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• The Vedas

Vedas are about many things but essentially Vedas are about the Supreme Being. It is borne out by the statement of Lord Krishna in Gita –

vaidaischa sarvai ahameva vaidyah

– “ I am the person who is to be known by Vedas”.

The Vedas are called anaadi - that is without beginning – meaning there by that there was nothing before! Vedas are vast storehouse of Knowledge . What is stated in Vedas is that they are verily endless . Ananta vai Vedaah – endless are Vedas !.

Vedas are also called apourusheyas – meaning there by not by a man . Pourusheya means work of a man – So Vedas are said to be not the work of a human being !

Vedas are also called Sruti , since they were handed down in an oral tradition from teacher to disciple. It is later that Vedavyasa classified them into four vedas

Vedas contain many Suktas or words of wisdom . More and more people are familiar with this aspect . It is true , in that now we are aware of and chant various Suktas like Sri Suktam, Purusha Suktam etc .

Vedas contain Mantras.

Mananaat traayate iti mantrah ; by repeatedly repeating which ( mananaath) one is saved ( traayate) that is known as mantrah.

There is a method of chanting Vedas. This is emphasized by saying how it should not be done !

Geetee seeghree sirah kampee thatha likhita paathakah Anarthajnah alpakanthascha shadaite paathakaadhamah ||

Geetee one who sings in a sing song fashion – seeghree one who sings in a quick tempo , sirah kampee – one who nods his head needlessly , alpakanthascha – one who sings in a feeble voice – likhita paathakah one who reads from a written text – anarthajnah- one who does not understand the meaning - these six are paathakaadhamah – poor readers !! Adhama actually means lowest class of person etc…!

Vedas must be chanted with grandeur so that the sound can be properly heard. Properly chanted Vedic recital produces vibrations in the pulse of the one chanting as well as the one listening too! If you like it there is nothing like it !

No other religious text emphasizes the well being of animals and plants as much as the Vedas. Sam no astu dvipade , sam chatushpade – not only two legged but four legged too should prosper.

om tat Sat

• One More thing

( ref-bhagavatam 10;48:31)

"It is not that the holy waters are not altogether Holy. It is also not that images made of clay or stone are not divine.While these take a long time to purify our mind, the holy men accomplish it by their very Darshan".

So says Krishna.

Sri Krishna speaks about the value of holy company. This thought recurs several times in Bhagavatam.The philosophy of association with Holy people and their Darshan is embedded in the Indian psyche so much so that if a holy man is visiting people go for darshan if not learning.

The point made here is more than darshan. Association with holy people keeps one on the right side of the chosen path.

It is also some thing we get drilled from the childhood -" keep good company !!"

Om Tat Sat.

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