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means strength is associated with arms. “Your two arms have thousands of weapons in thousands of forms. You are their lord.” Thus it is heard that Bhagavān Rudra has two arms which are capable of doing all or anything and that he is the master of them all. All the work requiring strength is done by Indra only who is lightning itself. This is the inference. “The strength of the arms of Indra is the greatest." "He (Indra ) knows the strength of himself and others. He is the ancient one and He is a mighty hero. He can stand his enemies. He is fierce” (Rg. X-10-5). "I attain the breaker of the mountains, the obtainer of cows, the wielder of Vajra, the winner of battles, the destroyer of enemies with might" (Rg. X-103-6). "There is Indra in my might” says yajus. ___ And he is all-powered, that is full of all kinds of power. He can accomplish all works. So, he is full of glory and strength. This is the quality of Rudra. Cf." There is no one mightier than you, Oh, Rudra.” It is obvious that Sürya and others who are full of glory can impel or direct others to do things. So, that Purusha contains in himself all the greatness of Surya, Indra, Rudra and others, is established.
He is full of the substance of Soma. He contains the very essence of the Soma plant and the moon which is celestial. He is of the same substance
mind is made of. Cf. "Chandra (moon) was born of mind " ( Rg.X-90-13). He is independent in every respect being full of all desires, determination etc. as his desires and determinations etc. are the seed of mind. At the beginning, there was desire which was the seed of mind." The main refuge of all the determinations is mind only" ( Br. Up. IV-5-12).
अष्टमी ऋक् । पुरुषो यो यशो यज्ञपतिर्दिव्यो यजमानोऽयं यष्टा यशसाधनः ॥ सर्वहुतं यो यज्ञं यजते सर्व
तपसा धीभिः पुरुषं तं प्रपद्ये ॥ ८ ॥ पदपाठः - पुरुषः । यः । यज्ञः । यज्ञऽप॑तिः । दिव्यः ।
यजमानः । अयम् । यष्टा । यज्ञऽसाधनः ॥ सर्वऽहुतम् । यः । यज्ञम् । यज॑ते । सर्वम् ।
तपसा । धीभिः । पुरुषम् । तम् । प्र । पद्ये ॥ The Purusha is Yajña or sacrifice. He is the heavenly lord of sacrifice. He is the house-holder who performs the sacrifice. He is the means for the
