The excerpt from the Rig Veda ("Hymn to Purusha") Explain how this famous creation myth reflects the same kinds of social and political inequalities we have seen in other societies (for instance, in Mesopotamia and Egypt). (125 words)
The excerpt from the Rig Veda ("Hymn to Purusha") Explain how this famous creation myth reflects the same kinds of social and political inequalities we have seen in other societies (for instance, in Mesopotamia and Egypt). (125 words)
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The excerpt from the Rig Veda ("Hymn to Purusha") Explain how this famous creation myth reflects the same kinds of social and political inequalities we have seen in other societies (for instance, in Mesopotamia and Egypt). (125 words)
![one hundred thousand examples, only a few of which are printed below. In
addition to including a question for the ancestors, the bones often reveal
their divined response, and a record of the actual result.
stories, and instructions for religious rituals. The following passage describes
the myth of the sacrifice of Purusha, which created the world.
ve d
To PURUSHA
A thousand heads had Purusha,' a thousand eyes, a thousand feet.
He covered earth on every side, and spread ten fingers' breadth beyond.
This Purusha is all that yet has been and all that is to be;
The lord of immortality which waxes greater still by food.
So mighty is his greatness; yea, greater than this is Purusha.
All creatures are one-fourth of him, three-fourths eternal life in heaven.
With three-fourths Purusha went up: one-fourth of him again was here.
Thence he strode out to every side over what eats not and what eats.
From him Viraj [masculinity] was bom; again Purusha from Viraj was
MILITARY CAMPAIGNS
[A] Divined: "It should be Zhi Guo whom the king joins to attack the
Bafang, [for if he does] Di will [confer assistance] on us."
[B] “It should not be Zhi Guo whom the king joins to attack the
Bafang [for if he does] Di may not [confer assistance] on us."
METEOROLOGICAL PHENOMENA
[A] [Preface:] Crack-making on bingshen [day 33], Que divined:
[Charge:] "On the coming yisi [day 42], [we] will perform the you-ritual
to Xia Yi (the twelfth king]." [Prognostication:] The king read the cracks
and said: "When [we] perform the you-ritual there will be occasion for
calamities; there may be thunder." (Verification:] On yisi [day 42}, {we]
performed the you-ritual. At dawn it rained; at the beheading sacrifice it
stopped raining; when the beheading sacrifice was all done, it likewise
rained; when [we] displayed [the victims] and split them open, it suddenly
cleared.
born.
As soon as he was born he spread eastward and westward o'er the earth.
When gods prepared the sacrifice with Purusha as their offering,
Its oil was spring, the holy gift was autumn; summer was the wood.
They balmed as victim on the grass Purusha born in earliest time.
With him the deities and all Sadhyas [lesser gods] and Rishis [sages]
sacrificed.
From that great general sacrifice the dripping fat was gathered up.?
He formed the creatures of the air, and animals both wild and tame.
From that great general sacrifice Richas and Samahymns [elements of
the Rigveda] were born:
Therefrom the meters were produced, the Yajus had its birth from it.
From it were horses born, from it all creatures with two rows of teeth:
From it were generated cows, from it the goats and sheep were born.
When they divided Purusha how many portions did they make?
What do they call his mouth, his arms? What do they call his thighs
[B] [Verification:] In the night of yisi [day 42] there was thunder in
the west.
AGRICULTURE
[A] [Preface:] Crack-making on [bing-]chen [day 53], Que divined:
[Charge:] "We will receive millet harvest."
[B] [Preface:] Crack-making on bingchen [day 53], Que divined:
[Charge:] "We may not receive millet harvest." (Postface:) Fourth moon.
[C] [Prognostication:] The king read the cracks and said: "Auspicious.
We will receive this harvest."
and feet?
The Brahmin [priest caste] was his mouth, of both his arms was the
Rajanya [warrior caste] made.
SICKNESS
Divined: "There is a sick tooth; it is not Father Yi [the twentieth king,
Wu Ding's father] who is harming [it]."
'Purusha: The cosmic being who is both the sacrifice and the one performing the
sacrifice.
From that great general sacrifice.
animal flesh.
