First incarnation of Brahma; Cosmic Divinity; Lord in His form as the physical manifested cosmos. (Glossary for the Vahinis)

The ‘Virata’ form is the gross physical force assumed by the Atma in the waking state for leading a long life in the world. He manifests himself in many forms under many names. The entire cosmos, consisting of animate and inanimate objects is the form of ‘Virata’, permeating the five basic elements. The ‘Virata’ ‘Purusha (the Cosmic Person) is manifest in every creature from an ant to the Absolute, demonstrating thereby that the cosmos is a manifestation of the Divine. He is called ‘Virata’ because of His cosmic manifestation and His immanence in everything in creation that is perceivable. Thus everything that is seen is a manifestation of ‘Virata’. The ‘Virata Swarupa’ (the Cosmic Form) is related to the external physical universe. Assuming the gross physical form, the Cosmic Person (Virata) stands forth as an ideal. He has two other names. One is Vaishvanara. This is the Divine in every being, who identifies himself as ‘I’. From a king to a peasant, from a millionaire to a pauper, from a child to an old man, a woman or a man, every person identifies himself or herself by using the term ‘I’ (I am so and so). The concept of ‘I’ is thus present in every being. Vaishvanara is the entity that makes every being use the term ‘I’ to distinguish oneself.

The other name is ‘Vairajasuta’. It means one who has assumed a mysterious form. While being present in every being, he appears to be absent; while carrying on all activities, he appears to be inactive; while experiencing everything, he appears to be not the experiencer. It is for these reasons he is called ‘Vairajasuta.’

This is the inner meaning of these three different forms of the Cosmic Person (Virata Swarupa). (SS Oct 91, p.267)