Hiraṇyagarbha Sūkta
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The Hiranyagarbha Suktam () is the 121st hymn of the tenth mandala of the
Rigveda The ''Rigveda'' or ''Rig Veda'' (, , from wikt:ऋच्, ऋच्, "praise" and wikt:वेद, वेद, "knowledge") is an ancient Indian Miscellany, collection of Vedic Sanskrit hymns (''sūktas''). It is one of the four sacred canoni ...
. In this sukta,
Hiranyagarbha Hiranyagarbha (, , poetically translated as 'universal womb') is the source of the creation of the universe or the manifested cosmos in Vedic philosophy. It finds mention in one hymn of the Rigveda ( RV 10.121), known as the Hiraṇyagarbha ...
is mentioned as the God of the gods and there is no one like Him. The Hiranyagarbha Sukta declares that
Brahman In Hinduism, ''Brahman'' (; IAST: ''Brahman'') connotes the highest universal principle, the ultimate reality of the universe.P. T. Raju (2006), ''Idealistic Thought of India'', Routledge, , page 426 and Conclusion chapter part XII In the ...
manifested Himself from the beginning as the Creator of the universe, including everything, including His own everything, the collective totality, as it were, to make it the chief intelligence of the whole creation. Sage Hiranyagarbha is the author of Hiranyagarbha Sukta. The deity of the hymn is the
Prajāpati Prajapati (, ) is a Vedic deity of Hinduism. He is later identified with Brahma, the creator god. Prajapati is a form of the creator-god Brahma, but the name is also the name of many different gods, in many Hindu scriptures, ranging from the ...
. Shaunak, in his book 'Brihaddevata', presents the verses of Rigveda in 3 formats in the form of sages and sages' worshipers, sage-devbachi (conversant with sage or deity) and self-compliant. The Upanishad calls it the Soul of the Universe or
Brahman In Hinduism, ''Brahman'' (; IAST: ''Brahman'') connotes the highest universal principle, the ultimate reality of the universe.P. T. Raju (2006), ''Idealistic Thought of India'', Routledge, , page 426 and Conclusion chapter part XII In the ...
.The Philosophy of the Upanishads, by Paul Deussen, Alfred Shenington Geden. Published by T. & T. Clark, 1906. Page 198. It is composed of ten riks of trishtup rhythm.


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{{wikisourcelang, en, The Hymns of the Rigveda/Book 10/Hymn 121, English translation of the sukta 10.121 Rigveda