Rig Veda · Mandala 10 · Sukta 190
Rig Veda 10.190 — Creation
Deity: Creation. Rishi family (Mandala 10): Many seers — generally considered latest in composition. This Sukta contains 3 verses presented below in Devanagari Sanskrit, IAST romanisation, and Ralph T. H. Griffith's English translation. Click any verse to read a fuller explanation.
Verses
Rig Veda 10.190.1
रतं च सत्यं चाभीद्धात तपसो.अध्यजायत | ततोरात्र्यजायत ततः समुद्रो अर्णवः
ṛtaṃ ca satyaṃ cābhīddhāt tapaso.adhyajāyata | tatorātryajāyata tataḥ samudro arṇavaḥ
Rig Veda 10.190.2
समुद्रादर्णवादधि संवत्सरो अजायत | अहोरात्राणिविदधद विश्वस्य मिषतो वशी
samudrādarṇavādadhi saṃvatsaro ajāyata | ahorātrāṇividadhad viśvasya miṣato vaśī
From that same billowy flood of sea the Year was afterwards produced, Ordainer of the days nights, Lord over all who close the eye.
Rig Veda 10.190.3
सूर्याचन्द्रमसौ धाता यथापूर्वमकल्पयत | दिवं चप्र्थिवीं चान्तरिक्षमथो सवः
sūryācandramasau dhātā yathāpūrvamakalpayat | divaṃ capṛthivīṃ cāntarikṣamatho svaḥ
Dhātar, the great Creator, then formed in due order Sun and Moon. He formed in order Heaven and Earth, the regions of the air, and light.
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