Purushasooktam in English
Purushasooktam in English
Purusha sooktam is
mentioned in the Vedas. In Vaideeka dharma there are two types of truths. They
are: 1) shruti—all time truths, and 2)smritis—they change from time to time.
Shrutis are experienced by
the meditating people, Rishis, during
their kriya yoga sadhana, experienced
practically, and then written by them. That is why, ‘vedani apaurusheyaani’,
Vedas are not written by anybody as they please. They are written by hearing from nowhere.
Purusha sooktam is
mentioned in 16 slokas or verses of the
10th mandalam, of Rig Veda.
Later it was mentioned in taittareeya aranyak of Krishna yajurveda, vaajasaneyi
samhita of shukla yajurveda, Samaveda, and Atharvanaveda. Of course there were
some small changes.
Purusha sooktam is the
essence of shrutis as said by Vedavyasa in Mahabharata. Saunaka, Aapastambha, boddhaayan, and etc
Rishis also eulogised the greatness of Purusha sooktam.
Purusha sooktam:
Purusha sooktam in English:
Sahasra sheershaa purushah
Purusha ye vedagum
sarvam
Yetaa
vaanashya mahimaa
Tasmaad viraadajaayata
Tripaadoordhwa
uadaitpurushah
Yatpurushena havishaa
Saptaasyaasan paridhayah
Tam yagnam
barhisi praukshan
Tasmaad yagnaat sarvahutah
Tasmaad yagnaat sarvahutah
Tasmaadashvaa ajaayanta
Yatpurusham vyadadhuh
Braahmanosya mukhamaaseeth
Chandramaa manaso jaatah
Naabhyaa aaseedantariksham
Vedaahametam purusham mahaantam
Dhaataa
purastyaadya mudaa jahaara
Yagnena yagna mayajanta devaah
Adbhyah sambhootah pruthivyi rasaachcha
Vedaahametam purusham mahaantam
Prajapathi shcharathi garbhe antah
Yo devebhya aathapathi
Rucham braahmam janayantah
Purusha sooktam:
Purusha sooktam is
mentioned in the Vedas. In Vaideeka dharma there are two types of truths. They
are: 1) shruti—all time truths, and 2)smritis—they change from time to time.
Shrutis are experienced by
the meditating people, Rishis, during
their kriya yoga sadhana, experienced
practically, and then written by them. That is why, ‘vedani apaurusheyaani’,
Vedas are not written by anybody as they please. They are written by hearing from nowhere.
Purusha sooktam is
mentioned in 16 slokas or verses of the
10th mandalam, of Rig Veda.
Later it was mentioned in taittareeya aranyak of Krishna yajurveda, vaajasaneyi
samhita of shukla yajurveda, Samaveda, and Atharvanaveda. Of course there were
some small changes.
Purusha sooktam is the
essence of shrutis as said by Vedavyasa in Mahabharata. Saunaka, Aapastambha, boddhaayan, and etc
Rishis also eulogised the greatness of Purusha sooktam.
In Purusha sooktam it was described about
Adipurusha. It will recognise Narayana,
the form of Adipurusha. It will say, ‘Narayana is the root cause of Creation. Adi Narayana is having infinite number of heads, eyes, and
legs. In short Adi Narayana only pervaded into everything. He is beyond everything. The whole
Creation is ¼th part of His four parts. The remaining three parts of Narayana are not
manifested.
¼th
part of Narayana is Aniruddha Narayana or Brahma i.e., the Creativity. Adi Narayana asks Aniruddha Narayana to do one Yagna i.e., Suhrut yagna. In
this Yagna the senses of Aniruddha Narayana are Devatas or celestial bodies.
The senses themselves are Ritwiks. His body is Havis, the thing that is to be
offered. His heart is the Mandir or altar. The offered
food or Havis will be taken by Adi Narayana. For this Yagna the body of
Aniruddha Narayana is sacrificed. From that several living beings will be
manifested.
