Puruṣa evedaṁ sarvaṁ yad bhūtaṁ yacca bhavyam, The word ‘ten' is also said to mean ‘infinity', as numbers are only up to nine and what is above is regarded as numberless. ‘ Dasangulam' is interpreted as ten fingers' length, in which case it is said to refer to the distance of the heart from the navel, the former having been accepted as the seat of the Atma and the latter symbolic of the root of manifestation. The word ‘earth' is to be understood in the sense of all creation. Here the transcendent totality of all creation is conceived as the Cosmic Person, the Universal Consciousness animating all manifestation. Note:-This is the first mantra of the famous Purusha Sukta of the Veda. Enveloping the earth from all sides, He transcends it by ten fingers' length. Thousand-headed is the Purusha, thousand-eyed and thousand-legged. Sa bhūmiṁ viśvato vṛtvātyatiṣṭad daśāgulam. Ōm sahasraśīrṣā puruṣaḥ sahasrākṣaḥ sahasrapāt,
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