purāṇaḥ
- the ancient
- primeval
- very old
Also appears as purāṇi
In 3 verses
- 2.20
न जायते म्रियते वा कदाचि न्नायं भूत्वा भविता वा न भूयः
purāṇaḥ — the ancient
It is not born, and it does not die. Having been, it does not cease to be. Unborn, unending, everlasting, ancient — the body is killed; that is not.
- 11.38
त्वमादिदेवः पुरुषः पुराण स्त्वमस्य विश्वस्य परं निधानम्
puruṣhaḥ — personality
You are the first of gods, the ancient person, the ultimate resting place of this world; the knower and the known, and the highest dwelling. By you this world is pervaded, you of endless form.
- 15.4
ततः पदं तत्परिमार्गितव्य यस्मिन्गता न निवर्तन्ति भूयः
puruṣham — the Supreme Lord
one should then seek out that place from which, having gone, none return — and take refuge in the primal person from whom this whole unfolding came.