In this Yagna, Aniruddha
Narayana/Brahma/Creativity is to be sacrificed/offered. For this Creation Yagam
is the Karma kaanda, the procedural ritual. Here ParaBrahma/Adinarayana was
prayed. This was conducted by Aniruddha Narayana/ Brahma/Creativity, ¼th
part of Para Brahma. The
senses of Aniruddha Narayana/ Brahma/Creativity are the Ritwiks. The senses are the
Devatas. Sacrificial animal is Aniruddha Narayana/ Brahma/Creativity
Himself/itself. In nutshell this total
Creation/Jagat is ¼th part of ParaBrahma
only. So we come out of Parabrahman and
again goes into Him. This the message of
Purushasooktam.
Vedaahametam purusham mahaantam
Aadityavarnam tamasha parastaat
Tameva vidwaanamruta iha bhavati
Naanyah panthaa vidyateyanaaya.
This Adi Purusha who is having the
effulgence of infinite number of Suns, is beyond all ignorance. I had grasped
this Truth in my heart. Who so ever
knows Him like this shall become immortal. There is no way other than this.
Purusha sooktam:
Om tachcham yoraa
vruneemahe gaatum yagnaaya
gaatum yagna pataye
daivee swastirastunah swastir
maanushebhyah oordhvam jigaatu bheshajam
sam no astu dwipade sam
chatushpade
Om saantih saantih
saantih
We are praying auspicious Adi Purusha. This
yagna should be completed peacefully. Devatas
i.e., Senses may cooperate with me. The
senses may cooperate with all. This kingdom of Creation may spread length and
breadth. Let these men may be benefited. Let these trees grow upwards. Let the
two legged and four legged animals live peacefully. All living beings may live peacefully.
Om saantih saantih
saantih
Sahasra sheershaa purushah
sahasraaksha sahasrapaath
Sa bhoomim vishwato vrutwaa
atyatishta dashaamgulam
Parabrahman is having infinite number of
heads, eyes, and feet etc., He has occupied the whole planet earth and remains
ten inches excess. That means he is beyond Earth.
Parabrahman is Omni present, Omniscient, and
Omni potent. He is in every tree, bird, hill, Hillock, mountain, river, Ocean,
and in each and every living and non-living beings and beyond all these.
Purusha ye vedagum
sarvam
Yadbhootam
yachcham bhavyam
Utaamrutatwa shyeshaanah
yadannenati rohati
He is
present tense, past tense, and future tense. He is all these tenses.
Yetaa
vaanashya mahimaa
atho
jaayaagushcha poorushah
paadoshya
vishwa bhoothaani
tripaadashyaa
mrutham divi
Such was
his greatness. manifested creation is a mere only a part of him. Rest three parts are not manifested.
Paramaatma
can be attained by steadying the mind or by steadying the life force. One is complement of other. Steadying the life
force is called Pranayama in Kriya yoga parlance. This world itself is a great yagna. This
death-birth-death circle or Chakra bhramanam is a great yagna.
We have
to live in Maya but should be intangible to Maya like a lotus in water. We do
yagna/sacrifice, put Ghee into it as offerings/ahuti, and we get rains in its
place. We feed the cows with
grass and fodder, and in return we get Milk. In this world give and take is a
must. We all should live together mutually helping each other. The whole
Creation has been made possible on this give and take basis.
Creation or Shrushti is of two types. They are
Poorva Shrushti, and Uttara Shrushti.
Poorva Shrushti: Parabrahman has sacrificed a
part of himself and in its place created this Universe. So God only is this
universe, and its living and non living beings.
Uttara Shrushti: Parabrahman Himself became
food and other products for the living beings.
Tripaadoordhwa
uadaitpurushah
Paadosyeahaa bhavaathpunah
Tatho vishvan vyakraamath
Saasanaanashane abhi
The unmanifested raised above and the
manifested Maya remained left behind. That Maya is this world. Then Parabrahman
pervaded into all living and non living beings.
Tasmaad viraadajaayata
Viraajo Adipurushah
Sajaato atyarichyata
Pashchaad bhoomi matho purushah
Poorva Shrushti:
From that Adi Purusha, Macrocosmos Virat
Purusha, i.e., Cosmos has manifested. Karya
Brahma also manifested from Cosmos and he pervaded in and out of everything. From Macrocosmos Virat Purusha, microcosmos
Jeeva has been manifested. From then, Devats, earth, man kind, and animals,
manifested.
