Questions tagged [purusha-sukta]
Purusha sukta (puruṣasūkta) is hymn X.90 of Rigveda. This is dedicated to Purusha (puruṣa), the Cosmic Being.
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Does the word Purusha occur in the Rig Veda other than Purusha Suktam?
Purusha Suktam of Rig Veda contains the word "Purusha". However, I would like to know if the word Purusha can be found in any other Sukta other than this Purusha Sukta in the Rig Veda.
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Is Purusha (mentioned in Purusha suktam) same as Brahman (Parabrahman)?
Is Purusha (mentioned in Purusha suktam) same as Brahman (Parabrahman) ?
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Does ISKCON advocate birth-based caste-system or guṇa-based? And on what basis?
What type of caste-system (varṇāśrama) does ISKCON advocate? Birth-based or guṇa-based? And on what basis?
If they believe one's varṇa is based on their guṇa:
Do they reject smṛtis such as Manu ...
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Why is 6th Chapter of 2nd Canto of the ISKCON Bhagavatam named "Purushasukta confirmed"?
Why is 6th Chapter of 2nd Canto of ISKCON's Bhagavatam named Puruṣa-sūkta Confirmed? What is correlation between Purusha sukta and this chapter?
https://vedabase.io/en/library/sb/2/6/
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Is the concept of one Ishwara present in Vedas? Authenticity and Ancientness of Purusha Sukta
The concept of Ishwara being one supreme being, Lord and God is used in Puranic and Modern Hinduism.
But was such a concept present in Vedas or authentic Upanishads?
This Wikipedia article says no
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Was Vivekananda a proponent of birth-based caste-system or the guṇa-based? [closed]
What type of caste-system did Swami Vivekananda advocate? Birth-based or guṇa-based? And on what basis?
If he believed one's varṇa is determined by their guṇa:
Did he reject smṛtis such as Manu ...
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General principles for attaining divine bliss
I am aware that a similar Question has already been asked, but my question is more about the how than what. I meditated once on Gayatri mantra (I was initiated into it a few years ago) for 30 minutes. ...
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Are scriptures like Manu-smriti Veda-viruddha?
Purusha Sukta says that Brahmins, Kshatriyas, Vaishyas and Sudras came from parts of Purusha's body (mouth, arms, thighs, feet).
Does it go against the Vedas to prescribe different punishments for ...
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I wish to learn few suktams from Veda Samhitas. Is there any guru willing to teach me online?
Sorry if this is an ignorant question. There has been mixed response to the question whether suktams such as Purusha, Sri, Nasadiya can be chanted without initiation by a guru. I do not want to make ...
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