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What Vedas say about knowledge?
The etymological meaning of the word ‘Veda’ is knowledge – of two types. One type is subject to time, space and person, and the other is realisation of Self, independent of all subjections. The former is called aparajnana, relative knowledge, because it is related to objects.
How were Vedas a big source of knowledge?
▪︎They are themselves the authority as they are eternal, as they are the Knowledge of the Lord. Lord Brahma, the Creator, imparted the divine knowledge to the Rishis or Seers. The Vedas are the ultimate source to which all religious knowledge can be traced. Religion is of divine origin.
What is so special about Vedas?
The Rig Veda is the earliest of the four Vedas and one of the most important texts of the Hindu tradition. It is a large collection of hymns in praise of the gods, which are chanted in various rituals. The Rig Veda consists of 1028 hymns, organised into ten books known as maṇḍalas.
Are the Vedas reliable?
There is no word such as ‘accuracy’ in terms of translating Vedas which are over 5000–6000 years old. Modern scholars have interpreted the Vedas from their own perceptions, so now let me ask you a question, which scholar will you believe to have accurately interpreted the Vedas? It is up to you and your belief.
Are vedas really scientific?
The Vedas consist of four parts, none of which have any scientific knowledge. Later, however, it was also accepted as Veda. The Rigveda consists of about 1,028 richas or hymns in praise of various Vedic gods—Indra, Agni, Soma and Surya among others. There is no science in these.
Can we read vedas?
But you can learn the purpose of the Vedas by reading from the Puranas like Srimad Bhagavatam, and of course, the Gitopanishad or Bhagavad Gita, which is the essence of all Vedic literature. By reading Bhagavad Gita you’ll understand the Vedas.