u ;sUm pu ;sUm pu ;sUm pu ;sUm [Purusha Suktam]

Introduction The word Purusha means God Ami!ht"# This Suktam is in praise o$ the
!or" o$ God# It is chanted in houses% paces o$ worship durin! rituas and ceremonies#
&ecitin! this con$ers 'essin!s on ones i$e# This mantra is chanted '" &ishis 'e$ore
per$ormin! (a!na so that there are no o'staces or intermissions durin! the (a!na ) t*+
,-"area.[/0Imh%e !at- u,"1-a"%0 taccha2 3"or4.567mahe 8 !4t3u2 "a39:4"a 78 ;e pra"
to the one who !rants !oodness# The (a!na shoud 'e competed auspicious" !at-
u,"1-pt0"%e !4t3u2 "a39:apat7a"e 8 ;e pra" to the <ne% $or whom the (a!na is
per$ormed di=. >S.i-StrS0t un?% dai.i @s.as3tiras7tu naA 8 Bet the an!es do !ood to us
S.i-Stman&;u0Ce"?%
s.as3tirm4nuD7e'h"aA 8 Bet !oodness pre.ai amon! a human 'ein!s EF-. Gi9!0at
uH;e9-m%I
Jr3dh.a2 9i!74tu 'heDa39am 8 Bet a the animas 'e in peace K ,na e0ASt uiLp-d%>e K
,ctMu0pd%e
Na2 no 7astu d.ip3ade @8 Na2 catuD7pade 8
# Bet the trees% $ora and $auna nurture we# ) KaiOt?- KaiOt?- KaiOt?0#
om N4ntiA3 N4ntiA3 N4ntiA7 88 Pa" there 'e peace to the 'od"% mind and the Sou sh-QK0
Ir;Ra -pu;0?% sh--Qa]-? sh-Qp0at%I
sah3asraN7rD4 puruD7aA 8 sah3as3r4k3DaA sah3asrap74t 8 The <mnipresent one has
countess heads% e"es% and im's s HiUm ,0i.D-ta e0.T/-.a AT"i0tSTKaU-m#I
sa 'hJmi2 7.iN3.ato 7.5t3.4 at"at7iDQhaddaN4V!3uam 88 We stands in a Wis ma9est"
per.adin! the entire Uni.erse and eXtends '" YZ inches# pu;0 [.-de! I,s.m&%I> "\t]-
,"^ -H_"m%I>
puruD7a e.3eda!2 sar.am @8 "ad'hJt3a2 "acca 3'ha."am @ A that is past% present and
$uture is Wis mani$estation `t-amt/0T-.S"Kean0?% "dane0aitr-ahei0t#
ut34m5t7at3.as"eN4n7aA 8 "adannen74tir3ohat7i 88 We is the =mperor o$ the immorta
state 'ecause We is 'e"ond the materia word
[t-a.an0S" mihm-a%
et3 4.4n7 as"a mahim3 4 8 The entire Uni.erse is a mani$estation o$ Wis spendor Ata
e-b"a"a!cI,0 -pU;0?%
ato 39"4"4!2N7ca 3pJruD7aA 8 dut Wis !or" is more e$$u!ent than a this padaee>S"
-i.Da 0HtU-ain%0
p4do@s"a 3.iN.4 7'hJt34ni 78 8 <ne $ourth o$ Wis entire 'ein! is this mani$est Uni.erse#
ifp-adS0"am-t/ ,0idi-.#
trip34das7"4m35ta2 7di.3i 88 Three $ourths o$ Wis spendor is in the reams o$
immortait"
ifp-agF-. &`dT=-pu;0?%
