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But the principles could not unite to make the forms, and to
make individuals and globes. Purusha, as pure Atma could not guide
them further, as the gulf between Purusha and Prakriti was too wide.
So Purusha had to limit Himself further, by uniting with Mflla Pra-
kriti, as one undivided whole, and so becoming the guiding principle
of all individual workings in our universe, the pervader of all indivi-
duals and globes as Atma-Buddhi. The Universe as a whole is
represented as an Egg, and the Second Purusha or Virat Purusha is
the soul of that Egg. Individuals and globes appear as germs in
that Egg, and are all brought into manifestation in time by the Third
Purusha Brahma.

The Second Purusha is called the First Avatara and the seed
and resting place of all other Avataras. An Avatara is a highly
evolved Jiva, that has attained the Logoic state and that comes down
form his exalted position, to serve the universe. Why is the second
Purusha called an Avatara? The Brihad Aranyaka Upanishad raises
the veil a little on this point.

"This was before Atma, bearing the shape of man (the first
born from the Egg, the embodied soul, the Virat with heads and other
members of the body) Looking round, he beheld nothing, but him-
self. He said first: ' This am I. Hence the name of I was produced.

And because he as the, first of all of them consumed
by fire all the sins, therefore he is called Purusha. He verily consumes
him, who strives to obtain the state of Prajdpati, prior to him" San-
karacharya explains the under-lined portion as follows: " And be-
cause he, " Prajapati in a former birth, which is the cause, as the first
of those who were desirous to obtain the state of Prajapati by the
exercise of reflection on works and knowledge, viz, " as the first of
all of them," of all those desirous of obtaining the state of Praja-
pati, consumed by the perfect exercise of reflection in works and
knowledge all the sins of contact, which are obstacles to the acquire-
ment of the state 'of Prajapati ' because such was the case, there-
fore he is called Purusha, because, he, pur (first) (did) ush (burn)

Therefore by the words: "He consumes him,"
it is meant, that the perfect performer obtains the highest state of
Prajapati, he, who is less perfect, does not obtain it, and by no means,
that the less perfect performer is actually consumed by the perfect."

Here the word Prajapati refers to the Second Purusha.
The state of the Second Purusha is the highest achievement of
Jiva. It is the meeting ground of Jiva and the Supreme Purusha.
The Second Purusha may be different for each Kalpa, it may be for each

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