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Contents
Subjects:

References
VEDICINFO.OM is an infinitesimal essence of the following
books:
The Rigveda, the Yajurveda, the Samaveda and the Atharvaveda
(Eternal Divine Knowledge)
Nine Upanishad
Six Darshan (The Vedic Philosophies)
The Shrimad Bhagwat Geeta (Lord Krishna)
Light of Truth (Mahrishi Dayanand Saraswati)
Rigvedaadi-Bhashyabhumika (Mahrishi Dayanand Saraswati)
Sanskaar Vidhi (Mahrishi Dayanand Saraswati)
Aryoddeshya-Ratnamala (Mahrishi Dayanand Saraswati)
Quest --the Vedic Answers (Shri Madan Raheja)
Tattwagyan (Br. Aacharya Vivek Bhushan)
Jyotish Vivek (Aacharya Vedavrat Meemansak)
Vedaamrit
Man and his religion (Swami Satya Prakash Saraswati)
Commentary On the ten Principles of the Arya Samaj (Shri Vijay
Behari Lal Mathur)
The ordinance of Manu (Manusmriti)
Religion of humanity (Swami Satya Prakash Saraswati)
Vedic Sandhya
The Self Life and Consciousness, Vidur Neeti, Chanakya Neeti ---------And hundreds of magazines of Vedic sciences, literatures and
lectures from learned Vedic preachers, philosophers and Yogis etc.

Page #s.

References:
Thanks:
Dedication
Preface
Dharma and Religion
The Holy Veda The Word of God!
Trinity i.e. God Soul and Prakriti
Jada and Chetana
Gods Name OM
Karma-Siddhaant

2
3
4
4
6
8
19
27
28
29

Astrology and Astronomy

Birth, Death and Rebirth
Vedic Sanskaras
Yog and Yoga
Meditation [Medication of all evils]

40
46
52
57
62

Yajna and its importance

The doctrine of incarnation
Worship of God
Visualization of God
The real Guru

74
89
92
99
98

Pleasure and Pain

Goal of Human Life
Vedic Theories and beliefs
Love
Life is life

107C
110****
112-118
118
119

N.B. The Nos. given is to be understood everywhere in this book, as

under:
For example: Rigveda 1.1.1.1. This mean Mandal # 1, Chapter # 1,
Division # 1 and Hymns # 1 (Ashtaka, Adhyaaya, Varga, Mantra).
Whereas referring the Yajurveda 36.3 or 36/3, it is to be understood
as Chapter # 36 and its Mantra # 3 (Adhyaaya, Mantra);
Atharvaveda 1.1.1.1. This means Kanda, Chapter, Division, Hymns
respectively (Kanda, Anuvaka, Sukta, and Mantra). Whenever it
refers only three numbers in case of the Rigveda and/or the Atharva
Veda mantra, it should be understood as numbers of the Mandal,
Division, and Mantra respectively.

THANKS

Author expresses his indebtedness and thanks to:

Pujniya Swami Satyapati Ji Parivrajak (Rojad, Gujrat),
Swami Jagdishwaranand Ji Saraswati (Delhi),
Swami Satyam Ji Saraswati (USA),
Shri Gyaneshwar Arya, M.A. Darshanacharya (Rojad, Gujrat),
Shri Vivek Bhushan Darshanacharya (Arya Van, Rojad, Gujrat)
Shri Aacharya Raj Singh Arya (Delhi)
for their valuable suggestions and information. Thanks also due to
the authors and publishers whose books have been consulted for
references and evidences.

Dedication
Firstly to One unlimited by time or space, to the Boundless,
to him, who is all consciousness, to One, who is the essence of selfcontemplation and to the Supreme Peace and Light. I dedicate this
an infinitesimal effort of mine to my Eternal Parampujya Dearest and
Nearest Param Pita Paramatma - God.

The author has also written a book in Hindi named

"Shanka-Samadhan" in 1998 (with 131 Q & A, and more than 700
Vedic eloquent for proofs) and its revised second edition was also
published in 1999 that had a wide circulation all over the globe. Very
special thanks also due to the management of
Darshan Yog Mahavidyalaya Gujrat 383307 (India) who have
decided to translate the book Shanka-Samadhan into Gujrati
language for the benefit of the Gujrati speaking people in India and
abroad.

Secondly to my heavenly abode mother, Pujyaa Smt.

Kalawati Kishindas Raheja (13.04.1914--21.10.1984) and also to my
heavenly abode father, Pujya Shri Kishindas Lalchand Raheja
(23.01.1906--26.19.1995). Because of their everlasting love,
guidance and blessings, I am able to write and present this book:
"Back to the Vedas" [An Important Guide To The Vedic Information]
without facing any difficulty or obstacle. I dedicate this book to my
dearest departed parents.
And lastly to my Respected Pujya Rishivar Maharishi Swami
Dayanand Saraswati (1824-1883) [Founder of the Araya Samaj]
whose guidance about the Light of Truth inspired me to distribute
whatever knowledge I have acquired from the Holy Vedas and
Aarsha Granthas. I dedicate my book Back to the Vedas [An
Important Guide to the Vedic Information] to the divine soul of modern
era.

The need of the English version of Shanka-Samadhan was

felt for the Indians living abroad and those of non-Hindi-speaking
regions in India. The authors second book QUEST The Vedic
Answers with requisite improvements and modifications done (with
161 Q & A, and more that 1000 Vedic eloquent for references) and
published with great success, which will serve the desired purpose
for resident and non-resident Indians and English speaking people
all over the world.
Back to the Vedas is the latest book to serve you as An
important guide to the Vedic information. With 100% hope that if this
book is able to persuade even a few persons to accept the teachings
of the Vedas and to dedicate themselves for the service of the
mankind in removing ignorance, doubts, indecision, mistaken notions
&c., the author will consider his labor well rewarded.

Madan Raheja

The author has simplified many deep subjects for our

learned readers and especially for the modern generation with
simple and understandable language. Moreover this book Back to
the Vedas is beautified with the Vedic eloquent (verses) and other
authoritative references from many Arsha literatures for readers
convenience.

About The Book

In this era of Information and Technology, Mr. Madan
Rahejas book Back to the Vedas serves a valuable digest providing
authentic information on a number of subjects related to human life
from birth to re-birth. The beauty of this information complied by Mr.
Raheja from the Vedas and other Vedic literature is that it is Divine,
Original and full of Absolute Truths, which an intelligent reader cannot
set aside. This is so because only the Vedas are unadulterated treasurehouse of all true knowledge and wisdom, and the efficient cause of all
true knowledge, and all that which is knowable through knowledge, is
none other than God Almighty. The rationality of the information
complied in the book has been further fortified by logical
interpretations given in Upanishads, Darshan Shastras & Holy
Geeta and the work of the great saints and philosophers, in particular
Maharishi Dayanand Saraswati (1824-1883). Another distinctive
feature of the book is that Mr. Raheja has made appropriate use of the
information contained in the contemporary Arsha literature on
various subjects.
The encyclopedic treatment of various subjects like Dharma
and Religion, God, Souls and Matter, Karma Siddhaant,
Astrology and Astronomy, Vedic Sanskaras, Yoga &Meditation,
Doctrine of Incarnation, Worship of God, Goal of human life,
Vedic Theories and beliefs, etc., in a self contained manner makes the
reading of the book more interesting and absorbing. Indeed! Mr.
Madan Raheja has very nicely simplified many baffling subjects for the
upcoming generation in a most lucid, simple and easily understandable
language. In dealing with many mistaken notions, Mr. Rahejas
analytical approach considerably helps the reader in reaching towards
his logical conclusions. The book Back to the Vedas undoubtedly
serves as a very valuable and important guide to the mass of Vedic
Information and knowledge contained in the Vedas and can be
regarded as a must for one and all in every family and society, for
attaining peace, happiness and enlightenment.

May God bless and inspire us to work for preaching of truth

in accordance with the Vedas and do all we can for the well being of
the humanity at large.
Any comments or suggestions from learned readers for its
improvement will be thankfully, gratefully accepted, and judiciously
implemented. Lastly we solicit usual generous co-operation from our
dear readers and co-friends.
The problems of the world will be easily solved if and when
the people follow the Universal Law of Mother Nature and abide by
Gods revealed instructions.
Real happiness lies in the peace of mind, which can be
attained only on attaining God.
In the service of humanity

Madan Raheja

have given many different names, in different period of time, in

different circumstances and according to their own needs, beliefs &
selfishness. These man-made new names are like these so-called
Religion are actually Sects such as Hindu, Muslim, Sikh, Christian,
Buddha, Jain, Tao, Juda, Bahai etc. Also in these so-called religions
there are many more differences. For example in Hindu religion,
there are Shivaiti, Vaishnavi, believers of many different Deities
(Hindus believe in 33,00,00,000 deities) and still these deities are
increasing day by day.
These differences always expand as of differences
in thoughts of different people all over the globe because of their
residential tendencies i.e. Sanskaaras. This difference among
people creates more differences, which results in abuses, streetfights, arsons, and disturbances in nation and spreads all over, which
ends in wars between two countries and/or many more countries of
this small planet called the world. War is no solution to anything. The
only solution to these problems is to acquire all true knowledge
revealed by God to mankind.

Preface
Dharma of mankind is Humanity also simply known as
Righteousness or Art of living or The meaning of life but in real
sense many of us do not know the meaning of righteousness or
Dharma. Otherwise all creatures except man perform their duties
accordingly. Then why not man? Of course this question must have
to arise in human mind because man has intelligence to think and
gain all true knowledge to develop his Art of living and to be happy
in his life.
Human beings are said to be the most superior creatures in
this Universe because only they have intellect and freedom of
Karma i.e. action and to get the fruits of the same in the form of
rewards (Pleasures) or punishments (Pains). Also one can visualize
God only when he/she is in human race.
Dharma meaning eternal righteousness, rule of law, ethical
conducts and so on flows from the ideals and principles outlined in
the Vedas. Hinduism has no founder or prophet but there are
common grounds, which most Hindus accept. One of them is that the
purpose of religion is to take the individual through a gradual process
to a higher and higher, or deeper and deeper awareness, ending
finally in liberation of the soul from all bondage.

No man is complete and/or perfect and can never be the

same because he has limited intellect and so he always does
mistakes in ignorance. Truth always remains truth and all believe in
truth. To accept truth and renounce untruth is acceptable to all. Isnt
it?
What is truth is truth! But how to decide and distinguish
between truth and false? For this purpose one has to study the Vedic
Philosophy and literature as the Vedas are the Word of God revealed
in the beginning of the Universe. The Veda means Knowledge, thus
the Vedas are the books of Knowledge, so the Vedas (Knowledge)
belongs to all human beings irrespective of caste, creed, color, race
&sc. They cover all aspects of the human existence. They cover
everything for the benefit of all humans, such as knowledge of trinity
(God, Soul and the Matter i.e. material cause of the Universe),
action, worship, medicine, science, and the real meaning of life.

What is Dharma? Briefly, the duties and responsibilities of a

person regarding his own self, his family, society, country and the
world are called Dharma in the Veda.
Dharma i.e. Religion is a matter of experiencing the self
and bliss of God. Merely by becoming a member of any organisation,
creed or sect, a person cannot be entitled to this experience. By
reading any amount of religious & sacred books and scriptures he
cannot obtain this divine experience. Spiritual realization is a
question of individual effort and struggle The man of Dharma when
he is on the path is mainly concerned with his own internal journey
for attaining eternal peace and emancipation.

The main theme within the Vedas is to provide correct

knowledge to all humans to realise themselves and to visualise the
Divine Being, to attain salvation from all wordily miseries and pains
The most known Veda is the Rig-Veda, it is the largest
containing 10589 Mantras (hymns). It is considered the Veda that

All sacred books state the same thing that Humanity is the
only Dharma of all mankind but in the shadow of ignorance people

deals with knowledge. The Yajur Veda deals with action. One can
also find reoccurrence of the information found in the Rig-Veda; but
in different words and context. The Sama Veda deals with the
glorification and worshipping of God. The Atharva Veda deals with all
three of the above.
All humans are equal, as we all are children of one God who
is our real Father, Mother, Brother as well as our Friend. He is our
real Teacher, Justice, and Knower of everything who is Omnipresent,
Omniscient, Omnipotent and Creator of the whole Universe. Every
one has the fundamental right to study and teach the Holy Vedas
and make his/her life peaceful and pleasant.

then only one recognise himself/herself. The Veda says -Manurbhava means, Be a human being i.e. a noble man and
Krinvanto Vishwam-Aryam which mean, Make the world full of
Aryans. All humans are Aryans and all Aryans are humans. An Arya
means a noble person. There is no bar or restriction of country,
period, creed, sex or colour for the study of the Vedas. God says in
the Yajurvedic mantra (10.2, 81) I bestow this knowledge of the
Vedas for all persons, similarly also preach it to all including the
Brahmans, the Kshatriyas, the Vaishya, the Shudras, servants,
Ladies and even persons lower than Shudras. Shudra means
Anarya or non-Arya or ignorant people.

The chief object of writing this book is to bring the correct

interpretation of the Vedic Scriptures in vogue. It proves what is true
and exposes what is false. The Holy Vedas are written in the DevaVani (Divine Language) i.e. the Sanskrit language and most of us
have not studied this holy language which is the main reason that we
really do not know about the Vedas. Many impartial philologists and
linguists now unequivocally admit: Sanskrit is the mother of all
important languages of the world. It is the Divine language the most
regular language known, especially remarkable as containing the
roots of the various languages if the world. God has revealed full
knowledge (according to the full capacity of souls absorbency and
with that knowledge he/she can realise oneself and get liberated
from all evils and gets emancipation). No one can feel his culture to
be complete without an acquaintance with the Vedas.

The author has chosen some selected mantras (verses)

from the Holy Vedas for references, which are in the Prakritik i.e.
natural & original text called Vedic Sanskrit or Dev-Vani and has tried
to explain their translation in simple and understandable English.
Hope our valuable readers will appreciate this effort. The treasure of
Vedic Knowledge is not reserved for some sects of people, on the
contrary, it is open to all and for the benefit of mankind. So, everyone
has the right of acquiring and adoring Vedic knowledge i.e. Word of
God.
This small book is indeed to enable the general reader to
have an idea of the Vedas without going through the voluminous
works, already published on the subject. However, an effort has
been made to put in a nutshell the most essential things, which it is
absolutely necessary for a student of Vedic literature to know.

In todays world, most factionalists have adopted such a

distorted form of God, Worship of God, Religion, Meditation and
many topics related to religious rituals etc. that the ordinary as well
as even intelligent people have no other choice but to accept and
follow it.
Hence it is the prime duty of all noble persons (Aryan) to
study and to teach the Holy Vedas. To serve all is Humanity and
that is why the need of a popular compilation is felt urgently. That is
why Back to the Vedas.

Back to the Vedas concludes with a synopsis of the

important doctrines of the Vedic religion. The contents of this book
are divided in different titles according to its subjects, for the
convenience of our readers to find out their subjects of their interest.
I hope that, not only an average person, but a conscious
reader too will find this book helpful in acquiring a taste for further
study of the Vedas. I am indebted to the various Vedic scholars,
particularly Pujya Swami Dayanand Saraswati (Founder of Arya
Samaj), Pujya Swami Satyapati Parivrajak (Founder of DarshanYog-Mahavidyalaya), Pujya Swami Satya Prakash Saraswati
(Scientist) and many modern Vedic scholars, whose works have
helped me in preparing this treatise.

The Vedas teach us to become human! Arent we humans?

Man is recognised by his/her nature, characters and attributes. Of
course! We all look like humans but when we examine ourselves

others, because faith and belief is the subject of personal freedom. It

is not something to discuss openly or publicly.

May the infinite God, who is all truth, all-intelligence, all

blissful and the innermost spirit of all out of His grace, give success
and permanence to this object of mine. May God bless all and give
courage to embrace truth and renounce untruth.

Dharma:
Dharma is a Sanskrit word, which is derived from the
root Dhra. Dharma means to hold or accommodate possess or
follow which is essential to survive in the world for an individual and
society together with due harmony and consistency with the whole
universe, without fail. Dharma is something suitable, relevant and
worthy to act upon mentally and physically for the pleasant for all.
Opposite of Dharma is Adharma, which is not beneficial to anyone
in any respect and hampers the peace, prosperity and progress of
the society and the world.

Service of man is service to God. God is love and love is God.

All-Creating God! Kindly keep all evils (mentally, verbally and

physically) away from us and let us attain whatever is beneficial
to us. (Yajurveda 30/3)

OM ASATO MAA SAD GAMAYA! O Omnipresent God! Lead

us from untruth to truth.
OM TAMASO MAA JYOTIR-GAMAYA! O Omniscient God!
Lead us from darkness to light i.e. from ignorance to knowledge.
OM MRITYOR-MAA AMRITAM GAMAYA! O Omnipotent
God! Lead us from death to immortality i.e. from bondage to
emancipation.
-- Madan Raheja

The word Dharma is used in various contexts in the

Vedas, the Upanishads etc., such as virtue, merit, attribute, nature,
quality, duty, law, right, righteousness, propriety etc. All noble
qualities, thoughts and actions are included in Dharma according to
Maharshi Manu, Mahrishi Patanjali and others.
Dritihi Kshamaa DamoAsteyam Shouchamindriyanigraha
Dheervidyaha Satyamakrodho Dashakam Dharma Lakshanam
(Manusmriti VI - 92)

Dharma and Religion:

Dharma and Religion are being taken as synonyms. But if
we try to understand their roots, nature and styles, they seem to be
quite different from each other.

Means "(1) Resolution, (2) Patience, (3) Self--restraint, (4) Honesty,

(5) Purity, (6) Restraint of the organs, (7) Devotion, (8) Knowledge
(of the Vedas), (9) Truth and (10) Absence of anger. These are the
tenfold of the Vedic Dharma or the right conduct of life for mankind.
Truth, Non-violence, Non-stealing, Celibacy and Non-possession are
the main headings or principle of Dharma, Adharma is just opposite
of Dharma.
Let us compare Dharma and Religion on the basis of their
definition and their practical styles:

Religion:
Religion is basically a Latin word. Its meaning according
to the Oxford dictionary is Belief in superhuman controlling power,
especially in a personal God or Gods entitled to obedience and
worship; expression of this in worship; particular system of faith and
worship; things to which one is devoted; life under monastic vows.

Dharma:
(1)
Dharma is one since the beginning of creation.
(2)
There is no founder in the form of a human being.
(3)
The principles are more important as they are made by
the Almighty, Omniscient, Omnipotent, and Omnipresent
God, who is perfect and creator of the universe.

The important things in religions are personal beliefs,

Personal God or Gods, Obedience, Way of worship or system of
faith. All of these things seem to be personal and subjective matters.
They may differ from person to person according to his own belief
and conviction. No one is supposed to interfere in the belief of

(4)
(5)
(6)
(7)
(8)
(9)
(10)
(11)
(12)

(7)

The laws of Nature are the laws of Dharma, they are

flexible and suitable to all at all times.
There is scope for improvement according to place,
person and time.
All principles are based on science, truth and facts.
Principles and good conducts of Dharma make a person
important and noble.
The principles are eternal i.e. unchangeable hence
Universal (called Ritta in the Sanskrit). So they are
applied to all irrespective of time and place.
The principles are made for good to all and bad to none in
all respects.
One can be Dharmic (Believer of Dharma) without the
belief in any persons or founders. Simply by obeying the
natural laws that govern life.
One can attain God directly without bringing any faith
upon a messenger or personal God/s.
Main aim of Dharma is to discover the true nature of
God, soul and the matter in the Universe and how to
harmonise and co-exist with each other. Being cognisant
of the laws of Dharma and abiding by them makes the
human thoughts and actions nobler. Dharma is alike for all
humanity.

(8)
(9)
(10)
(11)
(12)

Religion:
(1)
Religions are many since the beginning of a man.
(2)
They are founded by human beings.
(3)
In religion person are more important than principles
because these (principles) are made by them. The laws
(code of conducts) made by men are imperfect because
man is not Omniscient as the soul is an Infinitesimal entity
with limited knowledge.
(4)
The laws made by religious persons are the laws of the
religions, they are rigid and not necessarily suitable to all
at all times.
(5)
Theres no scope for improvement according to the place,
person and time.
(6)
All religious principles are based on their personal myths,
belief and miracles.

Religious faith, laws and order make a person important

and noble.
Principles are based on geographical and sectarian hence
they changeable and differ to all with time and place.
The principles are made good only to believers, bad and
do not work to non-believers.
To be a religious person, one must bring faith and belief
upon the founder person and undergo the ritual process.
One cannot attain God directly without bringing faith upon
a messenger, a prophet or a founder of that religion.
Main aim is to convert people from one religion to another
to gain more and more followers.

Gayatri MahaMantra
AUM BHURBHUVAH SWAH. TATSAVITYR\VARENYAM
BHARGO DEVASYA DHEE MAHI.
DHIYO YO NAH PRACHODAYAT. (THE YAJURVEDA: 36/3)

In the beginning of the creation, there was no system of

teaching and learning, nor were any books to read. Then how could
men acquire knowledge? Thus, man not being independent in the
matter of empirical knowledge, and innate knowledge alone being
insufficient for the acquisition of knowledge, the only course left for
him was to receive instruction from the primeval source of all
knowledgehe the One who had created him.

THE HOLY VEDAS

(WORD OF GOD)
"The Vedas are as old as the world and yet they have not
grown stale. The sun too has not grown old."

The Vedas are the sources of eternal inspiration, as they are

Gods word and received by four great ancient Rishis when God
has created this Universe. These four Rishis are --Agni, Aaditya,
Vaayu and Angira. The word Rishi means a Seer (from Dris) to
visualise with spiritual vision. Rishi can be called the mantra
Drashta or Seer of Mantras. Mantra means Thought. God has
revealed the knowledge in their sub-conscious mind and the same
was felt and heard by those ancient Rishis. Therefore, the Vedas are
also called The Shrutis. The Vedas are not a creation of the Rishis
mind but they are eternal knowledge already existed which was
absorbed by the Rishis because of their pure deeds and Pure
Sanskaaras. They are said to be spiritual discoverers not inventors
of the Holy Vedas.

The Veda is divine, universal, highly rational and practical.

The wisdom enriched in the Vedas comes vividly alive in its soaring
imagination, philosophical speculation, practical advice and moral
inspiration. There are more than twenty thousand Mantras in four
Vedas, tremendously rich in sweetness and melody, has a universal
appeal for people of all times and all countries.
The term Veda comes from the root Vid i.e. to know.
(Gothic 'wait', German 'Weiss' and English 'wit' www). It means
'sacred knowledge'. The word Veda means Wit, Wisdom and
Knowledge, & truly Veda is a Samhita of Wit, Wisdom and
Knowledge and when applied to scripture it signifies the Book of
Nature, the Book of Knowledge, the Book of religion and the Book of
Morals. Veda is the only book on earth, which deals with the
Brahma Vidya or Para (esoteric or spiritual) as well as Apara
(exoteric or worldly) sciences. Omniscient God reveals all true
knowledge because He is Omnipresent and Omnipotent.

The Rishis transmit and distribute the eternal Gods word to

all people the intuitional experiences that they received. The Mantra
Samhita (full collections of Mantras) of the Vedas are revelation
hence they are self-authoritative as they are eternal.
The Vedas are the oldest book in the library of man. The
Vedas are the fountainhead of all knowledge and spiritual philosophy
of the mankind. The teaching of the Vedas is called the Dharma i.e.
The code of conduct for the mankind.

As said earlier that the word Veda means Knowledge and

any knowledge means Veda. The Vedas are regarded as the
Original Guide to materialistic and spiritualistic Art of Living. God
has provided His Eternal Knowledge i.e. the Vedas, to mankind. The
ultimate purpose of the Vedic literature is to establish knowledge of
self-realisation plus God-realisation for Attainment of Salvation from
the sufferings from the circle of birth, death and re-birth. To obtain
emancipation is the prime goal and main purpose of mans life in the
world.
In the Rigvedaadi Bhashyabhumika (Introduction to the
commentary of the Vedas) Mahrishi Dayanand Saraswati accepts
that the scope of the Vedas is not limited to knowledge only but also
covers the areas of Power, Gain and Meditation.

Sir Max Mullar believed that the Rig-Veda is the most

ancient book of the world. The sacred hymns of the Brahmans stand
unparalleled in the literature of the whole world and their
presentation might well be called miraculous.
The Vedas are the pillars of Vedic traditions. Being Gods
revelation the Veda is that divine knowledge if one follows according
to it he can improve his worldly and heavenly life. The Vedas are the

eternal treasurers of Knowledge and Science. There contains

complete knowledge from dust to the Universe in the Vedas. One
can acquire the complete knowledge of Dharma (religion),
Spirituality,
Astrology,
Astronomy,
Sociology,
Psychology,
Mathematics, Ayurveda, Medicines, Electricity, X-rays, Weapons,
Economy, Politics &sc. What is there in the Vedas is everywhere and
what is not in the Vedas is nowhere. Because of self-knowledge the
Vedas are self-illuminated. They are the eternal falls of knowledge
and art. They supply all true knowledge for the continuous upliftment
of mankind that is why Mahrishi Dayanand Saraswati wrote Its a
prime Dharma (duty) of all Aryan (Noble virtuous persons) to study
the Vedas and to teach them to others.

The Four Vedas:

The Vedas have been traditionally four from the beginning.
The whole of Sanskrit (Vedic as well as classical) literature proclaims
with one voice that the Vedas are four and names them all
separately. Western scholars like Bloomfield, missed perhaps the
popular phrase Trayi-Vidya hold the view that Atharva Veda was a
latter addition, as it was composed much latter than the other three.
The Rigveda is admittedly the oldest book in the library of
the world. A verse in the Rigveda says: Tasmaadyagyaat Sarvahutah Richah Saamaani Jagyire,
Chhandasi Jagyire Tasmaadyajustasmaadajaayata. (Rigveda: 10-90-9)

The Vedas are not only the oldest scriptures in the world, on
the contrary, they are also gems of the crown of literatures.
Nahivedaat Param Shastram There is no better literature other
than the Vedas. But the Vedas have remained a sealed literature to
many because of their vastness and comprehensiveness. In the
present time when life is cut off from its ancient mooring it has
become more difficult to study the Vedas. Even today, many people
do not know, what the Vedas (the true Knowledge) are! That is the
only main reason that man is unhappy in his/her life. Lack of
knowledge gives birth to blind-faiths and blind-beliefs, hence
everyone is under the shadow of ignorance.

If the Atharva Veda were a latter production, how could it be

included in the Rigveda, which was an earlier production? The fact is
that the expression Trayi actually denotes Vedas subjects put
forth in three different styles Viz. Knowledge, action and devotion,
offered receptively in poetry, prose and song.
The Rigveda deals with theories and experiments, while the
process of preparing re-agents and apparatus is recorded in the
Yajurveda. Yajna is a Vedic expression for what we call
experimentation. The directions, that the Mantras embody are,
therefore, such will enable us to perform scientific experiments
which, when accomplished, communicate to us knowledge of the
Laws of Nature. The Atharvaveda is also popularly known as
Bhasajya Veda, as it mainly deals with the science of medicine. To
talk of magic, witchcraft etc. in the Atharva Veda is misnomerhumbug.

