KNOW OUR HINDUISM J K SIVAN
2 VEDHAS AND WHAT THEY SAY
What we now have known as Vedhas and Upanishads etc are in fact what many Rishis penanced, meditated for ages and found out as the truths or heard them. Therefore, the Vedas are what are heard (Sruti). The Rishi did not write. They are not created by anyone. They saw and heard. That is why they are called Seers. They were just spiritual discoverer of the thought and not any inventor of the Vedas. The Rishi is only a medium or an agent to transmit to people the intuitional experiences which he received. The truths of the Vedas are revelations. All the other religions claim authority as being delivered by them as special messiahs. Our Vedhas, Sastras and Upanishads are the Knowledge of the Lord.
Our Rishis built a simple, grand and perfect system of religion and philosophy. Other religious drew inspiration from it because the Vedhas are the oldest books of man on earth. Whatever truths contained in all religious books are derived from the Vedhas is no exaggeration. What our Vedhas say are revelations by God to man, viz., Rishis.
The Vedas therefore have no beginning or end. Vedas are no books as they originated out of the Lord's breath. They are His words and are eternal and impersonal and so are undated divine knowledge. You can destroy the books but not the knowledge.
Our Rishis built a simple, grand and perfect system of religion and philosophy. Other religious drew inspiration from it because the Vedhas are the oldest books of man on earth. Whatever truths contained in all religious books are derived from the Vedhas is no exaggeration. What our Vedhas say are revelations by God to man, viz., Rishis.
The Vedas therefore have no beginning or end. Vedas are no books as they originated out of the Lord's breath. They are His words and are eternal and impersonal and so are undated divine knowledge. You can destroy the books but not the knowledge.
There are four Vedhas, the Rig-Veda, the Yajur-Veda, the Sama-Veda and the Atharva-Veda. The Yajur-Veda is again divided into two parts, the Sukla and the Krishna.The Krishna or the Taittiriya is the older book and the Sukla or the Vajasaneya is a later revelation to sage Yajnavalkya from the resplendent Sun-God. he Rig-Veda is divided into twenty-one sections, the Yajur-Veda into one hundred and nine sections, the Sama-Veda into one thousand sections and the Atharva-Veda into fifty sections.
Each of the above Vedhas have four parts: the Mantra-Samhitas or hymns, the Brahmanas or explanations of Mantras or rituals, the Aranyakas and the Upanishads. The division was made to suit the four stages in a man’s life. The Mantra-Samhitas are hymns for attaining material prosperity here and happiness hereafter. They are prayer songs, hymns addressing various deities. The Mantra portion of the Vedas is useful for the Brahmacharins to adhere and put into practice.
The Brahmanas portion guides us as to how to perform sacrificial rites. They are prose explanations of the method of using the Mantras in the Yajna or the sacrifice meant for householders. The Aranyakas are the forest books, giving philosophical interpretations of the rituals and are meant for those who have left family life and retired to forests for meditation as hermits detached from society. These people are identified as Vanaprasthas. Sanyasis.
Each of the above Vedhas have four parts: the Mantra-Samhitas or hymns, the Brahmanas or explanations of Mantras or rituals, the Aranyakas and the Upanishads. The division was made to suit the four stages in a man’s life. The Mantra-Samhitas are hymns for attaining material prosperity here and happiness hereafter. They are prayer songs, hymns addressing various deities. The Mantra portion of the Vedas is useful for the Brahmacharins to adhere and put into practice.
The Brahmanas portion guides us as to how to perform sacrificial rites. They are prose explanations of the method of using the Mantras in the Yajna or the sacrifice meant for householders. The Aranyakas are the forest books, giving philosophical interpretations of the rituals and are meant for those who have left family life and retired to forests for meditation as hermits detached from society. These people are identified as Vanaprasthas. Sanyasis.
Finally, let me conclude saying that the Upanishads are the very important portion of the Vedhas, being the essence, essential knowledge portion They are philosophical expressions quite sublime, profound, lofty and soul-stirring. Upanishads deal with identity of the individual soul and the Supreme Soul revealing the subtle and deep spiritual truths. Sanyasis master this.
The Vedhas are comprised of Karma-Kanda, Upasana-Kanda and Jnana-Kanda. The Karma-Kanda or Ritualistic Section deals with various sacrifices and rituals. The Upasana-Kanda or Worship-Section deals with various kinds of worship or meditation. The Jnana-Kanda deals with the highest knowledge of Nirguna Brahman. The Mantras and the Brahmanas constitute Karma-Kanda; the Aranyakas Upasana-Kanda; and the Upanishads Jnana-Kanda.
The Vedhas are comprised of Karma-Kanda, Upasana-Kanda and Jnana-Kanda. The Karma-Kanda or Ritualistic Section deals with various sacrifices and rituals. The Upasana-Kanda or Worship-Section deals with various kinds of worship or meditation. The Jnana-Kanda deals with the highest knowledge of Nirguna Brahman. The Mantras and the Brahmanas constitute Karma-Kanda; the Aranyakas Upasana-Kanda; and the Upanishads Jnana-Kanda.
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