Exploring Hinduism

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The Birth of Life

Aadi Episode 3

How did the plants and animals of the world come to life? Who created man and gave him the dominion of the earth? Did a divinity create these, or cause them into being? Let's explore the creation of life and evolution in this chapter of Aadi.

Purusha Sukta

Original text and translation for the Purusa Sukta

Creation and Origin

Aadi Episode 2

Who created the universe? Was it a supreme being or something else? Is there a natural phenomenon behind creation? The answers to this and more as we discuss the creation of the world in this chapter of Aadi.

Hiranyagarbha Sukta

Original text and translation for the Hiranyagarbha Sukta

Nasadiya Sukta

Original text and translation for the Nasadiya Sukta

Genesis

Aadi Episode 1

India's recorded history is one of the oldest and longest in the course of world history. The civilisations that formed on the banks of it's mighty rivers have given rise to a rich history, that spans time and space. It's unique geography and access to the sea have earned it the moniker of the subcontinent, and to many of it's people it gave a religion, but more than that a philosophy to a way of life. It created the Hindu.

Varuna - the Elder God

Varuna is one of the elder gods, sovereign of the water. He is the first god of the Hindu pantheon accredited with the creation of the world. He was the first king and law giver. …

Dyaus and Prithvi

Most classic religions promote the principle of the first parents. These first progenitors usually have a responsibility for the birth of the second generation of gods, who …

The Vedas and the creation of the world

In the last post in this series I took a look at the Indus valley and its gods. The reasons for the demise of the Indus valley are still debated, but it is widely believed that the …

Early civilisation and the first Gods

The bronze age of man bought with it a more organised religion than which was practiced in the stone age. The great civilisations of the period, — Ancient Egyptian in Africa, …