1. Let me counter-question: What was the purpose of Ishwar in not creating the Vedas?
2.
Ishwar has infinite knowledge and He is benevolent. Now knowledge is
the most valuable attribute to possess. So unless Ishwar illuminates us
with His knowledge, He does not remain benevolent. Ishwar justifies his
attributes only by illuminating us with His knowledge – the knowledge of
Vedas.
3.
Ishwar is like our parents. He loves us and wants us to be blissful.
Thus He has gifted us with knowledge of Vedas so that we can use this
knowledge to maximize our bliss. Had Ishwar not blessed us with this
knowledge, purpose of creation would have defeated. Everything else in
the world makes sense only when we possess the knowledge to utilize them
for our ultimate objective of maximizing bliss.
4.
Knowledge is more bliss-producing than all the wonders of creation. And
when Ishwar has gifted us with such wonderful gifts of creation, why
would He keep Vedas to Himself and defeat His very purpose of creation,
as well as His core attribute of benevolence.
And
such is this knowledge, unlike Bible, Quran and Purans, that WD Brown
wrote in “Superiority of Vedic Religion” that ” Vedic religion is
thoroughly scientific where science and religion meet hand in hand .
Here theology is based on science and philosophy.”
In
“The Bible in India” by L Jacoliot, it is stated that ” Veda, of all
revelations, is the only one whose ideas are in perfect harmony with
modern science.” Huge number of other scientists who scratched the
surface of Vedas share such views.
Doubt: How did Ishwar arrange for pen, ink and paper to write Vedas in inception of creation?
1.
This is a most stupid doubt. As discussed earlier, when Ishwar can
create universe without any additional tools, why should He be unable
to create Vedas?
2.
Ishwar did not illuminate Vedas by publishing them in beginning of
civilization. He illuminated the minds of noble Rishis – Agni, Vayu,
Aditya and Angira during inception of civilization. Shatpath Brahman
11.5.2.3 elaborates this. These Rishis in their state of meditation
receive the knowledge of Vedas and they adopt it in same manner as a toy
moves when its button is pressed – in exactly the manner it is supposed
to move!
Doubt: Agni, Vayu, Aditya appear to be name of inanimate objects Fire, Air and Sun.
This
doubt is again baseless. Knowledge cannot be acquired by inert matter.
If someone says, Court has issued summon, it does not mean the building
of court has issued summon. It means that the people working in court
have issued the summon. Similarly, knowledge can be acquired only by
humans.
Doubt: Ishwar may have given them knowledge and they then created Vedas with this knowledge
Yet
another baseless doubt. When knowledge is sourced from Ishwar, then
Vedas created by Rishis are also sourced from Ishwar. Why would Rishis
add their own masala for distortion when they have the knowledge of
Ishwar in pure form?
Doubt:
If Ishwar is Just, why did He not illuminate everyone’s mind with Vedas
and chose only four among them? Hence Ishwar is biased.
The
choice of only four Rishis confirms that Ishwar is just. Because
justice implies meritocracy – rewarding one as per his or her deeds. So
Ishwar chose the most meritorious among them for dissemination and
further propagation of Vedas as per their past deeds. Rigveda 10.71.7
states that though all possess eyes and ears but intellect differs among
humans.
Doubt: But we are talking of inception of creation. How can we talk of past deeds then?
Creation
and Dissolution is a continuous cycle without beginning or end. During
beginning of creation, souls take birth as per their deeds in previous
creation. Never is the account of past deeds, completely vacant in this
process.
Doubt: Why is Ishwar anti-women? Why did He not choose women for dissemination of Vedas?
Soul
has no gender. Ishwar gave Rishis the body of men during inception of
civilization because a male is more suited for propagation of knowledge
among rest of the people who are thriving only through their natural
instincts. A male is more suited to tame such uncivilized people.
However in later phase, many women also became Rishis who discovered new
meanings of these Vedic mantras.
Doubt: Are Chhandas like Gayatri also created by Ishwar?
Yes, when Ishwar has infinite capabilities, why doubt this one?
Doubt:
Brahma created Vedas from his four mouths and Ved Vyas later compiled
them in written form and divided in four parts- we hear this in history.
This
theory has no basis. No authoritative text mentions this. This theory
is propounded in Purans which are much later dated and full of blatant
discrepancies. Some people believe Purans to be perfect and derived from
Ishwar. But this claim is only as true as the claim of Quran and Bible
hailing from Ishwar.
