Rig Veda · 10.90.3

Rig Veda 10.90.3 — Puruṣa

Verse 3 of 16 from Sukta 10.90 (Puruṣa) in Mandala 10 of the Rig Veda.

Rig Veda 10.90.3

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

एतावानस्य महिमातो जयायांश्च पूरुषः | पादो.अस्यविश्वा भूतानि तरिपादस्याम्र्तं दिवि

IAST Romanisation

etāvānasya mahimāto jyāyāṃśca pūruṣaḥ | pādo.asyaviśvā bhūtāni tripādasyāmṛtaṃ divi

English Translation (Griffith)

So mighty is his greatness; yea, greater than this is Puruṣa. All creatures are one-fourth of him, three-fourths eternal life in heaven.

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