Sri Aurobindo cites this Hymn in The Life Divine. Here we present a brief background to the Rig Veda and its significance and then the Sanskrit recitation of the Hymn of Creation, followed by the English translation provided by Sri Aurobindo and Nolini Kanta Gupta. The recordings were made at Sri Aurobindo Ashram in 1973. Sanskrit recited by Sri Vinayak. English commentary and translation recited by Santosh Krinsky