trip34dJr3dh.a udait3puruD7aA 8 Three $ourths o$ the Purusha is 'e"ond comprehension
padaee>S"he-aeeH.0aT-pnu?0%
p4do@ s"eh3 4'ha.7 4t3 punaA7 8 The materia word is on" a $ractiona part o$ Wis
!or"
tta e-i.M.h- _R"0iamt%I saK-n-an-K-n- eAi-H#
tato 3.iD.aV3."ak7r4mat 8 s4N3an34n3aN3an3e a3'hi 88 We then entered deep into the
word o$ the sentient jthe i$ek and the insentientjthe i$eessk# tSmai>Lr-a$9R0a"t%
tasm4d@.ir34l794"ata 8 mrom Wim jthe _irat Purushak emer!ed the *osmos i.r-a9a
e-AiX -pU;0?%
.ir349o 3adhi 3pJruD7aA 8 Then came drahman $rom the _irat Purusha s 9at-a eAT"i0
r*"t%
sa 94t3o at"ar7ic"ata 8 Wa.in! emer!ed% thus We per.aded the entire Uni.erse#
pc-a\i]mm-wa e0pru-?#
paN3c4d'hJmim3atho 7pur3aA 88 Then We created this =arth and then created 'odies $or
a 'ein!s# "Tpu;0[e hi-.;a%> d.e-a "1-mtO0.t%
"atpuruD7e6a ha.3iD4 @8 de.34 "a39:amatan7.ata 8 ;ith the Purusha as the o$$erin!% the
+e.as per$ormed a (a!na
.s-O-ta eAS0"asId-ab"m%I>
.as3an3to as7"4sd349"am @8 Sprin! season was o$$ered as !hee nIM-m oF-mpKr-qi-.?#
!rD3ma id3hmaNNar3addha.3iA 88 Summer season was o$$ered as $irewood# Autumn
season was o$$ered as the ho" $ood jnai.ed"amk sr-aS"as0OpirX-"?0%
sap3t4s"4s7anparid3ha"aA7 8 The $i.e eements% da" and ni!ht constituted the se.en
'oundaries $or the (a!na kunda jSacred $ire pacek if? sr- si-mX?0 kts-a?%
triA sap3ta sam3idhaA7 k5t34A 8 The $i.e senses o$ perception% the $i.e senses o$ action%
the $i.e circuator" s"stems% the mind% inteect% awareness% e!o% +harma and Adharma
'ecame the tY o$$erin!s into the sacred $ire
d.e-a "u1- ,tO0.an-a?%
de.34 "ad"a39:a2 tan7.4n34A 8 Thus the +e.as per$ormed the (a!na
A'70O-pu;0 ,pK-mu#I
a'ad7 hnan3 puruD7 a2 paN3 um 8 The Purusha 'ecame the Sacri$icia anima#
t ,"1- , 'r-iR-hi; -2a]=n%0I pu;0 ,9at-mn0t-?%
ta2 "a39:a2 'ar3h3iDi 3praukDan 78 puruD7a2 94t3ama7!rat3aA The +e.as sprinked
sacred water on the Purusha who was the Sacri$icia anima# and We is the one who
appeared $irst in the creation# tne 0d.e-a A"90Ot% saF-"a v;"I0D -"#e
tena 7de.34 a"a79anta 8 s4d3h"4 5D"7aN.a 3"e 88 Thus the +e.as% the Sadh"as jwho are
residents o$ _aikuntak jThe ho" a'ode o$ Bord _ishnuk and the &ishis per$ormed the
(a!na with Wim# tSmau>1-aTs.0&-@t?0% sH,t/0 ,2;/dab-"m%I
