Purusa Sukta is a hymn on creation and is found in the Vedas. The book is titled ‘A New Approach to Purusha Suktam’ and is written by T. Venkatacharya. This English translation and exposition is based on Sanskrit commentary of Purusa Sukta by Rangantha Muni. Reviewing the book in The Hindu M. Narasimhachary says that this interpretation, which is quite novel, tries to explain the ‘mystery’ of creation of the universe in as simple a language as possible. Published by Sanskrit Pustak Bhandar, 38, Bidhan Sarani, Kolkata – 700006 Importance Of Purusha Sukta In Hinduism Vedic Origin: Purusha Sukta is a hymn from the Rigveda, one of the oldest sacred texts of Hinduism. It holds significant historical and theological importance as it is believed to be composed by the ancient sages. Creation Mythology: The hymn portrays a creation myth describing the origin of the universe and all forms of life. It conceptualizes the universe as arising from the sacrifice of a cosmic bein