On May 12, 2005, at 5:32 PM, cardemaister wrote:
>> "Desire in the beginning came upon that, (desire) that was the
> first
>> seed of mind. Sages seeking in their hearts with wisdom found out
>> the bond of the existent in the non-existent."
>
> Sorry, that's one of my favourite verses , and at least
> in my book (Vedic Reader for Students, by A.A.Macdonell)
> that's numba 4. I find the original Vedic so kewl that
> it's worth presenting here:
This is also one of my favorite mantras. It just continues to unfold
anew each time. Ya check in every now and then. Here is my favorite
translation--I also include verse 3:
"In the Principle darkness concealed darkness;
Undifferentiated surge was this whole world.
The pregnant point covered by the form matrix,
From conscious fervor, mightily, brought forth the One.
In the Principle, thereupon, rose desire,
which of consciousness was the primeval seed.
Then the wise, searching within their hearts, perceived
that in nonbeing lay the bond of being."
RV X.129.3-4 From the N~{(!~}sad~{()~}ya Sutra: the thread of creation.
Thanks Rick and Eki for sharing your own thoughts on this Hymn of
Creation. The full import is seven-fold, just like the biblical week.
-Vaj.
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