Sukta 190
Sukta 10.190
Cosmogonic principle (often addressed to the universal creative process; implicit Brahmanic/Ṛta principle rather than a single anthropomorphic deity)
这首简短的宇宙生成赞歌描绘了创造按秩序展开：由苦行之热（tapas，创生的热力）生起Ṛta（宇宙法则、正序）与Satya（真实），继而出现夜与宇宙之海；由此又生出衡量昼夜的“年”。末尾以Dhātṛ（制定者、安排者）安置日与月，并确立层层世界——天、地、中界与svah——宣示宇宙奠基于可理解的秩序。
Mantras
Mantra 1
ऋतं च सत्यं चाभीद्धात्तपसोऽध्यजायत । ततो रात्र्यजायत ततः समुद्रो अर्णवः ॥
由苦行之热（tapas）被点燃，生出秩序（ṛta）与真实（satya）；由此生出夜；由此又生出大海——无垠的洪波。
Mantra 2
समुद्रादर्णवादधि संवत्सरो अजायत । अहोरात्राणि विदधद्विश्वस्य मिषतो वशी ॥
由大海、由洪涛之渊，岁（samvatsara）诞生。他——主宰之力——为一切蠢动者，安排并制定昼与夜。
Mantra 3
सूर्याचन्द्रमसौ धाता यथापूर्वमकल्पयत् । दिवं च पृथिवीं चान्तरिक्षमथो स्वः ॥
造化主（Dhātṛ）依照最初的原型，安置了太阳与月亮；并且设定其位处——天与地与中界（antarikṣa），以及那光明的上界（svaḥ）。
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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