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RV 10.90 - Purusha Sukta (Hymn of the Cosmic Person)

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DescriptionRig Veda 10.90: The Purusha Sukta - foundational cosmogony hymn. The Cosmic Person (Purusha) whose sacrifice creates the universe. 'Thousand-headed Purusha, thousand-eyed, thousand-footed — he, having pervaded the earth on all sides, still extends ten fingers beyond it.' Theological basis for the avatara doctrine of the cosmic Person descending.

RV 10.90 - Purusha Sukta (Hymn of the Cosmic Person)

Rig Veda, Mandala 10, Hymn 90 Translated by Ralph T.H. Griffith (1896, public domain)

[Ralph T.H. Griffith translation, public domain. Wikisource fetch unavailable.]

Rig Veda 10.90: The Purusha Sukta - foundational cosmogony hymn. The Cosmic Person (Purusha) whose sacrifice creates the universe. ‘Thousand-headed Purusha, thousand-eyed, thousand-footed — he, having pervaded the earth on all sides, still extends ten fingers beyond it.’ Theological basis for the avatara doctrine of the cosmic Person descending.

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