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The hymn is known as ''hiranyagarbha sukta'' and presents an important glimpse of the emerging [[monism]], or even [[monotheism]], in the later Vedic period, along with the [[Nasadiya sukta]] suggesting a single creator deity predating all other gods (verse 8: ''yó devéṣv ádhi devá éka âsīt'', Griffith: "He is the God of gods, and none beside him."), in the hymn identified as [[Prajapati]]. |
The hymn is known as ''hiranyagarbha sukta'' and presents an important glimpse of the emerging [[monism]], or even [[monotheism]], in the later Vedic period, along with the [[Nasadiya sukta]] suggesting a single creator deity predating all other gods (verse 8: ''yó devéṣv ádhi devá éka âsīt'', Griffith: "He is the God of gods, and none beside him."), in the hymn identified as [[Prajapati]]. |
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The [[Upanishads]] elaborate{{Fact|date=April 2008}} that Hiranyagarbha floated around in |
The [[Upanishads]] elaborate{{Fact|date=April 2008}} that Hiranyagarbha floated around in emptiness and the darkness of the non-existence for about a year, and then broke into two halves which formed the ''[[Svarga|Swarga]]'' and the ''[[Prithvi]]''. |
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In classical [[Puranic]] Hinduism, ''Hiranyagarbha'' is a name of [[Brahma]], so called because he was born from a golden egg ([[Manusmrti]] 1.9) |
In classical [[Puranic]] Hinduism, ''Hiranyagarbha'' is a name of [[Brahma]], so called because he was born from a golden egg ([[Manusmrti]] 1.9) |
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Hiranyagarbha, meaning the "golden fetus" or "golden womb", in one hymn of the Rigveda (RV 10.121) is a name for the source of the creation of the Universe. The hymn is known as hiranyagarbha sukta and presents an important glimpse of the emerging monism, or even monotheism, in the later Vedic period, along with the Nasadiya sukta suggesting a single creator deity predating all other gods (verse 8: yó devéṣv ádhi devá éka âsīt, Griffith: "He is the God of gods, and none beside him."), in the hymn identified as Prajapati.
The Upanishads elaborate[citation needed] that Hiranyagarbha floated around in emptiness and the darkness of the non-existence for about a year, and then broke into two halves which formed the Swarga and the Prithvi.
In classical Puranic Hinduism, Hiranyagarbha is a name of Brahma, so called because he was born from a golden egg (Manusmrti 1.9)
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