CHILDBIRTH
.. up: Vedic rituals involved the cooking of
[A] [Preface:] Crack-making on jiashen [day 21], Que divined:
[Charge:] "Lady Hao [a consort of Wu Ding] will give birth and it will be
good." [Prognostication:] The king read the cracks and said: "If it be on
3 the meters: The Sama Veda, another sacred text of the Aryans.](/v2/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcontent.bartleby.com%2Fqna-images%2Fquestion%2Fe5be6a58-7017-4bfd-8782-cf647fda1af3%2F7d0933e6-e338-4644-855e-35bdea399deb%2Fpynw11_processed.jpeg&w=3840&q=75)
Transcribed Image Text:one hundred thousand examples, only a few of which are printed below. In
addition to including a question for the ancestors, the bones often reveal
their divined response, and a record of the actual result.
stories, and instructions for religious rituals. The following passage describes
the myth of the sacrifice of Purusha, which created the world.
ve d
To PURUSHA
A thousand heads had Purusha,' a thousand eyes, a thousand feet.
He covered earth on every side, and spread ten fingers' breadth beyond.
This Purusha is all that yet has been and all that is to be;
The lord of immortality which waxes greater still by food.
So mighty is his greatness; yea, greater than this is Purusha.
All creatures are one-fourth of him, three-fourths eternal life in heaven.
With three-fourths Purusha went up: one-fourth of him again was here.
Thence he strode out to every side over what eats not and what eats.
From him Viraj [masculinity] was bom; again Purusha from Viraj was
MILITARY CAMPAIGNS
[A] Divined: "It should be Zhi Guo whom the king joins to attack the
Bafang, [for if he does] Di will [confer assistance] on us."
[B] “It should not be Zhi Guo whom the king joins to attack the
Bafang [for if he does] Di may not [confer assistance] on us."
METEOROLOGICAL PHENOMENA
[A] [Preface:] Crack-making on bingshen [day 33], Que divined:
[Charge:] "On the coming yisi [day 42], [we] will perform the you-ritual
to Xia Yi (the twelfth king]." [Prognostication:] The king read the cracks
and said: "When [we] perform the you-ritual there will be occasion for
calamities; there may be thunder." (Verification:] On yisi [day 42}, {we]
performed the you-ritual. At dawn it rained; at the beheading sacrifice it
stopped raining; when the beheading sacrifice was all done, it likewise
rained; when [we] displayed [the victims] and split them open, it suddenly
cleared.
born.
As soon as he was born he spread eastward and westward o'er the earth.
When gods prepared the sacrifice with Purusha as their offering,
Its oil was spring, the holy gift was autumn; summer was the wood.
They balmed as victim on the grass Purusha born in earliest time.
With him the deities and all Sadhyas [lesser gods] and Rishis [sages]
sacrificed.
From that great general sacrifice the dripping fat was gathered up.?
He formed the creatures of the air, and animals both wild and tame.
From that great general sacrifice Richas and Samahymns [elements of
the Rigveda] were born:
Therefrom the meters were produced, the Yajus had its birth from it.
From it were horses born, from it all creatures with two rows of teeth:
From it were generated cows, from it the goats and sheep were born.
When they divided Purusha how many portions did they make?
What do they call his mouth, his arms? What do they call his thighs
[B] [Verification:] In the night of yisi [day 42] there was thunder in
the west.
AGRICULTURE
[A] [Preface:] Crack-making on [bing-]chen [day 53], Que divined:
[Charge:] "We will receive millet harvest."
[B] [Preface:] Crack-making on bingchen [day 53], Que divined:
[Charge:] "We may not receive millet harvest." (Postface:) Fourth moon.
[C] [Prognostication:] The king read the cracks and said: "Auspicious.
We will receive this harvest."
and feet?
The Brahmin [priest caste] was his mouth, of both his arms was the
Rajanya [warrior caste] made.
SICKNESS
Divined: "There is a sick tooth; it is not Father Yi [the twentieth king,
Wu Ding's father] who is harming [it]."
'Purusha: The cosmic being who is both the sacrifice and the one performing the
sacrifice.
From that great general sacrifice.
animal flesh.
CHILDBIRTH
.. up: Vedic rituals involved the cooking of
[A] [Preface:] Crack-making on jiashen [day 21], Que divined:
[Charge:] "Lady Hao [a consort of Wu Ding] will give birth and it will be
good." [Prognostication:] The king read the cracks and said: "If it be on
3 the meters: The Sama Veda, another sacred text of the Aryans.
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