The Vedas are the word of God. In the Holy Vedas there is
infinite knowledge. They are the pillars of light for mankind. The
Rigveda is world treasure of knowledge.
The Vedas contain four types knowledge, hence there are
four Vedas namely the Rigveda, the Yajurveda, the Samaveda and
the Atharvaveda.
Whatever is in the Vedas is supreme; it is the self-luminous
light, which needs no other light to establish its validity or identity; it
is known as the Absolute Authority or self-evident testimony. All
other literature comes under the category of Paratah Pramanah,
that is, they are held in esteem or authority, in as much as they are in
oppose the Vedic texts. Such literature is deemed to have received
light from the Vedas.

1: The Rig-Veda: Rik is a derivative from the root Rich Stutau (to
praise) meaning one, which contains attributes. Functions and nature
of all material objects is Rik, and the container of true knowledge is
Veda. Man needs to know the attributes of the object first of all and
hence this aspect has been enlightened first of all in the Rig-Veda.
2: The Yajur-Veda: The word Yajuh is derived from the root Yaj
which means worship of God, company of learned and noble
persons and charity. Rig-Veda discusses the attributes of objects

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In present time, many Indian and foreign scholars have translated

the Holy Vedas in almost all languages of the world, but still
meanings of many verses of the Vedas differ from one another,
because their commentaries on the mantras are different. It is
essential to study the Sanskrit language first and then start study the
Vedas. One can directly study the Veda, if the same is translated by
a known Vedic scholar only.

and the Yajur-Veda describes the procedure and knowledge of

making their proper use.
3: The Sama-Veda: The word Sama is derived from the root ShoAntakarmani The Rig-Veda has described the attributes of the
objects and the procedure and knowledge of their proper use have
been mentioned in the Yajur-Veda. The Sama-Veda contains to what
extent and upto what limit the objects will yield result. Mantras of the
four Vedas are mostly in poetry and some in prose. The Sama-Veda
mantras have the speciality of being sung musically.

In Rigveda alone there are 10589* mantras. (*Some of the

modern Vedic scholars have created their differences about the
numbers of the mantras in the Rigveda as 10552. But, according to
the greatest sage of modern era and founder of The Arya Samaj
Mahrishi Swami Dayanand Saraswatis calculation, in forewords of his
Bhashya (commentary) on Rigveda, Volume # 1, it shows the total
numbers of the Rigveda mantras as 10589. Pujya Swami ji has
advised to all learned readers that they must remember this number
so that there will be no misunderstanding or confusion in the future.
Learned readers must appreciate that in this book we have taken
Swamijis calculation as correct and authoritative. If anyone has any
objection about the Nos. he/she may refer the Bhashya on Rigveda
written by Swami Dayanand Saraswati.)

4: The Atharva-Veda: Lastly Atharva is derived from the root

Tharvatishcharati-Karmaa. Whatever is left from the Rig, the Yajur
and the Sama Vedas, has been described in the Atharva-Veda. It
also describes how to preserve and protect and the doubts have also
been discussed. (Rigvedaadi Bhashyabhumika)
N.B.
It is incredible that all mantras of the four Vedas have been
numbered most systematically and thus their quantitative authenticity
has been decided, so that an adulterated mantra cannot be
introduced in any part of any Veda in the beginning, in the middle or
at the end. Further letters of each mantra have also strictly been
counted as per rules of metrics and not a single letter may be added
or deleted.

(1) The Rig-Veda is divided into 10 Mandalas (Volumes), 85

Anuvakas (Sections), 1028 Suktas and 10589.
.
(2) The Yajur-Veda is divided into 40 Adhyaayas (Chapters) and
contains 1975 Mantras.

The Vedic Mantras:

All Vedic mantras are in condensed form with deep and
different meanings according to nature of subject and contents. Each
and every mantra of the Veda can be understood from many point of
views. There are many words in the Veda-Vani usually known as
the Sanskrit language, which have more than one meaning. Some of
them have nearly hundreds of meanings, hence its advisable to be
cautious to study the Holy Vedas from a Vedic scholar, otherwise,
one cannot understand the correct essence of a particular mantra.
However one must also be careful about whom to approach to
understand the Vedic teachings, which means not only which
teacher you hear from, but also which translation of the Vedas you
read. It is possible that authoritative quotes will result in misquotes.

(3) The Sama-Veda is divided into 2 Arcikas, 27 Adhyayas, 18

Khandas, 730 Suktas and contains 1875 Mantras.
(4) The Atharva-Veda has 10 Mandalas (Volumes), 20 Khandas
(Sections), 730 Suktas and contain 5977 Mantras.
Thus the four Vedas together contain 10589 + 1975 + 1875
+ 5977 = 20,416 Mantras i.e. Twenty thousand four hundred and
sixteen mantras.
Readers will be amazed and surprised to know that total
numbers of letters in the mantras of all the four Vedas are 8,64,000.
I.e. eight lacs sixty-four thousand (Shatpath Brahmana: 10-4-2-23/25)

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additional rituals and historical disquisition, connected with the

teachings of the Vedas. The names of forty of the Brahmanas are
known, but only sixteen of them have survived, including Aitreya,
Shatapatha, Tandya and Gopatha. They are belonging respectively
to the Rigveda, the Yajurveda, the Atharvaveda and the Samaveda.
The other twenty-four are lost. Every Brahmana is attached to a
particular Shakha of the Veda.

The Samhitas are in a language, which is different from the

prevailing classic Sanskrit. The Vedic texts were revealed in the
Divinity revealed language, generally called Vedic Sanskrit or
Deva Vani.

The Vedic literature:

There are four Upvedas+ or Sub-Veda (here the word Veda
stands for education), under which comes six Vedangas (Limbs), six
Upangas (sub-limbs), i.e. six school of thought propounded by seers
and sages. Four Brahmans and --the Vedas alone are held to be
Divine in origin, the rest were made by Rishis--seers of the Veda and
nature. There are ten Upanishads.

There are also ten Upanishads viz., Isha, Kena, Katha,

Prashna, Mundaka, Mandukya, Aitreya, Taitreya, Chhandogya and
Vrihadaranyka. Upanishads, which deal with the spiritual science as
well as physical science in some cases, are the offshoots of the
careful examination of the Vedic verses.]
Whatever is enjoined by the Vedas, are right, whilst
whatever is condemned by them we believe to be wrong. Among the
Shruties, Manu Smriti alone is authoritative, the interporated verses
being excepted.

There are four Upavedas: 1- the Ayurveda or the medical

scriptures; 2- the Dhanurveda or the science of archery; devastating
weapon and missiles and diplomacy; 3- the Gandharvaveda or the
science of music; and 4- the Arthaveda or the technological
sciences; and
There are six Vedangas in number: --(I) Shiksha [Phonetics
science of morals and duties]; (ii) Kalpa [Geometry]; (iii) Vyakarana
[Grammar]; (iv) Nirukta [Etymology]; (v) Chhanda [Metrics i.e.
Philology]; and (vi) Jyotisha [Astronomy and Astrology].}

Divine Language:
The fact remains that language and thoughts are interdependent. For there can be no thought without language and can
be no language without thought. Language is the vehicle of thought.
Even when we think without speaking, we think in words and
sentences generally in the mother tongue. Words are the fortress
of thought. Thinking and speaking are so united that one can
distinguish them as internal and external. Language and intellect
cannot be separated.
We thus arrive at the conclusion that even the language, in
which the Vedas were revealed was also Divinity revealed. Without
language it is impossible to conceive philosophical, nay, even human
consciousness. Similarly, every word and its meaning are also
inseparable.
The Vedic language (Vedic Sanskrit) is so perfect
that many impartial philologists and linguists now unequivocally
admit that Sanskrit is the mother (neither aunt or sister) of all the
important languages of the world. It (Vedic Sanskrit) is the Divine
language or Deva Vani the most regular language known,
especially remarkable as containing the roots of the various

There are six Upangas (Darshanas): Purva Mimansa,

Vaisheshika, Nyaaya, Yoga, Sankhya and Vedanta* Darshan. These
are also popularly and commonly known as the six schools of Indian
philosophy. They have profound respect for the four Vedas. These
philosophical system show that human mind soared to highest peak
of the imagination.
[*Usually most people believe Vedanta means ending
portion of the Veda, which is wrong. The real meaning of "Vedanta"
is so called "the theory of the Vedas." Here Anta stands for the
theory and not for the end.]
As the Vedas were not easily understood by the people, the
Brahmanas were written by the Rishis to elaborate and expound
them. Thus the Brahmanas are mostly exposition of the Vedas with

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"The book in which God is described as He is Holy,

Omniscient, Pure in nature, character and attributes, Just, Merciful,
etc. and in which nothing is said that is opposed to the laws of
nature, reason, the evidence of direct cognisance, etc., the teaching
of the highly learned altruistic teachers of humanity (Aptas), and the
intuition of pure souls, and in which the laws, nature, and properties
of matter and the soul are propounded as they are to be inferred
from the order of nature as fixed by God, is the book of Divine
revelation. Now the Vedas alone fulfil all the above conditions, hence
they are the revealed books. [Light of Truth: VII]

languages of the world. At one time Sanskrit was the one language,
spoken all over the world.

Shakhas or Teaching-Patterns of the Vedas:

According to the Great Sage Gemini, writer of Meemansa
Shastra (1-130), the teaching pattern it is called "Shakha". Branch,
part or division etc. are not the correct meaning of Shakha but these
Shakhas are the pattern of teaching --the way of teaching, --the style
of teaching of the Vedas.
It is written in the Mahabhashya-Karika (Ashtadhyayi 4-1-63)
that Charan is meant for Gotra, here Charan means --the style of
teaching. In short the branches of The Vedas means the style /
pattern of teaching and they are not division or tree-like branches.

Man is finite in knowledge of his surroundings where he

stays and does mistakes hence cannot be perfect, because he is
infinitesimal unity, whilst God is infinite, All-pervading, Omniscient, so
His knowledge ---The Vedas are the only ATHOROTATIVE AND TRUSTED
by all. The Vedas being Divine in origin, are free from error and
axiomatic (Swatah-Pramana), in other words the Vedas are their own
authority, whilst other books, dependent upon the Vedas for their
authority.
"As parents are kind to their children and wish for their
welfare, so has the Supreme Spirit, out of kindness to all men,
revealed. The Vedas by whose study men are freed from ignorance
and error, and may attain the light of true knowledge and thereby
enjoy extreme happiness as well as advance knowledge and
promote their welfare" [Satyarth Prakash: VII]

According to the Mahabhashya, it is written that there are

1131 branches of the Vedas. In the Sarvanukrammi its number is
1130, in the Chakraviyuh its number is only 116. Mahrishi Dayanand
Saraswati has quoted the number of the branches of The Vedas as
1127, in his immortal book "Light of Truth".
First it was the great sage named "Shakal" who had taught
the style of teaching of The Vedas. Shaakal is very ancient. By way
of Mandalas--Anuvakas--Suktas, Shaakal has popularized his brand
what is known as that "the teaching of Shakal". It is said that all other
patterns of teaching (Shakhas) are come in existence after Shakal.
Where there are Mandalas, Anuvakas, Sukta, they are known as
Shaakals literature.
Because of these Shakhas or the pattern of teaching, the
Vedic mantras remain same i.e. numbers of these eloquent verses
remain same and it can never /ever be possible to make any addition
or subtraction or alteration by any person. Hence the Vedas are
eternal and Apaurushey i.e. not made by any human, in other
words the Vedas are the creation and knowledge of Omnipresent,
Omniscient and Omnipotent God.

Since time immemorial, till the Great War of Mahabharata

the scholars treated The Vedas as the repository of all true
knowledge and interpreted them accordingly. If The Vedas had not
possessed science the various scientific developments would not
have taken place.
Great sage Vyasa, the author of the Vedanta Darshana
unequivocally accepted this idea. Shri Shankaracharya comments in
his Sutra "Shastrayonitvat (1-1-3)" ---The Vedas are the scriptures of
all true-knowledge. He attributes them with the adjectives
"Saravidyo-pvrinhita" and "Sarvajnakalpa"

Authoritativeness of the Vedas:

The great sage of modern era Maharishi Dayanand

Saraswati confidently declared in his book "RigvedaadiBhaashyabhumika" in which he collected some very conspicuous

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facts of science The Vedas are the scripture of all true knowledge,
is such a gift to mankind on his part that he deserves the gratitude of
posterity.
There are many proofs in the Vedas that show that the
Vedas are the books of Divine revelation.

(theories and experiments), action (Vedic expression of Yajna in

experimentation), Devotion [direction of Glorification--Communion-Emancipation] and science of medicine. In short they can be called
the Para and the Apara Vidya. The Para Vidya contains the complete
knowledge of the two conscious entities i.e. God and the soul,
whereas the Apara Vidya deals with the knowledge and science of
materialistic insensate things -- from atom to the Prakriti (i.e. the
material cause of the Universe).

The Yajurveda (31-3) explains that Agni = Rigveda

(Glorification), Vayu = Yajurveda (Communion), Aaditya = Samaveda
(Emancipation) and Angira = Atharvaveda = Sacred word i.e. God's
word.
Tasmaad Yajnaat Sarvahuta RrichahSaamaani jagyire (Rigveda
10-90-9) i.e. God has created the Rig, Yajur, Sama and Atharva
Vedas.
Brahma Padavaayam BraahmanemaAdheepatihi (Atharvaveda
12-5-4) Which mean, God is knower and revealer of the Vedas.

The books called the Rigveda, the Yajur Veda, the Sama
Veda and the Atharva Veda contain only the Mantras Samhitas and
nothing else. Those who believe that there are only three Vedas are
completely wrong and should rectify themselves. The Vedas are four
in number.
God has given us a beautiful body so it is our duty to protect
it. What is the use of this precious body if there is no knowledge.
According to the Vedic Dharma and all other so-called religious
literatures believe that Human specie is the best because only in
human specie one can acquire a proper knowledge of the God, Soul
and Prakriti and only from the Vedas.

The Yajur Veda (31-7) says: "The Rigveda, the Yajurveda,

the Samaveda and the Atharvaveda were produced by the Supreme
and perfect Being, Parabrahman, who possesses the attributes of
self-existence, consciousness and bliss, who is Omnipotent and
universally adored. The meaning is that the four Vedas were
revealed by God alone."
The Atharvaveda (10-23-4-10) says: "Who is that Great Being
who revealed the Rig Veda, the Yajur Veda, the Sama Veda and the
Atharva Veda? He is the Supreme Spirit who created the universe
and sustains it."
The Yajur Veda (X1-8) says: "The Great Ruler of the
universe, who is self-existent, All-pervading, Holy, Eternal and
Formless, has been eternally instructing His subjects --the immortal
souls --in all kinds of knowledge for their good through the Veda."

Knowledge, Actions, Communion and Science are the

subjects of the Vedas and are complete when combined, otherwise
there is no use of studying only one subject or the other. All these
three subjects are very important for emancipation.
God has revealed His true knowledge to man only because
man has the intellect to grasp proper knowledge from the Rig-Veda
and after getting that proper knowledge he should act accordingly,
which is taught in the Yajur-Veda. There is a possibility that man may
become egoistic after getting knowledge and performing good
deeds, so God has given him the Sama- Veda for balancing him i.e.
communion with God. When man has developed himself with
knowledge, virtuous deeds and communion with the Supreme Being,
he becomes happy in his life, but still wanders in search for
something more. Lastly God provides the Atharva-Veda in which
man gets the knowledge of true science i.e. the science of the soul
and the Supreme Soul (God). The bliss of God is possible through
the Atharva Veda. Hence all the four Vedas are essential to acquire
the correct and complete knowledge of the matter (Prakriti), the soul

[For further information inquisitive readers should refer and study -Atharvaveda 12 Th. Khanda, 5 Th. Sukta and mantra # 1 to 73]
(Atharvaveda 19-5-13, 12-5-4, 10-7-14) (Yajurveda 2/21, 23/61, 23/62,
31/7), the all-sustaining God is the author of the four Vedas.

Subjects of the Vedas:

The subjects of the Vedas put forth in three different styles Viz. Knowledge, action and devotion offered respectively in Poetry,
prose and song. There are four Vedas that contain knowledge

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Vedas known to Brahma through Agni, etc., i.e., Brahma learnt the
four Vedas from Agni, Vayu, Aaditya and Angira (Manu Smriti 1-23)."

and God with which he is free from all sorrows and pains, when he
renounces the worldly attraction and temptation, and gets the Bliss
of God.
When a man acquires the knowledge of the four Vedas
(Knowledge--deeds--communion--science), he is qualified enough to
proceed to his life's goal i.e. to get emancipation --the Bliss of God.
The four Vedas are the four pillars of success in a man's life,
hence the four Vedas are essential. " God has revealed full and true
knowledge in the Vedas according to mans capacity and capability
to acquire the same for his upliftment and emancipation. God is
Omniscient. He knows mans requirement hence He has revealed
accordingly. No less or more.

The Vedas -- Word of God:

The Vedas are the true knowledge of God. In the beginning
after human beings had been created, the Supreme Spirit made the
Vedas known to Brahma through Agni, etc., i.e., Brahma learnt the
four Vedas from Agni, Vayu, Aaditya and Angira (Manu Smriti 1-23).
God revealed his true knowledge to them because among all men
those four were purest at heart. God revealed the same knowledge
in the beginning of the Universe as He did it in the previous
creations, because the Vedas are the eternal word of God. The
Vedas contain complete knowledge required by man for attaining
emancipation.
The four Vedas are --The Rigveda, Yajurveda, Samaveda and
Atharvaveda. They contain subjects like Science, Action,
Communion and Knowledge, respectively. Agni, Vayu, Aaditya and
Angira were Rishis had attained the eternal knowledge (the Vedas)
from Almighty God and passed the same to man. All the followers of
the Vedic Dharma, whatever their sect or differences in view may be,
do have faith that the Vedas are knowledge of God and not human
creation. In support, Veda itself says to prove this:

The mantra revelated by knowledge are mainly stored in the

Rigveda. The Yajur Veda mantras are revelated by actions i.e. what
is right and what is wrong, what to do and what is prohibited by
virtue. In the Sama Veda most mantras are about communion with
God. Lastly in the Atharva Veda there are root mantras of science on
different subjects along with mantras related to medical science.
The Great Sage Swami Dayanand Saraswati has emphasized
in the Ten Commandments of the Arya Samaj about the importance
of the Vedas. The Vedas are the scriptures of all true knowledge
and it is the paramount duty of all Aryans to read them, to teach
them to others, to listen them and to recite them to others.
God is Omniscient and He is the only true friend of the soul,
because the soul has limited power and knowledge. God is the
greatest teacher and guide who revealed His knowledge in the
Beginning of the world after human life had been created, for the
betterment of mankind.

God is Beginningless and Infinite. He is Omnipresent and

He bestows to His people, the human beings, correct knowledge
through the four Vedas. (Yajur-Veda: 40.8)
The supreme God is whole, most worthy of worship, to
whom all sacrifices are done, He revealed the Rig-Veda, the YajurVeda, the Sama-Veda and from Him the Atharva-Veda has also
emerged. (Yajur-Veda: 31.7)

"As parents are kind to their children and wish for their
welfare, so does the Supreme Spirit, out of kindness to all mankind
revealed the Vedas by whose study men are freed from ignorance
and error, and may attain the light of true knowledge and thereby
enjoy extreme happiness as well as advance knowledge and
promote their welfare" [Light of Truth: VII]
"The Vedas are the true knowledge of God. In the beginning
after human being had been created, the Supreme Spirit made the

God created man in the beginning of the universe,

thereafter enlightened the knowledge of the four Vedas to four Rishis
namely Agni, Vaayu, Aaditya and Angira who passed the knowledge
to Brahama. (Manu-Smriti: 1.13)

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In the beginning of the universe, God has enlighten the

hearts of the Rishis Agni, Vaayu, Aaditya and Angira with the
knowledge of one Veda each. (Shatpath Brahman: 11.4.2.3)

eternal because in them there is no elision (Apaya), disappearance,

nor augmentation (Upajna), nor substitution (Vikara).
Today the whole world agrees and all well-known learned
philosophers believe that "the Vedas are the oldest books on earth".
The Vedas contain in them all the true sciences, as they are not the
scripture of mere rituals and sacraments. They are the repositories of
all true knowledge including science and procedure of rituals and
ceremonies. It is only he who can search the treasure of knowledge
lying concealed in the Vedas.

God is Sarvajya or Sarvagya (Omniscient) i.e. all

knowledgeable, the relation between the Vedic words and their
meanings also were established by Him.
Gods knowledge is eternal and infallible therefore, the
relation between the letters, words and meaning in the Vedas subsist
for all times. They are the same in the present Kalpa (the time of the
Universe) as they were in the past and shall remain the same in the
future also. Hence it is said in the Rigveda 8-4-48 that the Great
Creator God has made the sun and the moon just as He had made
them before! The plan of the creation of the sun and the moon in the
present Kalpa is the same as that which existed in God's knowledge
in the previous Kalpa, because His knowledge is not liable to
increase or decrease or vary. [*Yathaa Purvamakalpayat" (Rigveda
8-4-48)]
There are 20,416 mantras in all the four Vedas. All these
mantras are eternal because they are a part of God's knowledge.
And there cannot be increment or decrement in the number of
mantras. There cannot be any change, alteration or addition because
the Vedas are called "Shruti" i.e. by listening from the beginning of
the creation, by student-master relation, it has come in the shape of
book in the present. Even today there are many pundits (spiritual
teachers) in south India who remember by heart and recite all
mantras from the Vedas.
The knowledge derived from the Vedas and explained in
simple language is called Granthas or Aarsha Granthas (virtuous
books). The language of the Vedas is called Dev-Vani or PrakritikVani (language), which is commonly, knows as "Sanskrit", which
belongs to no country and is the mother of all languages.

Religious Books:
The Vedas are God's word, which are believed by, all
ancient Rishis, Saints, Fakirs, Sufis and Super souls like Bhagwan
Rama Chandra and Yogeshwar Shri Krishna Bhagwan and other
religious personalities all over the globe, to be authoritative and
adorable. The books that contain truth according to the teachings of
the Vedas must be accepted as authoritative but the Vedas are said
to be Ultimate Authoritative Scriptures because they contain an
exposition of Dharma.
The meaning of the aphorism is that all men should
acknowledge the eternal authority of the four Vedas, because they
enjoy the performance of Dharma as a duty and are the word of God.
(Vaisheshika Darshan: 1-1-3)
Books like Ramayana, Geeta, Mahabharata, are written by our
Sages like Valmiki and Vyasa respectively. It is possible that there
may be mistakes and errors in these so-called holy books because
they are written by human beings. Learned readers of these books
can come across and find many names of people, places of Indian
origin and incidents like wars registered which show that these books
are not revealed by the Supreme Being. They are written by men
and are the history of our great nation Bharata (Now India). Sage
Valmiki wrote the great historical book Ramayana, in the same way
Great Sage Vyasa wrote Mahabharata, and Geeta is a small portion
of Mahabharata. The Geeta is said to be the voice of Yogeshwara
Shri Krishna.

The great Sage Patanjali, author of the Mahabhashya, says-"the words are eternal whether they are Vedic (peculiar to The
Vedas) or Loukika (used by the generality of mankind), because they
are composed of letters which are imperishable and immovable and
are not subject to elision, augmentation and substitution. Words are

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to take advantage of His knowledge. (Commentary on the ten

principles of the Arya Samajby Shri Vijay Behari Lal Mathur)

Maryada Purushottam Shri Ramachandra and Yogeshwar

Shri Krishna Maharaj both were great kings and their lifestyle and
details of their kingdom were written in these books. How can one
believe these books as holy and books of eternal truth revealed by
God and are true! The Vedas are for mankind and for their upliftment
and betterment.
The Rigveda, the Yajurveda, the Samaveda and the
Atharvaveda are the subjects of knowledge, action, Communion and
science respectively and all the true knowledge is distributed in
these, according to the capability and capacity of the soul to acquire
the knowledge. The Vedas do contain the root principles of all the
science. Of these, the first in importance is Theosophy i.e. the
knowledge of God. The Vedas also contain the root principles of
Science, Mathematics, Astronomy, Gandharva Veda (music), Aayur
Veda (medicine), astrology, and etc. etc. hence only the Veda is
God's word.
Gods knowledge is always revealed in the beginning of the
creation and not millions of years later. Suppose for the time being, if
we believe that all books of different religions to be true and God's
word, then God is proved to be unjust and unlawful. Because many
centuries after the creation of men, who had committed sinful actions
unto now are not guilty of their sins as they were not given His true
knowledge in time, and it is too late for them to receive the fruits of
their sins. This shows that God had not given His knowledge to those
men who were born and died before these so called holy books. But
we believe God to be Just and Omniscient. Hence God flows His
eternal knowledge with the creation for the betterment of all men. So
the Vedas are the only theosophy to be believed and known.

To believe on the words of an Aapta i.e. spiritual teacher is

justified if they are in accordance to the Vedic teachings and if they
(teachings) are against the teachings of the Vedas it is certainly not
to be believed. Indeed! Geeta, Ramayana, Mahabharata, Quran,
Bible etc., whatever true teachings or incidents are written in these
so called holy books should be accepted, there is no harm in
accepting them and treating them as history and not as Gods words.
"The collection of the four books, viz., Rika, Yajur, Sama and
Atharva, which have been uttered by God contain all true knowledge
are the Vedas. People learn what is pure and what is not true from
these Vedas."
Attainment of supreme knowledge i.e. Vedic knowledge is
the right of every human being, whosoever he/she may be. True
knowledge is the key to heaven that can be acquired through the
Vedas only. It is only after one sees divine light within him/her innerself that self-transformation and holistic well being shall become a
reality.

The Vedas The Original Divine Knowledge:

There are many books that claim to be holy,
authoritative and of divine origin. One question that arises here is
How to know which of them is really divinely revealed? Why to
believe only the Vedas as Holy Scriptures and authoritative books?
True! Its natural. Many questions arise in mind, but it is not difficult
to examine and determine it, after we apply the following requisite
tests:

It is clearly established fact that the Ramayana came into

existence about 9,00,000 years ago in Treta Yuga, the Mahabharata
just about 5,000 years ago. In the same way the Bible came into
existence about 2000 years ago and the Quran about 1500 years
ago. It means that all the thousands of human generations who were
born and died before these two scriptures since the origin of man on
this earth, all of them were denied the knowledge of God, without
there being any fault of those people. Thus God loses His being
Administrator of justice. Gods knowledge should be bestowed at the
time of emergence of man on earth, so that no child of God is denied

1:
The supreme knowledge emanates from the same Lord as
is the creator of the universe and to whom we give our corporeal
existence in this life and the lives to come. Therefore, there should
be no contradiction between what we read in the texts and what we
observe in the universe. Of the Padartha, the Padas are in the
Veda and the Artha (meaning) is in the universe. For examplethe

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word cow is in the Veda and its Artha i.e. the particular animal
known by that name is in the world.
2:
God is Holy, Formless, All-pervading, All-knowing, Allpowerful, Just, Benevolent and never subject to birth and death. The
book that describes its author exactly as He is shall be accepted as
Divinity Revealed.

