The vedic knowldge has multi fold variations and deep knowledge, however the modern man has a tendency to scorn and scoff at the Vedic literature,culture
and intelligence which, according to them, are merely a non-scientific products
of some primitive jungle-dwellers that lived in India long long time ago. At
time the moder generation is snobbish about the culture and contributions of the
people of vedic age.
Do the so called modern generation really give a second thought about
the fact that, what kind of primitive jungle-dwellers would write in a language
that is so perfect in grammar and composition that it takes modern linguists at
least 10 years to even master the basic grammar? Most students of linguistics
today agree that Sanskrit is the oldest language and probably the mother of all
other languages.
Do the modern generation really think, what kind of primitive jungle –dwellers
were they who lived more than 5000 years ago, who formulate units of time based
on the movements of atoms rating from 1/10.000 parts of a second up to the
total duration of the universe? (Refer: Bhagavat Purana 3.11.1-12 for elaborate study)
What kind of primitive jungle –dwellers were they who were very
efficient to list and categorize all existing species of life in the universe
according to their conscious development, including 400.000 human species? (Refer:
Padma Purana for more details and facts ).
The so called primitive jungle –dwellers
by some so called modern generations people, they were not only efficient about
the material and life on earth but was equally efficient about the solar system and gave an
exact description of the planets in our solar-system, some of which have only
recently been discovered by modern scientists and astronomers? Not to speak of
planets in the universe that are still unknown to scientists. (Refer: Srimad
Bhagavatam, Surya Siddhanta, and most Puranas for more details and facts)
If the people of vedic period were really primitive jungle-dwellers,
then how could they write Vedic literature that contain highly systematic and
detailed knowledge on such things as:
Medicine : The Ayurveda and Garuda Purana contain a highly sophisticated science of
medicine and diagnosis. A skilled and efficient Ayurvedic doctor can determine
your disease and its cure by taking the pulse three places on the wrist. There
are Ayurvedic clinics in most of the world today and they are highly
appreciated and successful. The plastic sergery is not the invention of modern
day medical science however it was been introduced by Susrut in the Vedic
period.
Music : The Vedic music is of the most intricate and complicated in the world,
where certain rythms and scales are connected with certain moods and times of
day, which is known as raga. It was known in Vedic culture that certain sound
vibrations affect the mind in different ways.
Politics : The political structure of Vedic society allowed the population to live
peaceful and lead a prosperous lives under saintly kings and rulers, who are
known as Rajarshi, who possessed keen
insight into human psychology. The Varnasrama-dharma social system guaranteed
that everyone was engaged according to their psycho-physical make-up, at the
same time ensuring they could gradually advance in spiritual realization
culminating in ultimate liberation from the material world. All continents were
known and regular trade and exchanges took place. (Please Refer: Mahabharata,
Bhagavat and other Puranas for more details and facts.)
Architecture : The construction of temples and other buildings were conducted according
to scriptural injunctions (Shilpa sastra). To this day it is possible to
observe some of the wonders of Vedic architecture (to name few of them are Kanchi
Puram and Jagannath Puri ).There are still impressive buildings constructed
from solid blocks of stone that has not even been surpassed by the most
advanced modern technology till date. The walls were imbued with precious
stones, they were all later plundered by invading Muslim rulers, British rulers
and other rulers from time to time. Those buildings had air condition based on
a system of water canals, perfect acoustics etc. The carvings in stone speak
for themselves. In the Puranas we find descriptions of interiors which by far
surpasses any modern equivalent, with furniture decorated with precious stones
and indoor swimming pools. These descriptions are collaborated in the writings
of Mugals and other invaders 1100 - 1500 AD, as well as the Diary of an India
Traveller by Tavernier, who was also the one who brought the Hope and
Koh-i-noor diamonds to Europe.
Mathematics : It is from the Vedas (Shulba sastra) that we have the decimal system,
the number 0, equations with unknown factors represented by letters, and the
modern system of numbers. The arithmetic, cubic roots, geometry, and
trigonometry, are to be found in the Vedas, and it was Aryabhatta in 1497 who
calculated Pi to be 3.1416. The mathematical calculation method of vedas are
still the fastest and accurate one among all other different form of
mathematical calculations developed in the later part from time to time. The mathematics calculation method are decoded from the slokas and verses of vedas in modern days and are popularly known as Vedic Mathematics.
War fare : During the later Vedic period it was only the Kshatriyas (members of the
warrior caste) that were entitled to be engaged in war fare activities. Civilians
were never involved in or victims of acts of war, which were always conducted
on remote battlefields according to specific rules and regulations. To name a
few examples, one who turned his back, one who was afraid or panicking, one who
was confused, or someone who ran away, was not to be harmed or killed. The
fighting ceased as soon as the sun set. Warriors who possessed heavenly weapons
(weapons released by mantra) would only use them against warriors who also possessed
them. The soldiers of vedic period knew about a psychic technology which is
unknown in the present day, and which enabled them to release elements like
fire, water, or air and direct them against an enemy. They could also be
released after reciting specific mantra what is known as the Brahmastra, the
ultimate destructive weapon, which is a controlled, localized atomic weapon (Please
Refer.: Mahabharata and Bhagavat Purana for more details and facts). The Dhanur
Veda was the Veda that described the art of war. After the battle on the The Kurukshetra
the brahmins placed a curse on it to ensure that it could not be used any more
in Kali-yuga.
