah.. Dev
. br
When the gods instituted the knowledge of Brahman they declared thus teaching about the supreme reality: That sage who knows the supreme as
described before will have sovereignty over gods for he has become the innermost self of all.
F-y t
l#mF p(yO. ahorA/
pA
. n"/AEZ zpm^. aEnO &yAm^. i\ mEnqAZ. am\ mEnqAZ. sv
mEnqAZ. 26;
2.6 Hrisya te laks.misca patnyau. Ahor
atre p
arsve. Naks.atr
an.i rupam. Asvinau vy
attam. Is.t.am
an.a.
. manis.
Amum
manis
a
n
a.
Sarvam
manis
a
n
a.
.
. .
.
. .
O sun, Hri and Laksmi are thy consorts. Thyself being Brahma, Vishnu and Shiva. Day and night are thy two sides. Asterisms in the sky are thine
own form. The asvins are thy mouth. Being such, grant me whatever I desire: Spiritual illumination; happiness everywhere and other objects of desire.
Mantra 13