Some Opinions about the Vedas:

3:
The book, inspired by God, should not be found to contain
against the law of nature, the evidence of the senses and other
logical concerns.
4:
God is infallible, while to err is human. Therefore the
teaching in Gods book should be equally infallible and never subject
to amendment.
5:
T o err is human, The question of any error in the case of
the Supreme Lord does not arise. Hence, the Divine Revelation must
be without any error.
6:
If there is God who has created heaven and earth and
endowed man with all the knowledge he needs, it will be unjust on
His part to deprive millions of His sons (born before Divine
Revelation) of His knowledge. Reason and comparative study of
religion requires God to reveal His knowledge from the first
appearance of man on earth.
7:
All knowledge should be delivered once and for all, and not
in installments, spreading over millions of years. Since God cannot
err, the question of amendments, addition and subtractions in His
knowledge does not arise.
8:
There should be no historical or geographical references in
a book claiming to have been composed or delivered in the
beginning of creationno mention of territorial divisions or proper
names of rivers, mountains, things or persons or specific events.
Names of certain historical persons and geographical places
found here and there in the Vedas may create a false impression
about the existence of the elements of historicity in the Vedas. But
when they are dig deeper and examined in the context in which they
occur and the text which precede or follow them, the so called
element of historicity vanishes.

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The Veda is the source of all knowledge. (Manu Smriti: 2.6)

The Veda being the work of Brahm (God) , its authority is

established, (Vaisheshika Darshana : Rishi Kanaad)

The Veda having been produced by His (Brahm) own power,

carry their authority within themselves. (Sankhya Darshan: Rishi
Kapila)

The Veda is surely eternal because it is manifested for the sake

of others. It exists for ever in its own right.
(Purva Meemansa: 1.1.8---Rishi Jaimini)

In the beginning of the universe Self-existent Brahm (God)

revealed the Vedas. (Mahabharat ---Ved Vyas)

The Vedas are the scriptures of all true knowledge. It is the first
duty of all Aryans to read them, teach them and hear them being
read. (Mahrishi Dayanand Saraswati)

The Vedas are eternal and consequently perfect and infallible.

(Max Muller in Introduction of science and religion)

The Vedas are revealed by Omkar. How can one praise the holy
Vedas! They are endless. How can their end be found.
(Guru Granth Sahab: 1:1 & 10:3)

After gradual research, I have come to the conclusion that long

before all heavenly books like the Quran, the Old Testament and
the New Testament etc. God had revealed to the Hindus through
the Rishis of Yore, of whom Brahma was the chief, His four
books of knowledge, the Rigveda, the Yajurveda, the Samaveda,
and the Atharva Veda. (Dara Shakoh ---son of Shah Jahan and
elder brother of Auranzeb; from his persian quatations.)

The Vedas stand alone in their splendor, standing as beacon of

Divine Light for the onward march of humanity. (Professor
Heeren in Historical Researches, Vol. II)

It cannot be denied that the early Indians possessed a

knowledge of the true God. All their writings are replete with
sentiments and expressions noble, clear, lovely, grand, as
deeply conceived as in any human language in which men have
spoken of their God. (SchlegelGerman Philosopher)

Sir Max Mueller believed that the Rig-Veda is the most ancient
book of the world. The sacred hymns of the Brahmans stand
unparalleled in the literature of the whole world and their
presentation might well be called miraculous.
The Rig Veda reflected Indias nature at all timesa spiritual
India, devoting all her energy to religious and philosophical
problems.
In the whole world there is no study so beneficial and so
elevating as that of the Upanishads. It has been the solace of my
lifeit will be the solace of my death. [To confirm his stand. He
quoted the German philosopher Arthur Schopenhauer]

Do not say that the Vedas are false. Liars are those who do not
try to understand the Vedas. (Saint Kabir)

He who attains true knowledge from of righteousness from the

Vedas, attains a steady position. (Mahatma Buddh)

All ancient sages as well as modern sages agree that the Vedas
are Gods Revelation since man came into existence.

James Hastings in his Encyclopaedia on religion and Ethics says

Dayanand tried to make the book of God resemble the book
of nature.
A great philosopher of England, W. D. Brown, writes in the
Superiority of the Vedic Religion The Vedic Religion is
thoroughly scientific where science and religions meet hand in
hand. Here theology is based on science and philosophy.

This goes to confirm the popular belief that the Vedas are eternal
ant not ascribable to any human agency (Apurusheya) and that
they emanated from Brahma, the creator himself. [Ibid:Page-558
(Bal Gangadhar Tilak)]

The Vedas are valid in themselves. (Dr. S. Radha Krishnan)

This goes to confirm the popular belief that the Vedas are
eternal and not answerable to any human agency and that they
emanated from Brahm, the creator Himself. (Arthur
Schopenhauer ---German Philosopher)

The Almighty, Infinite, Eternal, Incomprehensible, Self-existent

Being, He who sees everything through never seen is Brahm,
the one unknown, true being, Creator, the Preserver, and
Destroyer of the universe. Under such and innumerable other
definitions is the Deity acknowledged in the Vedas, (Charles
Coleman in Theophany of the Hindus)

Louis Jacolliot has observed: Astonishing fact! The Hindu

Revelation, Veda, is of all revelations, the only one whose ideas
are in perfect harmony with modern science. (The Bible in India,
Vol. II, Chap. 1)
The great scholiast of Maharashtra, (India) Shri B.B. Panagi,
writing about the Vedas in his Vedic IndiaMother of
Parliaments says The Vedas are the fountainhead of
knowledge, the prime source of inspiration, nay, the ground
depository of Divine wisdom and external truth.

[For more information about the Vedas contact: Arya Samaj]

The author again writes in his important book The Vedic fathers
of Geology I take this opportunity t remind the reader without
any fear of contradiction, that the Vedas contain many things not
yet known to anybody, as they form a mine of inexhaustible
literary wealth that has still remained unexposed.

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Another aspect of God (Supreme Spirit) or the Ultimate

Reality is that He is free from differences. The tree kinds of
differences of objects of the phenomenal world do not apply to Him.
As there is no other God from which He is to be distinguished, He
has no Sajatiya Bheda i.e. difference of an object of the same class.
There is nothing else other than Him or outside Him, which should
make for Vijatiya Bheda i.e. differences from an object of another
class. Likewise, God has no parts necessitating Svagata Bheda i.e.
difference amongst various parts of the same object.

Trinity --God, Soul and The Matter

There exists three categories of eternal self-caused entities:
(1) God, (2) the Soul, and (3) the Prakriti i.e. the material cause of
the universe. This eternal trinity is the basic of the creation Tritiyo
Bhrata (Rigveda 1-164-1). The trinity consists of two things: Conscious and unconscious. God and souls both are conscious and
Prakriti i.e. the material cause of the universe is unconscious or dead
inert matter. God is One and Support of all and souls are innumerous
in number. Being a dead inert matter, the Prakriti cannot do anything,
means it cannot move by itself or work by itself.

God is Omnipresent being the all. He can thus be

infinitesimally minute and infinitely mighty also. Being all-powerful,
He is capable of carrying out the minutest and the mightiest of jobs.

GOD:

God is Nirakara or Formless. It is so because He is all and

everywhere. Possessing a specific form would mean limiting Him
within physical contours. So, He is Omnipresent.

God is an Eternal, Conscious, Formless and Allpervading entity who is the efficient cause of the Universe and the
support of all. The Benevolent Supreme is Sacchidanand-Swaroop
i.e. Plenary-Existence (Sat) + Plenary-Intelligence (Chit + PlenaryBlissful (Anand) personified. He is Shuddh (Holy), Apprehend, Selfcaused and Independent by nature. He is Sarva-Shaktimaan
(Omnipotent), Nirakara (Formless), Sarvajya i.e. All knowledgeable
(Omniscient) and Sarva-Vyapaka (Omnipresent). He is Infinite
homogenous non-composite Spirit, which is incomparable to
anything. Countless creations and innumerous souls reside in God
and God Himself resides in all these things. There is no place left
vacant in this Universe where there is non-existence of the Supreme
Soul--Ishaa Vaasyamidam Sarvam (Yajurveda 40/1) means God is
Omnipresent and resides everywhere in this Universe. God is the
absolute and Brahman (above all). Being Omnipresent, He is not an
object of sense perception and can never ever be perceived through
sense organs hence He is Atindriya or Trans-sensuous.

It is said in the Mandookyopanishad (Kandika 3) that God

and the soul both are in the awakening stage and they are called
Saptanga i.e. they have seven things because of their Nature,
Characteristics and Attributes. These seven things are Drishti,
Shruti, Vak, Eakshana, Sankalpa, Vikalpa and Kriya. God is
infinite i.e. omnipresent whilst the soul being finite resides in one
place, so their above stated meaning varies from one another.
Vedic evidences:
Formless: Nirakara:Yajurveda: 40/4.
Omnipotent: Sarva-Shaktimaan: Yajurveda: 40/4.
Just: Nyaayakaari: Atharvaveda: 13/4/4.
Merciful: Dayaalu: Yajurveda: 33/18.
Unborn: Ajanma: Atharvaveda: 10/8/41 & Yajurveda: 34/53
Infinite: Ananta: Atharvaveda: 10/8/12.
Without any defect: Nirvikaar: Yajurveda: 34/53.
Beginningless: Anadi: Atharvaveda: 10/8/22 & 23.
Incomparable: Anupam: Atharvaveda: 10/8/33 & Yajurveda: 32/3.
Base of all: Sarvadhaar: Atharvaveda: 4/11/7.
Lord of all: Sarv-Eeshwar: Atharvaveda: 11/4/1.
Omnipresent: Sarva-Vyapaka: Atharvaveda: 11/2/12.
Pervades within all: Sarvantaryami: Yajurveda: 32/8.

Whose attributes, actions, nature and oritological essences

are nothing but truth is called God. He is one, without a second.
God is Nitya i.e. causeless (Eternal) means He is without a
beginning. By His nature He is Imperishable, Gynostic, Blissful, Pure,
Just, Merciful, Unborn, Unchangeable, Incomparable etc.

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above it should be quite clear that by being original source, God has
not pronounced as the creator of soul and nature, as these two are
themselves beginning-less and infinite.

Omniscient: Sarvajya: Yajurveda: 32/10.

Undecaying and Everlasting: Ajar: Atharvaveda 10/8/44.
Fearless: Abhaya: Atharvaveda: 10/21/1.
Eternal: Nitya: Yajurveda: 34/53.
Pure: Pavitra: Atharvaveda: 10/8/40.
Creator of the universe: Srishti-Karta: Atharvaveda: 13/3/15.
One, Adorable, Blissful: Anand Swaroop: Atharvaveda: 2/2/1.
All blissful: Anand Swaroop: Swaryasya Cha Kevalam: Atharvaveda:
10/164/20, Atharvaveda 10-8-2.
Witness: Abhokta and Sakshi: Rigveda: 1/164/20.
Yogi visualizes Him in Hridaya or Inner faculty: Rigveda: 8/72/3.
Truth is Dharma: Savita Satyadharmaa: Atharvaveda: 10/8/42.

He is called God whose attributes, actions, nature and

oritological essences are nothing but truth. He is one, without a
second. God is Omniscient (All knowledgeable), Omnipresent and
Eternal means He is without a beginning or end. By His nature He is
Imperishable, Gynostic, Blissful, Pure, Just, Merciful, Unborn,
Unchangeable, Incomparable &c.

God as original source of all phenomena:

The first principle of the Arya Samaj: God is the original source of all
that is true knowledge and all that is known by physical sciences. In
this first principle God has been pronounced as the Original source
of Soul and nature. Original source does not mean creator. The
Trinity i.e. God, Soul and Nature are Beginningless and infinite by
alteration, So the Trinity was never born. The meaning of original
source is One earlier to whom and beyond whom nothing exists.
God existed at all times and thus is the original source of everything
including nature and soul.

Janmadyasyayatah (Vedanta 1-1-2) means He who is

Generator, Organizer and Destroyer of the Universe is called
GOD.

KleshKarma Vipakashayairaparamrishtah (Yoga Darshana)

means He who is away from Ignorance - Happiness Unhappiness - Desires - Undesired and mixed actions which
bear the fruits, special from all souls, is called God.

God is Benevolent, and Fearless. His activities include the

creation, preservation, and destruction of the marvelous structure of
the Universe and the dispensation of reward or punishment
commensurate with the virtuous or vicious deeds of all living beings.

During the visible existence of the universe, nature exists in

its covertly visible form, but during the period of deluge (Pralaya)
nature exists in its Un-describable primary element form. At the
termination of the period of deluge, by the Supreme will of God
(Eshnaa) motion starts in the elements of nature, and the invisible
nature takes the shape of creation of the Universe. The laws of
creation are enforced by God, who is all-knowledgeable as well as
Omnipresent and Omnipotent. Therefore, God has been described
as the original source of nature.

Most of the great philosophers have maintained that there

exist some sort of absolute, whether it is called God, the Good, the
Giest or any other name.
God is one without a second. In this vast creation, there are
an infinite number of souls all of infinitesimal dimensions. God and
souls being conscious entities do not occupy any space.
The Veda, the theology of the Supreme God, clarifies this in
the Rigveda Mantra:

Soul does not die, it is only the body which perishes by

death and the soul takes re-birth in another body, in the same way,
as Lord Krishna says in the Geeta, in which we adorn a new dress
when we discard the old one. The law of justice of the God decides
the transmigration of soul from one body to the other. Hence God
has been pronounced as the original source of soul also. As stated

Dwa Suparna Sayuja Sakhaya Samanam Vriksham Pari Shasvajate,

Tayoranyah Pippalam Swadwattyanashnannynyo Abhi Chakshiti.
(Rigveda 1-164-20)

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Which means: -- God, souls and Prakriti i.e. the material

cause of the Universe are eternal.

[(Rigveda (1-164-44), (Rigveda 1-164-1), (Rigveda 1-50-10),

(Rigveda 10-5-7), (Rigveda 6-66-3), (Atharvaveda 5-35)] --Like these
there are many mantras in the Vedas that prove that God, souls and
the matter i.e. Prakriti are eternal.
God is Omnipotent, Omniscient and Omnipresent where as
the souls have limited knowledge hence to know Him fully is out of
our capability.
God is Self-existence, Intelligence and Bliss personified. He
is Devoid of any form*, Omnipotent, Just, Merciful, Benevolent,
Eternal, Infinite, Unchangeable, Beginning less, Incomparable,
Support of all, Lord of all, Omnipresent, Omniscient i.e. Controller of
all from within, Undecaying, Imperishable, Fearless, Eternal, Holy
and Creator, Sustainer and Destructor of the Universe. He is one
without a second. To Him alone worship which is always due.

The Rigveda: [(8-58-2), (1-164-46), (10-14-5), (10-114-4), (10-121-3),

(8-58-2), (6-15-11), (8-13-9)]
The Yajurveda: [(17-26), (13-4), (17-9), (17-21), (13-4)]
The Atharvaveda: [(8-5-26), (2-2-1), (8-5-20), (13-4, mantras from 1 to
56)]
In Rigveda-- volume # 3, chapter # 55 and mantra No. 1 to 22,
and in the same volume, in chapter # 56, 57, 58, 59, by referring all
these mantras, it is authentically proved that God is One without a
second.
All mantras (20,416 -- Twenty thousand four hundred and
sixteen) in the four Vedas glorify that God has many names
according to His nature, characteristics and attributes but He is One
without a second.
God is blissful "Swaryasya Cha Kevalam" (Atharvaveda 108-2) so he who is very near to Him feels / experiences His bliss which
is called "Ananda". For example---one feels hot when he is near fire,
because he gets the attributes of fire and in the same way when
some one is near ice, he feels cold. By communion with God the soul
experiences the bliss i.e. "Ananda" because God is full of Ananda.

[*God is formless. He cannot be limited in any shape, size or

body. Only if one attribute of God is accepted that He is having form,
His other several important attributes are contradicted automatically.
God with a form can not be Omnipresent, Omnipotent, Omniscient,
Unbegotten, Infinite, Unchangeable, Beginningless, All-pervading,
Creator of the universe, Imperishable, Eternal etc. A power with a
form may possess all these attributes is not possible; cannot logically
be proved and can not be supported by any evidence from the
Vedas. God is formless and that formless God alone is adorable.]

It is natural that by communion with the dead inert matter i.e.

Prakriti, one gets the attributes of Prakriti, and in the same way, by
communion with the Super Being, one acquires the attributes,
characteristics and nature of God. God and the soul i.e. Jiva are both
conscious entities. The soul is without bliss and God is full of bliss
"Swaryasya Cha Kevalam" this eloquent is from The Vedas that God
is blissful. The soul who is near to God enjoys His bliss. Also it is
authoritative that in the state of final realization, (i.e. in state of
Samaadhi) in Yoga, one can experience the bliss of the Supreme
Being. What sages and knowledgeable people have said can also be
taken as proof that bliss is in God Alone. "Mandra" Means God is
bliss personified.

There are many mantras in The Vedas, which say that there
is only One God without a second to it. God is Omniscient,
Omnipotent, Omnipresent, worship is due to Him alone.
Here are some mantras as a proof to show that God is one:

Eko Anyachyakripe Vishwamaanushaka (Rigveda 1-4-4-14)

Indra Choshkooyase Vaasu(Rigveda 5-8-17-41)
Sa Vishwasya Karunaspesha Eko (Rigveda 1-7-9-7)

Hiranyagarbhah Samavartataagre Bhutasya Jaatah Patireka

Aaseet,

Sadaadhaara Prithivim Dyaamutemaam Kasmai Devaya Havishaa

Vidhem
(Rigveda 10-21-1)
Vishvatashchakshuruta-----Janaya Deva Ekah (Yajurveda 17-9)

The Soul:

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or "the Spirit" and when the soul lives in functional body it is called
"the Living Being", "Jiva", "Jivama" or "the Self". All these names
are of the same thing but with different names in different states.
The body does not have the quality of consciousness though
it appears to have this quality under the influence of the soul.

The soul is an infinitesimal unity and said to be ten thousand

times subtler than the tip of hair. (Shwetashwataropanishad: 5.9)
The soul is so subtle that it is not to be seen with any apparatus
or instrument. (Atharvaveda: 10.8.85)
The innumerous numbers of souls that exist in Universe are
one of the three eternal entities. The soul is a different entity from
Omnipresent God and the Prakriti (Rigveda 1-164-20). This is an
important point to be born in mind that the souls are not the
parts/portions/divisions/parcels/pieces of God. God is an
Omnipresent, Omniscient, Omnipotent, All-pervading entity
(Yajurveda 40/1) hence He cannot be divided into two or infinite
pieces. He is Nirvikaar, means without any defects
(Yajurveda: 34/53). He is one and absolute.
Besides the inanimate nature, and the Omnipotent
Conscious God, we also observe animate beings, beginning from the
microscopic single cell creation to huge animals, birds, fishes and
the superior-most of all animate beings the man. All these animate
being possess the power of desire, of feeling of pleasure and pain
and capacity, more or less, of thinking and making efforts
instinctively as well as thought-out. This power which makes animate
being to function is called soul or Aatmaa. The relationship between
God and Soul is that God is the pervading force in soul, God is
worshipped, the Soul is the worshipper; God is the Gather, Soul is
like His son; God awards judicious fruit to Soul for his right or wrong
doings. God, Nature and Soul are infinite and Beginningless or
eternal by alteration of universe and deluge, and of creation or decay
in universe in case of Nature; and by death of body and re-birth in
case of Soul.
The Soul is an Existence and conscious entity. They are
innumerous in numbers. Humans cannot count the exact number
because of limited knowledge. Of course! In Gods Omniscient
knowledge, souls are limited. There cannot be increment or
decrement in the number of souls, as the souls are beginning less
and endless, hence they are eternal. Even in the state of salvation, a
soul cannot count the number of existing souls.
In emancipation the soul lives in its own personified state
and experiences the bliss of salvation by its own qualities and
attributes. Hence in the state of emancipation it is called "the Soul"

In other words when the soul is in its personified state, it is

called the soul or the spirit. And when it occupies the body, it is
called the self, the living being, Jiva or Jivama till it is liberated from
the bondage of birth and death and attains emancipation and
experiences the bliss of Ultimate Being.
The soul is eternal because he has no beginning hence he is
infinite and unchangeable. When compared to God, who is
omniscient, omnipresent and omnipotent, the soul has limitation of
knowledge. The soul being an infinitesimal unity resides in one place
(Atharvaveda 19-68-), whereas God is all pervading, hence there is
no place in the Universe, where He does not exist.

Ishaa Vaasyamidam Sarvam (Yajurveda 40/1) means God

resides in this whole Universe

A Jiva is a conscious being with limited learning. He is endowed

with the attributes like Longing, aversion, striving, happiness, grief
and knowledge. A Jiva is eternal.
The soul is recognised by the attributes (Lingas) given
bellow: They are: -- Pleasure, Sorrow, Desire, Envy, Activity and
Consciousness (Nyaaya Darshana 1-1-10). Besides these there are
more attributes like Inspiration and expiration, nictitation (closing and
opening of the eyes), organic growth, discernment, memory,
individuality, movement, regulation of the senses, internal changes
and disorder such as hunger and thirst, joy and sorrow, etc
(Vaisheshika Darshana 3-2-4) which distinguish the soul from God.
The existence of the soul is known only by these attributes
as it is neither nor perceptible by the senses. These attributes
manifest themselves only so long as the soul is present in the body,
but cease to do so as soon as the soul leaves it. Here we present
some of the proofs about souls attributes:

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suffering and in the enjoyment of perfect bliss in the All-pervading,

All-blissful, Infinite, Omnipotent God. [* Brahma means who is great,
i.e. God]
There are many proofs in The Vedas that that show that the
soul is everlasting, imperishable, immortal and eternal entity:
Now refer these Vedic mantras:
"Amartyo Mrityenaa Sayaoneehi" (Rigveda 1-164-30)
Means that the immortal soul exists in the mortal body.

It is told in the Vedas that the soul is Ashnah (Rigveda 1164-1) i.e. that pleasure and sorrow are experienced by the soul.

"Aapaang Proreti" (Rigveda 1-64-38) means that the soul

acquires the desire for the acquisition of things and envy.
"Sannadho Manasaa Charami" (Rigveda 1-64-27) i.e. it moves
with consciousness and it closes and opens eyes and breathes.
Prachchhaami (Rigveda 1-164-6) i.e. I am asking that mean
the soul has limited knowledge.

"Marteshvagniramrito Ni Dhaayeehi" (Rigveda 10-45-7)

Means that the soul lives in man.

As long as the soul remains in the body, these attributes are

discernible in the body but when the soul leaves it, they are not
found there. This is the way in which we have the knowledge of
existence of the soul. The physical body is a useful medium for
manifestation of the soul. The soul is a conscious entity which
experiences pleasure and pain through the medium of the body
which being physical (materialistic) decays and perishes, but the soul
being non-physical does not decay or die. The soul is eternal, ever
lasting, endless because it is an unborn entity.

"Sashchad Devo Devam, Satyamindram Satya Induhu" (Rigveda

2-22-1). Which means: God stays with immortal soul in this body.

Na Yam Ripavo Na Ripanyavo Garbhe Santam Reshana

Reshayanti,
Andhah Apashyaa Na Dabhanbhiravya Nityaasa ii Pretari
Araksharan
(Rigveda 1-149-5)

The meaning of this mantra: No enemy can harm the soul

because it is imperishable, immortal, everlasting and eternal, hence
it can never be killed by anyone. A thing that is created must perish,
but the soul is uncreated so it is imperishable.

Innate powers of the soul:

"Really it is of one kind, but it may be said to consist of the
following 24 varieties:

There is a popular Shloka in the Shrimad Bhagwat Geeta, in

which Yogeshwar (the Lord of Yoga) Shri Krishna explains to Arjuna
that - Nainam Chhindanti Shastraani, Nainam Dahati Pavakah,
Na Chainam Kledayantyaapo, Na Shoshayati Maarutah
(Geeta 2-23)

(1) Strength; (2) Energy; (3) Attraction; (4) Suggestion; (5) Motion;
(6) Intimidation; (7) Analytic Power; (8) Skill; (9) Courage; (10)
Memory; (11) Discernment; (12) Desire; (13) Love; (14) Hatred; (15)
Association; (16) Dissociation; (17) Dividing power; (18) Combining
power; (19) Power of sight; (20) Hearing; (21) Touch; (22) Taste;
(23) Smell; and (24) Knowledge. (Satyarth Prakash: Chapter 9)

This means that The soul is eternal, hence any weapon

cannot cut it, fire cannot burn it, water cannot dissolve it and air
cannot dry or evaporate it.

By help of these very powers the soul attains and enjoys

happiness even in Emancipation. If the soul, when emancipated,
were to be absorbed into Brahma, who would then enjoy the bliss of
emancipation. Those who regard the dissolution of soul as
emancipation are no Quest immersed in ignorance, because the
emancipation of the soul consists in its exemption from all sin and

Residence of Soul in the body:

The soul resides in Hridaya. It is said that the brain and the
heart, both have the same meaning as Hridaya. Hridaya has three
letters. Hri+Da+Ya. Hri meaning, to bring, Da means to give and

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Ya means to move. The thing that does all three works in the body
is called Hridaya which is nothing but the brain. Brain receives
knowledge through the sensory nerves, supplies it to the soul, and
inspires the Karmendriyas (action organs) to act through the Motor
nerves i.e. Sense organs. For this reason the brain always moves
on.
Scientific law of motion explains that A thing does not
move where it is. It cannot move where it is not. It can move where it
is to where it is not. This proves that the soul is an infinitesimal unity
where as God is an infinite entity.

(*Courtesy: The science of Medicine and the Physiological

Concept in Ancient and Medieval India by Dr. Ashok K. Bagachi. The
book is published by National Book Trust of India edited by Dr. N.S.
Keswani)
According to the modern medical science, there are two
types of deaths Clinical and Biological. A person is declared dead
by a doctor when he examines the patient and finds that the heart
has stopped working. This is called a Clinical death. Biological
death is an actual death. In this case doctor examines the patients
brain biologically and when he finds that the patients brain is not
working at all, then the person is declared Dead. From this
argument it is clear that existence of the soul is in the brain and not
in the heart.
The soul at the time of death, exits either from an eye, tip of
the
head
or
from
any
other
part
of
the
body
(Brihadaaranyakopanishad: 4.4.2). The soul leaves the body with all
its Karanas i.e. instruments (Koutakeya Brahman Upanishad: 3.4).

It is described in the anatomy of Sushrut Samhita that the

shape of the Hridaya is like a reversed lotus flower, which is open in
state of awakening and closes in the state of sleeping. It is clear that
Hridaya is not Heart but it is the brain, which is always active when
we are awake and rests when we rest or sleep.
*Strangely enough, everywhere in Ayurveda the word Hridaya is
used as the seat of mind, intellect, centre for sleep, cousciousness and the
similar faculties Charak states, if the Hridaya is injured unconsciousness
occurs and if it is destroyed the limbs are paralysed and death follows. It is
interesting to note that the latin word cordis (GreekKardia) has
originated from the Sanskrit root Shradh, Shradha or Shraddha. All
these words mean respect, which is a body consists of the mind and not of
the heart. According to Charak the body consists of six limbsknowledge,
five senses, soul and thought (Charak-Samhita: 30/45). Therefore, it can be
assumed that most of the functions attributed to the Hridaya are functions
of the brain. The functions of the brain stated in various texts can be
summerised as: 1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.

