अन्नाद्भवन्ति भूतानि पर्जन्यादन्नसम्भव: | यज्ञाद्भवति पर्जन्यो यज्ञ: कर्मसमुद्भव: || 14|| कर्म ब्रह्मोद्भवं विद्धि ब्रह्माक्षरसमुद्भवम् | तस्मात्सर्वगतं ब्रह्म नित्यं यज्ञे प्रतिष्ठितम् || 15|| |
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Commentary
The Nāsadīya Sūkta, 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. It states that in the beginning there was no creation, neither day nor night and God existed in a vibrationless sphere. Brahma was then created who performed his duty (Karma) of creating the universes by sacrificing himself in the cosmic heat of penance (Yajna). He brought forth creation with various gods and goddesses with specific duties. Bhumi Sukta is a hymn of 63 mantras in the 12th section of Atharva Veda. It is devoted to Goddess Earth and is the first hymn in the whole of Vedic literature that considers Earth as Mother. It states that rains descended from the sky to impregnate the earth and facilitate renewal of life and fertility. Bhumi Sukta describes, ‘पर्जन्यः पिता स उ नः पिपर्तु ‘ which means ‘Rain God is my father’. If the Earth is Mother and the sky is the Father, the rains from the sky provide the divine seed from which life germinates and Nature flourishes.
The Vedic hymns indicate that rains are a blessing from heaven, sent by gods to nourish the earth so that they can receive the offerings of food from humans in return. In a symbiotic relationship, gods send rain for good harvest and wealth, which in turn help the humans to perform yajnas and make offerings to the gods. God as Brahma is present in all such offerings between gods and humans.