The Vedic poem of creation

Originally shared by KIRON KRISHNAN

The Vedic poem of creation
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Neither did non existence exist, nor did existence exist then;
Neither did atmosphere exist, nor the skies beyond.
what covered it? where? In whose protection?
was there water,  deep and impervious?

Neither did death exist, nor did immortality exist then;
Neither did night exist, nor the illumined day;
Airlessly, by self impulse, That One existed;
There was only the One, no other;

Darkness existed, covered in darkness.
At first, all this was unillumined, unsteady.
Enclosed in nothng, was that;
Out of heat, was born one, at last.

Desire, primarily descended on it;
At first, there was the seed, the Mind;
They know what is connected with what is not :
The sages who have searched their hearts with wisdom.

They stretched their string across the rays;
and know what's below, what's above.
By powers of seed was made mighty forces;
Self power was below, effort was above.

who certainly knows, who can proclaim here;
when it was born? when this was Created?
Gods are here; by this Creation;
So, who knows truly when it came to being.

This Creation, whence it has come to being,
whether placed to us, or not;
That President of all this, in the highest realm;
truly knows; or may be He (or That) does not know.
           
                                                         Nasadiya sukta, Rig Veda 10.129