Prakriti:
Sattva-Rajas-Tamas when these three qualities (attributes)
are found combined in equal proportions i.e. the equanimous
condition of Sattva, Rajas and Tamas is called the Matter or Prakriti.
Being a Jada (Jada is pronounced as jarra) i.e. dead inert matter,
so there is no consciousness in Prakriti. It remains in this condition at
all times of absolute dissolution (Pralaya). To make it in a workable
condition, the influence of conscious entity is essential. When
activated by the observational power of God, the gross creation
takes place.

It is a place of Atma (Soul)

The centre of Chetana (Consciousness)
The seat of five senses
Store house of Buddhi (Intellect)
Store house of Smriti (Memory)
The seat of Chitta
The centre of Jiva
Regulator of Nidra (Sleep)
Seat of Rajas (Emotion and Passion)
Snayu Kendra (Centre of nervous system)

Marteshvagniramrito Ni Dyayi (Rigveda 10-45-7)

Which means: -- There are two conscious (Intellect) entities
and they are God (Super conscious and all intellect) and an
innumerous finite number of souls (conscious with limited
knowledge). Having limited knowledge, the soul is unable to create
the Universe, hence the only remaining entity is God. With Gods
influence, changes take place in motionless Prakriti. With "Kshobh"
i.e. Big Bang, movement takes place in the Prakriti and creation of
the Universe starts from here.

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elements / gross elements are formed, such as ---earth, water, fire,

air, ether, space and time are the elements of the creation of the
Universe (Vaisheshika Darshana).
God is Immovable because He is Omnipresent hence allpervading, and all the rest like the stars, suns, moons, planets,
satellites etc. have motion and these heavenly bodies are stationed
in space due to the magnetize force of Soma i.e. The Supreme
Being. There are many mantras in the Vedas in which the creation of
the Universe is explained and they are the subjects of science.

The Great Sage Kapil Aacharya explains in the Sankhya

Darshan: --

Sattvarajastamam Samyavastha Prakritih Prakritermahan

Mahatohankarohankarat Panch Tanmatranyubhaymin-Indriyam
Tanmatrebhyah Sthulabhutani Purush Iti Panchavinshatirganah.
(Sankhya Darshan: 61)

Means: ---there are twenty-four divisions of dead inert matter or

Jada Padaarth which are as follows: -Prakriti means the material cause of the universe.
Mahatattva means the principle of wisdom or the intellect. Ahankara
means the principle of individuality or ego elements. There are
eleven Indriyas i.e. eleven principle of senses which consists of the
mind, five Gyanendriyas or five sense organs (ear, skin, eyes,
tongue and nose) and five Karmendriyas or five action organs
(hands, feet, tongue, genital organs). The Panch-Tanmatras i.e. five
principle of subtle entities are speech, touch, vision, taste and smell.
And lastly Panch-Mahabhoota i.e. five gross entities or five great
elements are ether, air, fire, water and earth.

Readers who want to gain more knowledge about this subject

must refer to all these Vedic mantras from the Rig-Veda [(10-149-3),
(10-121-1), (10-88-6), (1-131-2)]
The Nebula is the main cause of the material world. The big
explosion afterwards results into many suns that spread in all
directions. (This expansion is still on). The sound which is the effect
of that Big Bang always vibrates in the Universe and that sound is
called "Akashvani", "Shabda", "Anhad Naad", etc. in Hindi and "the
Sound of Ultimate Reality", "the Word", "the Oracle" etc. in English.
The pronunciation of that vibrating everlasting sounds as "OM".
Scientists call it "Creative energy" or "Vibrating energy" that creates
the Universe. In the Vedic philosophy this creative energy or
vibrating energy is nothing but God.

Twenty-three substances made from the Prakriti are called

"Vikaras of the Prakriti " or "Srishti".
God and the soul are called "Purusha" but both are distinct
from each other. God is one and infinitesimal souls are infinite in
numbers.
The Universe is full of wonders and mysteries. Its because of
scientific plus artistic creation of Omniscient God. Science means the
laws of the nature. Science is already there only one has to discover
or explore it. God is the greatest scientist so His creation is perfect.
Scientist wonder when they discover something and they agree that
some super power exists behind them. The natural laws are perfect
as God has created them, and no one can alter or change them.

Atom is a smallest possible materialistic thing that cannot be

divided further. In each and every atom there exist three basic
substances / energies named as Electron, Proton and Neutron.
When more than one atoms unite, molecule or element is created
and in the same way when these elements unite together great

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"Trisyah Bhumih Pratimanam" (Rigveda 1-102-8) means there

are three kinds of worlds in space. Firstly are those which are
self-illuminated are called "Nakshatras or Stars" and the group of
these Nakshatras are called "Galaxies" and group of galaxies is
called "the Solar System". Secondly there are other Unilluminated heavenly bodies which rotate in elliptic way on their
own Nakshatras and also rotate on their own axis these are
called "Grahaa" or "Planet" e.g. earth, Jupiter etc. and get light
from the sun. Thirdly there are those which rotate on their own
axis and also rotate in elliptic way on their own Graha, they are
called "Upa-Grahaa", or "Satellite", e.g. moon. They all stay in
universe in spherical form and under the Universal force of
gravitation which is "Soma".

of extreme pains, sorrows and miseries. Hence the creation of the

Universe is a must.

In this way everything moves in the Universe. Our planet on

which we live i.e. our earth is moving at a speed of 66,000 miles per
hour around the sun, completing its round in 365.25 days in a year.
The laws of nature are unchangeable hence these are called "Ritta",
and no one [even God] cannot change or alter these laws, because
they are made by all-knowing God.

With His capability, God creates all material world and

immerses them in their own subtle entities at the time of final
destruction of the Universe.

In the creation everything is changeable, hence what is

created must perish which means that the effect is dissolved in its
cause, and the thing changes its form.

In the material world, the materialistic body is the means of

attaining Moksha i.e. "Emancipation" or Liberation or "Salvation"
of the Soul. (Atharvaveda: 1-31-3).

Creation after Dissolution and Dissolution after Creation, in

this way the system goes on with the influence of the Supreme Being
(Rigveda 10-82-6). God is the Creator, Sustainer and Destroyer of the
Universe (Atharvaveda 10-8-11). This system is Beginning-less and
Endless.
The creation, sustenance, mobilization and governance of so
many wonderful striking objects cannot be carried on by anyone
except God, who is an intelligent designer, who knows His art, who
has the capacity of the accomplishment, and who works with a set of
purpose.
As the soul is an infinitesimal unity so it cannot create the
vast universe, moreover the self i.e. the soul can not give or get the
reward of its own action with justice.

"Wishvasya Bhuvanasya Rajah" (Rigveda 5-85-3)

I.e. God is the Lord of the whole world.

"Sakam Suryam Janayan Dyamushasam" (Rigveda 6-30-5) i.e..

God has created the sun, the illuminated world in an instance
and He alone is the creator of this Universe. He is one without a
second.

"Ya Ime Dyava Prithivi Janan" (Rigveda 4-56-3)

Means that God has created the Universe.

"Prithivimaprathayastadastamna Uta Dyama" (Rigveda 8-89-5).

(Atharvaveda. 13-2, mantras 1 to 46) all these imply that God
alone has created the Universe.

In creation of the Universe utilization of all the three eternal

entities are manifested otherwise there can never be any use of
these eternal trinities.
Everyone knows that the function of the eyes is to see. In the
same way of what use would the knowledge, activity, and power of
creating the world be in God, other than that of creating? Nothing
else! Just as sight is the natural function of the eyes, so are the
creations of the world, the free gift of all souls and promoting the well
being of all the natural attributes of God.

In Atharva Veda 8-5-9, mantras from 1 to 26 have the same

meaning i.e. God alone is the creator of the Universe and He creates
this form the material cause of the Universe called Prakriti.

Jada and Chetana i.e. Conscious and Insensate things:

There are only two things in this universe, which are Jada
and Chetana. Jada is one in number that is the material cause of the
universe called the matter or Prakriti whereas the second thing is
Chetana, which are two in number i.e. One God, and numerous
numbers of souls.

With existence of the creation, the self (the soul) gets its
material body. The soul is rewarded fruits of its actions. And the
Prakriti serves/helps as the medium for the soul, hence the greatest
achievement of human life is to attain "Emancipation i.e. to get rid

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God is One so His personal and original name should be

one. According to the Vedic literature and other Arsha Granthas
(authoritative literature) Gods most loveable and personal name is
said to be AUM which is pronounced as OM.
This is the question frequently asked by many people:

Jada and Chetana both are the Hindi words used for
insensate, unconscious or materialistic things and conscious,
Intellect or living thing respectively. For example table (or anything
made of any material) is an insensate whereas God and the soul are
conscious things. Jada means unconscious or without knowledge or
insensate thing whereas Chetana has knowledge. The matter or the
Prakriti i.e. the material cause of the universe is called Jada, as it
has no sense or knowledge. Our materialistic body is Jada whereas
the soul is a Chetana thing. Because of existence of the soul, our
body looks like Chetana or living. There is no feeling in Jada Vastu,
but Chetana Vastu has feelings. All living creatures have feelings of
pain and pleasure, as there is a Chetana Shakti (Power) to
experience it whereas Jada Vastu has nothing to feel anything. Jada
Vastu cannot do anything, as there is no Chetana Shakti to
experience it.
Of course! Prakriti (i.e. material cause of the universe) is
Jada thing or insensate thing hence anything made of the Prakriti
must be Jada. Many modern philosophers say that materialistic
things that cannot be seen with flashy eyes are not actually Jada but
they have some spiritualistic characters. Man cannot know or
understand these things. But these comments are baseless. Not a
single thing is created from anything, which has no cause. Even God
cannot create anything from Shoonya i.e. that is non-existence.
God also has created this universe from Prakriti. Scientists agree this
formula that nothing is created from non-existence material. .
In short in this universe everything is Jada Vastu except God
and souls. In our body only the soul is Chetana. Yes! Body, mind etc
are Jada. One thing to be kept in mind is that a soul (An Infinitesimal
Chetana Tattwa) cannot do anything without the materialistic body
which is its medium to take any action. One more thing is that souls
without body reside in Gods supervision hence the beliefs about
ghosts, witchcraft, bad-omens, demons, devils, monsters, rascals
and wandering spirits etc. is absolutely false. No such things exist.
Only God who is Self-Existence-All-Intelligence-All-Blissful
can do all his duties without any materialistic body, incarnation or
medium, as he is Omnipresent, Omnipotent and Omniscient.

What is the original or personal name of God and why/how should

one believe that?
Here one thing is to be borne in mind and that is Anything,
which has many, attributes - actions - nature may be called by many
names, though it has only one personal name. In the same way God
has many names according to his attributes, actions and
characteristics but his personal or original and most famous name is
said to be one, which is OM. The word OM is formed by three
letters i.e. A+U+M and letters A and U when combined, its
pronunciation becomes O hence A+U+M is pronounced OM
which represents Yajna, Yoga and Dharma.
AUM creates, AUM sustains, AUM dissolves, the whole universe,
AUM is Gods the most appropriate Name sung in prose and verse.
Letters A, U and M constitute the Akshara, AUM the Imperishable,
All that was, all that is and all that will be is AUM the only Adorable.
A signifies the ruler of Universe, Sovereign and the Omniscient Being,
Self-Lustrous, Radiant of all Galaxies and the Omnipresent Being.
U is Upholder of all Planets and Stars, Life Provider -the Omnipotent Being,
While M is for all true Knowledge, Universal Bliss and Ever lasting being.
Also A denotes Brahama the Creator and U for Vishnu -the Preserver, And
M for Mahesh -the Dissolver, thus AUM signifies the All Controller.
While pronouncing AUM at first A opens vocal organ indicating Creation,
The U sustains the word that is Preserver and M closing lips is Dissolution.
Vedas the Scriptures of true knowledge, describe AUM and its attributes,
AUM is Formless, the personification of Existence, Intelligence and Bliss.
AUM is Almighty, Just, Benevolent, Unborn, Infinite and Endless,
Unchangeable, Incomparable, Undecaying, Fearless and Beginningless.
When the soul gets human body by its virtues and Gods Grace,
Its gifted with intellect to find right path to run lifes race.
His set goals are Dharma, Artha, Kama and Mokshas achievement,
Recitation of AUM concentrating on its attributes leads to fulfillment.

Gods Personal & Original Name: AUM

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(Poem by Shri Dharmveer Gulati -USA)

The Vedic and other Holy texts are in support of this view,
that the Primary and Personal name of God is AUM, which is
pronounced as OM.

AUM is the highest name of God; it is composed of three

letters AUM (as described earlier). This one name comprises many
other names of God. Thus, briefly

It is said in the Kath Upanishad, 7/15, that "He, Whom all the
Vedas declare worthy of homage, to whom all devotion and
righteous actions lead, and for Whose realization, the life of chastity
i.e. Brahmacharya leads, is called OM

A stand for Viraat, Agni and Vishwa, etc.

U stands for Hiranyagarbha, Vaayu and Tejas, etc. And
M stands for Ishwara, Aaditya and Prajna, etc.

There have to be innumerable names of God according to

Ishwara,
his
attributed-actions-characteristics
as
Omkar,
Paramatma, Bhagwan, Brahma, Vishnu, Mahesha, Ganapati,
Ganesh, Indra, Mitra, Varun, Agni and so on. All these are attributed
names of God.
In other words, these names signify God in prayers,
meditations, communions, or where such adjectives as Omnipresent,
Omniscient, Holy, Eternal and Creator of the Universe qualify them.
Whilst, where the things under discussion are mentioned as created,
protected or sustained, disintegrated or where such qualifying words
as finite, visible are used, they cannot be taken to signify God;
because He is neither subject to such changes as evolution or
destruction, nor is He finite or visible.

It is clearly explained in the Vedas and other true Shastras,

that wherever they treat of God; all these names stand for Him.
[Light of Truth: Chapter # 1]
The Vedic and other Holy texts are in support of this view, here are a
few quotations from the Holy Vedas and the Upanishads in support
of the statement that "AUM" (OM) is the highest name of God.
The Vedic Eloquent says: "OM Krato Smara" (Yajurveda
40/15) means Oh! Energetic man, (Assiduous man) always
remember the name of God that is OM.

OM Kham Brahma" (Yajurveda 40/17) which mean "OM is the

Great God who is Omnipresent (Like ether).

"Tasya Vaachakah Pranavah" (Yoga Shastra, Chapter 1/27) which

mean Gods personal name is AUM.

The Chhandogya Upanishad: Mantra # 1 says that "He alone,

whose name is AUM, who is Immortal, is worthy of our adoration
and none other."

The Manduk Upanishad, 1/1, says: --" All the Vedas and the
Shastras declare OM as the primary and natural name of God.
All other are His secondary names."

[Kindly Refer: Light of Truth: Chapter # one, in which, the

author, Maharishi Dayanand Saraswati has excellently explained
with meaning the 100 names of God frequently used in the Vedas
and Arsha Granthas. One must study this Incredible, Immortal and
Evergreen book Light of Truth written by the great sage of the
modern era, Maharishi Dayanand Saraswati (founder of the Arya
Samaj) for all mankind to improve their knowledge about God, soul
and the Prakriti. There are many interesting subjects for inquisitive
seekers of the Light of Truth.]
In Vedas alone there are many names of God according to
subject and contents! But, from time to time, place to place, nation to
nation and from their own beliefs & faiths, the Bhaktas (worshippers),
Sufis, Saints, Gurus and other religious people who had experienced
Gods bliss in their own* ways, have added many attributed and
imaginary names for Him. According to their circumstances, place,

TheKathopanishada: 7/15, says that He, whom all the Vedas

declare worthy of homage, Whom all devotion and righteous
actions lead to, and for Whose realisation, the life of
Brahmacharya (chastity) is lead, is called AUM.

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time and beliefs etc., God is pronounced as: -- God, Holy Ghost,
Holy Spirit, Lord, Allah, Khuda, Khoda, Khudaaya, Rabba, Sai,
Naath, Satnaam, Omkara, Vaheguru, Maalik, Parvardigaar, Maulaa
&sc. But really speaking, by listening or chanting the OM one
enjoys and experiences inner-peace or Anand. God is One hence
His loveable, adorable and Peace-giving name according to all
Arsha Granthas and religious books is nothing but "OM.

suffer again and again as a consequences of their acts. Vidura asks

honorable sage Maitreya (Bhagwatam: 3-5-2) --Why this is so? The
existence of this question, even in ancient times, indicates that how
action and the result of action are related has always been a
mystery, uncertain and puzzling. Lord Krishna says in the Geeta that
Gahana Karmano Gatih i.e. the true nature of action is inscrutable.
The Geeta says: You have control on your karma but not on
the fruits. Lord Krishna explains here that man can do karma, which
is in his hands, but the fruits of that karma are in Gods hand. In
other words, Once man has done any Karma willingly or unwillingly,
purposely or ignorantly and mentally, verbally or physically, but for
the results he/she has to depend on Gods judgement i.e. time, place
and situation. Action being insentient, it is not capable of deciding the
result; the result is always decided by Ishwara, a super-conscious
principle according to set laws of the nature. The Vedic philosophy
says that karma is a seed that bears its fruit within and only the
sower of course reaps that fruit.

Om is a cosmic sound, Universal music, which exists in the

Universe forever. The Yogi or enlightened souls experience this
Cosmic Vibration in transcendental state of Samaadhi. To hear this
incredible universal sound of music, in other words to experience the
incredible bliss of God, one (truly dedicated person called a Bhakta)
has to meditate with clean and pure mind, which cannot be explained
in words.
[* Usually People believe that God can be realised, visualised, felt or
experienced in many ways, BUT believing is different from reality.
Truth is one without a second. God visualisation is a different thing
that well explain latter on in the Yoga chapter.]

According to the law of Karma, sooner or later we have to

reap what we have sown. Most of our obstacle are the result of our
own actions -whose consequences we must face in the form of our
present situations and trials. Yet at the same time we are not just at
the mercy of our past actions. The Aptas constantly tell us, our past
actions are less important than what we are doing in the present. In
the words of great sage Vasishtha, The present is indefinitely more
potent than the past.

KARM-SIDDHAANT:
The Law of Action and Reaction
Any extraordinary effort, done by the soul with body, mind
and Indriyas (principle of subtle entity i.e. internal & external senses)
for attaining pleasures and to get rid of pains, is called Karm or
Karma. (Aryoddeshyaratnamala: No. 48 by Mahrishi Dayanand
Saraswati)
Karm or Karma means Action. It is not possible that any
action goes in waste without giving its fruit to the doer. It is eternal
scientific truth that Action and Reaction are equal and opposite.
Doer does an action and its fruit is given by Almighty God and goes
to the doer itself. In simple words man acts and God reacts. A
human being cannot avoid actions because he is compelled to act by
his own nature.
People perform actions for the sake of happiness, but they
do not become happy or manage to end their misery. Further they

This theory of subject of Karma-Siddhaant i.e. the theory of

action and reaction is very vast, mysterious, confused and
complicated hence no man can understand it properly and
completely. Man can understand some of the important things with
his/her limited intellect. What is important is to understand that what
is good and what are bad deeds, and try to get rid of the bad deeds,
then only can one benefit from life.
Man proposes, God disposes. This oft-quoted saying
suggests that ultimately it is God who decides the outcome of our
efforts at achieving our aspirations and goals. Could this be true?

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Our actions in previous births determine the choice of our

parents. The Chhandogya Upanishad (5-10) says, Those who are of
good conduct will enter into an elevated or superior womb, and those
who are of evil conduct will be born into the womb of a dog or swine
or an outcast. No one can get anything unless he earns it. A person
may accumulate enormous wealth through means fair or foul, but he
will be able to use only that what he deserves. In-spite of thousands
of books in his library, he will not be able to read any that he does
not deserve. And this deservedness is produced by past karma.

We talk about the injustice in this world. All around us we

see the unrighteous flourish while the virtuous suffer. Often,
notorious criminals get away, the innocent get punished. The
indulgent remain healthy and the cautious suffer from diseases. The
idle get rich and the industrious remain poor. These anomalies could
conveniently be explained away as good and bad luck, but what
about glaring inequities at birth? One infant is born with high IQ,
good looks and health; another is born with physical, economic and
emotional disadvantages. If God is the final arbitrator of our destiny,
He must be a very partial God indeed! To a believer in a Just and
Benevolent God such gross inequalities defy explanation.

Retribution is the guiding principle of the karma doctrine.

Retribution is awarded by our karmas, not for our karmas. A true
believer feels no bitterness when misfortune befalls him and he
blames no one, not even God. Such an attitude should not be
mistaken as fatalistic resignation, for in reality it is wholesome, it
promotes acceptance of ones situation and it inspires edification.

The Vedic scriptures, however, contends that mans desires,

ambitions and efforts are not disposed of by God; they are disposed
of by mans own Karma, past actions. Is karma then more powerful
than God is? God is all-powerful; He can do anything and everything.
However, normally, God does not intervene in mans material
destiny, and hence, karma holds sway. * His external energy, and
the law is precise, strict, uncompromising, relentless and thoroughly
impartial.
(*God, being Omniscient, Omnipotent, Omnipresent, has
made the laws of nature and the nature, being an insensate thing,
cannot do any thing by its own hence it is naturally influenced and
judged only by Him. Hence in this context it is versed that karma is
self-judging.)

It may be argued that because everything is pre-destined,

we have no freedom of action. It is true that man cannot escape the
fruits of Prarabdha karmapast karma now fructifyingbut destiny
does not dictate mans current behavior. Man has the discriminative
powers, limited through sufficient and the freedom to act as he
pleases. If therefore, he acts according to spiritual injunctions, he
can create good karmas to reap corresponding benefits in future
lives. The law of karma is optimistic and progressive because it is
well within ones control to improve his future both materially and
spiritually. Karma is also one of the means to Moksha, liberation.

So, if there is unexpected suffering, if there is failure despite

efforts at achieving success, know that it is due to ones past karma,
not Gods displeasure. God is not to be blamed. If there is an
unexpected windfall, that, too, is the result of ones good karma at
work.
As you sow, so shall you reap is an eternal law. Any action
good, bad or indifferent, yields corresponding fruit. Reward and
punishment is portioned out according to the nature of each persons
karma. Righteous action brings rich rewards and exceptionally good
actions (Nishkaam karma) takes one to heaven, Swarga Loka. Bad
deeds result in problems, failures and miseries. Extraordinary bad
deeds result in one being born in the form of a lower species. Ones
existence could be filled with torment.

Karma teaches us that in the lives of humans there is an

absolute natural justice that cannot be violated and it will always
prevail. It would therefore be prudent for us to always remember that
though we may be able to circumvent man-made laws, still we
cannot escape the law of karma.
Karma is a law of cause and effect, or moral intelligibility.
Cause and effect must be equal, as you sow so shall you reap. In
other words the love, kindness, anger, hatred and such other
feelings that flow out to others from our hearts will be invariably
returned to us. Our noble thoughts, feelings and deeds bring to us

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pleasant experiences while evil thoughts and deeds cause sorrows

and sufferings. Nothing is accidental; everything has a cause.

worldly pleasures, such as giving donations, performing Yajnas,

service of mankind, protecting weaker sections of the society etc.
When karma and intention, both are good, they are Punya karma.

Karma theory is not fatalism; nor is it any authoritarian

agency denying recognition of individual effort. In reality it places our
own evolution in our own hands by giving ample opportunity through
many lives, Janma, to refine our thoughts and actions. The quality of
all our actions depends on the vasnas that predominate and rule our
thought processes. As we think, so do we act. All egocentric,
desires-directed activities lead the doer to new experiences,
accumulating ever more impressions or tendencies, goading us to
acquire, possess, keep, spend, enjoy and preserve what has been
gained. Vasanas are the psychological expressions of potential
Karmas, which never die, but seek new fields of action for their
consumption.
Karma is a continuum due to its action-reaction chain-effect,
making us to live through cycle of birth, old age, disease and death.
We are bonded to our action and their results. To deliver ourselves
from the painful ordeal of our acts of passion-lust, greed, anger, Shri
Krishna in the Bhagavad Geeta talks about Karma-Yoga, the path of
right action. It has three conditions.
First, work must be carried out in a spirit of dedication and
selflessness.
Second, it must be beneficial to society at large.
Third, never let the fruits of action agitate your mind. We
must endeavor to preserve Dharma, the eternal values of life, for the
continuance of human existence. In the climate of detachment,
mans creative personality flowers to its maximum potential.
Karmas can be divided into many ways, but according to the
Vedic philosophy and Aarsha Granthas, there are four kinds of
Karmas: Karmaashuklaakrishnam Yoginastrividhamitareshaam
(Yog Darshana 4/7)
(1) Nishkaam Karmas = The Punya-karmas done with the intention
of attaining Moksha i.e. Emancipation e.g. To study the Vedic
literature etc., service to mankind, worshipping God, spreading
knowledge etc.

(3) Mixed Karmas = Mixture of some Punya (Virtuous acts) and

some Paap-Karmas (Sinful acts), such as in farming. One gets a
good harvest but it is a fact that some insects are being killed. When
action is good but intention is bad and vice versa, then the karma is
said to be mixed Karma.
(4) Paap Karmas = i.e. sinful bad actions, by which others receive
Pains such as; to steal, tell lies, to rape etc. In this category action
and its intention both are bad, hence they are said to be PaapKarma. For these the doer gets the body of pig, dog, fish, donkey,
monkey &sc. according to the standard of ones Karmas. In the Vedic
philosophy, it is advised to do the first three Karmas and/also
strongly advised not to do the fourth one. Hence one should never
do these Paap Karma.
The second point of view about Karmas:
(1) Kriyamaan Karmas = These Karmas are those which are being
done in the present time.
(2) Sanchita Karma or Samashtigat Karma: The second level is the
one of the past actions that are waiting to produce a reaction.
This is called Sanchita Karma, the latent Karma.
(3) Prarabdha = The third level is the level of the past actions
whose reactions are fully manifesting, being responsible for the
fruits we achieve in our present life and creating its
circumstances. This is called Prarabdha Karma, active or mature
Karma also known as Bhaagya, Naseeb or Kismat in Hindi and
Luck, fortune, fate or Destiny in English.
We all come into this world with a certain destiny, which
unfolds, as we go through life. Opportunities given to man also form
a part of our destiny.
One more thing to be borne in mind is that No one gets
more than his/her Destiny or Bhaagya or Prarabdha (i.e. proper fruits

(2) Punya Karmas = The Karmas done with the intention of acquiring

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exist, the fruit of our actions ripe and spring out. It is said that the
reactions are hidden in its actions.

of his/her Karmas done i.e. the results of his past efforts) and before
Time. Hence everyone shall get his/her appropriate Karma-Phal in
time. There is no delay or ignorance in Gods judgement, because
God is Omnipresent, Omnipotent and omniscient.

God has fitted an important automatic instrument i.e. Chitta*

(commonly known as mind) in our Antah-Karan or inner faculties, in
which all impressions of our deeds (present and past lives) are
registered continuously. If good deeds exceed from bad deeds, life
becomes pleasant, and when bad deeds are more than good deeds,
life becomes miserable. When they both (good and bad deeds)
remain equal the life becomes a mix of good bad.

