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== Purusha - As in मुण्डक उपनिषद् || Mundaka upanishad ==

== Purusha - As in मुण्डक उपनिषद् || Mundaka upanishad ==

Mundaka Upanishad is the vedanga of the Atharvana Veda. Verses 2-5 describe the attributes of the Purusha.<blockquote>"दिव्यो ह्यमूर्तः पुरुषः सबाह्याभ्यन्तरो ह्यजः |</blockquote><blockquote>अप्रणो ह्यमनाः शुभ्रो ह्यक्षरात्परतः परः || " (Mund. Upan. 2.1.2)</blockquote>Meaning : Replete without a form, this Purusha, all pervading and internal, unborn, without life (breath) or intellect, from Him arise life, breath and mind.   

Mundaka Upanishad is the vedanga of the Atharvana Veda. Verses 2-5 describe the attributes of the Purusha.<blockquote>"दिव्यो ह्यमूर्तः पुरुषः सबाह्याभ्यन्तरो ह्यजः | अप्रणो ह्यमनाः शुभ्रो ह्यक्षरात्परतः परः || " (Mund. Upan. 2.1.2)</blockquote>Meaning : Replete without a form, this Purusha, all pervading and internal, unborn, without life (breath) or intellect, from Him arises life, breath and mind.   

It was said

It was said that from that Imperishable Being, everything proceeds; the world is created by That. That Supreme Imperishable is the divine, formless Purusha. Here Purusha is to be understood in the sense of essential Consciousness. The origin

that from that Imperishable Being, everything proceeds; the world is created by

That. That Supreme Imperishable is the divine, formless Purusha. Here

Purusha is to be understood in the sense of essential Consciousness. The origin

of all things is Consciousness.

of all things is Consciousness.

Verse 2.1.3

Verse 2.1.3 wonderfully describes that from this great Purusha (एतस्माज्जायते || etasmaajjayate), everything comes.  

wonderfully describes that from this great Purusha (एतस्माज्जायते || etasmaajjayate), everything comes.  

* The cosmic प्राणो || prana, [[Hiranyagarbha (हिरण्यगर्भ)|Hiranyagarbha]], emanates from this Supreme Brahman.     

* The cosmic प्राणो || prana, [[Hiranyagarbha (हिरण्यगर्भ)|Hiranyagarbha]], emanates from this Supreme Brahman.     

* The Virat, which is called here the मनः || manas, also emanates from that Brahman.     

* The Virat, which is called here the मनः || manas, also emanates from that Brahman.     

== Purusha - As in अत्मनोपनिषद् || Atmanopanishad ==

== Purusha - As in अत्मनोपनिषद् || Atmanopanishad ==

The abstract

The abstract idea Purusa is extensively discussed in various Upanishads, and referred interchangeably as महा-आत्मन || maha-atman and ब्रह्मन् || brahman (not to be confused with a person).

idea Purusa is extensively discussed in various Upanishads, and referred

interchangeably as महा-आत्मन || maha-atman and ब्रह्मन् || brahman (not to be confused with Brahmin).[2]

Rishi [[Angirasa (अङ्गिरसः)|Angiras]]

Rishi [[Angirasa (अङ्गिरसः)|Angirasa]] of the Atmopanishad belonging to the Atharvaveda explains that Purusha, the dweller in the body, is three-fold:  

of the Atmopanishad belonging to the Atharvaveda explains that Purusha, the

dweller in the body, is three-fold:  

* the बाह्यत्मन् || Bahyatman (the Outer-Atman) which is born and dies  

* the बाह्यत्मन् || Bahyatman (the Outer-Atman) which is born and dies  

* the अन्तरात्मन् || Antaratman (the Inner-Atman) which comprehends the whole range of material phenomena, gross and subtle, with which the Jiva concerns himself  

* the अन्तरात्मन् || Antaratman (the Inner-Atman) which comprehends the whole range of material phenomena, gross and subtle, with which the Jiva concerns himself  

* the परमात्मन् || Paramatman which is all-pervading, unthinkable, indescribable, is without action and has no संस्कार || Samskaras

* the परमात्मन् || Paramatman which is all-pervading, unthinkable, indescribable, is without action and has no संस्कार || Samskaras

== Purusha - As in साङ्ख्य || Saamkhya ==

== Purusha - As in साङ्ख्य || Saamkhya ==

Samkhya school

Samkhya school of darshanas states that there are two ultimate realities whose interaction accounts for all experiences and universe - Prakriti (प्रकृति | Matter) and पुरुष || Purusha (पुरुषः | Atman). Sankhya analyzes the cosmos into a dualistic, and atheistic

of Hinduism states that there are two ultimate realities whose interaction

accounts for all experiences and universe - प्रकृति || Prakriti (matter) and पुरुष || Purusha

(spirit). Sankhya analyzes the cosmos into a dualistic, and atheistic

scheme.  

scheme.