Purusha

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Vedic deity concept in Hindu philosophy cosmic being primordial person

Purusha is the cosmic being or universal spirit in Vedic and later Hindu philosophy, often depicted as the primordial person whose sacrifice gives rise to the universe and social order.

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Observed surface forms (3)

Surface form	Occurrences
Atman	2
Prajapati	2
Purusha from Prakriti	1

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Vedic deity ⓘ concept in Hindu philosophy ⓘ cosmic being ⓘ primordial person ⓘ
appearsIn	Puranas NERFINISHED ⓘ Upanishads NERFINISHED ⓘ Vedic hymns NERFINISHED ⓘ
armsGiveRiseTo	Kshatriya varna ⓘ
associatedWith	cosmic sacrifice ⓘ creation of the universe ⓘ social order ⓘ varna system ⓘ
bodyPartsGiveRiseTo	cosmos ⓘ social classes ⓘ
contrastedWith	Prakriti as material nature ⓘ
cosmicFunction	immanent in the universe ⓘ source of all beings ⓘ transcendent to the universe ⓘ
describedIn	Purusha Sukta NERFINISHED ⓘ Rigveda NERFINISHED ⓘ
feetGiveRiseTo	Shudra varna ⓘ
genderInTexts	masculine ⓘ
hasMeaning	person ⓘ spirit ⓘ
hasRole	cosmic man ⓘ cosmic principle ⓘ universal spirit ⓘ
headGivesRiseTo	Brahmin varna ⓘ
identifiedWith	Brahman in some traditions ⓘ cosmic form of Vishnu in some texts ⓘ
influenced	Hindu social theory ⓘ Indian philosophical anthropology ⓘ later Hindu cosmology ⓘ
inSamkhya	passive witness ⓘ pure consciousness ⓘ
languageOfName	Sanskrit NERFINISHED ⓘ
metaphysicalStatus	all-pervading ⓘ eternal ⓘ unchanging ⓘ
philosophicalTradition	Samkhya NERFINISHED ⓘ Vedanta NERFINISHED ⓘ Yoga philosophy ⓘ
relatedConcept	Atman NERFINISHED ⓘ Brahman NERFINISHED ⓘ Prakriti ⓘ
religion	Hinduism ⓘ Vedic religion NERFINISHED ⓘ
thighsGiveRiseTo	Vaishya varna ⓘ
worshippedAs	cosmic form of the divine ⓘ

Referenced by (8)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Purusha Sukta → associatedDeity → Purusha ⓘ

Ashvamedha → associatedWithDeity → Purusha ⓘ

this entity surface form: Prajapati

Jnana Yoga → coreConcept → Purusha ⓘ

this entity surface form: Atman

Samkhyakarika → distinguishes → Purusha ⓘ

this entity surface form: Purusha from Prakriti

Samkhyakarika → hasKeyConcept → Purusha ⓘ

Upadesasahasri → mainTopic → Purusha ⓘ

this entity surface form: Atman

Purusha Sukta → mentionsConcept → Purusha ⓘ

Gandiva bow → previouslyPossessedBy → Purusha ⓘ

subject surface form: Gandiva

this entity surface form: Prajapati