Vafþrúðnismál:
From Ymir’s flesh the earth was formed,
and from his bones the hills,
the heaven from the skull of that ice-cold giant,
and from his blood the sea.
Rig Veda: 10.90 – Purusa
A THOUSAND heads has Purusa, a thousand eyes, a thousand feet.
On every side pervading earth he fills a space ten fingers wide. [1]
This Purusa is all that yet has been and all that is to be;
The Lord of Immortality which waxes greater still by food. [2]
So mighty is his greatness; yea, greater than this is Purusa.
All creatures are one-fourth of him, three-fourths eternal life in heaven. [3]
With three-fourths Purusa went up: onefourth of him again was here.
Thence he strode out to every side over what cats not and what cats. [4]
From him Viraj was born; again Purusa from Viraj was born.
As soon as he was born he spread eastward and westward over the earth. [5]
When gods prepared the sacrifice with Purusa as their offering,
Its oil was spring, the holy gift was autumn; summer was the wood. [6]
They balmed as victim on the grass Purusa born in earliest time.
With him the deities and all Sadhyas and Rishis sacrificed. [7]
From that great general sacrifice the dripping fat was gathered up.
He formed the creatures of-the air, and animals both wild and tame. [8]
From that great general sacrifice Rcas and Sama-hymns were born:
From there were spells and charms produced; the Yajus had its birth from it. [9]
From it were horses born, from it all cattle with two rows of teeth:
From it were generated kine, from it the goats and sheep were born. [10]
When they divided Purusa how many portions did they make?
What do they call his mouth, his arms? What do they call his thighs and feet? [11]
The Brahman was his mouth, of both his arms was the Rajanya made.
His thighs became the Vaisya, from his feet the Sudra was produced. [12]
The Moon was gendered from his mind, and from his eye the Sun had birth;
Indra and Agni from his mouth were born, and Vayu from his breath. [13]
Forth from his navel came mid-air the sky was fashioned from his head
Earth from his feet, and from his car the regions. Thus they formed the worlds. [14]
Seven fencing-sticks had he, thrice seven layers of fuel were prepared,
When the gods, offering sacrifice, bound, as their victim, Purusa. [15]
gods, sacrificing, sacrificed the victim these were the carliest holy ordinances.
The Mighty Ones attained the height of heaven, there where the Sidhyas, gods of old, are dwelling.