Results of Karmas can also be divided into three categories

such as (A) Karma-Phal, (B) Result and (C) Effect. KarmaPhal
goes directly to the doer. Result is connected with the material and
lastly the effect is to be suffered by some one upon whom deeds are
done. For example a thief has stolen an article from the house of Mr.
B. Here the thief has done his action of stealing. In this case, while
Karma-Phal will be experienced by the thief, in accordance with
Gods eternal laws of nature. Mr. B is suffering the effect of thiefs
action. Lastly the result is that an article has disappeared from Mr.
Bs house.
The most accepted truth is that "As you sow so shall you
reap". Once a person has performed his actions, bad or good, the
results are never lost. The law of Motion states that Action, Effect or
Karma is equal for all. "Action and reaction are equal and opposite.
The Vedic doctrine of Karma is its moral equivalent. Time factor is
always there. It is not possible to get the fruits of all actions at the
earliest, because every seed takes its own time to ripe. We [the soul]
are finite hence have limited knowledge and do not know the exact
time for the result of all our actions.

[*Mind-Intellect-Chitta-Ego these four combined are called innerfaculties, inner-consciousness, or Antah-Karan. One can have
visions of these cumulative actions in Samaadhi i.e. the state of
realization of God, which is the last stage of Yoga.] [*The thinking
apparatus is mind; thinking, feeling, willing, memory, dreams and
imaginations are various facts of the mind, and these are to be coordinated in respect to what we receive through our senses of
cognition.]
At the time of death, the soul resides in God with its subtle
body in which all impressions i.e. Sanskaras remains registered, and
next birth is given accordingly as Jaati-Aayu-Bhog by the divine
power [GOD]. There are numerous races like man, animals, birds,
insects etc. God only knows the Life-State, Life-Period and LifeExperience i.e. Jati-Aayu-Bhog of all souls.
[* As said earlier that when an individual is born, the soul comes with
a subtle body, with its supragenetic code or Jati-Aayu-Bhog.
Humans alone have the freedom of Will & Action while all other
species do not enjoy this freedom.]
The idea of good or evil, and of vice and virtue, is assigned
to the extent one is provided with freedom to will and work.

Fruits of all Karmas manifest in three different ways, such as

Jaati, Aayu and Bhoga.

Sati Moole Tadvipaako Jaatyaayurbhogaahaa

(Yog Darshan: 2/13)
As stated earlier that Life-State, Life-Period and LifeExperience (Jaati-Aayu-Bhog) are the parameters of our deeds. The
moment man acts [mentally, verbally or corporeal] he is fixed under
the laws of Divinity i.e. God decides and makes the proper and
suitable arrangements and creates environments for the fruits for its
actions. When, where and how no one knows except the Benevolent
Supreme God.
The fruits of our past or present karmas depend upon these
four conditions which are place-time-cause and object. When they

It is again the freedom that imposes responsibility. Man

alone is thus responsible for his good or bad actions. The Quest of
religions, morals and ethics are applicable to him alone, and to no
other species to this extent.
The average age of a man is nearly 100 years, If he lives his
life according to the laws of nature, it can be increased or decreased
that depends upon one's attitudes towards life. God has provided all

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"Karma" means Action. Every action or thought determines

a reaction. In the physical world, the weight of a body creates an
opposite force in the ground. At the emotional level, our attitude
toward someone (or something) is, consciously or not, are reflected
back, the other person having the tendency to behave exactly
according to our feeling towards him/her. At the mental level this is
the well-known dynamic interaction between the commanding
conscious mind and the executing subconscious mind.

essential things for living being e.g. vegetables, fruits, foods, herbals,
etc. When good deeds exceed bad deeds it is certain that the soul
will get his next birth in the human race, and result in animal races if
the deeds are the reverse.
In the Universe there are infinite worlds, in which exist many
nations, jungles, states, cities, villages, animals, birds, sea world,
and man. It is his Sanskaras that force him to take birth in a king's
palace, poor man's hut, an ordinary house, all depends upon his
entire past. Someone is born handsome/beautiful, fair, wheatish,
black, tall, short, healthy, weak, retarded, sick, etc. hence there is
always one or other weakness or defect or impurity in a man
because of his entire past. What is received because of one's own
cumulative actions is called "Fortune", "Luck", and Destiny". Man is
the builder/architect/designer/maker of his destiny. What happens to
us directly or indirectly is the result of our action. We are responsible
for an action and it is we who have to face the consequences. The
consequences of all actions have to be experienced by the doer
alone.

In Yoga Tradition, Karma has a much deeper meaning,

which, to a certain extent only, is related to the western idea of
Destiny or Fate. In this vision, Karma is the accumulation of our past
actions. These past actions (Triggering Actions) are causes which
determine other actions (triggered reactions) in exact accordance
with the charge of the corresponding past actions.
Being a seed, Karma does not fructify immediately after it is
sown. It requires the fertile soil of self-arrogation (when a person
arrogates to himself/herself the action done in a state of spiritual
ignorance) and the manure of similar actions to help its growth and
fruition. The absence of self-arrogation keeps the person unaffected
by the actions done in that state of consciousness. Self-arrogation is
thus the soil without which the seed of Karma cannot grow.

One question arises here Why to expect fruits when one

sows seeds? There is a nice biological answer. This is because fruits
furnish seeds and seeds come from the fruits and fruits come from
the seeds; and the chain goes on. Whether seeds come first or the
fruits is a Quest that can never be answered. It is a closed circular
chain, each one preceding the other. Why do we want to be
rewarded when we do certain actions? The answer is simple,
because the reward would encourage us to take further action.
Action leads to rewards, and rewards to actions and chain should
never come to an end.

The innumerable seeds launched into the Universe by

desire, aversion, love, hatred, etc., and the actions caused by these
feelings, in the same way as all material seeds, tend -- given
favorable conditions -- to produce energetic entities of the same
species as that of the parents who have transmitted the seed. In
order that the seed should be sown, it is in no way necessary that
our feelings, intentions or thoughts should be materialized in actions.
All our subconscious activity is a powerful source from which are
thrown out these seeds. Therefore, it matters not only what you do
but also what you are.

Of course, actions are like seeds, which bear fruits. Fruits

accompany thorns.
"An effect resupposes a cause" (Vaisheshika Darshan: 4-1-3).
The actions reveal our innermost nature. Man is known by
his actions. Actions also transform one's nature. Actions thus
promote and demote a man. And therefore, we are asked to be very
cautious about our actions.

There is not a blade of grass, not a grain of sand which is

not a sower of Karmic seeds by the activity of its physical and
psychic life, peculiar to its species, which we must in no way imagine
as similar to our own. Each of our physical, emotional or mental
movements is the fruit of causes coming from the whole Universe

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This encouragement comes through rewards, and resistance

through punishments, the former gets manifested in what we call
pleasure and the latter in what we call pain. Virtue and vice are other
terms for good and evil.

and has its repercussions in the whole Universe. For instance, if you
do a bad or good action toward someone, this triggers a reaction,
which will be equally, bad or good, and which will be directed toward
yourself. In this way, you experience the happiness or suffering that
you have produced to other living beings. The paramount value of
this subtle mechanism is that we learn and accumulate a certain
ineffable wisdom that pushes us toward becoming good and perfect.
Of course, this is a very simple and mechanical explanation; what
really happens has a complexity and profoundness that overcomes
even the most imaginative mind.

Rewards and punishments are given by someone who is

higher in rank to encourage person to treat on the right path, and be
safeguarded from being distracted to a wrong one. This is known as
the fruit of action. We are the doers, whereas the fruit of our action
comes from above, that is from the Benevolent Supreme. We are
free to act, but He is to judge our actions and accordingly decide
what is best for us.
Another important aspect is that the sequence of the
triggered reactions is not necessarily the same as the sequence of
the triggering actions. Some Karmas (actions) trigger a very quick
reaction, others need a long or very long time to trigger a reaction.
The time of "ripening" of the fruit of an action has nothing to do with
the time when that action was done, but with its nature only.

Karma is the storage of our actions, recorded with exactitude

in a special memory. These recordings are like time bombs that will
explode in the future. The sight of an object, the thinking of a
thought, the performance of an act, even though very transitory,
leave a complex trace in the Cosmic Memory (Aakasha) which lasts
beyond time, and leaves also an imprint in the subconscious mind.
This subconscious imprint is called Sanskaras (Dynamic Impulse).
The character of a man, his moral or mental status, his "talents", his
"likes" and "dislikes", all are determined by his Sanskaras, which are
the product of his Karma (past actions). The Sanskaras transmigrate
from incarnation to incarnation, being never lost. They act like seeds
that will develop according to a specific pattern, which characterize
each of them and which is closely related to the charge of the action
that produced them.
For instance, the pattern of development of a kidney-bean
seed is to give birth to a plant having all the characteristics of the
kidney-bean plant. This is the Karma of the kidney-bean seed. From
this simple example you can understand how the Karma seeds from
our subconscious (Samskaras) give birth to circumstances identically
similar to those which generated them. In other words, if you do
good, you will receive good, and vice-versa.

The Law of echoes is valid both for triggering actions and for
triggered reactions. We can say that the echo is like a multiple
reflection of an action. The echoes also trigger reactions.
Considering the temporal sequence of actions, each action has a
feedback effect (going backward in time and therefore affecting all
the latent Karmic seeds that lay in wait) and a direct effect (going
forward in time).
The result of an action is greatly influenced by associated
ideas. When, for instance, a person practices certain austerities and
desires that their fruits should go to some particular person, for
whom he performs them. It is a blind-faith and blind-belief. It must be
kept in mind that Only Doer gets the fruit of his Karmas. The
Karmas-Phal (Fruits of actions i.e. rewards or punishments) cannot
be returned or exchanged. Once actions done the fruits have to be
borne by the doer. The science says-- Action and Reaction are
equal and opposite

All of us intrinsically possess two tendencies, i.e. good and

evil; you may as well call them desirable and undesirable, or helpful
and unhelpful, Appreciatory and Derogatory. The theism is based on
the acceptance of a fundamental principle; Whatever is good must
be encouraged and whatever is evil must be resisted.

*Kartum Akartum Anyathaa Kartum Yah Swatantra Sa Karta

Means he who is free to do, not to do or even do the same in

reverse way, is called the doer.

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inescapable net, woven and tailored by ourselves, into which we

have thoughtlessly delivered ourselves, and which leads us to
phenomena of unknown and often uncontrollable proportions. And
the tragic beauty of this is that everything seems as if it would come
from outside, as if we would have no choice, as if we would be the
victims of an unfair judgement, as if the whole world would turn
against us in a sudden outburst of capriciousness.

When you understand these important aspects of the Law of

Karma and its Karma-Phal, you will realize that there is no destiny
besides the human will. Everybody gets exactly what he/she
deserves. This is a Cosmic and Inflexible Law. There is a perfect
justice, even when our limited human understanding "sees" an
"injustice". The human beings build their own destiny through their
actions, thoughts and intentions. If these have a positive charge, the
destiny will be positive. If the actions, thoughts or intentions have a
predominantly negative charge, the destiny will be negative. Notice
that you do not necessarily have to do bad things to others for having
a bad destiny: people usually do bad things to themselves, and this
is enough for creating a negative Karma. An important thing here is
the intention. Remember, Cosmic Entities (Insensate Jada Matters),
can never punish a creature for being "bad" and never reward it for
being "good". God is one who gives the fruits of ones actions.
In the light of this Law, man sows seeds (Actions) that will
sprout later. But the ignorant man continuously sows seeds and pays
no attention to their growth. He does not even know what he is
doing. He does not even know that what he is doing will have a
repercussion. Nevertheless, this does not make the seeds of his
actions sterile, on the contrary: they sprout and ripen, and then each
must eat the sweet or sour fruits of his own field. Not only our
actions, but also our omissions become our destiny. Even the things
that we have failed to accomplish trigger reactions that may develop
into events of grave concern. Our fate deposits itself insidiously in
our lives through our innumerable tiny movements, thoughts,
intentions, habits, the scarcely conscious actions and neglects of
everyday life. Then, through our unconscious choices and rejections,
it gradually thickens until the solution reaches a saturation point and
is ripe for crystallization. A slight turbulence is then enough, and
what has long been forming as a cloudily liquid, something indefinite,
merely holding itself in readiness, is instantaneously precipitated as
destiny, bursts open crystal-clear and hard, and reveals to our
astonished eye its internal store. Then we are thunderstruck. Then
we ask ourselves: "What have I done to deserve this? Why me?"
What for a long time has been build within in secrecy, unpredictably
unloads itself with great power into the outer world and carries us
with it: the machinery of Karma starts its inexorable work into the
scenery that we ourselves, most of the time unconsciously, have
minutely prepared. We suddenly discover that we are trapped in an

We live in a mysterious world with our conscious and

subconscious mind and belief system. They are permanently
creating the "reality" in which we live, manifesting that enigmatic
power called Maya Shakti (Natural Powers), through which we see
the world not the way it is, but the way we want it, consciously or not,
to be. This is the same power that the Supreme Being uses to create
and manifest the worlds, and to hide it from them. You have to see
and understand deeply this fundamental truth before attempting to
understand the laws of Karma.
Chitta is the storage of our actions, recorded with
exactitude in a special memory. These recordings are like time
bombs that will explode in the future. The sight of an object, the
thought process, the performance of an act, even though very
transitory, leave a complex trace in the Cosmic Memory (Akasha),
which lasts beyond time, and leaves also an imprint in the
subconscious mind. This subconscious imprint is called Sanskar
(dynamic impulse). The character of a man, his moral or mental
status, his "talents", his "likes" and "dislikes", all are determined by
his Sanskara, which are the product of his Karma (past actions). The
Sanskaras transmigrate from incarnation to incarnation, never being
lost. They act like seeds that will develop according to a specific
pattern, which characterize each of them and which is closely related
to the charge of the action that produced them.
"Our present is a resultant of our entire past, and again with
our accomplishments in the present, we shall be moving on to the
next life.
When a man is born, he is born with two heredities, one that
is biological, which passes from father to son, from one generation to
the other. The other is the intrinsic heredity, which the soul carries
from one life to the other. The two heredities work simultaneously in

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state is reached nothing and nobody can stop it from running its
course, nothing can impede its fruition.

perfect harmony without any conflict. The intrinsic heredity is carried

by a similar supragenetic code, made of non-matter, and existing as
a non-material envelope round the soul. This non-material is known
as the subtle body of the soul, just as the genes and genetic codes
constitute the gross body of the same. Through this supragenetic
code in the subtle body are preserved those supracharacteristics,
which the soul carries from one body to the next, one after the other.
As one passes from one life to other they remain dormant, or
become active, may be altered, or replaced as the case may be. The
soul carries as if the final resultant of these supracharacteristics from
one stage to the other."
"When one dies, the biological envelop is left over here, and
the soul within the supragenetic envelop (i.e. with its subtle body)
passes on to its next life carrying its intrinsic heredity. The life
continues on like this. [Man and his religion]

As opposed to this, there is the other state in which, the

circumstances being extremely unfavorable for its growth, Karma
remains dormant (latent Karma). The fruition of such Karma only can
be destroyed by a counter-action such as charity, spiritual practice,
etc. The preventive measures against the fruition of latent Karma are
like inoculation to safeguard a person against the attack of a certain
disease. And just as inoculation, though effective if it were done long
before the attack, is yet useless when the attack has come, i.e.,
when the Karma has attained maturity. The mature Karma is like a
boulder slipped from the top of a mountain, which knows no
obstruction and must have its course till it reaches the flat land.
The destruction, or burning, of Karma is one of the most
essential antecedent conditions of enlightenment. But this is neither
the only condition, nor is this in itself enlightenment.

It is important to know that besides the karmic debts, the

human being has free will. Free Will permits intelligent choices. Even
if you have to suffer the reactions of a "Bad Sinful Karmas, these
choices can make a big difference as to how these reactions will
manifest, and even if they will manifest at all. Free will is not the
same for everybody (it depends on Karma), but even an
extraordinarily "Bad Sinful Karma gives possibilities to exert free will
at certain crucial points in life.

The main purpose of the Law of Karma is learning. If,

through understanding and consciously changing your life, you learn
a lesson, the Karma that was supposed to teach you that particular
lesson through suffering is automatically burned.
Remember that Karma is the main cause of our existence in
this world. An individual is not only affected by his Karma, but also by
that of the community or race to which he belongs (Collective
Karma). A good or bad Karma is equally undesirable for he who
yearns to liberation, because it enchains the human being on the
Wheel of Eternal Returning. In Yoga vision, Karma is "Good" when it
permits the human being to realize the spiritual evolution, and it is
"Bad" when the opposite is the case. "Bad Karma means that a lot
of lessons have to be learned; "Good Karma means enough lessons
were learned, so the human being can start the conscious work of
inner growth. The advanced Yoga-students learn to eliminate any
kind of Karma. Only in this way will he be totally free of any links with
the inferior levels of consciousness, being able to merge
continuously into the Eternal Bliss of the Supreme Consciousness.
From then on, all his Actions will be free of any karmic charge. These
actions can trigger reactions, but only if the Yoga-students desires

Counter-acting latent Karmas: Now, we come to the idea of

"Changing the Destiny". Generally speaking, the ordinary human
being supports passively and unconsciously the consequences of his
Karmas (Actions). In this state of consciousness, he/she
unconsciously generates other Karmas (Actions), which trigger
correspondent reactions, and so on. Apparently, this vicious circle
has no end.
The Yoga Tradition puts forth clearly that the human being
has the power and the right to change his destiny and find an exit
from this vicious circle. This is called "escaping the wheel of
reincarnations". Karma itself is called "The Wheel of Eternal
Returning".
We have seen that the state of Karma, when it is asserting
itself or is about to assert itself is called mature Karma Once this

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them and considering them as a duty that has to be done (Dharma).

In this way you open yourself toward the cosmic harmony and allow
the Current of the Eternal Consciousness to perform these actions
through you, while you assume the role of a relay, this is conveying
the corresponding action. Of a great help here is the continuous
concentration upon Sahasraar, the center above the head.

so. An enlightened master has complete control over the fruition of

his Karmas (actions).
In Vedic philosophy, sin is an action, which is not in
accordance with the superior Cosmic Harmony, in other words that
which is not in accordance with Yama and Niyama is surely
punishable. In any condition, God never excuses or forgives
anyones sin/sins.

The term "non-attachment" (Vairagya) best describes the

spiritual condition of acting without lust of result. It is very difficult for
the ordinary human being to decide on something and then to do it
purely for its own sake. Yet it is precisely this attitude which is
required from a Yoga-student or Yoga-Sadhak.

[Yama, Niyama, Aaasana, Praanaayaama, Pratyaahaar,

Dhaaranaa, Dhyaana and Samaadhi are eight steps or accessories of
the Yoga. The term Yoga means communion with God. (Yoga
Darshan: Saadhan paada # 29)]

In this respect, there is a Cosmic Law that says: "Whatever

you identify yourself with, controls you; you control whatever you disidentify yourself with." Here, "identification" has to be understood as
ego-involvement; therefore, the lower the level of ego-involvement,
the higher the level of satisfaction.

Important: Its an eternal Karmic Law or the law of action and

reaction that No karma is defused without giving fruits to the doer.
Then how can God forgive anyones action? He is Omniscient hence
He cannot break His own laws!
The science of Yoga provides the necessary methodology of
learning through understanding and conscious becoming, therefore
of changing the Destiny and experiencing the remaining fruits of our
Karma in an intelligent and superior way. In this respect, Yoga Sutra,
the famous treatise on Yoga written by the Sage Patanjali, says:

Nishkaam Karma doesn't mean to be indifferent toward the

action that you perform. On the contrary, it requires maximum
attention and total responsibility. Do not be afraid to perform any
action when the time is ripe for it, and do not expect any results (i.e.,
act for the sake of the action, and not for what you may get from that
action). The correct understanding of this idea is very difficult and
comes in time. It is said man has the duty to act, but the results of his
actions are in God's hands.

Heyam Dhukhamanaagatam (Saadhan-Pada # 16)

Which means "The future suffering can and must be avoided." The
Science through which this is possible is called Yoga.

Practical Elements in Karma Yoga:

Karma Yoga is one of the four types of classical Yoga. The other
three are:
Jyana Yoga - the Yoga of intellectual knowledge.
Bhakti Yoga - the Yoga of devotion to the Supreme Consciousness.
Raja Yoga - the Yoga of mind control and meditation.
Karma Yoga is the Yoga of spontaneous and complete
communion with the Supreme Divine Consciousness through
detached action.
Detachment means non-ego involvement (freedom from the
bonds of desire). Therefore Karma-Yoga requires non-ego
involvement neither in action nor in detachment. In this way

A general methodology through which the human being can

avoid the wheel of Karma is called Nishkaam Karma i. e., action
(Karma) without (Nish) attachment (Kaam), and i.e., spontaneous
action that comes smoothly, as if by it, without being "pushed".
Again, Yoga puts forth that the actual action does not create
any Karma, but the Attitude with which that action is done (the
arrogation to himself of the authorship of one's actions) links the
human being into the painful chain of suffering. In order to avoid this,
realize all your actions consecrating, through ardent yearning, their
fruit to the Supreme Being, not expecting any reward or result from

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everything we do becomes a meditation and attunement to the

Cosmic Harmony.

Out of these three elements, only the intent creates new

Karma (enchains us to the Wheel of Birth and Death). To avoid this,
the intent has to be detached and consecrated to God. Consecration
of actions: It is necessary to consecrate all major actions to God.

The ageless teachings of the Karma Yoga system are the following:
(1) Not even for a moment can a human being be without action.
Therefore inaction or refraining from action must not be the aim of a
yogi. Detached and consecrated actions are more superior to
inaction.
(2) Certain actions are mandatory and therefore have to be done but
in a state of perfect detachment and consecrating their fruit to the
Supreme Consciousness (God).
(3) We must neither desire nor be afraid of the fruits (results) of our
detached actions. We must consecrate these fruits to God.
Consecration means offering the fruits of an action to God in a state
of humbleness, it means acting for the love of God. This inner
attitude of consecration implies a profound respect and attention for
the action that is being performed, and a perfect detachment from its
fruit. Consecration implies a higher responsibility, because now the
quality of the action is a measure of the degree of love for God and
of communion with the Cosmic Harmony. In the light of this teaching,
no action is to be considered as being without importance, negligible
or incompatible with the role we THINK (but dont know through
direct experimentation) we have to play in this life.

When you decide to offer an action and its fruits to God, it is

of paramount importance that you do that before the action starts.
Consecrate the fruits of the action to God in total sincerity, without
holding back anything. When you offer the fruits to God, you agree
that the results of the action, which were supposed to come to you,
are offered to God and you willingly give them up. The moment of
offering is immediately followed by an extraordinary state of
communion, of openness, of charging with a divine flux of ecstatic
energy, which always manifests in your being From Top to Bottom
(from the center above the head down to the root center). You then
feel this fluid entering the crown of the skull and penetrating your
being, bathing you in a radiance of divine influence. This state is the
sign that God has received your offer and that you can go ahead and
start the action, being sure that now God is acting through you,
inspiring and guiding you all the way.

(4) We must never be attached to action itself.

2. Perceiving, in a state of inner attention and receptiveness, the

answer* that God sends us, and which means He has accepted our
offer. This answer is a feeling, sometimes very soft and barely
sensed, and sometimes an overwhelming state of expanded
awareness, or any degree in between. The main thing here is to
perceive a state of uplifting, a descent of grace from above the head
up to the base of the spine. After a short time, this state fades away,
but what is important is that it came upon you.

Therefore, in Karma Yoga consecration has two parts:

1. Ishwar Pranidhaan i.e. offering the fruits of an action to God
before starting the action.

(5) We must never consider ourselves as being the authors of our

actions. We must keep in mind that God is the one who acts
through us. Therefore, Before starting an action (this detail is
essential!), invoke with fervor the presence of God and offer Him
in a state of humbleness both that action and its fruits.
(6) Any action realized in the spirit of Karma Yoga (i. e., respecting
the above five precepts) does not create any Karmic chains.
Karma Yoga makes a clear distinction between:

NOTE: *It is impossible Not to feel the answer, if God truly answers.
If we are really sincere and open in our offering, God always has
means to make us perceive His answer. You can for example, use
the following formula Before starting an action:

(a) The Intent of an action (the state of mind at the time of an action);
(b) The action itself;
(c) The fruits of the action;

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May the infinite God, who is all truth, all-intelligence, all

blissful and the innermost spirit of all out of His grace, give success
and permanence to this object of mine. May God bless all and give
courage to embrace truth and renounce untruth.

Karma Yoga introduces the formula "Learning through

detached help given to others". Keep these ideas in mind:
The only truly valuable help is that through which a human
being receives the teaching of how to help himself / herself. For
being able to really give, you must first have.

The path of right action purges the mind of its accumulated

vasana-dirt and lets it soar to new heights of self-realisation. A true
Karma-Yogin accomplishes work with single-minded devotion,
accepting the work itself as his or her reward and a source of
enjoyment. This is Yajna, a self-sacrificing act, which transforms life
into an elevating experience.

When you help or teach others, consecrate your action to

God, and let Him help that person through you. Be aware that you
cannot help or teach anybody without a substantial help from God.
Therefore in all humbleness (lack of arrogance) offer yourself as a
relay through which Gods help can reach that person, and "get out
of the way". If the consecration is correctly performed, and if you truly
become detached, the inner state of consciousness that appears
then in your being is tremendously powerful. This state of
consciousness changes you and the person you want to help, being
in the same time a glorious proof of the existence of God and its
ways. But do not be disappointed if sometimes the other person is
dense or refractory to this help - this shows his / her incapacity to
receive help.
The difference between compassion and pity is this: Pity is a
state of passive resonance with the suffering of other person.
Through pity we take over our shoulders, partially or totally, the
Karma of suffering that belongs to another person. In other words,
making other peoples problems our own - without helping them in
any way and sometimes even risking our inner development!
Through pity we are Not integrated into the Cosmic Harmony.

Action must be guided by established Dharma as given by

scriptures, by prospector, or as guided by ones own conscience.

Important: Any comments or suggestions or more information

from learned readers for improvement of Karma-Siddhaanta
will be gratefully accepted and judiciously implemented.
Madan Raheja

Jyotish Vidya i.e. Astrology and Astronomy

Compassion can be defined as being the pity and the love of

God. When we feel compassion, the predominant state is that of
communion with the Cosmic Harmony while contemplating human
suffering. When we feel compassion we are not taking over any
Karma Compassion is a mobilizing, active attitude through which we
find ways to help others in the light of the Karma Yoga teachings.
Compassion is purifying, therefore being great help in our inner
evolution.
When we consecrate to God our pity, it is transformed into
compassion.

