Most of the Samskruta Texts of spiritual texts in Agama Shastra- Shaiva, Vaishnava, and the Shakta or the Tantras available to us in print or manuscripts so far are highly esoteric having deeper meaning that only a person of self-knowledge (Atma-jnyan) can know or understand.Even when one understands the teachings of such scriptures, it is next to impossible to experience them! It is so simple that "it is not possible to dwell in spirituality, unless the worldly life is given a secondary importance, if not, altogether abandoned"! The choice is always there to chose. It is also not open to all. The specified qualification is also there to come to spiritual pursuits.
Some of the spiritual scriptures of great importance are already given. the most important ones are the Agama shastra samhitas, the Upanishads, the Brahma sutras and the Bhagavad-Gita. The most difficult suktas to understand are that of the Rk Veda and, next come the Brahma Sutras. Even the Bhagavad-Gita is not very easy to undertand. For instance, Bhagavan Shree Krishna says, "I Told this Gitopadesh to Visvasvan, the Sun, at the beginning" To this, Arjuna says, "Bhagavan,you and i are here and the Sun, the 'surya deva' is there shining. How can i understand these words of yours?" For that, Bhagavn says, "Arjuna,you and I are always there even before the Sun is born and will be always there even after He is gone". Further, He the Bhagavan says, "I only exist and nothing besides Me". Also, He reiterates, "I Am the Self of all". Thus, these words of the Lord can be understood only by the spiritual seekers, that too when they study these with utmost care, contemplation and insight! Similarly, there are many episodes, such as that of Vishva Mtra and Urvashi.Vashishtha is said to be born to Urvashi due to Mitra Varuna infatuation in her.Some pundits use the words normally used to child birth among the humans, not even know that Devi Devata are mere cosmic forces and not humans! Moreover, Vishva Mitra is the Sun, friend of all, and Urvashi is the sunrays, the Light emitted by the Sun, solar radiation, electromagnetic waves? Thus,our understanding is shallow. To know is different from understanding and experiencing!
The scholarly interpretation of our scriptures by Max Mueller, Monier Williams, Fawley Dawson, Duessen, and many others fall short of the true meaning of the words depicted in the Rks. Even the scholar- amatya Sayana who edited the Veda says, "I do not know the meaning of almost 400 words!" Every samskruta shloka has lots and lots of background knowledge involved. Some words have different shades of meaning and many are dummies and have no meaning to convey since they are used with a secret purpose! Thus,these scriptures call for further research.
The scholarly interpretation of our scriptures by Max Mueller, Monier Williams, Fawley Dawson, Duessen, and many others fall short of the true meaning of the words depicted in the Rks. Even the scholar- amatya Sayana who edited the Veda says, "I do not know the meaning of almost 400 words!" Every samskruta shloka has lots and lots of background knowledge involved. Some words have different shades of meaning and many are dummies and have no meaning to convey since they are used with a secret purpose! Thus,these scriptures call for further research.
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