tasm4d@"a39:4tsar7.ah3utaA7 8 sam'h5t7a2 pr5Dad439"am 8 mrom the (a!na appeared
!hee miXed with curds pK-!USIta!cI0i e.a"_-"an%0I Aar-w-"aOnaP-"ac -"#e
paN3J!mst4!mNcak7re .4"a.3"4n 78 4r3a63"4n!r4m3"4Nca 3"e The 'irds% domestic as
we as the wid animas% were created '" Purusha#
tSmau>1-aTs.0&-@t?0% vc?- samai0n 9i1r%e
tasm4d@"a39:4tsar7.ah3utaA7 8 5caA3 s4m4n7i 9a9:ire 8 mrom the $ire that represents the
entire word% the &i! and the Sama _edas emer!ed
+Oda!iI,s 9i1r e-tSmat>%I
chand4!2si 9a9:ire 3tasm4t@ 8 mrom the (a!na emer!ed the di$$erent meters jthe se.en
meters are !a"atri% trishtup% 'rhatee% pankti% ushnuk% anushtup and 9a!ati#k "9Su-tSmad0
9a"t#
"a9us3 tasm4d7 a94"ata 88 mrom the (a!na emer!ed the (a9ur _eda tSmad-Da 0A9a"Ot%
tasm4d3aN.4 7a94"anta 8 mrom the (a!na emer!ed horsesx# " ek ecaHe0"-adt0?% !a.a 0
eh 9i1r e-tSmat>%I tSma>yat-a A90a.-"?0#
"e ke co7'ha"34dat7aA 8 !4.o 7ha 9a9:ire 3tasm4t@ 8 tasm4@994t34 a794.3a"aA7 88
animas with compete two rows o$ teeth% cows% !oats% and sheep "Tpu;0 ,-_"d0X?u%
"atpuruD7a2 3."ad7adhuA 8
The Purusha was sacri$iced ki-tX-a _"k0Bp"n%I
kat3 id3 h4 ."ak7 apa"an 8 ;hat did the +e.as do with the im's o$ the Purusha0 mou
,-ikmS0" -ka ='a-z%
mukha2 3kimas7"a 3kau '4h3J 8 ;hat did the Purushas $ace and shouders 'ecome0
ka.{U- pada.0*u"te#e
kaa.Jr3 J p4d4.7 uc"ete 88 ;hat did Wis thi!hs and $eet 'ecome0 4aJ-[-aee>S" -moum0
asIt%I
'r4h3ma63o@s"a 3mukham74st 8 Wis $ace 'ecame the dhramana |The earned# 'a-z
ra90O-"?0 kts-?%
'4h3J r479an3"aA7 k5t3aA 8 Wis shouders 'ecame the }shatri"a | the ;arrior E- tdS0"
-"Lp="?0%
Jr3u tadas7"a 3"ad.aiN"aA7 8 Wis thi!hs 'ecame _"s"a | the 'usinessman
p\-ja! I,K~U-a eA90a"t#
pad3'h"4!2 NJd3ro a794"ata 88 The Purushas $eet 'ecame the Shudra the worker or the
ser.ants cO-~ma -mns0a e9at-?%
can3dram4 3manas7o 94t3aA 8 The Purushas mind 'ecame the moon c]a?e- s"Ua e&0
A9a"t%
cakDooA3 sJr"o 7a94"ata 8 Wis e"es 'ecame the Sun mouai-dO~c0ai-c%0
mukh4d3indraN7c4!3niNca 78 mrom Wis $ace came Indra and A!ni 2a[-aLa"-ru90a"t#
pr4634d.4"3ura794"ata 88 mrom Wis 'reath came the Bord o$ ;ind naC"a 0AasIdO-tir]0
m%I
n4'h"4 74sdan3tarik7Dam 8 mrom Wis na.a came the space
KIM-[aFe&"a?= sm.0tt&%
Nr3D6o dh"auA sama.7artata 8 mrom Wis head came the hea.en p\-ja ,HiUmi-dK&?