Dyuterisinnaadeshcha Jah is formed from the Sanskrit root

term Dyut Deeptou. From this the word Jyotish is
proved/formed.
The geologic study of celestial bodies is called "Astrology"
The science of heavenly bodies i.e. illuminated bodies like the
sun, the moon, stars, galaxies etc., and their movement and
positions in space, is called Jyotish Vidya or the science of
Astrology. [The study of the positions and aspects of the heavenly
bodies in the belief that they have an influence on the course of
human affairs.]
[Astrology: The geologic study of celestial bodies.] Jyotish
Vidya also deals with astrometereology i.e. the study of the

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diameter? What does the spot on moon actually mean? Is there any
moon to the moon or not? How do days and nights exist on moon?
Are they bigger or shorter than of ours? Why it is so? What is a
month? What is the parameter of a month on the moon? Do seasons
also exist on the moon or no? If yes then how many? Where does
the moon stand? Where is the earth situated? Is there only one earth
or many more similar to our earth? What are their shapes, existence
and movement? Are they motionless or is there any movement? Do
days and nights exist there too? If yes, then what are the
parameters? Are they same as ours day and nights or bigger/
shorter? Why? What are the parameters of months and years? Do
moons exist on their earth? How many moons are there one or
many? If there is one moon then what is the position of Shukla Paksha
i.e. lighted part? What is the definition of sun? What is its diameter
and axis? Where and how is the sun situated? Do days, months and
years exist on the sun or no and why? Why is there a sign on the
sun? How does it rotate? Is there just one sun or many more like it?
What is an eclipse? How many kinds are there? Why do they exist?
What are the effects of an eclipse? Does the earth expand or shrink?
What are planets and how many are they? Are there any effects of
these planets on humans? If yes, then of what kind? Is the sun, what
we see, smallest or the biggest and what is its parameters? What is
the relation of the sun with another one? What are stars? How many
are there? Are they standstill or do they rotate? Where are they
during the day? Why are they not visible in the daytime? Why are
they seen only at night? What are tail stars? How many are there?
Where do they live? Why are they seen only sometimes? What kind
of gains / losses do we get from them? What are the Ulkayas? Why
are they seen? What is a Muhurat? What are Day, Month, Season,
Uttar Dakshnayan, Year, century, Millenium, Era, Manvantar, Kalp
and Mahaakalp? What is Pralaya i.e. the deluge and Maha Pralaya
i.e. great deluge? How many types of days, months, years, etc. are
there? How are they useful to us?

influence, or supposed influence, of the stars, planets etc. on climate

and weather. In the universe all heavenly bodies [Except God] rotate
in their axis and around their so-called 'Sun'. All heavenly bodies
(sun, moon etc.) move or rotate because of influence of God.
There are many subjects in the Jyotish Vidya, which are as
follows: -Which type of movement does God create in the Prakriti at
the time of creation of the universe? From that Big Bang how
Mahatattva (the principle of Wisdom), Ahankara (the principle of
individuality), Indriyas (the principle of senses), Tanmatras (the
principle of subtle entities), Gross entities i.e. Great elements are
created? How the sun, earth, moon, planets, galaxies, and other
things were created? What is the Universe, sun, earth and their
interaction? What causes them to rotate and who rotates them? Why
they do rotate in the skies? What is the shape of earth? How and
why is it round? What is its diameter? What is the measurement of
its circumstance? How does it rotate? What is its velocity? How do
things remain in contact while these heavenly bodies are in motion?
What is the cause of variation in earths motion? What are the results
of its movements? What is gravity and where does it lie? What are its
effects and results? What is light? What is day and night? How are
they created? Why and how does a day increase? How much does it
increase? Why and how does a night increase? From where does
the day start? Why, when and where does the day/night remain
day/night for six months at a stretch? How do the residents of that
place behave? Why does the shadow of sun, sometimes seems to
be small and why at times is it big? Why does it sometimes move
towards the north and the south? What are the various seasons?
What is the cause of seasons and where do they occur? How many
are they? When and why do their reoccurrence happens? Do all
seasons exist on the entire earth? Why does one season not occur
everywhere at the same time? Where and how do humans live on
earth? What is the meaning when we say above and below? What is
a Sea? Where is it? What is moon and how is it? How and why does
it rotate? Why does it increase gradually & when full then decrease
gradually and one day it is completely invisible, why? How does a
fortnight occur? What are its parameters? Lets go and see how the
earth is seen from there (moon)? Why is the earth illuminated? What
are the effects on earth when moon rotates? What is its axis and

What is the Aakash Ganga or galaxies? How many are

they? What are horoscopes? How many are there? What are the
shapes and how many kinds of them exist? What kind of effect do
humans get from them? Is there any end of to the stars or no? How
do they come into existence? Why are they created? Do they exist
as they are or vanish at some point of time? Why do they vanish?

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(Vishwadeva) - Abhijeet (Brahma) - Shravana (Vishnu) - Shravishtha

(Vasavaha) - Shatabhishaj (Indra) - Purva-Bhadrapada (Aaja
Ekapaad) - Uttara-Bhadrapada (Ahirbudhnya)- Revati (Pooshaa) Purva-Ashvani & Uttaraa-Ashvani (Ashwinou) and Bharani (Yama)]
(Atharva Veda 19-7- Mantras # 2, 3, 4 and 5; the Atharva Veda 19-8Mantras # 1 and 2)
"Nakshatrebhihi Pitaro Dyaamapishan"(Rigveda 10-68-11) which
mean the Divine power has beautified the sky with the
Nakshatras.

What is called a Deluge? What is the use of the deluge? What does
it remain in a deluge? How many times has the creation and
dissolution taken place till now? Does dissolution take place for all
Lokas i.e. planets at one time or does it take place in different period
of time for different planet etc?
What is light? What is Jyoti (Illumination)? What is the
appearance (emblem) of light? What is its speed? How much is this?
Is there a limit to it or no? How many kinds of Jyotis are there? What
are the shapes and types of this Jyotish-Pindas i.e. Illuminated
bodies? What is electricity? What is Akasha i.e. the ether? Is there
any size of the ether? Where all these types of things / thoughts
which are described and called the Jyotish Shastra.

[Courtesy: Jyotish Vivek by Aacharya Vedavrat Meemansak]

"Hariranyaasyam Bhavati Swadhaavaan Shukro Anyasyaam"

(Rigveda 1-95-1) means The sun gives light in the daytime and
Nakshatras illuminate at night.

According to the Surya Siddhanta (the theory of the sun)

there are twenty-eight galaxies from Ashvani to Revati.

Vedangas:
There are six Vedangas in number: --(I) Shiksha [Phonetics
science of morals and duties]; (ii) Kalpa [Geometry]; (iii) Vyakarana
[Grammar]; (iv) Chhanda [Metrics i.e. Philology]; (v) Nirukta
[Etymology] and (vi) Jyotisha [Astronomy and Astrology].}

It is said in the Panini education that Chhandas are like legs

of the Vedas, Kalpa like hands, Jyotish like eyes, Nirukta like ears,
Shiksha like nose and Vyakarana is like the mouth of the Vedas.

Dwaadash Pradhayashchakramekam Treeni Naabhyaani Ka U

Tachchiketa,
Tasmintsaakam Trishataa Na Shadkavorpitahaa Pashtirna
Chalaachalaasah (Rigveda 1-164-48)

This mean that there are 360 parts in 12 divisions of the

wheel of a Savatsaras (solar year), in which there are three Nabhis
i.e. cold, heat and rain. The Mantra says that 360 portions of this
wheel are immovable.

One cannot see anything without the eyes, in the same way without the
knowledge of Jyotish one cannot understand the meanings of the
Vedic verses.

Tastraahataastreeni Shatani Shnkavah Shashtishcha Kheelaa

Avichaachalaa Ye (Atharvaveda 10-8-4),
This mantra says that this wheel of time has its existence,
which is wheel of Horoscopes.

Nakshatras or Galaxies:
There are 28 Nakshatras (Galaxies) and their Devtas
(deities) in our solar system. Names of their deities are given in
brackets. They are described as follows: -

{Refer Atharvaveda 10-8-4, Rigveda 1-16411 and 1-164-46 for the

detailed verses quoted for twelve divisions or signs and twelve
months of year.] The twelve signs are at present named, are as
follows --Aries i.e. Mesha (Mrach 20 to April 18), Taurus i.e. Vrisha (April 19 to
May 19), Gemini i.e. Mithuna (May 20 to June 20), Cancer i.e. Karka
(June 21 to July 21), Leo i.e. Sinha (July 22 to August 21), Virgo i.e.
Kanya (August 22 to September 20), Libra i.e. Tula (September 21 to

[Krittika (Agni) - Rohini (Prajapati) - Mrigashira (Soma) Aarda (Rudra) - Punarvasu (Aditi) - Pushya (Brihaspati) - Aashlesha
or Ashlesha (Sarpa) - Magha (Pitara)- Purva-phalguni (Aryama)Uttra-phalguni (Bhaga) - Hasta (Savita) - Chitra (Indra) - Swati
(Vayu) - Vishakha (Indrani) - Anuradha (Mitra) - Jyeshtha (Indra) Mula (Pitara) - Purvaashadha (Aapaha) - Uttaraashadha

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October 22), Scorpio i.e. Vrischika (October 23 to November 21),

Sagittarius i.e. Dhanuh (November 22 to December 22), Capricorn
i.e. Makra (December 23 to January 19), Aquarius i.e. Kumbha
(January 20 to February 18) and Pisces i.e. Meen (February 19 to
March 19).]

Important information:
We are told that the average distance between the earth and
the sun is 93 million miles. Light, the lightest known messenger,
travels at a speed of 186,000 miles a second. So in a year it covers a
distance of about 6 million miles. If it could travel from one side of the
galaxy to the other, the journey would take it about 100 thousand
years. There are over 100,000 million stars in our galaxy and then
there are about 100 million galaxies in the universe. This means that
there are some ten trillion stars in all. On a clear dark night, you can
see, with your eyes alone, as far as, 9,000,000,000,000,000,000
(nine billion billion) miles all the way to the Andromeda galaxy. Is it
not a wonder that the One who is responsible for the existence of
this vast universe has given to each of us a tiny little organ called
'eye' to see beyond such long distances? Coldest temperature of the
sun in the darkest sunspots is estimated to be 4000 degree
centigrade, the temperature in the flare of the sun is 20,000 degree
centigrade, and, that of the corona, or the outer atmosphere, that
extends for millions of miles beyond the Sun is 1,000,000 degree
centigrade. It is very difficult for any of us to have an idea of the
temperature in the core of the Sun.

Name of 12 months:
It was already described in our ancient Granthas that are
twelve months in one year. Names are given as follows: Madhu (Chaitra), Madhava (Vaishakh), Shukra (Jyeshth),
Shuchi (Aashaadh), Nabhas (Shravan), Nabhasya (Bhadrapad),
Drisha (Aashwin), Urja (Kaartik), Sahasa (Margashirsh), Sahasya
(Poosh), Tapasa (Maagh) and Tapasya (Phaalgun). [(Taitriya
Samhita: 6.5.3)(Yajurveda: 13/25, 14/6, 15/57) (Taitreya
Samhita:4/4/11/1) (Kathak Samhita: 17/10/25-28) and (Maitrayani
Samhita: 2/8/12/24-26)]
There is a description of extra month Sansarpa in the Veda.
Veda Maaso Dhritavrato Dwadash Prajavatah. Vedaa Ya
Upajayate. (Rigveda: 1.25.2)

The science of creation:

These twelve months are divided into six seasons: -

The earth is round, its circumference is said to be 24902

miles, and its diameter is 7926 miles. According to astrologers the
estimated weight of the earth is 6,60,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,000
tons. It rotates with the speed of 185 miles per second around the
Sun, which is 63000000 miles away. It takes one year to complete
the round path, which is 583725765 miles. Moon is its satellite, which
is 296000 miles away from the earth. Its diameter is 2160 miles. It
rotates on its axis and around the earth. The earth and the moon,
both are the members of our solar system. Distance of the sun is
93000000 miles from here. Its diameter is 864000 miles. The
Scientists
say
that
the
weight
of
the
sun
is
200,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,000 tons, in which 1300000
planets of the size of our earth can immerse. The farthest satellite is
Pluto, which is 3670000000 miles away from the earth. The nearest
satellite is Mercury (Budh) whose diameter is 2900 miles. The
nearest distance of these satellites from the sun is 29000000 miles
and the farthest is 43000000 miles. In the same way the satellite

1. Madhu-Madhava i.e. Vasanta (Spring), 2. Shuchi-Shukra i.e.

Grishma (Summer), 3. Nabhas-Nabhasya i.e. Varsha (Monsoon), 4.
Isha-Urja i.e. Sharad (Winter), 5. Sahas-Sahasya i.e. Hemanta and
6. Tapas-Tapasya i.e. Shishir (Autumn). [(Vahi: 4.4.17) (Rigveda:
1.164.11,12,13)]

Uses of Jyotish Vidya:

Jyotish Shastra is treated as eyes of the Vedas. The pundit
of the Jyotish acquires righteousness, wealth, Necessities of life and
fame. No one can understand the Vedas properly without the
knowledge of Jyotish Vidya i.e. Astrology. He who knows the science
of astrology can not be entangled in the clutches of blind-faiths, in
other words one visualise the correct picture of faith and truth.

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Jyotish Shastra or Astrology: --the laws of the nature being

eternal, there can never be any changes in the movements of these
illuminated heavenly bodies, that is why the astrologer can predict
solar and lunar eclipse well before (even centuries before) their
movements take place. Indian astrologers (Jyotishi) have their
knowledge since the creation of the universe as this science of
astrology exists in the Holly Vedas. They know the exact timing and
duration of these 'Lunar or solar eclipse', and they can also caution
public for their (eclipse) effect on living being or in the atmosphere at
that period of time. Hence humans can be well prepared to face any
calamity during eclipse.

named Venus (Shukra) is situated at the distance of 67275000 miles

from our earth. It is the most illuminated star for some months in the
south after sunset and before sunrise in the east. Venus light comes
second to the moonlight. After this our earth comes in line. Hereafter
comes the planet called Mars (Mangal) which is 141690000 miles
away from the sun and its diameter I 4221 miles. It has two moons
as our earth has one. After this there are more than 1600 planetpieces whose diameters are mostly not less than 10 to 20 miles.
Some of them are hundreds miles too. Some pieces are not more
than two hundred miles in diameters. It is said that there are billions
of pieces like rocky stones, which are 250 miles away from the sun.
They all rotate around the sun. Next comes the planet Jupiter
(Guru) whose shape is 1300 times more than our earth and distance
from the sun is 483300000 miles. It is an important planet in the solar
system and said to be younger brother of the sun. It has twelve*
satellites. (*There are thirteen moons of the Jupiter according to daily
paper in Telgu Andhraprabha Dt. 3rd. December 1947). Now it is
Saturns (Shani) turn, which has ten moons & is 763 times bigger
than the earth and rotates at a distance of 886300000 miles around
the sun. It has three beautiful coverings which makes it is the most
attractive, incomparable and worth seeing planet of the Mother
Nature. After this what is seen is the planet known as Uranus which
is slightly small than the Saturn in size. It has five moons and its
distance from the sun is 1784080000 miles. Next comes Neptune
which that is 2796700000 miles away from the sun and has two
moons. Far away there is one planet called Pluto and its distance
from the sun is 3670000000 miles.

The actions never rest without giving their fruits to the doer.
Hence movements of these heavenly bodies can never change. And
no astrologer can change or lessen the power of consequences of
fruits of one's actions. One has to face the results of his actions, bad
or good that depends upon his quality and quantity of his actions.
Wear whatever precious stones, gems, diamonds or any thing on
your finger-rings or in chains, perform any type of rituals, go to any
temple of your choice in any part of the world, but no one can get rid
of his fruits of his deeds done with thoughts, talks and actions.
One can be aware of the pains not-yet-come and can be
avoided. "Heyam Dukhamanaagatam" (Yogadarshana: II, 16) i.e.
Pain that is not-yet-come is avoidable. By the use of the words 'not
yet come' that past and the present have been taken out of the
preview. One can change his attitude of life by feeling the
Omnipresence of God "Ishwarapranidhanad vaa" (Yogadarshana: I,
23), by doing good deeds in life, by meditation of God by practice of
Yoga.
If the geologic study of celestial bodies is called "Astrology"
then how can an astrologer predict the future of other person? No
one can predict for the future of any human being.

There are more than 1,00,00,00,00,000 Dhoomketu (look like

Smoky-tail planets) at the distance of 13000000000000 miles from
the sun. They all rotate around the sun. Some of them are with their
200000000 miles long smoky-tail.
Human mind cannot think the numbers of these heavenly
bodies, as they are innumerous. The main purpose of Jyotish Vidya
is to show that God is the greatest of all. He is almighty, Omniscient,
Omnipresent and Omnipotent. He is the Creator, Sustainer and
Destructor of the universe. Without the knowledge of Jyotish no one
can get the true knowledge of anything. The knowledge of the
Jyotish Vidya is a must before studying the Holy Vedas.

Man is a free agent* so it is not possible for any one to

predict or decide for his future. Decisions can be taken but no one
knows what will happen tomorrow. Laws of nature are eternal but
man is a free agent by nature. According to his knowledge, will and
capability a man can do whatever he wants. What will he do (if he
has not decided yet) no one can know. [* Interested readers can

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refer the book Quest The Vedic Answers in which the author has
written the attributions etc., of free agent in detail.)

comfort of closing and bending our palms. There is no connection of

these lines on the future or destiny of ones life.

The soul is an infinitesimal unity hence possesses limited

knowledge. One possesses the tendencies to forget the past and
does not know of the present because of tension for the future, then
how can an astrologer, who is also human being, predict anyone's
future? Man is of fickle (inconstant) tendency, he even does not even
know his own future, how can he definitely say something about
anyone's future? No one can know the future of any free agent i.e.
human being.
"The part of astrology which comprises Arithmetic, Algebra,
Geometry etc., and which goes by the name of Astronomy is true;
but the other part that treats of the influence of stars on human being
and their actions and goes by the name of Astrology is all false.
[Light Of truth: Chapter # 2]

{Indian astrologer have studied these lines since long time and
concluded some results after seeing several people's palm-lines. It
can be possible that some lines show the same behaviors of some
people, but it is not 100% correct to say that these lines can predict
the future of any person. There are 60%--40% possibilities or you
can say probabilities that lines can tell correct attributes, nature and
characters of some of the persons.}
It would not be a satisfactory result, if some astrologer,
mathematician, some saint, or a holly person tells your future.
Nowadays it is a fashion to show your hands or see your horoscope
in newspapers to know your future. Really speaking all this is nothing
but a waste of time. Whatever is going to happen tomorrow, no one
can prevent the laws of nature. Palm-lines cannot be 100% accurate
to inform or predict anyone's future; on the contrary it is headache for
those who have blind faith on these useless things.

There are always changes in the things made of 'Prakriti ',

because Gods powers of creation and destruction always exist in
the universe. There is creation in some place and destruction in
some other place. There is birth somewhere and there is death
elsewhere. There is always change in the universe; this is an eternal
law of nature.
The bodies of all animate beings are made of five gross
elements. Newborn baby grows, becomes a teenager, young and
old. There is a change in our body, every moment without our
knowledge. Every part, every organ of our body changes, every
moment, but we do not know the changes at that time. After some
months or years, we of course see changes in our body. The skin is
the uppermost part of our body. There are seven layers of these skin
which grows automatically / naturally when it burns or when it
damages due to some accident or wound.

"It is futile to try to predict the future and give an account of

the past, We know that it is the weakness of human nature to know
both the past and the future. There are statistical methods of
calculating out the probabilities of mass events on the basis of
certain reliable data (just as of the toss of a coin, whether head or
tail, 1:1, i.e., 50% chances of both). But no mathematics would
enable you to predict a particular event in the above instance of the
toss of a coin. An individual event can never be predicted with
exactness." [Courtesy: Man and his religion]
If the subject is projected as Jyotir Vigyan or science, one
should dispassionately examine whether the subject follows scientific
discipline by making specific assumptions on which the subject rests.
Predictions should be accompanied by tests to prove them right. This
is the way science has progressed. Sometimes ideas have gone up
to a certain level and then they have been discarded when more
sophisticated observations were found to be going against them.

You all of must have noticed that the lines on the palms of
our hands keeps changing. The reason for this is that when old skin
dies (element dies), new skin comes out in that place. The lines are
the result of bending, closing etc. of our palms. At birth a child is born
with closed palms, so some main lines already exist there on the
palms of the newborn babies. These are natural lines made for the

For instance, although Newtonian gravity was highly

successful, it was improved upon by Einsteins theories of relativity.

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These people are actually atheists or nihilists who have no faith in

Gods justice. To make tomorrow better one has to make his present
good by doing virtuous actions, because tomorrow rests upon today.
Actions done in past give their fruits in the present or in the future
and actions done in the present will give results in the form of
illuminated or dark future. If our present is good, do not worry about
tomorrow. Rest leave everything to God.

This is a tradition with all branches of science. Against this

background, if you introduce a subject that has no well-defined
assumptions, or the assumptions vary from person to person, then
the prediction are very vaguely stated. A scientific prediction is
always characterised by a principle that is provable. There are no
controlled tests to prove astrological predictions right.
What passes off as astrology is a series of untested
assumptions that have become a part of human psyche and human
belief. All those are far from reality. I look upon it as Pseudoscience.
There are a lot of unexplored areas still that need to be
studied on a priority basis, rather than strain our constrained
resources for Vedic Astrology.
Let us be honest in admitting that science is not capable still
of predicting earthquakes or the phenomenon that disturbs the
earths immediate surface. But this doesnt mean it is completely
mysterious, or something that wont be ever understood. We are not
ready for it and some other phenomenon as yet. As far as the
prediction is concerned, a single prediction doesnt count in science.
You have to make a series of predictions and see what fractions are
right; what conforms to the predictions to the prediction.
Space technology that we practice today would not have
happened. So, all the communication technologies that we so
proudly enjoy today would not have been possible. We need to drive
home the message that the technology that we take so much for
granted was once upon a time pure science. [Shri Jayant Narlikar
Renowned Astrophysicist and Director, Inter-University Centre for
Astronomy and Astrophysics (IUCAA) at Pune-India]

Believe in God. Trust in God. Worship His Omnipresent,

Omniscient, Omnipotent and formless form. Act according to the
teachings of the Vedas to get the best results of your actions. One,
who adores God as his Father, mothers everything. When a child is
in the lap of his father or mother, he feels secure and free of all pains
and miseries and realises true bliss.
IT is correct that any type of ornamental jewelry uplifts the
beauty of the wearer. It brightens up the face. Gold and silver effect
the body.
[Note: The ashes (Bhasma) of gold, silver, pearl etc. are used in the
Ayurveda medicines because metals have their own effects on the
body]
Kings of ancient times wore ornaments and jewelry made of
diamonds, pearls etc, they used to drink in silvery glass and eat in
golden plates. Pearl and silver has a cold effect on the body, they
give coolness to the body. Gold supplies energy to the body. All
metals have their own deferent properties that are good for health. If
there is any deficiency of any particular metal, it can be rectifies by
taking the drugs made from metals' ashes. Doctors know better the
condition of patient and what should be given to them accordingly.
Iron is found in our blood, hence doctors always describe iron tablets
for those anemic patients who are suffering from the deficiency of
iron in their body.
There is no benefit in wearing precious stones according to
ones horoscopic signs. There is no reality in improving ones financial
capacity etc. And there is no effect on the destiny or in our future
from these ornaments studded with pearl, diamonds, gems etc. One
has to face the consequences of his/her actions. There is no excuse
in any condition. Man alone is thus responsible for his good and bad
actions. Our life is a complex function of so many parameters that
the future remains unpredictive or can be changed by wearing

The science of astrology is 100% right but to tell about the fruits of
one's future are absurd and fraud. This is symbol of ignorance of
people who do not want to work. Gods theory of cause and action is
eternal i.e. "An effect presupposes cause"(Vaisheshika Darshana:
4.1.3.) and "Where there is no cause, there can be no
effect"(Vaisheshika Darshana: 1.2.2.).
Man is always inquisitive to know his future or destiny in his
life. By showing his palms to some palmists-cum-astrologers (whose
business is to satisfy his clients and take money according to their
positions), they get some relief to know that their future is very good.

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humanity, teaching and preaching to all without the least amount of

hypocrisy.
All alchemists, magicians, sorcerers, wizards, spiritists, etc.,
are cheats and all their practices should be looked upon as nothing
but downright fraud. Young people should be well counseled against
all these frauds, in their very childhood, so that they may not suffer
through being duped by any unprincipled person.

stones. Our actions are the seeds of the fruits that we get by the way
of pleasure and pain. This law is eternal and no one can change or
alter it by any mean. Whatever fruits are hidden in one's destiny
(according to his past actions), must come and has to be
experienced by the doer alone.
If by just wearing those precious stones, the fate or destiny
of a person changes then Gods laws of action and reaction (KarmaPhal) will have no meanings at all! Is it possible that 'Karma-Phal'
theory made by the Supreme Soul is wrong? Is it possible that our
actions go waste without giving the fruits to the doer? Then why to
do good deeds? Then why to think about the future? Readers must
decide!
"Mahrishi Dayanand Saraswati" has explained in his
evergreen book "Light Of Truth" (Chapter 2).

Birth, Death and Rebirth:

According to the laws of nature, separation of the soul from
the body is called "Death", whilst its union with the body is called
"Birth" of the body; in other words when the soul acquires a body is
called birth and when it leaves the body is called death. Birth after
death is called "Re-birth". Anything which is created and again
dissolved in its original cause is called the birth and death of that
thing.
Life is the period (time) between birth and death. When a
soul acquires a body (gets a body with the grace of God), it is called
birth and when the soul and its acquired body are separated, it is
called death. The soul is an eternal entity that cannot be created or
is destroyed, hence it has no birth or death. Birth and death is only
for the insensate things that are created and destroyed. In this
Universe everything is changeable except the trinity i.e. God, souls
and the matter (Prakriti).

"No, that part of it which comprises Arithmetic, Algebra,

Geometry etc., and which goes by the name of Astronomy is true;
but the other part that treats of the influence of stars on human being
and their actions and goes by the name of Astrology is all false.

"Horoscope: It should be named not horoscope, but

deathknell of happiness; because the birth of a child gladdens every
heart in the family, but this happiness lasts only so long as the
horoscope is not cast, and the aspect of the planets is not read out to
the parents."
any person, my God or saint would ward off all evils from him trough
the power of the charm or incantations". To such a person the
following Quests should be put: "Can you by your charms evade
death, or the laws of God, or the consequences of your deeds?
Many a child dies in spate of your charms and incantations; and,
even your own children die; why can't you save them? Will you be
able to save yourself from death? These Quests, that fraternity can
never answer, and they soon find that the game is not worth the
candle.
Therefore, it is behoves all to do away with all kinds of false
and superstitious practices and do all in their power to promote, in
return for their services, the welfare of those pious, learned men,
who are devoted to their country and are altruistic teachers of

Birth:
When a soul leaves its acquired insensate materialistic body,
it lives in atmosphere under the guidance of Yama*. [*Yama is one of
the attributed names of God. He is the Greatest Judge and keeps
everything in order, so God is called Yama.] Being the Greatest
Judge--God embodies the soul according to the nature of its karmas
done in previous lives. Under Gods guidance, a soul enters in the
body of one (chosen or selected by Yama) living being through air,
water, food, and drink or through any one of the openings of the
body.
Balance of the Creation exists because of birth and death. If
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disturbed, hence birth and death are essential and this natural law is
beginningless and endless.
The physical body, which is made from five gross elements,
is actually dead and inert matter, but it looks live because of the
existence of the soul within it. The moment the soul leaves the body,
the body becomes dead inert matter. The soul is unborn and infinite,
because it is eternal.

