Rig Veda · 10.129.3
Rig Veda 10.129.3 — Creation
Verse 3 of 7 from Sukta 10.129 (Creation) in Mandala 10 of the Rig Veda.
Rig Veda 10.129.3
Sanskrit (Devanagari)
तम आसीत तमसा गूळमग्रे.अप्रकेतं सलिलं सर्वमािदम | तुछ्येनाभ्वपिहितं यदासीत तपसस्तन्महिनाजायतैकम
IAST Romanisation
tama āsīt tamasā ghūḷamaghre.apraketaṃ salilaṃ sarvamāidam | tuchyenābhvapihitaṃ yadāsīt tapasastanmahinājāyataikam
English Translation (Griffith)
Darkness there was: at first concealed in darkness this All was indiscriminated chaos. All that existed then was void and form less: by the great power of Warmth was born that Unit.
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