Excerpt from The Satapatha-Brahmana, According to the Text of the Madhyandina School, Vol. 4 In its original sense it occurs at the beginning of the Agnrkayana sectlon, VI, 1, 1, 2 - 5, in connection with what might almost be regarded as an exposi tion of the Purusha-sfikta. The seven original purushas out of which t/ze Purusha comes to be compacted, are apparently intended to account for the existence of the seven A'z'shis (explained in the Brahmanas as representing the vital airs) prior to the creation of the one Purusha. It would seem that they themselves previously composed the as yet uncorporeal Purusha. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.