Question

"Ya ek it tamustuhi'. This Shloka is taken from
a. The Sama Veda b. The Yajur Veda c. The Rig Veda
The hearts of the Rishis were​

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Purusha sukta (IAST puruṣasūkta, Devanāgarī पुरुषसूक्तम्) is hymn 10.90 of the Rigveda, dedicated to the Purusha, the "Cosmic Being".[1] Author Steven Rosen says, "The Bhagavata Purana and the Mahabharata boldly proclaim Vishnu as ultimate Purusha described in Purusha Sukta prayer".[2] According to Indologist W. Norman Brown, "The verses of Purusha Sukta are definitely a reference to Vishnu, who, through his three steps, is all pervading (i.e. he spreads in all directions)".[2]

The first two verses of the Purusha sukta, with Sayana's commentary. Page of Max Müller's Rig-Veda-sanhita, the Sacred Hymns of the Brahmans (reprint, London 1974).

It is also found in the Shukla Yajurveda Samhita 30.1-16 and Atharva Veda Samhita 19.6.[3][4]

Slightly different versions of the Sukta appear in different Vedas.[5] One version of the suktam has 16 verses, 15 in the anuṣṭubh meter, and the final one in the triṣṭubh meter. Another version of the Sukta consists of 24 verses with the first 18 mantras designated as the Purva-narayana and the later portion termed as the Uttara-narayana probably in honour of Rishi Narayana. Some scholars state that certain verses of Purusha Sukta are later interpolations to the Rigveda. One of the reasons given is that it is the only hymn in all the Vedas that mentions the four varnas by name - although the word "varṇa" itself is not mentioned in the hymn.