It is one of the eternal laws that "what is given away is what

remains". God is an endless sea of bliss hence he/she who is in
communion with God acquires His Blissful Company (Pure Pleasure
and Luster) which keeps him/her away from all worldly pain and
gains. God is just and merciful, so whatever He does, is for the
betterment and upliftment of the soul. One should not fear from
death. Life is a continuously rotating wheel of birth and death. Every
soul that is embodied has to pass through the gates of birth and
death sooner or later, until it escapes from the worldly ties and then
only he/she acquires Moksha i.e. Emancipation or Salvation, which
lasts for Paraant-kaal i.e. 31,10,40,00,00,00,000 years. The
emancipated soul lives in the Bliss of God, enjoys freedom of
movement anywhere in the universe, all his desires are fulfilled for
the period of 36000 times of creation and destruction.

Death:
The death is the greatest unsolved mystery of the world
which man tries to unravel. The discovery is on to solve the mystery
of death. Even science is unable to understand or conquer death,
because death is not a materialistic thing. The soul is eternal, hence
death comes only to the material /physical body.
The relationship between birth and death is a vicious circle,
when there is birth, death is bound to follow and when death occurs,
birth follows. (The wheel of birth and death has been rotating from
time-infinite and will keep on rotating forever without any interruption;
because there exists the Divine Power of Creation and Destruction.)

Humans are said to be the best species because only

humans enjoy the freedom of Karma and can improve their lives
according to their Dharma. It is human spices where the soul can
acquire the ultimate goal of his life. In other species (except humans)
souls are bound by their in-built nature where they have no freedom
of Karma and they have no choice but to experience their fruits
(punishments) according to their own past lives karmas. Hence
these species are called the Bhoga Yoni. On the other side humans
are said to be in Karma Yoni and with the help of their intelligence
they can attain Bliss of almighty God with the help of Yoga. It is
also called the Yog Yoni.
[*Bhog means to experience or to enjoy the fruits of ones
cumulative actions done in all previous lives that result in the way of
Jaati i.e. Species (Life-State), Aayu i.e. Age (Life-Period), and Bhoga
i.e. Life-Experience.]

Science teaches us that nothing can be created or

destroyed, it only changes its form. When the body dies and is
cremated it seems like it has vanished in the fire but on the contrary
the body is dissolved in its subtle elements i.e. its cause. (The body--made from five gross elements, dissolves in its five subtle elements
respectively.) It should be understood that where there is change, it
must contain the attributes of the Matter i.e. Prakriti.
There are three eternal entities --- God, the Matter and
numerous numbers of Souls. God and the souls are conscious
entities whereas the Prakriti is a dead inert matter. By the influence
of God there is a continuous change in the Prakriti 's effort i.e. the
Srishti or the Creation.
Yasyachchhayamritam Yasya Mrityuh (Yajurveda: 25-13)

[**Yoga means to communion with God and to experience

His Bliss, if he/she attains the state of realization of the self through
the practice of eight accessories of yoga. This chance is given only
to the soul, which receives human body hence humans are said to
be the supreme and the best species.]

Means---Birth and death is under Gods control. He who

obeys Gods commandments lives in the shadow of God i.e. he
enjoys His bliss and eternity. On the other hand he, who does not
obey His commandments or orders and advises, fails to obtain His
grace and gets entangled in the vicious circle of birth and death.

Human life is a very precious one because one is free to act

according to his/her will; the increment or decrement of the Jiva
depends upon his/her actions. If nothing good is done in this life

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grasp. Sleep can escape, but death never forgets to embrace and
give shelter to every one.

(Human life), it goes waste. One has to learn the art of living with a
positive attitude. Each and every moment of life should be enjoyed
with happiness and love, and one should be grateful to God for the
precious human life, which He has given us.

One, who has taken birth, will have to enter the jaws of
death. Life is a journey between birth and death and to get rid of this,
one has to take the shelter of God.

A meaningful life is one when man leaves the world with his
good deeds, he should be remembered and appreciated by others
for his work. No one knows the time span of anyone's life. One
should be hopeful and must learn the art of living, so that each and
every moment should be lived with happiness and we must thank
God for all that He has provided for our betterment. A useful life is
that which remains as a fond memory in the hearts of many people
for years to come, otherwise people come and go, some are
worshiped like God and others are simply forgotten. Those who are
worshiped have really lived their lives to the fullest.

Fear of death exists due to our own ignorance, because we

have not understood the meaning of death properly. The fear will go
away if we get correct information on this subject. The fear of death
is increased because of love for self and fear of losing those who are
near and dear to us. Death is essential, unavoidable and certain, so
why to worry or get afraid of these things. Death becomes easy for
those who have the right spiritual knowledge, that after death they
will take birth once again according to their deeds, good or bad, in
the present life. If their deeds are really good then there is no need to
worry, and if their deeds are really bad, this is the right time for selfexamination and improving our attitudes for the remaining part of life.

There are many similarities between death and sleep. While

sleeping, one gets relief from bodily tiredness of the entire day, and
wakes up fresh and energetic. In the same way, death removes
tiredness of the entire life, and the soul receives a new body. In the
new body, the Jiva performs all new actions with renewed vigor and
freshness. The Jiva gets a new chance to communion with the
Supreme Soul by Meditation, which is available only to the human
race.
The importance and necessity of death is more than that of
sleep. Living beings may sleep as much as they want in their entire
life, but it is death in which all have to take shelter in the end. Sleep
is limited to a few hours but death is a form of permanent sleep, from
which no one can ever wake up.

Mostly common man fears death when he sees it. On the

other hand learned men, who are spiritually enlightened and have
gained the knowledge of the Vedas want to conquer it by renouncing
worldly pleasures and communion with God so that they are free
from the vicious circle of birth & death and enjoy Emancipation
without this physical body.
In Mahabharat there is story which states --Lord of the
death Yamaraja asks king Yudhishtar: What is the most wonderful
thing in the world?. The king Yudhishtar answered: The most
wonderful thing is that, day after day countless people die all around
us, but those who live believe that death will not yet happen to them,
and they carry on as if it doesnt matter. What could be more
wonderful than this.
Shrimad Bhagwatam points out that even we are busily
engaged in our family, business or recreational affairs and may
forget about the problem of death, death doesnt forget about us.
Insurmountable, eternal time imperceptibly overcomes those who
are too much attached to family affairs and are always engrossed in
their thought. (Bhagwatam: 1.13.17)

Sleep is a shadow of death in which the body is relaxed for a

few hours, but death relaxes the body permanently. Death puts an
end to all kinds of diseases, pain and misery.
Nowadays, many people suffering from insomnia
(sleeplessness or lack of sleep) take sleeping pills or other
medicines to get a good sleep, but still they are unfortunate and do
not enjoy sound sleep. On the other hand it is the death which gives
sound and permanent sleep to all living beings once they come in its

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our own attitudes against the laws of nature. Old age death is a
natural one, because the materialistic body becomes old and
useless, so the soul has to leave the body, which results in natural
death. Suicide and knowingly ending one's life is an abnormal cause
of death. The are three kinds of pains or Dukhas such as
Aadhyatmik, Aadibhoutik and Aadidaivik Duhkha. 1) Aadhyatmik:
This type of pain is caused by physical disorders, hunger and thirst,
etc.. 2) Aadibhoutik Duhkha is received from other living beings such
as snake bite, dog bite etc.. Lastly 3) Aadidaivik is such Duhkha that
is caused by Natural calamities such as excessive heat or cold, or
excessive or deficient rain, or from the restlessness of mind and the
senses---are also the causes of death. In the modern life style most
common causes of death are tension, hypertension, heart attack,
cancer and undetected alien diseases &sc.

Despite your unwillingness to die and your desire to live

even at the cost of honor and prestige, your miserly body will
certainly dwindle and deteriorate like an old garment. Shrimad
(Bhagwatam: 1.13.25)
The Rigveda explains through Question and Answer in this
holy mantra: -

Abhee Ye Devaha Sthana Trishvaarochane Divah,

Kridha Rritei Kadanrita Kwa Pratvaa Va aahutirvitam Me Asya
Rodasee
(Rigveda 1-105-5)

Q--When all the worlds in this Universe vanish i.e. in the state of
dissolution, where do they all stay? Where do all souls stay?

The soul lives in a healthy physical body, made from five

gross elements e.g. earth--water--fire--air--ether. When the balance
of these five elements is disturbed, the body becomes ill. Increment
or decrement of any of these five elements effects the stability of
health, and the soul is Eveready to leave the unbalanced or
disturbed body, until it gets well. In an accident or suicide etc. water
element in the body is reduced, hence death occurs. In illness
/sickness one should take care and get himself treated otherwise the
consequences will be nothing but death.

A--One should know that---the Universe dissolves in its cause and

stays in space, the souls also live in God in the state of deep sleep.
God sustains all worlds in the Universe under the gravitational force
of their respective Suns.
Pt. Ramchand Dehlvi, the greatest wrangler, has given
clarification of this Quest in these lines ---" long duration of the
dissolution (i.e. 432 million years) is not the same for all souls.
Because one cannot have the knowledge of time in deep sleep, so
as all souls do in the long period of dissolution of the creation.
Emancipated souls live in God with His knowledge and Bliss, whilst
others enjoy the deep sleep without any knowledge in that period of
dissolution.
As the world is created and dissolved there is a continuous
chain of creation and dissolution. The Universe is in the state of
dissolution for 432 million years [Rigvedadi-Bhashya-Bhoomika, (Sub:
Creation of the Universe)]. God always lives in the present.

Yasyachchhaayaamritam Yasya Mrityuh (Yajur-Veda: 25.13)

The Veda says --God showers His bliss (longer and healthy
life) to one who is obedient to His commandments, and in the
reversed conditions i.e. he who does not obey Him, experiences
extreme pain which results in death.
The great sage Manu has described more causes of death like

Causes of Death:
The Ayurveda says that there are more than one hundred
reasons for death and one of them is accident.

Anabhyasen Vedanamacharasya Cha Varjanat

Aalasyadannadoshashcha Mrityurvipranjadyasati
(Manu-Smriti: 5/4)
Means: --By not studying the Vedas, acquiring bad habits
and leaving good attitudes, becoming idle or wasting time and eating
wrong foods, death will kill the noble man. The noble man cannot be

But according to the Yajur Veda: 25/13 the main cause of

death is non-obedience of Gods commandments. There are other
causes too such as accidents, sickness, unsystematic pattern of
eating and drinking, polluted environment, interrupted life style and

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absorption into Divine contemplation and the acquisition of the

highest knowledge, it obtains Emancipation. By the practice of deeds
of the highest virtue, etc. It is born as a good and great personage
among men; and being freed from birth and death and the
consequent pain and suffering, it enjoys perfect bliss in
Emancipation till the end of the Grand-Dissolution.

killed by anyone but if there remains the above said impurities then
no one can rescue him from death.
Control over sexual habits is life and discharging energy is
death. Meeting virtuous people is life and relationship with bad ones
is death. Knowledge is life and ignorance is death. Communion with
God is life and communion with Prakriti is death.

It should be kept in mind that death comes to the body while

the soul is imperishable, everlasting, Undecaying and an eternal
entity.
Abode of the soul after death:
The soul is an eternal entity hence cannot die and can be
born or created. The body is made of five great elements of the
nature called earth, water, fire, air and ether. The thing, which is
created or born, has to perish or die. This is an eternal law of the
nature.
According to the Brihadaranyak (4-5) the soul cannot be
broken or burnt like the materialistic things, but it resides in the
subtle body at the time of death.

Brahmchryena Tapasa Deva Mrityumupaghnata which means:

-- One who is a true yogi, a true spiritual teacher, a disciplined
noble person and one who always thinks of God, only enjoys His
bliss and conquers death. In other words those who follow the
instructions of their spiritual masters can reach the state of death
daily while living in this world, for this, one should live a
renounced life

Vaidahamaitam Purusham Ahantamadityavarnam Tapasah Parastat,

Tameva Viditvati Mrityumeti Nanyah Panthya VidyateAyanaya.
(Yajurveda 31/18)
Frequently Asked Question:
How can death be granted death?
That is the answer to this question, for which the soul
receives many bodies. Death is the greatest unsolved mystery on
earth. Even the scientists are trying hard to conquer death and solve
this problem forever.
Yes! It is death from which all creatures run helter-skelter to
try and get rid of, for they do not want to face it and try to find some
way to leave it behind them. All fear from death by just looking at it,
be it a genius or a fool --a child or an old person --poor or rich --a
beggar or a king ---a demon or a virtuous man --everyone finds
his/her own way to conquer death. Everyone wants to be eternal and
that is the purpose of human life.

And when nervauric or vital forces (Praanaas) leave the

body, at the time of death, it becomes cold (Vedanta 4-2-11).
While leaving the physical body, the soul resides in the
atmosphere (Yama), because it is said in the Vedas " Yama is
another name for air." Thereafter the Great Judge --God --embodies that soul according to the nature of its deeds done in the
previous life. Guided by God it enters the body of some living
creature with air, water, food, and drink or through any opening in the
body. Under the control of Gods system it receives a new body.
When-where-how etc. that depends upon the soul's past impressions
of infinite lives deeds, which God decides and makes arrangements
for its future Life-State, Life-Time and Life-Experience, because
only God is just and the holiest (Yajurveda 23-3), who creates the
bodies of all living beings.
The soul is continuously chained down to this wheel of birth
and death till by the practice of the highest virtue and complete

If man wants to enjoy the pleasure of all worlds, he should

know the Supreme Soul, who is self-illuminated, All-blissful, away
from any kinds of impurities and always lives in the present, then he
shall be separated from the sea of pain. This is the only way to be
free from the bondage of birth and death and there is no other way
for Emancipation.

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Our present is a result of our entire past, and again with our
accomplishments in the present, we shall be moving to the next life.

There is no other way to conquer death other than to know God.

Re-birth or Reincarnation:

When a man is born, he is born with two heredities of which

one is biological, which passes from father to son, from one
generation to the other, The other is the intrinsic heredity, which the
soul carries from its one life to the other. The two heredities work
simultaneously in the present harmony without any conflict.

There are many mantras in the Veda that explain and

support the theory of Re-birth or Re-incarnation. (Atharvaveda:
11.4.6) (Yajurveda: 4.15) (Rigveda: 10.59.6; 1.24.1; 1.24.2)
After death (i.e. after leaving the present dead body), when
the soul receives another body (with the grace of Omniscient God)
according to his resident tendencies (Sanskaras), it is called
reincarnation or rebirth. Whosoever is born must die. This is a
common experience. But this does not mean the death of the soul,
that is, of the self. The soul escapes from the body, and this is known
as death. When the soul enters the fertilized ovum, it is birth. Death
is the door between two lives, the present one and the next one.
Birth is also a door between the previous life and the present one.
Birth after death is called "Re-birth". Death is as great a mystery as
birth. Nobody appears to have been born of his will. Nobody
sincerely wishes to die either. It has been one of the craves of man
to conquer old age and death. Our bodies succumb to diseases.
Medical science has been there to save us from disease but the
inevitable always happens, and whether we welcome it or not, one
day we find ourselves in the clutches of death, and then there is no
escape.
Where do we come from and finally where do we go? These
are two eternal Quests which wise men have tried to answer in their
own ways. We are the posers of this Quest. This Quest is related to
our own self, and yet we are ignorant. We do not know our own
destiny. And this is one of the greatest surprises. We are the subject,
as well as the object of this inquiry.

Our life is an everlasting life. One who is born must die, and
one who dies is born again. There is no room for frustration. We
have been marching on and on in our journey from an eternal time
and shall go on like this. What we could not achieve in this life may
be achieved in the next one. This journey has some purpose. The
intrinsic infinitesimally of the soul in so many dimensions impose
upon it certain limitations, and within those limitations, under the
Supreme care of our Benevolent Lord, we get opportunities after
opportunities for manifestation of what is best in us and whatever
would be the most blissful for us. Life has continuity, and has a
purpose as well.
When an individual is born, the soul comes with a subtle
body, with supragenetic code (The residential tendencies i.e.
'Sanskaras' of entire past). On this code (Sanskaras) is engraved the
entire resultant in the subtlest language of its entire past. Thus
everybody is born with a history, not of his parental race but of his
own.
"Our life is a complex function of so many parameters that
the future remains unpredictive. All that we know is that what we are
today, we are as a result of our efforts, and we are the builders of our
future. And since we have to build our future, we need caution. This
caution is provided by religion." [Man and his religion]
"If a man becomes capable of knowing God before leaving
his physical body, then he attains salvation, and then after enjoying it
for the fixed period, (Pranta-kaal) takes rebirth (acquiring this
physical body) in the beginning of the creation in some world.
(Kathopanishada: chapter 6, aphorism 4)

[The self is neither born nor does it die. It is not made of material
parameters; it is not subject to biological or chemical changes. The
soul is an infinitesimal unity. This has not to be confused with the
Supreme Self, which is the Infinite Unity. The infinite and infinitesimal
can co-exist without being illogical.]

"Those sages whose all doubts have been dispelled by

thorough knowledge of the Vedic principles and those whose intellect

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science, especially genetics prove that the human body inherits a

certain combination or permutation of genes. The word Sanskaaras
thus refers to the value systems abstracted by structure and
permutations of genes one inherits. Once activated at different
stages of life by means of rituals, these Sanskaaras get activated,
reinforced and direct life pattern and future direction of growth or
decay of a human being.

has been cleared by practice of Yoga (of renunciation), they all come
again (i.e. are reborn) after enjoying 'Moksha' (Salvation) for a
'Paranta-Kaal'. The duration of Paranta-Kaal is calculated as 36000
times of universal creation and dissolution." (Mundaka Upanishad:
Chapter 3, Section 2, and Aphorism # 6)
Its souls voice: "In my hundreds of birth I, previous to my
attaining knowledge of God, was being held bound in, and protected
by, different cages of bodies. But, now I, like a hawk breaking
asunder and freed from the snare, have, by virtue of the force of the
knowledge of Supreme Spirit, broken asunder the snare of bodies
and emancipated". (Aitereya Upanishad: Chapter 2, Aphorism 5)

By which the body, mind and soul become pure and

illuminated, is called "Sanskaar" or "Sacrament".
Mahrishi Dayanand Saraswati has defined the term
'Sanskaar' in the last portion of his evergreen book "Light Of Truth"
in "A statement of my beliefs" as "Sanskar is that which contributes
to the physical, mental and spiritual improvement of man from
Conception to Cremation. There are sixteen Sanskaaras altogether. I
hold that their due and proper observance is obligatory on all.
Nothing should be done for the departed after the remains have
been cremated."
Mahrishi Charak has clearly defined the term Sanskaar in
his most popular book in the Ayurveda named Charak Sahinta as:
Depositing good attributes in place of (by removing) man's existing
impurities, is called 'Sanskaar' (Sacraments).

"Taking innumerable births in this universe" [Shwetashatar

Upanishad: Chapter 4, Aphorism 3]

There are many self-testimony (proofs) that show that there

are innumerable births, until and unless, the soul attains
emancipation.

The Vedic Sanskaras:

Mahrishi Dayanand Saraswati while describing the

importance of sacraments in preface of his evergreen book
"Sanskaar-Vidhi" says: " By good body and soul because of these
sacraments, one can achieves the practice of righteousness,
acquisition of wealth, realization of legitimate desires and attainment
of salvation, and his children become very deserving. Therefore, it is
very noble for all men that they should perform the sacraments.

It is very difficult to find an exact equivalent for the word

Sanskaar in English. The closest one can get in English is the
catholic Sacrament. It can also not be rendered by the word Ritual.
For, ritual is a term with limitation of meaning. It cannot capture the
inherited aspect of the Sanskaaras. It can also not be recognised
as anything other than symbolic, especially since the rituals are not
performed the right way in these times. People do not want to do
them properly. The priests, most often, do not know exactly how to
perform them. Even if they know how to perform them they do not
know the meaning of what they chant.

The Shatpath Brahman describes: One should perform

the sacraments with reverence (belief). A child brings with him all his
good and bad Sanskaaras (Residential tendencies) of previous
infinite births at birth. Mother, father and teacher (Guru) make child's
tendencies good with the sacraments, hence they are called the best
laboratories of human-makings. Because of these Sanskaras man
can attain salvation hence one should perform the sacraments.

The word Sanskaaras is generally used in the sense of

Ritual purification or simply purifications. But there is a deeper
meaning to the word. Since purification is a process where by one
goes through stages of impurity to purify, the word should be looked
upon with some broader perspectives. Hindus believe, and modern

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The root-indication of the sacraments exists in the Vedas

and other scriptures written by sages and seers describe them in
detail. There are descriptions of these sacraments in literatures of
Grihasutra like--Aashvaalaayan Griha-sutra, Aapastamb and
Kaushitaki &c.
In the Aashvaalaayan Griha-Sutra there are descriptions of
12 sacraments, whereas in Manu-Smriti there are descriptions of 14
sacraments. Mahrishi Dayanand Saraswati has described 16
sacraments in his book "Sanskaar-Vidhi" [Procedure of the
Sacrament].

10:
Upanayan: (Sacred
11.5.7,3;
[Yajurveda: 2/33,32/13]
11:

13:
Vivah-Sanskaar: Marriage ceremony [Rigveda: 10.183.1,2,3;
10.27.12; 3.55.16] [Yajurveda 3.60] [Atharvaveda: 11.5. (7). 18;
14.1.17 and 18; 14.1.50 to 57; 14.2.52 And 73; 2.30.1 and 2; 2.36.1
to 8; 2.30.5]

1:
Garbhadhan Sanskar: i.e. Sacrament of 'Impregnation
[Atharvaveda: (6.81-1,2,3), (6.17-1,2,3,4) and (5.25-1 to 13)]
(Mandal-Adhyaaya-Mantras)

14:
Vanaprasthashram: Ceremony of Vaanaprastha [Rigveda:
10.146. 1 to 6] [Yajurveda: 20.24] [Atharvaveda: 9.5.1; 19.41.1]
15:
Sanyaasashram: Sacrament of anchorite [Rigveda: 9.113. 1
to 6] [Atharvaveda: 19.43.1 to 8]

2:
Punsavanam: [Atharvaveda: Mandal # 3, Adhyaaya # 23 and
Mantras from 1 to 6; Mandal-6, Adhyaaya-11 and Mantra-1; Mandal1, Adhyaaya -11 and Mantras from 1 to 6] [Yajurveda: 17/87 and 8/5]

16:
Antyeshti: Last rites of the dead [Yajurveda: 40.15]
[Atharvaveda: 18.2.56; 18.3.71]

[Rigveda: 3.8.4] [Atharvaveda: 11.7.3;

Note: One can see that the above said 126 Vedic mantras are just
some proofs that show the importance of the sacraments in human's
life. They effect if performed with love and sincerity (Shraddhaa).

4: Jaat-Karm: (Ceremony of newly born child)[(Yajurveda: 8/28)

(Paa. Griha Kaand: 1-16-1; 1-16-2 Dharma Aashlayana Griha:1-151)]

Sanskaras have another meaning as the impressions of last

life (birth), which come along with the Jiva in this present life i.e.
Residential tendencies, also called Dynamic impulses or Intrinsic
heredities.
The impressions of one's actions (good or bad) are
registered with the 'Chitta' (sometimes, term mind is also used in
place of Chitta). These impressions make deep grooves that compel
one to react accordingly. These residential tendencies (Sanskaras)
also become the cause of new actions that helps and inspires a man
how to act next. These sacraments (which are registered in the
'Chitta' i.e. sub-conscious mind) go along with the soul after death,
until the soul has not attained salvation. The subtle body remains
with the soul unto salvation. After finishing the period of

5: Naam-Karan: (Naming ceremony) [Yajurveda: 7/29]

6:

Nish-Kraman: [Atharvaveda: 8.2.14 and 15]

7:

Anna-Praashan:[Yajurveda: 11/83] [Atharvaveda: 8.2.18/19]

8:

Chudaa-Karm: [Atharvaveda: 6.68.1,2,3]

Vedarambh: Beginning of the study of the Vedas;

12:
Samaavartan: [Atharvaveda: 11.5.7.3; 11.5.7.6;
11.5.7.26] [Rigveda: 3.8.4]

The Sixteen Sanskaaras (Sacraments):

3:
Seemaantonnayan:
11. (5). 7.6; 11. (5). 7.26]

Thread ceremony) [Atharvaveda:

6.141.2; 6.133.2 to 5; 11.7.4; To 3]

9:
Karna-Vedh: (Peering of ears) [Atharvaveda: 6.141.2]
[Yajurveda: 25.21; 29.40]

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passes on to its next life carrying its intrinsic heredity. The life
continues on like this. [Man and his religion"]

emancipation the soul gets the new body with the same obstructive
media i.e. 'Antah-Karan; hence the soul gets his last left 'Chitta'.
This process which is beginningless and endless and is under God's
management. Re-birth is due to these residential tendencies.

Note: This intrinsic heredity is nothing but our residential tendencies

or our past 'Sanskaras'.

'Chitta' is the storage of our actions, recorded with

exactitude in a special memory. These recordings are like time
bombs that will explode in the future. The sight of an object, the
thinking of a thought, the performance of an act, even though very
transitory, leave a complex trace in the Cosmic Memory (Akasha),
which lasts beyond time, and leaves also an imprint in the
subconscious mind. This subconscious imprint is called Sanskaar
(dynamic impulse). The character of a man, his moral or mental
status, his "talents", his "likes" and "dislikes", all are determined by
his Sanskara, which are the product of his Karma (past actions). The
Sanskaras transmigrate from incarnation to incarnation, never being
lost. They act like seeds that will develop according to a specific
pattern, which characterize each of them and which is closely related
to the charge of the action that produced them.
Our present is a result of our entire past, and again with our
accomplishments in the present, we shall be moving on to the next
life.
When a man is born, he is born with two heredities, one that
is biological, which passes from father to son, from one generation to
the other. The other is the intrinsic heredity, which the soul carries
from one life to the other. The two heredities work simultaneously in
perfect harmony without any conflict. The intrinsic heredity is carried
by a similar supragenetic code, made of non-matter, and existing as
a non-material envelope round the soul. This non-material is known
as the subtle body of the soul, just as the genes and genetic codes
constitute the gross body of the same. Through this supragenetic
code in the subtle body are preserved those supracharacteristics,
which the soul carries from one body to the next, one after the other.
As one passes from one life to other they remain dormant, or
become active, may be altered, or replaced as the case may be. The
soul carries as if the final resultant of these supracharacteristics from
one stage to the other."

