About Purusha Suktam Opening
The opening verse of the Purusha Suktam - the cosmic man hymn from the Rigveda.
Mantra
Mantra 1
सहस्र शीर्षा पुरुषः
सहस्राक्ष सहस्रपात्
स भूमिं विश्वतो वृत्व
अत्यतिष्ठद् दशाङ्गुलम्
सहस्राक्ष सहस्रपात्
स भूमिं विश्वतो वृत्व
अत्यतिष्ठद् दशाङ्गुलम्
Sahasra Shirsha Purushaha
Sahasraksha Sahasrapat
Sa Bhumim Vishwato Vritwa
Atyatishthad Dasangulam
Sahasraksha Sahasrapat
Sa Bhumim Vishwato Vritwa
Atyatishthad Dasangulam
Meaning
Sahasra Shirsha - thousand-headed
Purushaha - the cosmic man, the primordial being
Sahasraksha - thousand-eyed
Sahasrapat - thousand-footed
Sa Bhumim - He the earth
Vishwato Vritwa - having covered from all sides
Atyatishthad - he transcended
Dasangulam - by ten fingers (a small measurement)
The cosmic being has a thousand heads, a thousand eyes and a thousand feet. He pervades the entire earth and extends ten fingers beyond it. This describes the infinite nature of the supreme cosmic consciousness that pervades and transcends all existence.