Luz Zapata

WHUM

Professor Lui

Second Entry

Rig Veda: Creation

2/4/19

                                                                                               Reading Journal 

The second reading for this class was very excited. Rig Veda Hymn of Man is a hymn related to gods and the universe. The Rig Veda Hymn of Man and The Rig Veda Creation have several similarities and differences. In both readings, there is a narrator explaining the beginning of the universe. To begin with, The Rig Veda Hymn of Man is less complicated than The Creation Hymn because the narrator tone is firmer and straight forward. He is stating instead of questioning which makes him more relatable. For example, in verse 1 it says, “The Man has a thousand heads, a thousand eyes, a thousand feet.” This demonstrates that he is very sure of what he is saying, and he makes a clear statement of what he believes. In the other hand, in The Rig Veda Creation, the speaker is unsure of what he is talking about. For example, in verse 6 it says, “Who really knows? Who will here proclaim it…”? This demonstrates that the narrator is not sure and he feels confused. Additionally, both Hymns talk about the creation of the universe, but very differently. In The Creation Hymn, verse 2 says, “…That one breathed, windless, by its own impulse…” the narrator believes that something was alive and is more of the idea that the universe came out of nothing. In the other hand, in The Rig Veda Hymn of Man, the narrator believes that the universe was created from the body of a man. According to verse 13, the moon came from the man’s mind and the sun came from his eyes. Also, the narrator portrays this man as a powerful person because in verse 1 it says, “The man has a thousand heads, a thousand eyes, a thousand feet.” Which gives the reader a sense that this powerful man is everywhere.