Vedas 15 - The' Purusha' Poem by Geeta Radhakrishna Menon
Vedas 15 - The' Purusha'
‘Purusha'
Is another special word
In Indian Philosophy!
No, no! Not to jump to conclusion
That this means a man or a male.
Purusha is the
‘Presiding genius of the Universe',
Perpetuated and propagated as
The Atman - Pure Consciousness or
The Brahman!
The Ultimate Reality or
The Brahman or
The Atman, were identified as
The Pure Consciousness,
The Supreme Power of this universe.
It is said that Atman shaped
A Purusha drawn from water.
From the mouth emanated fire,
From the nostrils - air,
From the eyes - the sun,
From the ears - the quarters of heaven,
From the skin - the plants and the trees,
From the heart -the moon,
From the navel- death,
Frome the virile member - water.
While creating man,
Various elements from the external world entered.
"Fire became speech and entered the mouth,
Wind became breath and entered the nostrils,
Sun became the sight and entered the eyes,
The quarters of heaven became hearing and entered the ears.
Plants and trees became hairs and entered the skin,
Moon became mind and entered the heart,
Death became the outgoing breath -‘apana' and entered the navel,
Water became semen and entered the virile member.
The Cosmic Purusha
Is described thus by
The Upanishadic Philosophers;
Identical with the Atman,
Identical with the Brahman!
Part 2 In the Upanishads, the Purusa concept no longer meant a being or cosmic man. The meaning changed into an abstract essence of the Self, Spirit and the Universal Principle that is eternal, indestructible, without form and is all pervasive. The Purusa concept is explained with the concept of Prakrti in the Upanishads.
Part 3 The universe is envisioned in these ancient Sanskrit texts, as a combination of the perceivable material reality and non-perceivable, non-material laws and principles of nature. Material reality (or Prakrti) is everything that has changed, can change and is subject to cause and effect.
It is a great philosophical and scriptural poem where 'Purusha' has been so touchingly and astutely defined in the light of Vedas. Here i quote....... Purusha is the ‘Presiding genius of the Universe', Perpetuated and propagated as The Atman - Pure Consciousness or The Brahman! Thanks for sharing this great poem.10
How beautifully the Purusha has been defined and the contributory forces or factors of nature that have gone into its formation and become its chetna or consciousness (I may be excused for my inaccuracies) . I appreciate this step-wise approach to the subject lest it gets complicated or inscrutable. Thank you, Geeta ji.
Rajnish ji, thank you so much. You have understood the poem perfectly. There are no inaccuracies at all. I am deliberately, making it a step by step process, otherwise it would not only complicate matters, but thoroughly confuse the readers. Thank you again, for understanding. God bless you.
Part 6 but yin and yang are parts of an oneness that is also equated with the Tao. The term 'dualistic-monism' or dialectical monism has been coined in an attempt to express this fruitful paradox of simultaneous unity/duality. Yin and yang can be thought of as complementary (rather than opposing) forces.
Part 5 Do we find a somewhat refined version of the concept of Ying Yang of Taoism here? Many tangible dualities (such as light and dark, fire and water, expanding and contracting) are thought of as physical manifestations of the duality symbolized by yin and yang. Duality is found in many belief systems, But, Ying-Yang is conceived to interact to form a dynamic system in which the whole is greater than the assembled parts.
Part 4 Purusa is the Universal principle that is unchanging, uncaused but is present everywhere and the reason why Prakrti changes, transforms and transcends all of the time and which is why there is cause and effect. Purusa is what connects everything and everyone according to the various schools of Hinduism.
This poem has not been translated into any other language yet.
I would like to translate this poem
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5/9/2024 12:38:26 PM # 1.0.0.1119
Hi Geeta, The concept of Purusha is explained in the scriptures along with the concept of Prakriti. In early Vedas, Purusa meant a cosmic man whose sacrifice by the gods created all life. This was one of many creation theories discussed in the Vedas. The idea parallels Norse Ymir with the myth's origin in Proto-Indo-European religion. Cond)