Cosmological Inquiry & The Hymn of Concord (Samjnana Sukta)
Explore Rigveda Mandala 10: The Nasadiya Sukta (Creation Hymn) & Unity Song (Cosmological Inquiry & The Hymn of Concord (Samjnana Sukta)) with verified Sanskrit-to-English translations and philosophical commentary in the QuotesCosmos Sacred Texts Archive.
“Then even nothingness was not, nor existence. There was no air then, nor the heavens beyond it. What covered it? Where was it? In whose keeping?”
Philosophical Context: Radical cosmological skepticism and wonder at the origin of the universe.
“In the beginning Desire (Kama) descended upon it — that was the primal seed, born of the Mind. The sages who have searched their hearts with wisdom know that which is is kin to that which is not.”
Philosophical Context: Tracing the birth of cosmos to conscious thought.
“Whence all creation had its origin, the creator, whether he fashioned it or whether he did not — the one who surveys it all from highest heaven, he knows — or maybe even he does not know.”
Philosophical Context: One of humanity's earliest expressions of philosophical humility before the mystery of creation.
“Assemble, speak among yourselves, let your minds be of one accord! United be your purpose, harmonious be your feelings, and unified be your hearts, so that you may live together in noble fellowship.”
Philosophical Context: The closing verse of the Rigveda: a universal call for human solidarity and concord.