The Sanskrit term Kūṭasthapuruṣa can be transliterated into English as Kutasthapurusa or Kutasthapurusha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

In Hinduism

Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa)

Source: Google Books: The Goddess Lakṣmī: The Divine Consort in South Indian Vaiṣṇava Tradition

Kūṭasthapuruṣa (कूटस्थपुरुष) refers to the “aggregate of souls” which emerges during the intermediary creation (śuddhetara), according to the Lakṣmītantra dealing with the philosophy of the Pañcarātra.—The intermediary creation, which is called non-pure creation (śuddhetara, because it is a mixture of both pure and impure), emanates from the bhūti-śakti.  During the intermediary creation there are two manifestations from the bhūti-śakti—kūṭasthapuruṣa (aggregate of souls) and māyā-śakti (non-spiritual energy). Both of these actually emanate from the vyūha called Pradyumna. The disembodied souls that are bound by karma originate from the kūṭasthapuruṣa at the time of creation and return to it at the time of dissolution. The material universe belongs to the mayā-śakti. After the manifestation of the kūṭasthapuruṣa and the māyā-śakti, the vyūha, called Aniruddha, becomes responsible for the emergence of śakti (identified as mūlaprakṛti—root-matter).

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Pancaratra (पाञ्चरात्र, pāñcarātra) represents a tradition of Hinduism where Narayana is revered and worshipped. Closeley related to Vaishnavism, the Pancaratra literature includes various Agamas and tantras incorporating many Vaishnava philosophies.

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Partial matches: Purusha, Kutastha.

Full-text: Kutastha, Mulaprakriti, Shuddhetara.

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