Nasadiya Sukta
E103234
Nasadiya Sukta is a famous creation hymn from the Rigveda that poetically explores the origins of the universe and the limits of human knowledge about creation.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Mandala 10 of the Rigveda | 1 |
| Nasadiya Sukta canonical | 1 |
| Rigvedic cosmology | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T873889 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Nasadiya Sukta Context triple: [Rigveda, importantHymn, Nasadiya Sukta]
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A.
Rigveda
The Rigveda is the oldest of the four Vedas, a foundational collection of ancient Sanskrit hymns that form a core sacred text of Hinduism.
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B.
Vedas
The Vedas are a collection of ancient sacred texts composed in Sanskrit that form the foundational spiritual and philosophical scriptures of Hinduism.
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C.
Mandukya Upanishad
The Mandukya Upanishad is one of the principal Upanishads of Hindu philosophy, renowned for its concise yet profound analysis of the syllable Om and the nature of consciousness and reality.
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D.
Samaveda
Samaveda is one of the four Vedas of ancient Indian scripture, primarily consisting of melodies and chants used in Vedic rituals and early Hindu liturgy.
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E.
Gayatri Mantra
The Gayatri Mantra is one of Hinduism’s most revered Vedic chants, invoking the divine light of universal consciousness for spiritual awakening and wisdom.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Nasadiya Sukta Target entity description: Nasadiya Sukta is a famous creation hymn from the Rigveda that poetically explores the origins of the universe and the limits of human knowledge about creation.
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A.
Rigveda
The Rigveda is the oldest of the four Vedas, a foundational collection of ancient Sanskrit hymns that form a core sacred text of Hinduism.
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B.
Vedas
The Vedas are a collection of ancient sacred texts composed in Sanskrit that form the foundational spiritual and philosophical scriptures of Hinduism.
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C.
Mandukya Upanishad
The Mandukya Upanishad is one of the principal Upanishads of Hindu philosophy, renowned for its concise yet profound analysis of the syllable Om and the nature of consciousness and reality.
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D.
Samaveda
Samaveda is one of the four Vedas of ancient Indian scripture, primarily consisting of melodies and chants used in Vedic rituals and early Hindu liturgy.
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E.
Gayatri Mantra
The Gayatri Mantra is one of Hinduism’s most revered Vedic chants, invoking the divine light of universal consciousness for spiritual awakening and wisdom.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Rigvedic hymn
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Vedic hymn ⓘ creation hymn ⓘ |
| asksQuestion |
how and why creation occurred
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whether even the creator knows the origin of the universe ⓘ whether the universe existed in non-being or being before creation ⓘ |
| associatedConcept |
Brahman
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surface form:
Brahman (in later interpretations)
sat and asat ⓘ ṛta ⓘ |
| associatedWith | early Vedic religion ⓘ |
| category |
Hindu cosmology
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Nasadiya Sukta self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Rigvedic cosmology
|
| contrastsWith | more dogmatic creation accounts ⓘ |
| genre | cosmological hymn ⓘ |
| hasEnglishName |
Hymn of Creation
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surface form:
Creation Hymn
Hymn of Creation ⓘ |
| hasRigvedicNumber |
Rigveda
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surface form:
Rigveda 10.129
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| influenced |
later Hindu cosmological thought
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modern interpretations of Vedic philosophy ⓘ |
| knownFor |
open-ended questions about creation
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philosophical skepticism ⓘ poetic ambiguity ⓘ |
| language |
Sanskrit
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surface form:
Vedic Sanskrit
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| laterWrittenIn | Devanagari script (among others) ⓘ |
| meter | triṣṭubh ⓘ |
| numberOfVerses | 7 ⓘ |
| openingWords | “nāsad āsīn no sad āsīt tadānīm” ⓘ |
| partOf |
Nasadiya Sukta
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Mandala 10 of the Rigveda
Rigveda ⓘ |
| portrays | creation as uncertain and mysterious ⓘ |
| referencedBy | numerous modern scholars of Vedic religion ⓘ |
| regionOfOrigin | Indian subcontinent ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Hinduism ⓘ |
| script | transmitted orally in Vedic recitation tradition ⓘ |
| scripturalStatus | canonical Vedic text ⓘ |
| scriptureType | śruti ⓘ |
| studiedIn |
Indology
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comparative religion ⓘ history of philosophy ⓘ |
| textualSource |
Rigveda
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surface form:
Rigveda Samhita
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| theme |
cosmogony
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creation ⓘ epistemological doubt ⓘ limits of human knowledge ⓘ metaphysical speculation ⓘ origin of the universe ⓘ |
| timePeriod | early 1st millennium BCE (approximate, scholarly estimate) ⓘ |
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Subject: Nasadiya Sukta Description of subject: Nasadiya Sukta is a famous creation hymn from the Rigveda that poetically explores the origins of the universe and the limits of human knowledge about creation.
Referenced by (3)
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this entity surface form:
Mandala 10 of the Rigveda
this entity surface form:
Rigvedic cosmology