In the beginning arose the Golden Germ: he was, as soon as born, the Lord of Being, sustainer of the Earth and of this Heaven. What God shall we adore with our oblation?
Rig Veda X, 121, 1
He who bestows life-force and hardy vigor, whose ordinances even the Gods obey, whose shadow is immortal life–and death– What God shall we adore with our oblation?
Rig Veda X, 121, 2
Who by his grandeur has emerged sole sovereign of every living thing that breathes and slumbers, he who is Lord of man and four-legged creatures What God shall we adore with our oblation?
Rig Veda X, 121, 3
To him of right belong, by his own power, the snow-clad mountains, the world-stream, and the sea. His arms are the four quarters of the sky. What God shall we adore with our oblation?
Rig Veda X, 121, 4
Who held secure the mighty Heavens and Earth, who established light and sky’s vast vault above, who measured out the ether in mid-spheres–What God shall we adore with our oblation?
Rig Veda X, 121, 5
