Wednesday, August 02, 2006

The Song of Creation


While reading "The Argumentative Indian" By Amartya Sen , I came across an interesting verse

Who really knows?Who will here proclaim it? Whence was it produced? Whence is thiscreation? The gods came afterwards, with the creation of this universe.Who then knows whence it has arisen?

Whence this creation has arisen perhaps it formed itself, or perhaps itdid not the one who looks down on it, in the highest heaven, only heknows or perhaps he does not know

[ The hindi translation of this was also used as the lyrics in the casting song of  "Bharat Ek Khoj" ].

This is parts of a hymn "The Song Of Creation" in Rig Veda.

Look at the premise: There was nothing before the existance of universe. God came into existance with the existance of universe. So does God know how universe was formed , or perhaps he does not know.

So simple yet so profound. It questions everything.

What you believe in , Why you believe in  , Should you believe in ?

What is right? What is wrong?

What is the right choice?

Is there any right choice.

Perhaps we can decide; Perhaps we cannot.

PS. There is a dialogue in Matrix "The life is the sum total of choices we make"