-:afeat>%I
pad3 'h"42 'hJmir3 diNaA 3Nrotr4t@ 8 mrom Wis $eet came the =arth and the ten
directions $rom his ears# twa 0ake-a! I,Ak0Bp"n#I
tath4 7ok34!m ak7apa"an 88 Thus the entire word was created .deah-mte- ,pu;0
,mh-aOtm%I>
.ed4h3amet3a2 puruD7a2 mah34ntam @8 I know Wim who is !orious and x#
Aai-dT-".[0 G-tms0S-tpuar-%e
4d3it3"a.ar76a2 3tamas7as3tup4r3e 8 and who has the uster o$ the Sun# We is 'e"ond
i!norance s.ai&0[ {p-ai[ 0i.i-cT" -XIr?0% namai0n kTs-.aeiH.-dn- I-"daSt#e>
sar.467i rJp346i 7.ic3it"a 3dhraA7 8 n4m4n7i k5t3.4'hi.3 adan3 3"ad4ste @88
We is the .aorous one who has taken a $orms and names# Xat-a pru-Stau-mdu0a9h-ar%0
K-i? 2i.L-aO2i-dKc-t0Q?%
dh4t34 pur3ast4d3"amud749ah34ra 78 Nak3raA pra.id3.4nprad3iNaN3catas7raA 8
The <ne whom the *reatorjdrahmak saw and re.eaed to Indra j the }in! o$ !odsk and %
whom Indra percei.ed in a $our directionsx tm.e- ,i.L-anm-t/ 0oh- H.-it% naO"?
pOwa -A"n0a" i.ut#e
tame.3a2 .id3.4nam35ta 7ih3a 'ha.3ati 8 n4n"aA panth4 3a"an74"a .id"ate 88 }nowin!
whom I 'ecome immorta% I know not o$ an" other wa" than Wim# "1-ne 0"1-m"09Ot
d.e-a?%
"a39:ena 7"a39:ama"7a9anta de.34A 8 The de.as worshipped the Purusha throu!h this
(a!na tain -Xmai&0[ 2wm-aO-"as0n%I
t4ni 3dharm467 i pratham3 4n3 "4s7 an 8 This 'ecame the primar" dut" t eh -nak 0
,mihm-an?0 scOt%e "f -p.U e&0saF-"a? siOt 0d.e-a?#
te ha 3n4ka27 mahim34naA7 sacante 8 "atra 3pJr.e 7s4d3h"4A santi 7de.34A 88 The
peope who $oow this +harma as mentioned a'o.e wi attain the a'ode o$ the Sadh"as
and the +e.as
A\-j? sH,tU0? pi/w_-" =rsa^>%%
ad3'h"aA sam'hJt7aA p5thi.3"ai ras4c@ca 88 mrom the waters and the =arth the entire
word appeared i.D-km0[&?- sm.0tt&-aiX%0
.iN3 .akar7 ma6aA3 sama.7 artat3 4dhi 78 mrom the *reator o$ the Uni.erse%
_ishwakarmajdrahmak appeared# tS" -T.la 0i.d-X~0p]-mie0t 8
tas"a 3t.aDQ4 7.id3adhad7rJp3amet7i We a$ter creatin! drahma% entered the $orms
created '" Wim# tTpu;0S"- i.Dm-a9an0m-n#e>
tatpuruD7 as"3 a .iN.am3 494n7 am3 a!re @8 The desi!n o$ the entire creation appeared
in the 'e!innin! o$ the creation# .deah-mte- ,pu;0 ,mh-aOtm%I>
.ed4h3amet3a2 puruD7a2 mah34ntam @8 I know that Supreme Person# ## Aai-dT-".[0
G-tms0?- prS0tat%I
4d3it3"a.ar76a2 3tamas7aA3 paras7t4t 8 who has the 'riiance o$ sun and who is
'e"ond i!norance#
tm.e- ,i.L-anm-t/ 0oh- H.0it%
tame.3 a2 .id3 .4nam3 5ta 7ih3 a 'ha.7 ati 8 ;ho knows Wim thus conuers death in
this word# naO"? pOwa 0i.ut-ee"n0a"#
