हिरण्यगर्भः समवर्तताग्रे भूतस्य जातः पतिरेक आसीत् । स दाधार पृथिवीं दयामुतेमां कस्मै देवाय हविषा विधेम ॥ १ ॥ इस सृष्टि के निर्माण से पूर्व हिरण्यगर्भ (परमात्मा) विदयमान था। वही उत्पन्न जगत् का एकमात्र (अद्वितीय) स्वामी है। वही इस पृथ्वी एवं अन्तरिक्ष को धारण करता है। इस सुखदायी परमेश्वर ('क' नामक प्रजापति) की हम हवि के द्वारा उपासना (पूजा) करते हैं ॥१॥
The Brahma Sūktam is found both in the Atharva Vēda and the Taittirīya Brāhmaṇa. This text deals with the glory of the Supreme Being. The Brahma Sūktam is used during the famous ritual Udakaśānti. The Udakaśānti is very prevalent and well known to many. It is performed before Upanayana where Varuṇa is invoked in the waters and later the same water is poured on the people who are getting their Upanaya done, this is the same for all the Samskāras. Some even do daily Pārāyaṇa of this Mantra, but normally it is used mainly in the rituals.