Art, Craft and Performing Art : The drama, the theater, the poetry, the sculpture, the dance form, and
other arts are being described in minute detail in the Vedic literature. The
carvings decorating temples, Bharat-natyam and other forms of dance, as well as
the more than 3 million stanzas that constitute the Vedic literature in and of
itself prove that the Vedic tradition was extremely sophisticated regarding the
arts and sciences. It is said that only 7 percent of the Vedic literature has
survived.
A great deal of temples, scripture, and libraries were systematically
being destroyed by Muslim invaders and other invaders. Besides, many other
subject matters are being delineated in the Vedas - spiritual, metaphysical,
philosophical as well as worldly subjects dealing with economics, psychology
and sense-enjoyment. How could primitive jungle dwellers have knowledge about
all of that? How did the even know how to read and write?
A big questions arises how could they describe the planetary orbits and
predict solar and moon eclipses? How did they know that matter consists of
atoms? If they knew all these things, why then assume that they would just
speculate and fantasize about the extensive knowledge in the Vedic literature
that describes God, the soul, the world and all existential questions?
Sri Krishna say in Bhagvat Gita:
Chapter 9 Verse 1: The Most Confidential Knowledge.
श्रीभगवानुवाच |
इदं तु ते गुह्यतमं प्रवक्ष्याम्यनसूयवे |
ज्ञानं विज्ञानसहितं यज्ज्ञात्वा मोक्ष्यसेऽशुभात् || 1||
इदं तु ते गुह्यतमं प्रवक्ष्याम्यनसूयवे |
ज्ञानं विज्ञानसहितं यज्ज्ञात्वा मोक्ष्यसेऽशुभात् || 1||
sri-bhagavan uvaca
idam tu te guhyatamam
pravaksyamy anasuyave
jnanam vijnana-sahitam
yaj jnatva moksyase 'subhat
idam tu te guhyatamam
pravaksyamy anasuyave
jnanam vijnana-sahitam
yaj jnatva moksyase 'subhat
SYNONYMS
sri bhagavan uvaca—the Supreme Personality of
Godhead said; idam—this; tu—but; te—unto you; guhyatamam—most
confidential; pravaksyami—I am speaking; anasuyave—to the
nonenvious; jnanam—knowledge; vijnana—realized knowledge; sahitam—with; yat—which; jnatva—knowing; moksyase—be
released; asubhat—from this miserable material existence.
TRANSLATION
Sri Krishna says, my dear Arjuna, because you are never envious of Me, I
shall impart to you this most confidential knowledge and realization, knowing
which you shall be relieved of the miseries of material existence. (Please
refer Bhagavat Gita: 9.1)
राजविद्या राजगुह्यं पवित्रमिदमुत्तमम् |
प्रत्यक्षावगमं धर्म्यं सुसुखं कर्तुमव्ययम् || 2||
प्रत्यक्षावगमं धर्म्यं सुसुखं कर्तुमव्ययम् || 2||
raja-vidya raja-guhyam
pavitram idam uttamam
pratyaksavagamam dharmyam
su-sukham kartum avyayam
pavitram idam uttamam
pratyaksavagamam dharmyam
su-sukham kartum avyayam
SYNONYMS
raja-vidya—the king of education; raja-guhyam—the
king of confidential knowledge; pavitram—the purest; idam—this; uttamam—transcendental; pratyaksa—directly
experienced; avagamam—understood; dharmyam—the principle of
religion; susukham—very happy; kartum—to execute; avyayam—everlasting.
.This knowledge is the king of education, the most secret of all secrets.
It is the purest knowledge, and because it gives direct perception of the self
by realization, it is the perfection of religion. It is everlasting, and it is
joyfully performed. (Please refer Bhagavat Gita: 9.2)
Chapter 15: The Yoga of the Supreme Person
सर्वस्य चाहं हृदि सन्निविष्टो
मत्त: स्मृतिर्ज्ञानमपोहनं च |
वेदैश्च सर्वैरहमेव वेद्यो
वेदान्तकृद्वेदविदेव चाहम् || 15||
मत्त: स्मृतिर्ज्ञानमपोहनं च |
वेदैश्च सर्वैरहमेव वेद्यो
वेदान्तकृद्वेदविदेव चाहम् || 15||
sarvasya caham hrdi sannivisto
mattah smrtir jnanam apohanam ca
vedais ca sarvair aham eva vedyo
vedanta-krd veda-vid eva caham
mattah smrtir jnanam apohanam ca
vedais ca sarvair aham eva vedyo
vedanta-krd veda-vid eva caham
SYNONYMS
sarvasya—of all living beings; ca—and; aham—I; hrdi—in
the heart; sannivistah—being situated; mattah—from Me; smrtih—remembrance; jnanam—knowledge; apohanam
ca—and forgetfulness; vedaih—by the Vedas; ca—also; sarvaih—all; aham—I
am; eva—certainly; vedyah—knowable; vedanta-krt—the compiler of
the Vedanta; veda-vit—the knower of the Vedas; eva—certainly; ca—and; aham—I.
TRANSLATION
I am seated in everyone's heart, and from Me come remembrance, knowledge
and forgetfulness. By all the Vedas, I am to be known. Indeed, I am the
compiler of Vedanta, and I am the knower of the Vedas. (Please refer Bhagavat
Gita: 15.15)
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