Towards the end of the sukta passage there is the unmistakable
reference to Vishnu:
"hreeshchatE lakshmeescha patnyow...."
The Deity of this sukta is hailed as "Lakshmi's spouse!" i.e. Vishnu.
Regds,
dAsan,
Sudarshan
--- In Oppiliappan@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, K G Jagannathan <kgjagan21@...>
wrote:
>
> Dear members,
>
> I have been going through various occurences of the purusha
sUkta. I notice that the viRata pUrusha or parama purusha as praised
in the purusha sUkta is not neccesarily grouped under Vishnu.
>
> I do not find direct refernces to Vishnu in the purusha sUkta,
in any of it's occurences or recensions.
>
> On what basis then is Vishnu identified as the parama purusha of
the sUkta?
>
> Regards,
>
> Jagan
>
>
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