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Purusha has a thousand heads, a thousand eyes, a thousand feet. Pervading the earth on every side he transgress the universe.

Purusha in truth is all this, what has been and what yet shall be. He is the lord of all that which grows still greater by food.

The visible and the invisible worlds reveal his mighty grandeur, yet he is greater than all this. All the worlds are but one-fourth of him, three-fourths eternal lies within him.

With three-fourths of his grandeur Purusha sprang up. With one-fourth of it he created the universe, and then he moved forth to every side pervading all that is animate and inanimate.

He created Virat from himself and then Purusha from Virat. When born he spread out to west and east transgressing the boundaries of the earth.

From that great venerable Purusha were generated curd and ghee. He fashioned forth the animals and birds borth wild and tame.

From that Purusha, unto whom people make sacrifice, were born the Richas and Saman hymns. Therefrom then sprang up the spells and formulas of Atharvaveda and the Yajus.

From Purusha were born horses, and from him were born all cattle with two rows of teeth. From him were born kine, from him were produced goats and sheep.

They embalmed the Virat Purusha as victim on the grass, him all the gods, Sandhyas, and Rishis sacrificed.

When they sacrificed Purusha how many portions did they make? What was his mouth? What were his arms? What were the thighs and feet?

His mouth was the Brahman, both of his arms was the Prince created. His thighs produced the Vaishyas, from his feet the Shudra was born.

From his mind came the Moon, and from his eyes came the Sun, from his ears were born Vayu and Prana, and from his mouth was Agni born.

Mid-air was born from his navel, the sky was fashioned forth from his head, the earth from his feet, and the quarters from his ears. Thus the world was formed.

When the gods sacrificed Purusha as offering in the yajna, Spring was the ghee, Autumn the oblation, and Summer was the fuel

The seven were the covering sticks and three times seven were the kindling ones, when gods performing sacrifice, bound Purusha as their sacrificial victim.

These were the earliest holy ordinances when gods sacrificed Purusha as their offering. The Mighty ones attained the highest heaven, these were the Sadhyas and gods of old dwell.

In the beginning God created the world nourished by waters, earth and sun. Fixing the form thereof the Sun proceeds on his daily course. This was the beginning of the mortals.

I know this mighty Purusha, golden as the sun, beyond the reach of darkness. By knowing him a man even now becomes immortal leaving death behind. This is the path to attain him, there is none other.

Prajapati, the all-creator pervades the being in the womb and the beings that are born. Being himself unborn, he reveals himself in various ways. The sages alone know his true nature. In him alone exist all creatures.

The Sun who imparts light and heat to gods, stand first and foremost among the gods, was born before the gods. Homage be to him, the resplendent the holy One.

The gods in the beginning, when they generated the bright and holy Sun said thus: The Brahman who thus knew you shall have the gods in his control.

Grandeur and Fortune are your two wives, each side of you are day and night. The constellations are your form, the Ashvins are your open mouth. Wishing salvation, grant me yonder world so that the whole universe be mine with absorption into Brahman, the All.