The Veda is said to be 'ekayana veda' imparted to his first born brain-child Atharvan (the one he conceived after he was ordained to take up the job of creation. Actually, the Vedic texts are not restricted to the four divisions- Rk, yajus,saman and the Atharvan, but include the whole range of knowledge that are known as the Veda, Vedanga, Veda Upanga, the Veda Pratishakhyas, etc, numbering forty. These are enunciated and the beautifully explained by Maharishi Mahesh Yogi . The Veda actually culminates in the principles of tattvamasi and aham brahmasmi! The entire Universe is the University of boundless knowledge and that is established in the soul, Atman, as well! "Atman knows all", is the fundamental principle.
The first-born of the thought-force of Chaturmukha Brahma are: Atharva, Sanaka, Sanatsujata, Skanda, Sanatkumara, and Narada! These are supposed to be the ones who witnessed the yajnya (sacrifice) performed by the great Nara-Narayana Rishi of the kruta (satya) yuga. This yajnya was performed in order to get a vision, darshan, of Shri Hari Narayana and, in fact, they finally attained Him. As the story goes, the sage Nara-Narayana wanted to perform the sacrifice to visualize the supreme Lord Sri Hari Narayana. All the Rishis performed this yajnya that went on for five day and five nights. This has come to be known as the "Pancha-Ratra Sacrifice". At the end of the great sacrifice the rishis were disappointed for nothing happened! Narada Devarishi who was there laughed and said, "So far nobody has seen Sri Hari Narayana, may be, those in the Go loka have seen Him!" So all the Rishis went to the Galaxy Akasha Ganga (Milky Way/ Ksheer Path). The stars, as the erstwhile Rishis, like Dhruva, Prahlada, said that the supreme Lord is visible at the distance in the form of a massive cloud of gas in the form of a purusha (man). All went there and requested the supreme Lord to give darshan. The supreme Lord Sri Hari Narayana laughed at them and said, "You fools, why did you take so much of trouble to come all the way to see Me? I am residing in the lotus heart of each and one of you. You could easily see Me with the help of your inner eye! It is Me who resides in the heart of all. Ayam Atma brahmaa | Atma eva brahma |
So, one has to realize the principles of tattvamasi and aham brahmasmi and apply these to all that exists! sarvam khaluvidam brahma | These are the Vedic doctrines.
There are almsot 200 Pancharatra Agama shastra Samhitas (collection of verses) and hardly a dozen of them are vaialble to us, very few in print. The Ahirbudhnya samhita, Jayakhya Samhita, Aniruddha Samhita, Lakshmi Tantra, Sadakhya Samhita are available. The Six Agama Shastra samhitas like the Sanaka, Sanatkumara, Narada Samhitas are considered to be dated earlier than the Veda? All these agama shastra are classified into Vaishnava, Shreevaishnava (Ramanuja), Shaiva, Shakta and other groups.
The first-born of the thought-force of Chaturmukha Brahma are: Atharva, Sanaka, Sanatsujata, Skanda, Sanatkumara, and Narada! These are supposed to be the ones who witnessed the yajnya (sacrifice) performed by the great Nara-Narayana Rishi of the kruta (satya) yuga. This yajnya was performed in order to get a vision, darshan, of Shri Hari Narayana and, in fact, they finally attained Him. As the story goes, the sage Nara-Narayana wanted to perform the sacrifice to visualize the supreme Lord Sri Hari Narayana. All the Rishis performed this yajnya that went on for five day and five nights. This has come to be known as the "Pancha-Ratra Sacrifice". At the end of the great sacrifice the rishis were disappointed for nothing happened! Narada Devarishi who was there laughed and said, "So far nobody has seen Sri Hari Narayana, may be, those in the Go loka have seen Him!" So all the Rishis went to the Galaxy Akasha Ganga (Milky Way/ Ksheer Path). The stars, as the erstwhile Rishis, like Dhruva, Prahlada, said that the supreme Lord is visible at the distance in the form of a massive cloud of gas in the form of a purusha (man). All went there and requested the supreme Lord to give darshan. The supreme Lord Sri Hari Narayana laughed at them and said, "You fools, why did you take so much of trouble to come all the way to see Me? I am residing in the lotus heart of each and one of you. You could easily see Me with the help of your inner eye! It is Me who resides in the heart of all. Ayam Atma brahmaa | Atma eva brahma |
So, one has to realize the principles of tattvamasi and aham brahmasmi and apply these to all that exists! sarvam khaluvidam brahma | These are the Vedic doctrines.
There are almsot 200 Pancharatra Agama shastra Samhitas (collection of verses) and hardly a dozen of them are vaialble to us, very few in print. The Ahirbudhnya samhita, Jayakhya Samhita, Aniruddha Samhita, Lakshmi Tantra, Sadakhya Samhita are available. The Six Agama Shastra samhitas like the Sanaka, Sanatkumara, Narada Samhitas are considered to be dated earlier than the Veda? All these agama shastra are classified into Vaishnava, Shreevaishnava (Ramanuja), Shaiva, Shakta and other groups.
Why should we take to the study of the Veda? Prof. R.L. Kashyap, (formerly Prof. of Electronics and Computer Science at Purdue University) has taken up extensive research and has published a number of Titles on these topics (SAKSI, Jayanagar, Bengaluru). The "Secret of the Veda" by Sri Aurobindo is extremely terse, very difficult to understand, and some chapters are either incomplete or missing. These books help us to get a clear idea about the rich Indian heritage.
As it is, we cannot easily understand these scriptures, whether it is the Veda, Upanishads, Brahma sutras or the Bhagavad-Gita. These are full of secrets, imageries, symbolism and need be decoded. We have brought out "Decoding the Veda"- Rk Veda Samhita, highlighting these aspects, giving a detailed account of the Veda Mantra. The doctrines enunciated in the Rk Veda, such as the Purusha sukta, the Shree sukta, Nasadiya sukta, or the Nadi sukta in Mandala X, are all very important ones giving an idea about creation. There are a number of sukta such as asya vamiya sukta, Rudra shatiya, etc. that need very careful study.
[Acknowledgements:The Vedic verses presented here are drawn from the Rig, Yajur, Sama and Atharva Veda. Hinduism's revealed scriptures are estimated to be almost 10,000 years old. Many of the verses are from the book "The Vedic Experience" by Raimundo Panikkar. We hereby acknowledge with thanks our gratitude to the author for sending these by email. We are happy to share them with you all].
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