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Puruṣa Sūktam

sa̱hasra̍śīrṣā̱ puru̍ṣaḥ | sa̱ha̱srā̱kṣaḥ sa̱hasra̍pāt |

sa bhūmi̍ṃ vi̱śvato̍ vṛ̱tvā | atya̍tiṣṭhaddaśāṅgu̱lam

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puru̍ṣa e̱vedagͫ sarvam̎ | yadbhū̱taṃ yacca̱ bhavyam̎ |

u̱tāmṛ̍ta̱tvasyeśā̍naḥ | yadanne̍nāti̱roha̍ti

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e̱tāvā̍nasya mahi̱mā | ato̱ jyāyāgͫ̄̍śca̱ pūru̍ṣaḥ |

pādo̎’sya̱ viśvā̍ bhū̱tāni̍ | tri̱pāda̍syā̱mṛta̍ṃ di̱vi

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tri̱pādū̱rdhva udai̱tpuru̍ṣaḥ | pādo̎’sye̱hābha̍vā̱tpuna̍ḥ |

tato̱ viśva̱ṅvya̍krāmat | sā̱śa̱nā̱na̱śa̱ne a̱bhi

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tasmā̎dvi̱rāḍa̍jāyata | vi̱rājo̱ adhi̱ pūru̍ṣaḥ |

sa jā̱to atya̍ricyata | pa̱ścādbhūmi̱matho̍ pu̱raḥ

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yatpuru̍ṣeṇa ha̱viṣā̎ | de̱vā ya̱jñamata̍nvata |

va̱sa̱nto a̍syāsī̱dājyam̎ | grī̱ṣma i̱dhmaḥ śa̱raddha̱viḥ

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sa̱ptāsyā̍’san pari̱dhaya̍ḥ | triḥ sa̱pta sa̱midha̍ḥ kru̱tāḥ |

de̱vā yadya̱jñaṃ ta̍nvā̱nāḥ | aba̍dhna̱n puru̍ṣaṃ pa̱śum

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taṃ ya̱jñaṃ ba̱rhiṣi̱ praukṣan | puru̍ṣaṃ jā̱tama̍gra̱taḥ |

tena̍ de̱vā aya̍janta | sā̱dhyā ṛṣa̍yaśca̱ ye

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tasmā̎dya̱jñāt sa̍rva̱huta̍ḥ | saṃbhṛ̍taṃ pṛṣadā̱jyam |

pa̱śūgͫ̄stāgͫ̄śca̍kre vāya̱vyān | ā̱ra̱ṇyāngrā̱myāśca̱ ye

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tasmā̎dya̱jñāt sa̍rva̱huta̍ḥ | ṛca̱ḥ sāmā̍ni jajñire |

chandāgͫ̍si jajñire̱ tasmā̎t | yaju̱stasmā̍dajāyata

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tasmā̱daśvā̍ ajāyanta | ye ke co̍bha̱yāda̍taḥ |

gāvo̍ ha jajñire̱ tasmā̎t | tasmā̎jjā̱tā a̍jā̱vaya̍ḥ

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yatpuru̍ṣa̱ṃ vya̍dadhuḥ | ka̱ti̱dhā vya̍kalpayan |

mukha̱ṃ kima̍sya̱ kau bā̱hū | kāvū̱rū pādā̍vucyete

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brā̱hma̱ṇo̎’sya̱ mukha̍māsīt | bā̱hū rā̍ja̱nya̍ḥ kṛ̱taḥ |

ū̱rū tada̍sya̱ yadvaiśya̍ḥ | pa̱dbhyāgͫ śū̱dro a̍jāyata

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ca̱ndramā̱ mana̍so jā̱taḥ | cakṣo̱ḥ sūryo̍ ajāyata |

mukhā̱dindra̍ścā̱gniśca̍ | prā̱ṇādvā̱yura̍jāyata

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nābhyā̍ āsīda̱ntari̍kṣam | śī̱rṣṇo dyauḥ sama̍vartata |

pa̱dbhyāṃ bhūmi̱rdiśa̱ḥ śrotrā̎t| tathā̍ lo̱kāgͫ a̍kalpayan

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vedā̱hame̱taṃ puru̍ṣaṃ ma̱hāntam̎| ā̱di̱tyava̍rṇa̱ṃ tama̍sa̱stu pā̱re ||

sarvā̍ṇi rū̱pāṇi̍ vi̱citya̱ dhīra̍ḥ| nāmā̍ni kṛ̱tvā’bhi̱vada̱n yadāste̎

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dhā̱tā pu̱rastā̱dyamu̍dāja̱hāra̍ | śa̱kraḥ pra̍vi̱dvān pra̱diśa̱ścata̍sraḥ |

tame̱vaṃ vi̱dvāna̱mṛta̍ i̱ha bha̍vati | nānyaḥ panthā̱ aya̍nāya vidyate

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ya̱jñena̍ ya̱jñama̍yajanta de̱vāḥ | tāni̱ dharmā̍ṇi pratha̱mānyā̍san |

te ha̱ nāka̍ṃ mahi̱māna̍ḥ sacante | yatra̱ pūrve̍ sā̱dhyāḥ santi̍ de̱vāḥ || (18)

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a̱dbhyaḥ sambhū̍taḥ pṛthi̱vyai rasā̎cca | vi̱śvaka̍rmaṇa̱ḥ sama̍varta̱tādhi̍ |

tasya̱ tvaṣṭā̍ vi̱dadha̍drū̱pame̍ti | tatpuru̍ṣasya̱ viśva̱mājā̍na̱magre̎

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vedā̱hame̱taṃ puru̍ṣam ma̱hāntam̎| ā̱di̱tyava̍rṇa̱ṃ tama̍sa̱ḥ para̍stāt |

tame̱vaṃ vi̱dvāna̱mṛta̍ i̱ha bha̍vati | nānyaḥ panthā̍ vidya̱te’ya̍nāya

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pra̱jāpa̍tiścarati̱ garbhe̍ a̱ntaḥ | a̱jāya̍māno bahu̱dhā vijā̍yate |

tasya̱ dhīrā̱ḥ pari̍jānanti̱ yonim̎ | marī̍cīnāṃ pa̱dami̍cchanti ve̱dhasa̍ḥ

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yo de̱vebhya̱ āta̍pati | yo de̱vānā̎ṃ pu̱rohi̍taḥ |

pūrvo̱ yo de̱vebhyo̍ jā̱taḥ | namo̍ ru̱cāya̱ brāhma̍ye

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ruca̍ṃ brā̱hmaṃ ja̱naya̍ntaḥ | de̱vā agre̱ tada̍bruvan |

yastvai̱vaṃ brā̎hma̱ṇo vi̱dyāt| tasya̍ de̱vā asa̱n vaśe̎

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hrīśca̍ te la̱kṣmīśca̱ patnyau̎| a̱ho̱rā̱tre pā̱rśve |

nakṣa̍trāṇi rū̱pam| a̱śvinau̱ vyāttam̎ | i̱ṣṭam ma̍niṣāṇa| a̱mum ma̍niṣāṇa | sarva̍ṃ maniṣāṇa

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oṃ taccha̱ṃ yorāvṛ̍ṇīmahe | gā̱tuṃ ya̱jñāya̍ | gā̱tuṃ ya̱jñapa̍taye | daivī̍ sva̱stira̍stu naḥ| sva̱stirmānu̍ṣebhyaḥ | ū̱rdhvaṃ ji̍gātu bheṣa̱jam | śaṃ no̍ astu dvi̱pade̎ | śaṃ catu̍ṣpade |
oṃ śānti̱ḥ śānti̱ḥ śānti̍ḥ