Purāṇa-purusha
Purāṇa-purusha · purāṇa-purusha, “the ancient purusha”
Grammar: masculine noun; purāṇa (ancient) with purusha.
Meaning: the ancient purusha.
In the scriptures: The Pratisarga Parva of the Bhavishya Purāṇa tells that Bhagavān Kalki, arisen from the Purāṇa-purusha, bearing khaḍga, kavaca and shield and mounted on a divine horse, will kill the mlecchas who are of daitya form, and then take to the yoga-mārga. When he performs a brahmasatra, the four Vedas with their aṅgas will take embodied form and come there with the eighteen Purāṇas, and all will praise Kalki, the aṃśa of the Purāṇa-purusha (Bhavishya Purāṇa, Pratisarga Parva, Khaṇḍa 4, Chapter 26).
Related terms: Kalki · Aṃśa
Sources
- Bhavishya Purāṇa, Pratisarga Parva, Khaṇḍa 4, Chapter 26