The Hindu Temple v1.c6.8

v1.c6.8

“He is praised as Vāstubrahmā who is made first by Virāj” (‘Vāstuvidhāna’, VIII. 14). “Puruṣa alone is this entire world, both past and future. From him was born Virāj, and from Virāj was born Puruṣa” (RV. X. 90. 5).² Virāj is cosmic Intelligence ruling over universal manifestation in its integrity under which is seen the activity of the Puruṣa, who himself is actionless; Virāj is the conditioned Principle, issued or born from the Puruṣa, the original impulse towards universal manifestation and refers back to Him; the knowledge of His presence is derived from His appearance as participator and director of the performance; the ‘bhūmi’