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Chapter 12.328 - Verse 14

Sanskrit Text

तस्मात्सर्वाः प्रवर्तन्ते सर्गप्रलयविक्रियाः ततो यज्ञश्च यष्टा पुराणः पुरुषो विराट् अनिरुद्ध इति प्रोक्तो लोकानां प्रभवाप्ययः

English Translation

Divested of sex, She or He is the penances that people practise. He is both the sacrifice that is performed and the sacrificer who celebrates the sacrifice. He is the ancient and the infinite Purusha. He is otherwise called Aniruddha and is the source of the Creation and the Destruction of the universe.

Padaccheda (Word Analysis)

तस्मात् | सर्वाः | प्रवर्तन्ते | सर्ग + प्रलय + विक्रिया
ततो | यज्ञ + च | यष्टा | च | पुराणः | पुरुषो | विराट्
अनिरुद्ध | इति | प्रोक्तो | लोक + सर्ग + कर | प्रभुः