
Philosophical Contemplation on Cosmic OriginsRigveda 10.129.1–7
नासदीयसूक्तम् · भाववृत्तसूक्तम्
Nāsadīya Sūkta (The Vedic Hymn of Creation)
नासदासीन्नो सदासीत्तदानीं नासीद्रजो नो व्योमा परो यत्...
Revealed to Rishi Prajāपति Parameṣṭhin in Rigveda Mandala 10, Sukta 129, the Nāsadīya Sūkta is universally admired by philosophers and cosmologists as the deepest inquiry into the origin of the universe ever composed. In 7 luminous verses, it contemplates the state before space, time, death, and immortality existed, when 'That One breathed windlessly by its own impulse (Ānīd avātaṁ svadhayā tad ekam).'
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Where is the Nasadiya Sukta (Hymn of Creation) located?
The Nasadiya Sukta is located in Rigveda Mandala 10, Sukta 129 (RV 10.129) and consists of 7 verses.
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