How can Purusha be God when he was sacrificed to bring about creation?

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text 7:

saptasyasan paridhayaha

trissapta samidhah kritaha

deva yadjajnam tanvanaha

abadhnan purusham pashum

For this (yajna or spiritual ceremony) there were seven paridhis (fuel >pieces serving as borders). And, twenty-one items were made the samit or >sacrificial fuel sticks. When the devas were performing this yajna or >ceremony, they tied the purusha (himself) as the pashu (sacrificial animal).

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Julio Olivieras · Answer 1 · 2018-04-28T19:32:45.780

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Isn’t it that there is only one Purusha in the transcendent plane, who appears as many Purushas in the phenomenal plane.
According to Tirumular purusa is only a product of maya.
Tirumandiram 408: The Act of Genesis.

The One Lord and the goodly two (Maya Saktis)

Together stirred and Commingled the Family Impure (of matter) The Two then besought of the Lord:

"What shall we make? Command us, O Lord"

And the Lord Himself then spells them out.

edited Apr 28 '18 at 19:32

answered Apr 25 '18 at 22:11

Julio Olivieras

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Yup, According to Kashmiri Shaivism, Tantras, Agamas etc also there is one Purusha (1st tattva) appears as many in phenomenal plane (12th Tattva). Read here. – ㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤ Apr 26 '18 at 01:30

How can Purusha be God when he was sacrificed to bring about creation?

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