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Rigveda 10.090.01

Rigveda · Mandala 10, Sukta 90 · Verse 10.90.1

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Vedic Classification

Rishi (Seer)
Devatā (Deity)
Chandas (Meter)
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Sanskrit Original

स॒हस्र॑शीर्षा॒ पुरु॑षः सहस्रा॒क्षः स॒हस्र॑पात् । स भूमिं॑ वि॒श्वतो॑ वृ॒त्वात्य॑तिष्ठद्दशाङ्गु॒लम्

sahasraśīrṣā puruṣaḥ sahasrākṣaḥ sahasrapāt sa bhūmiṃ viśvato vṛtvātyatiṣṭhaddaśāṅgulam

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🤖 AI GeneratedAI Generated

Thousand-headed is Purusha, thousand-eyed, thousand-footed. He pervades the earth on every side and exceeds it by ten fingers’ breadth.

📖 Book ReferenceWisdomLibRig Veda English TranslationSource ↗

Puruṣa, who has a thousand heads, a thousand eyes, a thousand feet, investing the earth in alldirections, exceeds (it by a space) measuring ten fingers.

📖 Book ReferenceRalph T.H. GriffithThe Rig Veda, 1896Source ↗

A THOUSAND heads hath Purusa, a thousand eyes, a thousand feet. On every side pervading earth he fills a space ten fingers wide.