Yatpurushena havishaa
devaa yagnamatanvata
Vasantho asyaaseedaajyam
greeshma idhmah ssharaddhavih
Uttara Shrushti: Devataas or senses have done
Yagna. The sacrificial animal is Viraat Purush. Spring has become Ghee
(offering), summer has become fuel, and winter has become oblation.
Saptaasyaasan paridhayah
trisaptha samidhah krutaah
Devaa yadyagnam tanvaanaah
abdhnan purusham pasum
The stage
for yagnam is like this: The fencing or perimeter is bound by seven sticks,
i.e., panch bhootas i.e., Aakash (ether), vaayu(air), agni(fire), water, and
earth plus day and night. They are
denoting outer nature,
The sticks
that are used for fuel in this yagnam is
21 tatwaas.
They are:
antahkarana i.e., man (mind), buddhi (intellect), chiththa (sphere of
thinking), and ahamkar(ego),
plus five Tanmatras
i.e., eyes (Roopam-seeing power), skin (Sparsha- feeling touch power), sound
(Shabda—hearing power),
Five
karmendriyas (organs of action) i.e.,
feet (movement), palms (skill), phallus (ananda), anus (elimination), and mouth
(eating), plus
Five
Pranas i.e., Praana, Apaana, Vyaana, Samaana, and Udaana, plus
Dharma and
adharma, all these totalling 21 are internal nature.
These 21
items of internal nature are used as fuel.
Tam yagnam
barhisi praukshan
purusham
jaatamagratah
Tena devaa
ayajanta
saadhyaa
rushayashcha ye
Purusha, the first
offspring of this Yagna, is sanctified by sprinkling sacred water on Him. He is
called Kaarya Brahma. Later
saadhyaas and Rishis have continued this Yagna.
The dwellers of Swarga or higher echelons
are Devataas. Dwellers up above devataas are known as Vaikuntha vaasees.
Tasmaad yagnaat sarvahutah
sambhrutam prushadaajyam
Pashoogustaagu schakre vaayavyaan
aaranyaan graamyaashchaye
Butter mixed with curd was collected from
that sarvahuta yagna. From that air
borne things, birds like flying beings, then wild animals, then mild animals,
were manifested.
Tasmaad yagnaat sarvahutah
ruchah saamaani jagnire
Chandaagusi jagnire tasmaat
Yajus tasmaad ajaayata
From that Yagna, Rugveda mantras, Saamaveda
mantras, Yajurveda, gayatree chandas (graammer)
were manifested.
Tasmaadashvaa ajaayanta
ye kecho bhyaadatah
Gaavoha jagnire tasmaat
gnaataa ajaavayah
Then
horses, cows, goats etc animals were manifested.
Yatpurusham vyadadhuh
Kathithhaa vyakalpayan
Mukham kimasya kau baahoo
Kaavooroo paadaa vuchyete
When Purusha/Kaarya Brahma was sacrificed, what has happened to his face, hands, laps, and feet?
Braahmanosya mukhamaaseeth
Baahoo raajanya krutah
Ooroo tadasyah yadwaishyah
padhbhyaagum shoodro ajaayatah
His face become Brahmin. Brahmavid brahmaiva
bhavati. The man who had the wisdom of Brahma became Brahman. His shoulders has become Kshatria, the man of
courage. His laps has become Vaishya, the man with movement power. His feet has
become shoodra, the man with skilful labour.
Chandramaa manaso jaatah
Chakshoh sooryo ajaayataha
Mukhaad indrashchaagnishcha
Praanad waayu rajaayata
Chandra came out of His mind, Soorya has
come out of His eyes, Indra and fire
came out of His mouth, and life force has come out of His breath.
Naabhyaa aaseedantariksham
Sheershnodyauh samavarthata
Padbhyaam bhoomirdishah shrotraat
Tathaa lokaagum akalpayan
From navel antariksham (space), from head
heaven, from feet earth, from ears dishaas (North East south and west) sides,
came out. Similarly all the worlds were
manifested.
