In the Mind of the Vedas

In the Hinduism Today April/May/June issue, just now being sent around the globe, we present a profound translation from the Yajurveda. The piece titled "Facing Forward in All Directions" is a beautiful description of Siva's all pervasive self, providing insight into His infinite Being. The above slideshow contains excerpts from the article.

Before the essence of the water was distilled by Vishvakarma--Purusha--for the creation of the Earth, the model of the universe existed in the eternal mind of the Purusha--ultimate, uncreated reality.

I know this great and glorious Purusha of the brilliance of the Sun, beyond the dark. Having realized Him only, does man transcend the world of existence, birth and death. There is no other way than this to the final freedom of moksha, liberation from rebirth.

From the brilliant supreme Purusha are born all the divisions of time, from the first moment forth, as well as all movement from the first twinkling of the eye onward. No one can ever catch or hold this Lord, from above, middle or aslant.

As existence, He continues to manifest every moment and abides everywhere, in everything, facing forward in all directions.

By Him the heavens blaze. By Him the Earth is firm. By Him the heaven of bliss is sustained, and by Him the ecstasy of moksha is constant. He is the creator of the worlds in space.

The man of vision and wisdom sees that eternal spirit hidden in mystery, where the universe lies nestled in His presence. Therein all this comes into being together and therein it falls asunder. Infinite is He, immanent and omnipresent in the created beings.

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