The hymn to Hiranyagarbha, the golden germ or golden womb. Every verse ends with the same question, which the final verse answers by naming Prajapati; that last verse is generally held to be a later addition, so the hymn as first composed asked a question it did not answer. Griffith's stray hyphen at the end of the second line is in the printed text.
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TextIN the beginning rose Hiranyagarbha, born Only Lord of all created beings. He fixed and holdeth up this earth and heaven. What God shall we adore with our oblation? Giver of vital breath, of power and vigour, he whose commandments all the Gods acknowledge -. The Lord of death, whose shade is life immortal. What God shall we adore with our oblation? 1 Reference Scheme Translation
TranslationThe Hymns of the Rigveda 1 Connections
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This source names Prajapati directly: "the final verse answers by naming Prajapati; that last verse is generally held to be a later addition, so the hymn as first composed asked a question it did not answer."
Source The Hymns of the Rigveda, translated with a popular commentaryRalph T. H. Griffith
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Source The Hymns of the Rigveda, translated with a popular commentaryRalph T. H. Griffith
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1. The Hymns of the Rigveda, translated with a popular commentary
Ralph T. H. Griffith, E. J. Lazarus / Internet Sacred Text Archive, 1896Rig Veda 10.121.1-2View the Source Reader Challenges (0)
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