Hiranyagarbha (The Golden Womb/Supreme Creator)

hiraṇya garbha sūktam

(Hiranyagarbha Suktam in English (IAST))

From Rigveda (Mandala 10, Hymn 121)

The Hiranyagarbha Suktam is a profound Vedic hymn from the Rigveda that explores the nature of the ultimate creator and the origins of the universe. It addresses the primordial divinity as the source of all existence, light, and life forces. Chanting this hymn is believed to foster immense mental clarity, inner peace, and a deeper connection to the cosmic consciousness. It is highly valued for its philosophical depth, encouraging the practitioner to contemplate the mystery of existence, overcome existential anxieties, and attain spiritual enlightenment by honoring the singular, all-encompassing divine principle behind the manifest world.

(ṛ.10.121)
hi॒ra॒ṇya॒ga॒rbha-ssama̭varta॒tāgrḙ bhū॒tasya̭ jā॒taḥ pati॒reka̭ āsīt |
sa dā̭dhāra pṛthi॒vī-ndyāmu॒temā-ṅkasmai̭ de॒vāya̭ ha॒viṣā̭ vidhema || 1
ya ā̭tma॒dā ba̭la॒dā yasya॒ viśva̭ u॒pāsa̭te pra॒śiṣaṃ॒-ya~sya̭ de॒vāḥ |
yasya̭ chā॒yāmṛtaṃ॒-ya~sya̭ mṛ॒tyuḥ kasmai̭ de॒vāya̭ ha॒viṣā̭ vidhema || 2
yaḥ prā̭ṇa॒to ni̭miṣa॒to ma̭hi॒tvaika॒ idrājā॒ jaga̭to ba॒bhūva̭ |
ya īśḙ a॒sya dvi॒pada॒ścatṷṣpadaḥ॒ kasmai̭ de॒vāya̭ ha॒viṣā̭ vidhema || 3
yasye॒me hi॒mava̭nto mahi॒tvā yasya̭ samu॒draṃ ra॒sayā̭ sa॒hāhuḥ |
yasye॒māḥ pra॒diśo॒ yasya̭ bā॒hū kasmai̭ de॒vāya̭ ha॒viṣā̭ vidhema || 4
yena॒ dyauru॒grā pṛ̭thi॒vī ca̭ dṛ॒l​hā yena॒ svaḥ̭ stabhi॒taṃ-ye~na॒ nākaḥ̭ |
yo a॒ntari̭kṣe॒ raja̭so vi॒mānaḥ॒ kasmai̭ de॒vāya̭ ha॒viṣā̭ vidhema || 5
ya-ṅkranda̭sī॒ ava̭sā tastabhā॒ne a॒bhyaikṣḙtā॒-mmana̭sā॒ reja̭māne |
yatrādhi॒ sūra॒ udi̭to vi॒bhāti॒ kasmai̭ de॒vāya̭ ha॒viṣā̭ vidhema || 6
āpo̭ ha॒ yadbṛ̭ha॒tīrviśva॒māya॒-ngarbha॒-ndadhā̭nā ja॒naya̭ntīra॒gnim |
tato̭ de॒vānāṃ॒ sama̭varta॒tāsu॒rekaḥ॒ kasmai̭ de॒vāya̭ ha॒viṣā̭ vidhema || 7
yaści॒dāpo̭ mahi॒nā pa॒ryapa̭śya॒ddakṣa॒-ndadhā̭nā ja॒naya̭ntīrya॒jñam |
yo de॒veṣvidhi̭ de॒va eka॒ āsī॒tkasmai̭ de॒vāya̭ ha॒viṣā̭ vidhema || 8
mā no̭ hiṃsījjani॒tā yaḥ pṛ̭thi॒vyā yo vā॒ divaṃ̭ sa॒tyadha̭rmā ja॒jāna̭ |
yaścā॒paśca॒ndrā bṛ̭ha॒tīrja॒jāna॒ kasmai̭ de॒vāya̭ ha॒viṣā̭ vidhema || 9
prajā̭pate॒ na tvade॒tānya॒nyo viśvā̭ jā॒tāni॒ pari॒ tā ba̭bhūva |
yatkā̭māste juhu॒mastanno̭ astu va॒yaṃ syā̭ma॒ pata̭yo rayī॒ṇām || 10

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