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The Nasadiya Sukta (after the incipit ', or "not the non-existent"), also known as the Hymn of Creation, is the 129th hymn of the 10th Mandala of the Rigveda (10:129). It is concerned with cosmology and the origin of the universe. ==Interpretations== The hymn has attracted a large body of literature of commentaries both in Indian theology and in Western philology.〔Wendy Doniger says of this hymn (10.129) "This short hymn, though linguistically simple... is conceptually extremely provocative and has, indeed, provoked hundreds of complex commentaries among Indian theologians and Western scholars. In many ways, it is meant to puzzle and challenge, to raise unanswerable questions, to pile up paradoxes." ''The Rig Veda''. (Penguin Books: 1981) p. 25. ISBN 0-14-044989-2.〕 It begins by paradoxically stating "not the non-existent existed, nor did the existent exist then" ('), paralleled in verse 2 by "then not death existed, nor the immortal" ('). But already in verse 2 mention is made that there was "breathing without breath, of its own nature, that one" '). In verse 3, being unfolds, "from heat (tapas) was born that one" ('). Verse 4 mentions desire (kāma) as the primal seed, and the first poet-seers (kavayas) who "found the bond of being within non-being with their heart's thought". Brereton (1999) argues that the reference to the sages searching for being in their spirit is central, and that the hymn's gradual procession from non-being to being in fact re-enacts creation within the listener (see ), equating poetic utterance and creation (see śabda). The hymn is undoubtedly late within the Rigveda, and expresses thought more typical of later Indian philosophy.〔"Although, no doubt, of high antiquity, the hymn appears to be less of a primary than of a secondary origin, being in fact a controversial composition levelled especially against the ' theory." Ravi Prakash Arya and K. L. Joshi. '': Sanskrit Text, English Translation, Notes & Index of Verses''. (Parimal Publications: Delhi, 2001) (Set of four volumes). Parimal Sanskrit Series No. 45; 2003 reprint: 81-7020-070-9, Volume 4, p. 519.〕 The hymn has been interpreted as one of the earliest accounts of skeptical inquiry and agnosticism.〔Patri, Umesh and Prativa Devi. "(Progress of Atheism in India: A Historical Perspective )". Atheist Centre 1940-1990 Golden Jubilee. Vijayawada, February 1990. Retrieved 2007-04-02.〕 Astronomer Carl Sagan quoted it in discussing India's "tradition of skeptical questioning and unselfconscious humility before the great cosmic mysteries."〔(Carl Sagan, ''Carl Sagan's: Cosmos Part 10 - The Edge of Forever 37:00'' )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Nasadiya Sukta」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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