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philosoraptor
28 May 2012, 07:59 PM
Namaste devotees,

There is a 24-mantra version of the Purusha Sukta that I commonly see translated on the internet and referenced in some Vedaanta commentaries. I am trying to find out from what scripture this version of the PS can be found. The one in Rig Veda 10.90 has only 16 mantras. I've heard it said that a version of it exists in each of the other Veda Samhitas but the citations I read from Wikipedia and a few other internet sources did not give me adequate information to find it.

Any help would be much appreciated.

Philosoraptor

Sahasranama
28 May 2012, 08:31 PM
The 24 mantra version is from the Taittiriya Yajurveda, it is a combination of 18 verses from the Krishna Yajurvediya Purusha Sukta and the Uttara Narayana.
http://sanskritdocuments.org/all_pdf/puruSukta.pdf

philosoraptor
28 May 2012, 09:15 PM
Thanks, but what I was looking for specifically was the exact verse numbers in which each part could be found. Would you happen to know those?

Sahasranama
28 May 2012, 10:21 PM
Look at the Taittiriya Aranyaka, third prashna 12th and 13th hymn.

philosoraptor
29 May 2012, 04:46 PM
Thanks for the coordinates! For anyone interested, a copy of the text can be found here: http://www.sanskritweb.net/yajurveda/ta-03.pdf

Shuddhasattva
01 June 2012, 08:12 PM
Namaste

Great thread!

Thank you both.

TatTvamAsi
12 June 2012, 06:43 PM
Awesome! Thanks Sahasranama.

Also, love your subtitle now! :D

dhyandev
20 July 2012, 12:58 PM
http://www.ashram.org/MultiMedia/Videos/VideoPlayer/TabId/404/VideoId/4990/Mantra-Jap-Purusha-Sukta--Needs-To-Be-Done-In-Chaturmas-2012-.aspx