Hymn of Creation
E449942
Hymn of Creation is a famous Vedic cosmological hymn from the Rigveda that poetically explores the origins of the universe and the limits of human knowledge about creation.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Creation Hymn | 1 |
| Hymn of Creation canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4519694 — 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: Hymn of Creation Context triple: [Nasadiya Sukta, hasEnglishName, Hymn of Creation]
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A.
The Creation
The Creation is an oratorio by Joseph Haydn that depicts the biblical story of the world's creation with vivid choral and orchestral writing.
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B.
Hexaemeron
Hexaemeron is a series of homilies by Basil of Caesarea that offers a theological and philosophical commentary on the six days of creation in the Book of Genesis.
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C.
Hexaemeron
Hexaemeron is a theological work by St. Ambrose of Milan that offers a patristic commentary on the six days of Creation described in the Book of Genesis.
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D.
Ancient of Days
Ancient of Days is a biblical title depicting God as the eternal, sovereign judge who exists from everlasting to everlasting.
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E.
The New Creation
The New Creation is a volume in Charles Taze Russell’s "Studies in the Scriptures" series that focuses on the development, character, and destiny of the Christian church as a spiritually renewed people.
- 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: Hymn of Creation Target entity description: Hymn of Creation is a famous Vedic cosmological 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.
The Creation
The Creation is an oratorio by Joseph Haydn that depicts the biblical story of the world's creation with vivid choral and orchestral writing.
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B.
Hexaemeron
Hexaemeron is a series of homilies by Basil of Caesarea that offers a theological and philosophical commentary on the six days of creation in the Book of Genesis.
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C.
Hexaemeron
Hexaemeron is a theological work by St. Ambrose of Milan that offers a patristic commentary on the six days of Creation described in the Book of Genesis.
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D.
Ancient of Days
Ancient of Days is a biblical title depicting God as the eternal, sovereign judge who exists from everlasting to everlasting.
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E.
The New Creation
The New Creation is a volume in Charles Taze Russell’s "Studies in the Scriptures" series that focuses on the development, character, and destiny of the Christian church as a spiritually renewed people.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Vedic hymn
ⓘ
cosmological hymn ⓘ religious text ⓘ |
| addressedTo | no specific named deity ⓘ |
| alternateName |
Nasadiya Sukta
ⓘ
Nāsadīya Sūkta ⓘ
linked to:
Nasadiya Sukta
|
| associatedWith |
Rigvedic poets
ⓘ
linked to:
the sages (Rishis)
|
| canonicalStatus | part of Rigvedic canon ⓘ |
| collection | Rigveda Mandala 10 ⓘ |
| comparedWith | other ancient creation myths ⓘ |
| contains |
reflection on time before creation
ⓘ
speculation about existence and non-existence ⓘ |
| culture | ancient India ⓘ |
| famousFor |
agnostic tone
ⓘ
early cosmological speculation ⓘ philosophical depth ⓘ |
| foundIn |
Rigveda 10.129
ⓘ
linked to:
Rigveda
|
| genre | sūkta ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod |
early Vedic period
ⓘ
linked to:
Vedic period
|
| influenceOn |
Indian philosophy
ⓘ
later Hindu cosmology ⓘ |
| language | Vedic Sanskrit ⓘ |
| meter | triṣṭubh ⓘ |
| numberOfVerses | 7 ⓘ |
| openingWords | nāsad āsīn no sad āsīt tadānīm ⓘ |
| partOf | Rigveda ⓘ |
| philosophicalStance | cosmological skepticism ⓘ |
| questionedByText | whether even the highest god knows the origin ⓘ |
| questionedConcept |
creator deity
ⓘ
knowledge of the creator ⓘ |
| regionOfOrigin |
Indian subcontinent
ⓘ
linked to:
South Asia
|
| religiousTradition |
Hinduism
ⓘ
Vedic religion ⓘ
linked to:
Vedic Hinduism
|
| script | transmitted orally in Vedic tradition ⓘ |
| scriptureType | śruti ⓘ |
| studiedIn |
Indology
ⓘ
comparative religion ⓘ history of philosophy ⓘ |
| textualForm | poetry ⓘ |
| theme |
limits of human knowledge
ⓘ
mystery of creation ⓘ skepticism about cosmological origins ⓘ |
| topic |
cosmology
ⓘ
creation ⓘ epistemology ⓘ metaphysics ⓘ origin of the universe ⓘ |
| transmission | oral recitation tradition ⓘ |
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