Vedaahametam purusham mahaantam
Aadityavarnam tamashastu paaray
Sarvaani roopaani vichitya dheerah
Naamaani krutwaa bhivadan yadaaste
This Adipurusha who is having the effulgence
of infinite number of Suns, is beyond all ignorance. I had grasped this Truth
in my heart. Who so ever knows Him like
this shall become immortal. There is no way other than this.
All forms are His only. All different names are
His only. Each and every thing is given by Him only.
Dhaataa
purastyaadya mudaa jahaara
Shakrah pravidvaan prathishashcha thasrah
Tamevavidyaanamruta iha bhavathi
Naanyah panthaa ayanaaya vidyate
KaaryaBrahma has seen Para Brahman in the
beginning, and Indra has seen Him an all
sides. Likewise the meditating man who sees Him as such, stock, barrel, and
gun, shall get liberation in this birth here itself, and now itself. There is no way for liberation other than
this.
Yagnena yagna mayajanta devaah
Thaani dharmaani prathamaanyasan
Thehanaakam mahimaanah sachante
Yatrapoorve saadhyaassanti devaah
This way Devataas i.e., senses have sacrificed
Purusha for this Suhurut yagna.. i.e.,
dhyana(saadhana) dhyeyam(object) and dhyaani(sadhak) must become one. So the meditating man must control his senses.
This is the first Dharma. The people who have done this Yagna were living in
higher echelons in space.
Adbhyah sambhootah pruthivyi rasaachcha
Vishwakarmanah samavarthataadi
Tashya twashtaa vidadha droopamethi
That purushasya vishva maajaana magre
This universe is made up of ether, air,
fire, water, and earth by Vishwakarma, another aspect of Kaarya Brahma. Viswakarma
is beyond Sun, Indra, and Devataas. That means He is beyond all Gnaanendriyas,
Karmendriyas, and Antahkarana. Twashtaa means Sun displays his effulgence and
make this dark world bright. This world which is illuminating with the
effulgence of Sun is the alms given by ParaBrahman. Parabrahman only is
pervading in and out of this world.
Vedaahametam purusham mahaantam
Aadityavarnam tamasha parastaat
Tameva vidwaanamruta iha bhavati
Naanyah panthaa vidyateyanaaya.
This Adipurusha who is having the effulgence
of infinite number of Suns, is beyond all ignorance. I had grasped this Truth
in my heart. Who so ever knows Him like
this shall become immortal. There is no way for liberation other than this.
Prajapathi shcharathi garbhe antah
Ajaayamaano bahudhaa vijaayathe
Tasya dheeraah parijaananthi yonim
Mareechinaam padamichchanti vedhasah
Sun is the husband of all living beings. He is the cause of day and night. He is the Soul of all. Para Brahman is
expressing Himself in this universe in different forms. Men of wisdom make
kriya yoga sadhana efforts to know Para Brahman. Prajapati is the initial
Purusha. Mareechi and other Rishis attained that position.
Yo devebhya aathapathi
Yo devaanaam purohithah
Poorvo yo devebhyo jaathah
Namo ruchaaya braahmaye
Parabrahman is the effulgence giver to Devataas
i.e., senses. He is Guru, preceptor, guide, and philosopher to the senses. He
was there from the beginning. We must invoke Him. We salute to that
Parabrahman.
Rucham braahmam janayantah
Devaa agre thadabruvan
Yastwaivam braahmano vidyaath
Thasya devaa asan vashe
Devataas have installed shuddha gnaana
Brahma. He is the absolute truth. Those who gets shuddha gnaana, attains the
designation of Parabrahma. Such sadhak
who has the wisdom of Brahma will have complete control over the Devataas i.e.,
senses.
Hreeshchathe lakshmeeshcha pathnau
Ahoraatre paarsve nakshatraani roopam
Ashvinau vyaattam ishtam manishaana
Amu manishaana sarvam manishaana
OM shantih Om
shantih Om shantih
Oh Parabrahman, Saraswati (pure wisdom), and
Lakshmi (pure energy) are your concerts. Day (pure wisdom) and night (ignorant
people) are your two sides. Aswanee devataas i.e stars are Your mouth. Stars indicate Creation. Oh, Parabrahman, please bestow me with pure
wisdom. Please bestow me with immortality.
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