The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions (1898 page)
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Puru
rtha
.
rtha.
The four legitimate goals of life for high-caste Hindus. The first is
dharma
, which controls the others, since it embraces appropriate belief and behaviour. The second is
artha
, material goods and wealth. The third is
k
ma
, which is enjoyment of the senses. The fourth transcends the others, since it is
mok
a
, liberation.
dharma
, which controls the others, since it embraces appropriate belief and behaviour. The second is
artha
, material goods and wealth. The third is
k
ma, which is enjoyment of the senses. The fourth transcends the others, since it is
mok
a, liberation.
Puru
a-s
kta
.
a-skta.
The famous creation hymn of
g Veda
10. 90, attributed to
N
r
ya
a
. This hymn celebrates
puru
a
(Skt., ‘person’) as the primordial Cosmic Man. The hymn represents the earliest myth of secondary creation. The sacrifice of Puru
a by the gods becomes a model for all Vedic sacrifice, generating the metres and hymns of the
Veda
, animal life, and the socio-economic divisions of humankind.
g Veda10. 90, attributed to
N
ryaa. This hymn celebrates
puru
a(Skt., ‘person’) as the primordial Cosmic Man. The hymn represents the earliest myth of secondary creation. The sacrifice of Puru
a by the gods becomes a model for all Vedic sacrifice, generating the metres and hymns of theVeda
, animal life, and the socio-economic divisions of humankind.
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