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Re: ARTICLE : Purusha Suktham
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Subject: Re: ARTICLE : Purusha Suktham
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From: "Jaldhar H. Vyas" <jaldhar@braincells.com>
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Date: Tue, 24 Sep 1996 02:57:18 GMT
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References: <ghenDy7F10.9FK@netcom.com>
> Ramakrishna Mission <rk@noemail.com> wrote in article
<ghenDy7F10.9FK@netcom.com>...
> The Rg Veda is the oldest scripture known to the mankind(said to be
> composed around 5000BC). It contains highly philosophical as well
> as devotional verses. The Purusha Suktha forms an integral part
> of the Rg Veda Samhita.
>
> Purusha Suktha is used traditionally almost in all Hindu rituals
> or religious ceremonies. The Prurusha or Primieval Being is the
> Lord of immortality. From Him was born the Virat (immense being).
> The Purusha Suktha deals with the subject of manifestation of
> the phenomenal world from the Purusha.
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> The Purusha Suktha answers cryptically the questions "How the
> One became Many".
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> "The Purusha Suktha - An Exegesis " by Swami Harshananda (
> published by Ramakrishna Mission, Bull Temple Road, Bangalore 50019,
> INDIA ) is a handy edition for sincere students of Vedanta. The
> language is simple, yet explanative. Copies are available from the
> publisher at US$5 (inclusive of postage).
The Purusha Sukta has nothing to do with Vedanta. The sincere student of
Vedanta ought to avoid such pseudo-explanations like the plague.
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