Mr.David and Nancy Riegle.<div><br></div><div>The Primeval darkness which you have spoken of ,by way of referring to the Nasadiya Sukta or the Hymn of Creation(RV 10.129), I am not sure, whether it can be taken in an objective literal manner.</div><div>The darkness which the hymn speaks of does not indicate "chaos"</div><div>Rather, it indicates a highly articulated ,omnipresent ,unmanifested entity , beyond this veil of darkness.</div><div>The hymn states-" Then there was neither Aught ,nor naught, ... neither Earth nor vault of heaven..."</div><div>This seeming "nothingness" indicates "fullness" and "oneness"of&nbsp; the cosmic soul variously called "HiranyaGarbha", .</div><div>On the other hand, "Tamas" is one of the three qualities of "Prakriti" i.e.the&nbsp;</div><div>Primordial Matter , and is a term used in the Samkhya school of Philosophy.</div><div><br></div><div>Regards.</div><div><br></div><div>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;Alakendu Das.</div><div><br>Sent from RediffmailNG on Android<br><br><br><br><br>From: David and Nancy Reigle via INDOLOGY &lt;indology@list.indology.info&gt;<br>Sent: Sun, 10 Jan 2021 10:10:52 GMT+0530<br>To: Danilov Dmitry &lt;danilov.dmitry.an@gmail.com&gt;,  Indology &lt;indology@list.indology.info&gt;<br>Subject: Re: [INDOLOGY] Chaos in Indian mythology and philosophy<br><br><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div>Dear Dmitry,</div><div><br></div><div>When you refer to the Western concept of "chaos," I wonder if you mean the Greek idea of a primordial chaos from which the cosmos emerged. If so, we would have to think of the primeval "darkness" (tamas) in Sanskrit texts such as Rigveda 10.129.</div><div><br></div><div>Best regards,</div><div><br></div><div>David Reigle</div><div>Colorado, U.S.A.<br></div><div><div><br></div>

</div></div><br><div><div dir="ltr">On Sat, Jan 9, 2021 at 9:25 AM Danilov Dmitry via INDOLOGY &lt;indology@list.indology.info&gt; wrote:<br></div><blockquote style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr">Dear list members,&nbsp;<div><br></div><div><div>I would be very thankful for any suggestions and works, which have studied the concepts in Indian philosophy and religion related or similar to the Western concept of "chaos".</div><div><br></div>Best to all,<br><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr">Dmitry Danilov<div>danilov.dmitry.a@gmail.com</div><div><br></div><div><br></div></div></div></div></div>
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