Gnostic Glossary: Hindu Pantheon

(Sanskrit पितृ) Literally, “ancestors, forefathers, father and mother.” In spirituality, the term pitri refers to the forefathers of humanity of long forgotten ages, such as the Lemurian or Polar eras, or even older, the ancient humanity who populated the planet we now call the Moon.

“…the Moon is the mother of the Earth, the antecessor of our globe. The Moon is where our parents or Pitris came from.” – Samael Aun Weor, The Doomed Aryan Race

Let this word be understood as a place or plane where all things originate and dissolve. Nevertheless, it is necessary to emphasize the transcendental idea that Prabhavapyaya is neither the “Mother of the World,” nor the womb of the Cosmos, nor the material cause of our planet Earth.

(Sanskrit पुरुष) A term with many potential meanings, depending upon context. Ultimately, “supreme self or being.” It can also mean “soul, spirit, person, people.”

“Behind this world show, behind this physical phenomena, behind these names and forms, behind the feelings, thoughts, emotions, sentiments, there dwells the silent witness, thy immortal Friend and real Well-wisher, the Purusha or the World-teacher, the invisible Power or Consciousness.” – Swami Sivananda, God Exists

“That secondless Supreme Being, who resides in the chambers of your heart as the Inner Ruler or Controller, who has no beginning, middle or end, is God or Atman, or Brahman or Purusha or Chaitanya or Bhagavan or Purushottama.” – Swami Sivananda