Names #14, #406 · Viṣṇu Sahasranāma
புருஷஃ Purusha — meaning in Tamil
Purusha (puruṣaḥ) is name #14 of the 1000 names of Vishnu. Below is its meaning in Tamil (தமிழ்), the shloka it comes from in Tamil, and the English meaning — from the full name page.
Name #14 · புருஷஃ
உடல் எனும் நகரில் வாழும் சைதன்யம்
In English: The spirit dwelling in the city of the body
From shloka 2 · chapter Matsya
Also in this shloka: pūtātmā · paramātmā · muktānāṃ paramā gatiḥ · avyayaḥ · sākṣī · kṣetrajñaḥ · akṣaraḥ
Name #406 · புருஷஃ
எல்லாவற்றிற்கும் முந்திய புருஷர்
In English: The person who was before all
From shloka 44 · chapter Narasiṃha
Also in this shloka: vaikuṇṭhaḥ · prāṇaḥ · prāṇadaḥ · praṇavaḥ · pṛthuḥ · hiraṇyagarbhaḥ · śatrughnaḥ · vyāptaḥ · vāyuḥ · adhokṣajaḥ
Purusha in other languages: Hindi · Telugu · Kannada · Malayalam · Bengali · Gujarati · English
Read the complete Vishnu Sahasranamam in Tamil — dhyānam, all 108 shlokas, and phalaśruti.