Sukta 190
Sukta 10.190
Cosmogonic principle (often addressed to the universal creative process; implicit Brahmanic/Ṛta principle rather than a single anthropomorphic deity)
Ce bref hymne cosmogonique retrace le déploiement ordonné de la création : du tapas (chaleur créatrice) naissent Ṛta et Satya, puis la Nuit et l’Océan cosmique, et de là l’Année qui mesure les jours et les nuits. Il culmine avec Dhātṛ, l’Ordonnateur, qui place le Soleil et la Lune et établit les mondes superposés — ciel, terre, espace intermédiaire et svah — affirmant ainsi que le cosmos est fondé sur un ordre intelligible.
Mantras
Mantra 1
ऋतं च सत्यं चाभीद्धात्तपसोऽध्यजायत । ततो रात्र्यजायत ततः समुद्रो अर्णवः ॥
De l’embrasement du tapas, la chaleur intérieure, naquirent Ṛta, l’Ordre cosmique, et Satya, la Vérité; de là naquit la Nuit, et de là l’Océan, l’immense abîme.
Mantra 2
समुद्रादर्णवादधि संवत्सरो अजायत । अहोरात्राणि विदधद्विश्वस्य मिषतो वशी ॥
De l’océan, de la profondeur, de la vague déferlante naquit l’Année. Lui, la puissance souveraine, mit en ordre les jours et les nuits pour tout ce qui s’agite dans l’univers.
Mantra 3
सूर्याचन्द्रमसौ धाता यथापूर्वमकल्पयत् । दिवं च पृथिवीं चान्तरिक्षमथो स्वः ॥
Le Soleil et la Lune, Dhātar les façonna selon l’archétype primordial; et il fixa leurs demeures — le ciel et la terre, l’espace intermédiaire, et aussi Svar, le domaine suprême de lumière.
Frequently Asked Questions
It is a short creation hymn describing how cosmic order (ṛta) and truth (satya) arise from tapas, leading to night, the ocean, the year, and finally the ordered placement of sun, moon, and the worlds.
Dhātṛ means “the Ordainer” or “the Setter-in-place.” Here he represents the cosmic power that arranges the universe—especially time (day/night) and the stations of sun and moon.
Because the year symbolizes cosmic time and regularity. By saying the Year ‘was born’ and then arranged days and nights, the hymn teaches that creation becomes real to beings through rhythm, measure, and dependable order.
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