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Sukta 10.190
Cosmogonic principle (often addressed to the universal creative process; implicit Brahmanic/Ṛta principle rather than a single anthropomorphic deity)
Yeh mantra batata hai ki duniya kaise bani. Sabse pehle tapas se Rta aur Satya paida huye. Uske baad Raat aur samundar aaye. Phir ek saal bana jo din aur raat ko napta hai. Aakhir mein Dhatr ne Suraj aur Chand ko sthith kiya. Unhone aasman, dharti, beech ka space aur svah banaya. Yeh sab ek order mein hua.
Mantra 1
ऋतं च सत्यं चाभीद्धात्तपसोऽध्यजायत । ततो रात्र्यजायत ततः समुद्रो अर्णवः ॥
Jab andar ki garmi badi, tabse sach aur sahi niyam paida hue. Usse pehle raat bani, phir bada samundar aur uski lehren bani.
Mantra 2
समुद्रादर्णवादधि संवत्सरो अजायत । अहोरात्राणि विदधद्विश्वस्य मिषतो वशी ॥
Samundar ke gehre paani se saal paida hua. Wohi power hai jo sab jagah din aur raat set kar deta hai. Sab chizon ko sahi time pe kaam karne ke liye yehi control karta hai.
Mantra 3
सूर्याचन्द्रमसौ धाता यथापूर्वमकल्पयत् । दिवं च पृथिवीं चान्तरिक्षमथो स्वः ॥
Dhata ne Suraj aur Chaand ko pehle jaisa hi banaya. Unhone aasman, dharti aur beech ki duniya sab ko sahi jagah pe set kiya. Ek chamakta hua ujala bhi wahan hai.
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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