The Hindu Temple v1.c6.s3.4

v1.c6.s3.4

The ‘Bṛhat Saṃhitā’ (LII. 2-3) narrates: Once there was some existing thing (sattva)²² not defined by name, unknown in its proper form²³ it blocked heaven and earth; seeing that, the Devas (gods) seized it of a sudden and laid it on the earth face downwards. In the same position as they were when they seized it, the Devas stayed on it where it lay. Brahmā made it full of gods and called it Vāstupuruṣa. The commentary adds: Bṛhaspati says: In the Kṛta Yuga there was a Bhūta “Existence”; it spread through the 14 worlds.²⁴