Sanjeev Newar - Essence of Vedas: Know the startling facts about “Vedas” – a timeless heritage that humanity possesses (Religion of Humanity Book 2)

ESSENCE

OF

VEDAS

Know the startling facts about Vedas a timeless heritage that

humanity possesses

ESSENCE OF VEDAS

Copyright 2016 by Agniveer

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ESSENCE

OF

VEDAS

Know the startling facts about Vedas a timeless heritage that humanity possesses

SANJEEV NEWAR

Vedas are the most precious gift a creator has given to humans at the inception of human civilization. Since then, Vedas have inspired people all over the globe with their divine spiritual knowledge. Even today, this revealed knowledge leads and inspires humans to rise above temporary and mundane worldly matters and strive for eternal bliss - the Moksha (Salvation). Not only spiritual, but Vedas have been the source of all scientific, artistic, and linguistic discoveries. Vedas have been in the foundation of the greatest texts ever written to guide human beings to live purposeful, righteous, progressive and blissful life.

Not only spiritual leaders from Hinduism but clerics from all other faiths have paid their tribute to these greatest treasures humanity possesses. Some of the world leading scientists and historians have claimed to have found their inspiration in Vedas.

But despite being the backbone of human civilization, the mad race of so-called modern religions (cults) to establish their religious supremacy have drifted humanity far away from the original teachings of Vedas. Globally, this has resulted in the decline of the physical, mental and spiritual health of individuals, discrimination and everyday crimes in the society, endless wars between the nations and destruction of mother earth.

Particularly in India, from time to time, Vedas have been misinterpreted by self-proclaimed foreign Vedic scholars to subjugate Indians, divide India and defame Hinduism. Drifting away from Vedic teachings gave us more than thousands years of dark Indian history.

This book is reintroducing original teaching of Vedas to mankind. This book, the second of Religion of Humanity series, gives a glimpse of the essence of Vedas. The facts covered in this book about Vedas are the actual reasons Why I love Vedas.

For further study of Vedic teachings, Agniveer has already produced detailed literature on some of the core facts about the Vedas mentioned in this book, and will continue producing detailed literature on remaining facts.

This book is my attempt to bring mankind back in the lap of mother Vedas and inspire humanity to explore the scientific and spiritual richness of Vedas for unity, wisdom, bliss and prosperity.

Sanjeev Newar

February 2016, New Delhi

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Follow Dharma based on principles, reason and truth. Always keep principles above personalities.

- Agniveer

Fact 1

Veda means Knowledge

The meaning of the word VEDA is knowledge. It is derived from the root vid which means to know.' Vedas are the eternal knowledge of the Omnipresent and Omniscient God, provided to humans at the beginning of human creation.

Fact 2

Vedas are not just books

Vedas represent the eternal knowledge. But when we convert them into auditory senses, they represent certain sounds. When we convert them into visual sense, they represent certain Mantras that can be compiled into the form of books.

As an analogy, when a person has to be represented through hearing, his voice is his representation. And when a person has to be represented in a 2D image, his photograph is an accurate representation. Same is the case of Vedas.

Vedas are the eternal knowledge, and if we have to represent them as per the senses that humans can perceive, they turn into four Ved Samhitas.

Fact 3

Ved Samhitas are compilation of Mantras

Ved Samhitas are compilation of mantras divided into four parts:

• Rigveda
• Yajurveda
• Samaveda
• Atharvaveda

The Hymns or stanzas of Vedas are called Mantras. The hymns of other Sanskrit texts are Shlokas. The Mantras are unchangeable not only in content but even pronunciation. Thus, while a common person may speak Vedic Mantras without a specific focus on pronunciation, each Mantra has a specific method of pronunciation for each syllable in it. Certain lines and symbols over and under Vedic Mantras typically indicate the method of pronunciation.

Fact 4

Four Rishis were chosen for accepting the Vedas

Vedas were first revealed in hearts of four Rishis or seers during the inception of the civilization. These Rishis had the best traits as per previous Karma or actions. They were most eligible to understand and explain this knowledge to others.

Creation and destruction continue in beginning-less and unending cycles. Thus, whenever a new creation happens, the souls who are best equipped to accept and propagate this knowledge are chosen to be among the first humans in the civilization.

Fact 5

Vedas were revealed in the hearts of Rishis

The Vedas were first revealed to the Rishis as complete package meaning as well as mantras and their pronunciation. These appear different to us because of our limited knowledge. But in the state of perfection, language, knowledge and pronunciation no more remain separate but become one and the same.

A simile would be when the child utters Maa to call his mother. The language, meaning and pronunciation of Maa altogether mean the same Mother along with all the emotions it implies. Similarly, when the mind is completely devoid of all negative traits and fluctuations and focused on God, the language, pronunciation, and meaning of Gods knowledge all are felt as one integrated package. The four Rishis, who were inspired with Vedas, had such exalted state.

From the knowledge and pronunciation, these Rishis developed the first rules of the language through which they trained others.

Thus, language also has its origin in the Vedas.

The knowledge of Vedas revealed from them in a similar manner the inspiration for doing noble things emerge in hearts of noble men. Then these four Rishis trained other people with Vedic knowledge and hence civilization began.