<P> The Purusha sukta gives a description of the spiritual unity of the universe . It presents the nature of Purusha or the cosmic being as both immanent in the manifested world and yet transcendent to it . From this being, the sukta holds, the original creative will (ldentified with Viswakarma, Hiranyagarbha or Prajapati) proceeds which causes the projection of the universe in space and time . The Purusha sukta, in the seventh verse, hints at the organic connectedness of the various classes of society . </P> <P> The Purusha is defined in verses 2 to 5 of the sukta . He is described as a being who pervades everything conscious and unconscious universally . He is poetically depicted as a being with thousand heads, eyes and legs, enveloping not just the earth, but the entire universe from all sides and transcending it by ten fingers length - or transcending in all 10 directions . All manifestation, in past present and future, is held to be the Purusha alone . It is also proclaimed that he transcends his creation . The immanence of the Purusha in manifestation and yet his transcendence of it is similar to the viewpoint held by panentheists . Finally, his glory is held to be even greater than the portrayal in this sukta . </P> <P> Verses 5 - 15 hold the creation of the Rig Veda . Creation is described to have started with the origination of Virat or the cosmic body from the Purusha . In Virat, omnipresent intelligence manifests itself which causes the appearance of diversity . In the verses following, it is held that Purusha through a sacrifice of himself, brings forth the avian, forest - dwelling and domestic animals, the three Vedas, the metres (of the mantras). Then follows a verse which states that from his mouth, arms, thighs, feet the four Varnas (classes) are born . This four varna - related verse is controversial and is believed by many scholars, such as Max Müller, to be a corruption and a medieval or modern era insertion into the text . </P> <P> After the verse, the sukta states that the moon takes birth from the Purusha's mind and the sun from his eyes . Indra and Agni descend from his mouth and from his vital breath, air is born . The firmament comes from his navel, the heavens from his head, the earth from his feet and quarters of space from his ears . Through this creation, underlying unity of human, cosmic and divine realities is espoused, for all are seen arising out of same original reality, the Purusha . </P>

According to the rig veda the arms of purusha become