Note 137 — Chapter VII · THE ŚAIVA-DARŚANA.
Edward B. (Edward Byles) Cowell translation
This term seems to be derived from purí, "body" (cf. puriśaya for purusha, Bṛihad Ár. Up. ii. 5, 18), and ashṭaka (cf. also the Sánkhya Pravachana Bháshya, p. 135).