n4n"aA panth4 7.id"at3e"an74"a 88 I know o$ no other re$u!e 'ut Wim 29-api0tcrit -!H
e&0AO-t?%
pra394pat7iNcarati 3!ar'he 7an3taA 8 The God is in action in the Uni.erse A9-a"m0ana
e'@X-a i.9a"0t%e
a394"am7 4no 'ahud3 h4 .i94"7 ate 8 Thou!h he is un'orn% he takes man" $orms# tS"-
XIra?- pir90aniOt -"aienm%I>
tas"3a dhr4A3 pari794nanti 3"onim @8 Sa!es know Wis true $orm mrIc0Ina ,pd-im*0
+iOt .Xe-s?0#
marc7 n42 pad3 amic7 chanti .ed3 hasaA7 88
Bord drahma too desires $or the position o$ Parichi "a ed.e-Ce" -Aatp0it%
"o de.3e'h"a 34tap7ati 8 I saute the one who is the Bord o$ the +e.as# "a ed.e-ana
,>pru-aieht0?%
"o de.34n42 @pur3ohit7aA 8 We is the priest $or a the +e.as# p.ua e&-"a ed.e-Ce"a e0
9at-?%
pur.o 3"o de.3e'h"o 794t3aA 8 We is the <ne who emer!ed earier than the +e.as nma
e0c-a" -4aJ"0#e
namo 7ruc3 4"a 3'r4hma"7 e 8 We is the 'riiant <ne#
c ,04aJ- ,9n-"O0t?%
ruca2 7'r4h3ma2 9an3a"an7taA 8 ;hen this knowed!e was !i.en to the +e.as d.e-a An
e-td40.un%I
de.34 a!re 3tada7'ru.an 8 the" said thusM "ST..=- ,4aJ>[-a ei.u-at%I
"ast.ai.3a2 'r4h@ma63o .id3"4t 8 The one who reaiKes Wim# tS" 0d.e-a Asn- I.K#e>
tas"a 7de.3 4 asan3 .aNe @8 God wi 'e peased with him# Ic 0t e-mIc -pTO"a%=>
hrNca 7te ak3 DmNca 3patn"au8@ Wri jGoddess o$ modest"k and Bakshmi j Goddess o$
weathk are "our wi.es# Ah-are-af- epaD-%e&
ah3or34t3re p4r3N.e 8
+a" and ni!ht are (our sides j shoudersk n]f0ai[ {p-m%I
nakDat7r46i rJp3am 8 The stars are (our $orm Ai-Dna =-_"am%I>
aN3.inau 3."4ttam @8 The Ashwini +e.as are (our mouth ol- ,mi0n;a[%
iD3Qa2 man7iD46a 8 Grant us our desires% our 9o"sx Am- u,mi0n;a[%s. G0min;a[a#
am3u2 man7iD46a 8 sar.a2 7maniD464 Grant this and e.er"thin!#
) t*+ ,-"area.[/0Imh%e !at- u,"1-a"%0 taccha2 3"or4.567mahe 8 !4t3u2 "a39:4"a 78 ;e
pra" to the one who !rants !oodness# The (a!na shoud 'e competed auspicious"
!at- u,"1-pt0"%e
!4t3u2 "a39:apat7a"e 8 ;e pra" to the <ne% $or whom the (a!na is per$ormed di=.
>S.i-StrS0t un?%
dai.i @s.as3tiras7tu naA 8 Bet the an!es do !ood to us S.i-Stman&;u0Ce"?%
s.as3tirm4nuD7e'h"aA 8 Bet !oodness pre.ai amon! a human 'ein!s EF-. Gi9!0at
uH;e9-m%I
Jr3dh.a2 9i!74tu 'heDa39am 8 Bet a the animas 'e in peace K ,na e0ASt uiLp-d%e> K
,ctMu0pd%e
Na2 no 7astu d.ip3ade @8 Na2 catuD7pade 8 # Bet the trees% $ora and $auna nurture we#
) KaiOt?- KaiOt?- KaiOt?0#
om N4ntiA3 N4ntiA3 N4ntiA7 88 Pa" there 'e peace to the 'od"% mind and the Sou