Theos-Talk Archives (January 2003 Message tt00053)

Readers trying to understand what BAG has written in:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/theos-talk/message/10183
might also want to compare his essay with what Mme. Blavatsky writes 
on Vishnu and Purusha in THE SECRET DOCTRINE:

I give below the page references in the SD to these terms.

Daniel H. Caldwell
BLAVATSKY ARCHIVES
http://hpb.cc
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Vishnu (Skt). See also Logos, Narayana, Trimurti

abstract divine principle II 313 
Achyuta ("not-fallen") avatara I 19 
avatara of I 18, 87, 263-4, 369, 394, 653; II 139, 307, 408n, 483, 
549 
birth of, (universe) I 333-5 
both Bhutesa & Visvarupa I 452n 
breath of, blows at pralaya I 371 
calling forth the kosmos I 348 
disk or chakra of I 114; II 546 
double-sexed, Lakshmi & II 31 
double triangle sign of I 118 
emerges fr egg w lotus I 366 
enters circle of boundless time II 549 
Fohat connected w, I 112, 673 
Garuda vehicle of I 366 
god of moist principle II 591 
gods' supplication to I 420-1 
of Hindu Trimurti I 8n, 437n, 459; II 115, 144 
ideal cause of potencies I 349, 381n 
imparts wisdom in krita age II 483 
is all that is II 612n 
kala (time) or I 427; II 564 
as Kapila imparting wisdom II 572 
legend of Rahu, Sun, Moon II 381 
lotus (Brahma) fr navel of I 379; II 472 
Mahat appears first as I 75 
manifests the lotus I 381n 
many forms of II 146n 
Matsya avatara of I 263-4, 394; II 139, 313 
mover on waters I 345, 348 
names of II 107 
Neptune, Idaspati, Narayana or II 765n 
not a high god in Rig-Veda I 112 
not direct creator of man I 445 
orders ark built II 139 
Panchasikha visits I 236 
pervades manus, rishis II 611n 
the preserver I 459n; II 313 
races of men & II 32-3 
Rajamsi or three strides of II 621-2 &n 
regenerates I 459n 
rests on golden lotus (padma) II 578 
rests on serpent (Sesha) during pralaya I 344, 379, 381; II 98 
role of, in four yugas II 483 
as Rudra, the destroyer I 370; II 69n 
six-pointed star & I 215 
as the Sun I 290n; II 38 
svar-loka abode of II 404 
symbolized as serpent II 756 
three steps of I 112, 113n, 433n; II 38, 622n 
time only a form of II 307n 
trickery, deceit of, & Jehovah I 421-2 
triple hypostasis of I 18, 286-7 
two aspects of I 421, 545 
Vaikuntha-loka heaven of I 522 
visited by seven kumaras II 584 
waters of space & navel of II 472 
White Island, lived on II 584

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Vishnu Purana

referred to: 
events purposely blended in II 310 
heliocentrism in II 155 
kumaras hardly hinted at in II 577 
misunderstood II 320-1 
oldest manuscript of II 174n 
oldest of Puranas II 58 
secret meanings in I 423 
tampered w by Brahmans I 423 
Wilson & I 255, 257n, 419n, 423n; II 73
quoted: 
Adi-bhuta I xix 
akasa (ether), sound, color I 205 
asexual & other reproduction II 658 
asuras fr Brahma's body I 218-19n 
beginning of cosmogony I 545 
in the beginning there was One I 256 
bhutas described II 102n 
Brahma as cause of potencies I 55 
Brahma creates anew II 58-9 
Brahma, three aspects of I 19 
Brahma wrathful at Vedhas II 78 
Budha born fr Tara & Soma II 45 &n 
Chiti (chitti) I 288n 
creation of four kinds of beings II 625 
Daksha creates progeny II 183, 275n 
Daksha reborn every kalpa II 247n 
divine dynasties II 369 &n 
dvipas listed, expl II 320-3, 404n 
Eighth Creation I 448 
elements, meaning of I 520-23 
elements, properties, creation I 521 
eternity, meaning of I 336n 
ether material cause of sound I 255 
forty-nine fires I 291 &n, 520-1 
"fragrance affects the mind" I 451-2n 
geography, geodesy, & ethnology II 320-2 
gods created & perish I 376 
gods' supplication to Vishnu I 419-22 
Hari (Vishnu) described I 421 
immortality defined I 36n 
kali-yuga described I 377-8 
kalpas, yugas II 307n 
Kandu, Pramlocha (sweat-born) II 171n, 174-5 
Kapila's Eye destroys 60,000 I 563 
karma of created beings I 456n 
kumaras II 173 
legend of Pururavas I 523 
Mahadeva springs fr Brahma II 548 
mahapralaya I 371 
Mahat & matter are boundaries I 257 
manasa, rajasas II 89 
manus, manvantaras, rishis II 614-15n 
man was Seventh Creation I 376 
many forms of Vishnu & Brahma II 146n 
mind-born sons II 625 &n 
Mt Meru described II 403-4 
mundane egg I 65-6, 360 
Narada son of Kasyapa II 47-8 
nine creations in I 450-7 
nine planets mentioned in II 488-9n 
Parasara II 232, 326 
potency of every cause I 450 
prabhavapyaya defined I 46 
pradhana, prakriti I 50, 545 
pralaya & prakritis I 257 
pralayas (various) I 370-1; II 309-10n 
primeval creatures II 162-3 
primordial substance, all comes fr I 284-5 
Priyavrata & seven dvipas II 319-22, 326 
Pushkara II 403-4 
rakshasas II 165n 
rishis destroy trees (sorcerers) II 495 
rotation of Earth II 155 
Sagara I 563; II 572 
sandhya, sandhyamsa in II 308n 
sarpa, Ahi fr Brahma's hair II 181-2n 
seven creations I 445-6 &n 
seven rishis, fourteen manus II 624 
sevens in I 348 
Seventh Creation (man) I 445 
size of Earth II 616-17n 
Sri, various names of II 76n 
Sun neither rises nor sets I 290n; II 155 
Sun reflection of Vishnu I 290n 
Surasa mother of dragons II 381 
undying race in II 275 &n 
universe one w divine knowledge I 421n 
Vishnu creates at play II 126 
Vishnu pervades all II 611-12 &nn 
Vishnu, triple hypostasis of I 286-7

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Purusha (Skt) man, cosmic or ideal Man

atom inseparable fr I 582 
blind without prakriti I 247-8; II 123n 
born fr Eternal Cause or non-being I 344 
Brahma & I 81, 542 
divine spirit I 461 
Heavenly Man II 703-4 &n 
immutable, unconsumable I 582 
male astral light I 196 
manifested deity II 108 
Narayana or I 231 
only reality II 598 
-pradhana-kala & creation I 451-2n 
prakriti & I 16, 81, 284, 542, 582; II 42, 598 
prakriti &, aspects of One I 51, 552 
on prakriti's shoulders I 248 
pure, created waters pure I 458n 
sacrificed for production of universe II 606 
seven logs, twenty-one layers of fuel & II 606 
seven, principles, prakritis I 335 
seventh principle II 574 
Subba Row on I 428 
Supreme Spirit absorbs I 373 
various names for II 704n 
Viraj born fr, or heavenly man II 606 
web of universe & I 83 
world soul born of, & matter I 365