An Introduction to The Vedas: Among Hinduism's Oldest Texts & Initial Layer of Sanskrit Literature

[Dr. Jai Maharaj]

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An Introduction to The Vedas: Among Hinduism's Oldest
Texts & Initial Layer of Sanskrit Literature

By Editor
ChakraNews.com
May 15, 2016

The Vedas are Vedic Hindu Scriptures and Among the Oldest
Living Texts in the World
Dr. S. Srinivas

The Vedas contain the divine wisdom and knowledge of
things directly seen by the Rishis or seers of hoary
antiquity by intuition and are called Shrutis, i.e. what
is directly heard or experienced by intuition. Hence
Vedas are called Apaurusheya, i.e., not composed by any
human beings.[1] The Vedas are the earliest books of
mankind and occupy a unique position in world literature.
In comparison with the Egyptian pyramids and other
ancient monuments which inspire us with their mute
grandeur and perpetuate the memories of their builders,
the Vedas which have most faithfully preserved the
immortal words uttered by the ancient seers thousands of
years ago have been inspiring millions of devout Hindus
since time immemorial. The Vedas are the fountainhead of
later Indian literature both religious and secular. All
Indian law givers regard the Veda as the principal source
of Dharma and all Hindus look upon the Vedas as the
supreme authority in all matters concerning religion,
laws and social conduct. There is an unmistakable imprint
of Vedic influence over Indian religions, philosophy,
literature, art and culture. Even today millions of
Hindus perform their religious rites with the recitation
of those very Vedic mantras which were recited by their
forefathers thousands of years ago.[2]

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"The Vedas are Vedic Hindu Scriptures and Among the Oldest Living Texts in
the World"

They were oral scriptures not recorded in writing until about 500 BC or so.

The oral versions thought to date from 1500 BC or so with the arrival of
the vedic herding nomads coming into s. asia at that time.

Religious material from the area of what is now iraq is far older in
writtten form.

[Dr. Jai Maharaj]

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An Introduction to The Vedas: Among Hinduism's Oldest
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Thanks. What is interesting is that even though vedas
were revealed over several millenia, the message is so
consistent through them. Astonishing, in my view. It
should be remembered that written versions were
considered a lower form and oral tradition was considered
superior. Even now we know all learning is really oral in
all sectors. It was only because of Vedavyasa that
written version was permitted. Till then it was not
permitted. Vyasa said because people were losing their
intellectual faculties, written forms be permitted and
divided the vedas into four branches and asked people to
study at least one branch. Thus those who studied two
were called dwivedis, three thrivedis and four
chaturvedis
To me, the most fascination thing is the fantastic logic
and reasoning in Hindu scriptures and exhorting people to
freely question and find the truth. There was never any
pressure to blindly believe. Compare this to so called
religions like Christianity and Islam which are based on
blind acceptance of certain doctrines
There is no doubt that the highest form of religion is
from vedas. There is no parallel ever
Thanks a lot for all your contributions

You are welcome, satyavrata jee. And dhanyavaad for your
continued service to Sanaatan Dharm. Indeed, our dharm is
unique in that we individually examine and learn from the
vast storehouse of Vedic wisdom. That is how I was
encouraged since childhood and that is what I recommend
to others.

Jai Maharaj, Jyotishi
Om Shanti

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