The
fact is that Brahma learned the four Vedas from these Rishis. Brahma
was a person with one head, two hands and two legs and not the
caricature as represented in false Purans. Ved Vyas was commentator of
Yoga Darshan and writer of Mahabharat. Nowhere except in Purans we find
the theory of Ved Vyas being writer of four Vedas. And if these Purans
have to be believed, we shall also have to believe in false stories of
Jesus, Muhammad, Victoria etc, condemnation of women, denigration of our
role models like Ram and Krishna and other foolishness that we accuse
Bible and Quran to also contain. Further there is no foolproof mechanism
to claim that the books we call Purans today are authentic. This
prerogative or litmus test of authenticity is passed only by Vedas.
If
Vedas were one in inception and later divided into four parts by Veda
Vyas, then no text prior to Veda Vyas should refer to Vedas in plural.
Also names of four Vedas should not be present. But if we look at actual
references, this does not hold true and hence Vedas have been four from
inception.
To cite references, please see the following for usage of Vedas in plural or name of more than one Vedas:
Atharva
4.36.6, Atharva 19.9.12, Rig 10.90.9, Yajur 31.7, Atharva 16.6.13,
Yajur 34.5, Atharva 10.7.20, Yajur 18.29, Yajur 36.1, Yajur 12.4,
Shatpath 6.7.2.6, Taittriya Samhita 4.1.10.5, Maitrayani Samhita 16.8,
Shankhayan Grihya Sutra 1.22.15, Yajur 10.67, Atharva 11.7.14, Atharva
15.6.7-8, Atharva 12.1.38, Atharva 11.7.24, Rig 4.58.3, Yajur 17.61,
Gopath Brahman 1.13, Shatpath 14.5.4.10, Brihad Upanishad 3.4.10,
Aitareya Brahman 25.7, Gopath 3.1 etc.
Such references also come in Upanishads, Manu Smriti, Mahabharat, Sarvanukramani, Ramayan and many other texts.
In
fact, the fact that Mahabharat is said to be fifth Veda by many Pundits
implies that Vedas were originally four. Also Ayurveda, Dhanurveda,
Gandharvaveda and Arthaveda are called Upaveda. This also implies that
Vedas are four in number.
Doubt: In Veda Samhitas, we find names of Rishis before each Sukta or Chapter. They must have written those verses
1. These are names of Rishis who researched on particular verses of Vedas. Many verses have large number of Rishis.
2.
Brahma was born long before Vyas, Madhuchhanda and other Rishis. When
Brahma studied Vedas from original four Rishis, as explained even in
Manu Smriti, there is no doubt that Vedas existed long before these
Rishis.
We shall scrutinize this false allegation in greater depth in a subsequent post.
Doubt: Why we find two names to denote knowledge of Ishwar – Veda and Shruti?
Veda
is derived from Vid root. Vid means knowledge as in Vidya, or existing
as in Vidyamaan, or benefit or thought. Shruti is derived from “Shru”
root meaning “to listen”. Since by studying them we get knowledge,
understand truth, derive benefits and can become thinkers, they are
called Vedas. And since we have been listening to this knowledge from
inception of civilization and none ever saw the originator (since He is
shapeless), they are called Shruti.
Doubt: How old are Vedas?
As
per the details of texts like Surya Siddhanta and traditions throughout
India, Vedas are supposed to around 1.97 billion years old. Scholars
have debates over whether this period refers to time of origin of earth
or humans and it remains a topic of research. However in India, whenever
a Yajna happens, people call out in detail the time since origin in
units of Manvantar, Yuga and Year. This calculation is same across all
parts of India.
Doubt:What about works of Wilson and Max Muller who claim Vedas to be 2000-3000 years old?
They
were rogue Christian missionaries with no knowledge of Sanskrit or
Indian culture who came with purpose of destroying Indian culture. They
have been quite successful in their designs and performing their duties
for which they were paid by British. But unfortunately, their crazy
theories have no basis whatsoever. There is no logical or rational
foundation of their claims but they are parroted by communists and
missionaries because they thrive on denigrating the foundations of our
culture. Vedas existed since inception of civilization and shall remain
till dissolution of creation 2.33 billion years from now.
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