Gems from the Vedas

Brahma jagyaanam prathamam – Genesis

ब्रह्म जज्ञानं प्रथमं पुरस्ताद्वि सीमतः सुरुचो वेन आवः ।
 बुध्न्या उपमा अस्य विष्ठाः सतश्च योनिमसतश्च विवः ॥

ामवेद ३२४ (३.९.९)

Brahma jagyaanam prathamam
purastaadvi seematah surucho vena aavah.
Sa budh-nyaa upamaa asya viṡhṫhah
satascha yonimasatascha vivah.

Saama Veda 321 (3.9.9)

The great Brahma Creator, purastaad in the beginning, jagyaanam prathamam from primordial matter, created the first atom which dvi seematah was caused to multiply, producing the budhnya firm planetary and other materials of the world. aavaah from the chaos emerged surucho light and vena sound. All of this emerged from the upamaa highest source, the creator and continue to vishthah expand and extend equally in all directions and it continues to vivah shine forth as the expansion and extension of the world and space continues.

ब्रह्म Supreme creator; Prime Cause of everything जज्ञानम् germinating, the start, the first root. प्रथमम् the primary (eg primordial matter) पुरस्तात् in the beginning द्वि dual, twice, divided into two सीमतः from the boundary, from the summit, from the highest or outermost point ुरु् bright, brilliant light वेन sound आवः emerged (from that darkness) is बुध् from base, belonging to ground or base lavel, coming from depths उपमा highest अस्य of this विष्ठाः produce, product, outcome वि्तार expanding and extending सतस् like, equally and िम from which it emerges, from where creation emerges (context hiranyagarbhah) सतस् like, equally and विवः विवस् to shine forth, to illuminate

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