Yajyopaveeta (Sacred Thread):

All Sanskaaras are equally important but because of space
limitation in this book we have mentioned only 'Yajyopaveeta'. It is
one of the sixteen 'Vedic Sanskaras or "Sacraments" or Religious
rituals according to teachings of the Vedas. All the Sanskaaras play
a very important role in Vedic Dharma. Hence all these Sanskaaras
are essential for man's physical, mental and spiritual development.
It is a culture and custom in Hindu tradition that when a child
goes to (Gurukulas) school to obtain education from his teacher, the
first ritual done by his teacher is "Yajyopaveeta Sanskar" or "Thread
ceremony". This means that now the child has obtained the right of
education and performing religious rituals like 'Yajna' etc.
Yajyopaveeta is also known as 'Janeu', Mangala-Sutra
and 'Upa-Nayana'. In English it is called 'The sacred-thread'. It is
essential duty of all men and women to adopt this sacred thread. It is
an important custom and sign in the Zoroastrian sect (Parsi) to adopt
and wear the sacred thread. 'Mangala Sutra' means "the sacred
thread", because wearing it brings prosperity in life. To understand
the importance of this tiny sacred thread, just pick up one
"Yajyopaveeta and observe the following facts: In this sacred thread which is white in color--there are three
threads in it and in each thread, there exist three tiny threads
(fibers)--it is 98 fingers long (because an average human body is 98
fingers long) with five knots that make the thread round. Now you
have seen that there are all nine threads in the 'Yajyopaveeta' with
five knots and white in color. White is the symbol of purity and being
made of cotton, it has no side effects.

When one dies, the biological envelop is left over here, and
the soul within the supragenetic envelop (i.e. with its subtle body)

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(1)

Many people are allergenic to nylon, polyester, and man

made chemical fibers or made from animals' hairs, woolen
etc., but cotton is natural hence hygienic and also
scientifically proved to be the best for the human body.

(2)

Human body is approximately 98 fingers long, this also

proves that the sacred thread which is also 98 fingers long,
has effects on the full body.

(3)

Five knots also indicate to perform five essential duties that

is "worshipping of the five living Gods". There are more
secrets to these five knots. There are five enemies of man
i.e. sex, anger, greed, affection (dillution) and egotism.
When the sacred thread is worn the student takes an oath
to get rid of all these enemies by controlling his senses with
intellect. These five enemies are the main hurdles (knots)
that are to be conquered by man in his life. Whenever the
person, who has worn the sacred thread, sees it while
bathing or at any time during the day or night, he
remembers his oath.
There are nine tiny threads (fibers) in the Yajyopaveeta
that indicate the nine gates of the human body. Nine gates
(Dwaaras) are two eyes, two ears, two nostrils, mouth and
two genitals. One has to have one to one watchmen on
these gates so that there should be no misuse of these
openings of the body. The work of the eyes is to see either
good or bad? When one sees good his Sanskaaras
(tendencies) will be good otherwise his tendencies will ruin
his present life and life to come in future. One should have
control by Yogic exercises. Real pleasure of life is not
outside. One has to go inside to meet his long time eternal
happiness i.e. the bliss. Refer the Atharvaveda 10.2.31 for
"Eight Chakras" and "Nine Dwaaras". One should use
them (nine gates of the body) properly to get success in life
to reach the goal i.e. salvation.

(4)

(5)

On every human being there are three kinds of debts viz. 'MaatriPitri-Rina, 'Rishi-Rina and 'Deva-Rina. These debts (obligation) are
on every human being.
Mother and father are supposed to be the first teachers of man.
They are the creators of our physical body. One should be grateful to
them because of their selfless service towards their children. One
can never pay off the debt of his parent. One has to pay off his/her
debt by giving his/her children education and by bringing them up as
their parents have done for them.
The second debt is 'Rishi-Rina i.e. gratitude towards one's
teachers or Gurus who give meaning and a second life to their
students by giving them true knowledge (Manu 2. 148, 149, 150). The
Guru is man's true guide who leads him on to the right path. The
Guru develops good Sanskaaras in his pupils' life by education and
religious rituals. Hence to pay off their (Gurus') debts one should
obey his commandments and give educational help to other needy
students.
The third debt is 'Deva-Rina' i.e. debts of living and
insensate deities. The living deities are --mother, father, teacher
(Spiritual master or Guru), altruistic teacher of humanity (Atithi) and
the husband for the wife and vice-versa. It is the worship of the
above that leads one to God. The insensate deities are earth, water,
fire, air and ether. Man should try not to pollute these deities as
because of them we receive food, shelter and clothing.
To pay off their (insensate objects) debt one must perform
'Yajna' daily. Yajna is also good for man to live in a pollution free
environment. Lord of all deities (living and insensate) is the Lord of
the universe---GOD. He is called 'Mahaadeva' because He is the lord
of lords. One ought to worship Him daily in the morning and evening.
God is the prime source of all true knowledge.
"Yajyopaveet's three threads also teaches man that he ought
to be very cautious about his thoughts, words and actions. There
should be oneness in thought, word and action.

Three threads of the Yajyopaveeta (main threads) have

very important meanings:

Three sacred threads also indicate that this world is triattributed viz. 'Sattva', 'Rajas' and 'Tamas' and because of them

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everything is entangled. Man's body is also the mean of salvation

hence to be free from the clutches of birth and death, one must try to
get rid of worldly attachment by renouncing it whilst experiencing it.
"Tena Tyaktena Bhunjithaa" (Yajur-Veda: 40/1).
Three sacred threads are also the symbol of three eternal
entities i.e. God, the Prakriti (the matter) and an infinite number of
infinitesimal souls. Without true knowledge of all these three eternal
entities, no one can attain 'Moksha' i.e. emancipation or salvation.

Yajyopaveeta is to be retentive for mankind. It is to be worn

(kept) on the left side shoulder of round to the right side of the waist,
under the right arm. It goes over the (touching) heart and ends at the
waist line, which means that one has accepted the sacred thread on
the his/her shoulder. He/she will not forget his/her oath to retain it to
perform all his duties to attain the ultimate goal of the life i.e.
emancipation. There is one more important secret of Yajyopaveeta
that starts from one's shoulder goes touching the heart and ends at
the waist, this indicates all the senses which one must have control
over. This Yajyopaveeta is to be worn up to the time of death or one
can remove it in two conditions. Firstly, when it becomes dirty, and
secondly when one takes renunciation (Sanyaas). Hence there is a
ritual to accept the sacred thread from childhood to 'Sanyaas
Aashram' i.e. fourth or last quarter of one's life. A true Sanyasi
always preaches the religion, which he practices in his own pious
life.
It is to be kept in mind that one should only accept a
Yajyopaveeta, which is always white in color. It has been seen in
different customs that at some special functions or at some religious
ceremonies, non-Vedic-mythological and demonological Purohits tie
some colored threads (red, yellow, black &c.) on their Yajmaanas
wrists at the start of certain rituals. This is a very wrong custom and
procedure that should be removed from the fashionable society.
Yajyopaveeta is not a fashion-thread, it is really a sacred thread.
One should have respect for the religion of humanity. It is advisable
to those so-called Purohits or Pundits that they should not play with
the feelings of ignorant but religious people. Yajyopaveeta is always
white color and made of cotton thread, consists of nine tiny threads,
which make three main threads, 98 fingers long with five ties to give
it a round shape.
Nowadays people wear a golden chain instead of
Yajyopaveeta. This can be treated as fashion, not Upanayan or
Yajyopaveeta! Those purohits or pundits, who make the
Yajyopaveeta to wear a golden chain in place of the Yajyopaveeta,
are performing anti-Vedic rituals.

Nine fibers of the 'Yajyopaveeta' have also one more

important secret that the imagination of the nine deities whose
nature, attributes and characteristics ought to be adopted by man.
These nine deities are:
(1)
(2)
(3)
(4)
(5)
(6)
(7)
(8)
(9)

Omkara: Gods knowledge and light of Oneness.

Agni: Light, illumination and remover of sin.
Ananata: Infinite stability and resolution.
Chandrama: Sweetness, coolness and loveliness.
Pitrigana: Love and blessings.
Prajpati: Maintenance of the masses, love and happiness.
Vayu: Holiness, vigorousness, movability and sustenance.
Surya: Light, removal of darkness and purifier of impurities.
Sarva-Deva: Divine and simple living.

The sacred thread gives a man an important preaching for

the adoption of all the above-said attributes to make him great
illuminated and a happy man in his life.
Yajyopaveeta, thus is very sacrosanct thread full of
knowledge and science. If understood and worn, this white sacred
thread will change the life of man into happiness, and for those who
are ignorant and do not know it's value, it is just a thread.
The Yajyopaveeta Mantras:
OM Yajyopaveetam Paramam Pavitram
Prajapateryatsahajam Purastat,
Aayushyamagrahyam Pratimuncha Shubhram
Yajyopaveetam Balamastu Tejah. (1)
Yajyopaveetamasi Yajnasya Twa
Yajyopaveetenopanahyaami. (2)

This is a sinful act. These kind of wicked-customs should be

banned. God gives them intellect to accept truth and renounce all
that is untrue!

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By controlling them properly in life man is elevated and attains

emancipation.
Yoga is a great gift given to us by the great tradition and
beliefs of the Vedic culture. When practiced, it allows for the
complete development of the human body, mind and soul. It helps to
develop the physical, mental and the spiritual aspects of life. Yoga
allows for the entire body to be healthy and happy giving the person
a longer and healthier way of living.

The great sage Manu says that Shudras should not wear the
sacred thread. 'Shudra' is one who is impure, ignorant, illiterate and
who does not want to study and cannot pickup anything when some
one teaches him, who behaves like a fool and performs all low class
deeds.
Now its in the readers court to decidewhat will happen if
one does not wear the sacred thread? One who knows the
importance of Yajyopaveeta (the sacred thread), and still he/she*
does not want to wear it shows that he/she is ashamed of wearing it.
What will you say to such people? [*According to the Vedic Dharma
men and women have equal rights to perform all ritual rites because
they are the children of God]

The word Yoga stems from its Sanskrit root Yuj which
means, "to go into trance, to meditate." Others however derive it
from a root, which means to join: and Yoke in English is said to be
the same word as Yoga. But the true meaning of Yoga is
integration of the union of the body and mind with the soul and then
with God. Both roots are feasible---in the case of the root to join, to
come nearer so that there remains no space in between the two,
being two separate entities but look like one, Yoga would mean the
science that teaches the method of joining the human soul with God.
Yoga is a technique by which the soul communions with God.

The Rigveda 10.57.2 commands: " It is a desire for common

people to adopt (to wear) the sacred thread that is popular in the
learned society. We should obtain the 'Yajyopaveeta' in proper way
i.e. by Vedic ritual."
It is clear that one, who refuses to wear the sacred thread, is
unauthorized (i.e. he has no right) to perform religious rituals and
remains away from true knowledge of the Vedas. What can be worse
fate for him than this? One who knows the importance, who knows
the commandments of the Holy Vedas, still makes some excuses not
to wear Yajyopaveeta, then who will be a bigger Shudra than that
person? Who can be that Asura? Being a learned person and to
behave like an illiterate person, it is really a quality of an illiterate and
ignorant person. Yajyopaveeta is the symbol of human-custom.

Yoga has been generally come to understand only as a

fitness regime that is helpful in maintaining a healthy body. Few
appreciate the huge promise that Yoga holds for benefiting the mind
and soul, and its capacity to aid man in his endeavour to unfold his
higher consciousness till he ultimately realises his Self.
The origin of Yoga and its principles were first described in
the Vedas, then the Upanishads, Yog-Darshan, Geeta, and the
literature of Hatha Yoga like Shiv Sanghita and Gheranda Sanghita.
Of all the system of psychology that we know of today,
Patanjalis system of yoga stands the highest. Because of the ease
of its practice, and its scientific approach to spirituality, yoga is a
scientific process of restraining the Chitta (mindstuff) from taking on
various modifications. It imparts the student the technology, which
helps him to systematically unfold his higher consciousness by
controlling his external as well as internal activities. The student is
gradually taken through physical, moral, mental and spiritual
exercises before he reaches the ultimate state of realisation. There

Yog and Yoga:

Sapta Swasrirarushirvavashano Vidvanmadhwa Ujjabhara Drishe

Kam,
Anteryema Anterikshe Puraja Ichchhanvrimavidatpooshanasya.
(Rigveda: 10.5.5)
Which means: 1. Nose, 2. Tongue, 3. Eyes, 4. Ears (Skin),
6. Mind and 7. Intellect they are called the seven sisters of the soul.

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the modifications created by the mind. When the Chitta keeps

modifying, the Self is dragged into the identification of these forms,
which do not actually belong to it. In reality, it is the soul, which
enjoys any action performed by us but the Chitta.

he establishes himself as a free soul never to be born again and

again till Paraant-kaal.
The word Mindstuff is used for the Sanskrit word Chitta
which is not only mind but also all that goes to form perception. The
western psychologists misinterpret Mind as the instrumental side of
consciousness that is characterised by reason, feeling or emotion,
sensation and so forth.

Yoga can tone the body and mind. Yoga is the most famous,
popular, hallowed and most standardizing form of Indian yoga
systems. It is said that there are primarily three types of Indian yoga
systems: Raja Yoga, Kriya Yoga and Purna Yoga. In the Bhagavad
Geeta, Yogeshwar Shri Krishna has emphasized four types of Yoga,
e.g.
1: Jnana-Yoga or Sankhya Yoga i.e. the Yoga of knowledge,
2: Karma-Yoga or the Yoga of action without attachment,
3: Bhakti-Yoga or the Yoga of devotion and
4: Raj *-Yoga or the Yoga through mind control.

The truth is that it the Chitta is one of the mind-stuff called

Antah-Karan that is a composition of all such instrumental objects
like Mind, Intellect-Chitta and Egoism. [Mana, Budhi, Chitta and
Ahankara. Budhi or Intellect is as a psychophysical medium, for
receiving and reflecting all sensations. The mind is as an agent of
consciousness with its constantly active condition. The egoism,
which makes a distinction in the knowledge of the individual as apart
from the others. However, intellect, discriminative knowledge, reason
etc. also form the other half or the positive side of this mindstuff
(Chitta). The Chitta changes its forms every moment of its existence.
However, it takes of different colours or qualities. As a psychologist
puts it, Life is but a constant expression of our inner activities.]

Yogeshwar Shri Krishna discussed with Arjuna in most

subtle way. But all these Yogic subtle hints need deep meditation on
each Shloka, their decoding and transformation into Yogic steps.
These can only be unlocked with the help of a preceptor or a Guru
who himself is well versed in Yoga. Only a great Kriya Yogi can
unfold those secrets. Total surrender of the ego-self to the divine
mother i.e. the Almighty God, is the essence of Purna Yoga. Lord
Krishna has pronounced all the steps of Purna Yoga in the Geeta.
Lastly the Geeta advises that salvation can be achieved by following
any one, or all the four, paths of yoga.

What has Yoga to do with this Chitta? Mahrishi Patanjali

says that the restraint of such mental modifications is the key aim of
Yoga. Thus Yoga in its real sense, is not the process of throwing a
rope in the air and climbing it, or any such foolish notions that we
harbour about it.
Modifications of the mind (Chitta Vritti) are not only
undesirable but are also detrimental to higher spiritual pursuits.
Through the unwholesome activities of the Chitta, the soul is
obstructed from revealing itself in its original illumination. But the
very moment it is restrained from taking various modifications, the
Self, as it were, gets a chance to centre and abide in its own nature.

[*Raj Yoga can be further divided into three parts namely a)

Laya Yoga or Mantra Yoga or chanting of Gods personal and
original name OM etc. b) Hatha Yoga or Aasana, Pranaayaama or
bodily and breath exercises and c) Kundalini Yoga i.e. arousal of the
energy centers (1 -Mooladhaar = root, 2 Swadhishthaan = spleen, 3
Manipur = solar plexus or naval, 4 Anaahad = heart, 5 Vishuddha
= throat, 6 -Aajana = brow or third eye and 7- Sahasraar = crown)]

The great Sage Patanjali explains the Soul not merely as

Spirit or as Conscious Intelligence but calls it Seer, that it is the real
Cogniser and not the other instrumental agents of perception such
as the Chitta and the senses physical and others. So what happens
to the soul when the Chitta is not restrained and when it is in its
active condition? In such cases the Soul begins to identify itself with

The great sage Patanjalis Yoga system is based on Rajayoga.

Yogashchittavritinirodhah "(Yoga Darshana: 1.2) means Yoga
is the restraint of the mental modifications.

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These eight-fold stages of Yoga consist of five external

accessories, as if, compared with the last three internal accessories.
These internal steps viz. Concentration or Dhaaranaa, Meditation or
Dhyaana and Trance or realisation of God i.e. Samaadhi are
collectively called "Samyama" i.e.
Trayamekatra Samyama [Yoga: 3.4]

Actually the correct word in Hindi is "Yoga" (Yog) but when

written in English it is usually pronounced as "Yoga". [There is no
harm in pronouncing Yog or Yoga but the meaning of the word
should not be changed]
Ancient Indian texts describe specific instructions for the
Realisation/Actualisation of the self and the supreme soul God. They
referred to controlled trance, a technique where the self is freed of
material conditions and self-oriented sensations.

Octapartite Yoga i.e. Eight step or stage of the Yoga:

There are eight steps or stages of Yoga out of which the first
five steps are outer and remaining three are inner steps.

To get conscious control of different levels of awareness,

various techniques were recommended, such as Yama, restraint of
passion or anger to enable one to explore ones mental nature;
Niyama, rule or principle, to clarify ones thoughts for observation;
Aasana or body posture, to acquire control of intellect and allow the
free flow of psychological forces to the body system; Pranayama, to
control Prana or breath, the vital forces and expansion of individual
energy into cosmic energy by the controlled inhaling and exhaling of
breath. Pratyahara or abstraction from worldly material things;
Dharna or focused attention is advised for the fixation of total
attention on an object or an idea. Dhyana or meditation is to focus on
the Supreme Spiritual journey inward. The most significant is the
Samaadhi a state of suspended animation in deep trance different
from awareness like of a deep sleep, where the self is free of
material condition and self oriented sensation. This technique is called
The Patanjalis Ashtanga Yoga.
Commonly the word Yoga is used for exercises and
different postures of the body (Aasana), but that is one part/step or
accessory of the Yoga. There are eight steps of Yoga popularly
known as "Ashtanga Yoga" i.e. "Octapartite Yoga". Yoga is the one
and only straight way to attain the bliss of God. No other way
reaches there. The eight steps of the Yoga as mentioned above are -Restraint (Yama), Observance (Niyama), Posture (Aasana),
Regulation of breath (Pranaayaama), Abstraction (Pratyaahaar),
Concentration (Dhaaranaa), Meditation (Dhyaana) and Trance
(Samaadhi).

The Outer steps are as follows:

(1)
Yama: There are five "Yamas" i.e. 'Restraints': [AhimsaSatya-Asteya-Brahmacharya-Aparigraha]
A)
B)
C)
D)
E)

2:

Niyama i.e. The Observances: [Shouch-Santosh-Tapa-SwadhyayaIshwara Pranidhaan]. They are also of five kinds

I.
II.

Shouch: Physical and mental cleanliness;

Santosh: Contentment--which does not mean contentedness
physical interia, but which does mean that you do your
utmost to attain your object, but are not carried away by the
resulting profit or loss, joy or sorrow;
Tapa: Purificatory action i.e. austerity i.e. devotion to duty
regardless of consequences, which burns up impurities);
Swadhyaaya: Study of the Vedas that is acquisition and
discrimination of true knowledge and

III.

Yamaniyaamasanapraanaayaampratyaahaaradhaaranaadhyaana
samaadhayoAshtaavangaani [Patanjalis Yoga Darshana: 2.29]

IV.

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Ahimsa: Abstinence from injury or harmlessness i.e. non

violence or love;
Satya: Strict devotion to veracity i.e. truth;
Asteya: Abstinence from theft i.e. honesty in word, deed and
thought;
Brahmacharya: Continence i.e. abstinence from sexual
indulgence and
Aparigraha: Abstinence from avariciousness i.e. abstinence
from the headlong pursuit of worldly things and lastly freedom
from the pride of one's possessions such as wealth and
power i.e. selflessness or charity. [Yoga Darshana: 2.30]

V.

(3)

Samarpan or giving of self to God is then called the Bhakti-Yoga.

Ishwara Pranidhaan: the making of the Lord the motive of all

action i.e. everything left to God in belief and trust or
resignation to the Will of God through extreme devotion to
Him. [Yoga Darshana: 2.32]

For the student of Yoga, firstly he has to attain the position of

having control over all his desires so that he is able to restrain from
mental modifications. This is possible by practice and desirelessness
(Yoga Darshana: 1.12) and when he acquires in him the faculty of
essential cognition i.e. 'Ritambhara' (Yoga Darshana: 1.48). This
'Ritambhara' gives birth to the residual potencies, which burn all
other residual potencies (Yoga Darshana: 1.50). When this last
residual potency also vanishes by practice of 'Ishwara-Pranidhan'
i.e. leaving everything unto God, the student of Yoga attains the
stage of restraining of mental modifications (Yoga Darshana: 1.2).
Now the goal is reached when all being suppressed, which results in
the seedless trance i.e. 'Samaadhi' (Yoga Darshana: 1.51).

Aasana or Posture: Posture is steadily easy. Body postures

help to purify body and mind. Aasanas help to improve all
internal glands, organs and systems such as the digestive
system, the circulatory systems etc. [Yoga Darshana: 2.46]

(4) Pranaayaama or Regulation of breath: Pranayamas is the

stoppage of the inspiratory and expiratory movements, which
follow, when that has-been-secured. [Yoga Darshan: 2.49]
(5)

Pratyaahaar i.e. Abstraction: By which the senses do notcome-into-contact with their objects and follow as-it-were the
nature of the mind. Control of senses of reflection. Once the
mind is controlled, it helps to control our sensory organs and
allows them to move beyond the exterior world to the interior
soul.
[Yoga Darshana: 2.54]

When all the impurities are washed away, there is nothing in

between God and the soul. The body is the best medium to reach
God. In the end even this physical body does not remain and the
soul attains emancipation. This is the best psychic-power of Yoga.

Managing Distress through Yoga:

The three inner steps: Dhaaranaa, Dhyaana and Samaadhi

(6)

Dhaaranaa i.e. Concentration:

steadfastness of the mind.

7)

Dhyaana i.e. Meditation: The continuation there of the

mental-effort (to understand) is meditation.
[Yoga Darshana: 3.2]

8)

Samaadhi or Trance i.e. realisation of God: The same when

shining with the light of the object alone, and devoid, as-itwere, of itself, is trance (or contemplation, Samaadhi).
[Yoga Darshana: 3.3]

(By Shri Rajat Agarwal M.B.A. Gurukul Kangri University, Haridwar)

[Courtesy: Vedic Jyoti- Arya Samaj of Chicagoland. 700 Hill View Avenue, West Chicago, IL-60185]

Concentration is the
[Yoga Darshan: 3.1]

[[Life of a modern executive is full of stress. The word

Stress has got a lot of importance in the recent past. The biggest
trauma with this word is that people have considered stress only in
negative aspect. Most of the time, we remain under its influence
giving us many negative feelings and an idea contrary to the facts
behind this stress. A majority of the people think that stress is
something to be avoided at all costs. However, stress has a positive
side as well i.e. it serves as an indication of positive growth. The
presence of stress, in a moderate level, is necessary for life and
existence. It inculcates a desire to face the many physical senses
and helps one focus on the task at hand.

The Yama, Niyama, Aasana and Pranayama are the

essential parts of the Karma Yoga. They keep the body and mind
healthy. Pratyahara and Dharna are the parts of the Jnana Yoga.
With the help of Dhyana and Samaadhi, the meditator gives his
complete body, mind and soul to be fully absorbed in God. This

Stress: Stress is defined as a dynamic condition in which an

individual is confronted with an opportunity, constrained or demand
related to what he or she desires and for which the outcome is
perceived to be both uncertain and important.

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recognised as the most important factor which results in several

stress induced disorders.

There can be two types of stress positive and negative.

Eustress is synonyrnous with healthy essential stress produced for
example by joy, any kind of positive impulse, sensible recreational
activities, sports practiced as a hobby, etc.

Yoga:
Yoga, far for being mere physical or breathing demonstration
of magic or supernatural powers, is a science of future, with a holistic
vision relevant to progressive society. Yoga is a conscious process
for raising us from our animal instincts to normal discrimination and
elevating us to manifest the immense potentialities dormant in us.
Yoga only works to bring fitness and vigor to the physical body, but
also harness our will and emotions and to expand our power of
analysis, insights and visions.

Distress is synonymous with negative stress that has to be

managed or rather controlled, e.g. continuos mental or physical
strain of any kind, anger, frustration, states of tension seemingly
without hope.
However, even high and prolonged Eustress can turn
dangerous. Thus, stress is the reaction to a demanding situation on
the human physiology. Stress can occur at two levels:

Four main streams of Yoga techniques could be identified.

They utilize the four major faculties in mans intellect, emotion, will
power and the executive capacities through the sensory and motor
apparatus. They are called Jnana Yoga, Bhakti Yoga, Raja Yoga and
Karma Yoga respectively.

1. Physical Stress like accidents burns, major surgeries, major

infection etc. which make demands on the entire physiology.
2. Psychological stress which can occur independently or as
reaction to the physical stress. Examples are fear, anxiety,
tension, worry, jealousy, hatred, anger, excitement, emotional
conflicts etc.
More common than these physical stresses are the
psychological stresses. A man who is trying to live a successful life
as per expectations and norms of the society today is continually
challenged with rapidly accumulating stress. In the fast moving social
set up with innumerable changes, there is no time for the individual
to look back and think about what is happening to his body and the
mind. Todays man can think and act much faster than what he did
half a century back. This speed has not limited itself only to the level
where he can be most efficient in his mental and physical capabilities
but has moved further to ungovernable levels. This activity in the
mind is so much and so fast that the system cannot cope up with it
any longer. This speed has also made human beings emotionally
hypersensitive. Small things can upset a person psychologically and
emotionally to such a great extent that it can lead to disasters. In
order to show civilized and social decorum there is a constant effort
at suppressing these emotional upsurges. Highly sentosied emotions
which are suppresses in todays fast pace of living style are

The origin of stress and tension, the mechanism of growth

and their various disastrous manifestations ca be understood totally
through the path of Jnana Yoga. Bhakti Yoga teaches the art of
invoking emotions, intensifying them and diffusing them at will.
Bhakti Yoga teaches the right way to handle emotions through
surrender. Ultimately Bhakti Yoga brings such mastery by which we
reach the very basis of emotions namely SILENCE. Harnessing the
will and capacity to do or undo in different way, is the technique of
raja Yoga. In wing the, challenge of stress, techniques of harnessing
the will can work wonders. Karma Yoga teaches the art of working in
relaxation with total Awareness in action. Application of the Karma
techniques helps to reduce the accumulation of tension and stress
and thus makes possible a tension free, a reality. Thus Yoga with
physical, mental and emotional personalities approach to the
challenge of stress.
Concept of Stress in Yoga:
Stress according to Yoga is imbalance. Imbalance is misery.
Imbalances at emotional level manifest as upsurges, which are
caused by strong likes and dislikes. At the psychological level the

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By using the techniques of Yoga, we can learn to expand our

horizons, increase our capacities and manifest our dormant
potentialities. To achieve a stress free and blissful life one must learn
the three cardinal principles of Yoga. Relax the body. Slow down the
breath. Calm the mind.
Unless we recognise the manifestations of tension and
stress, we continue to live with them. Then there could hardly be a
chance for the release of such packed up tension and stress.
Increased Pulse rate, high breathing rate, haphazard and
imbalanced breathing between the two nostrils, periodic outbursts of
anger, fear, depression, restlessness, lack of concentration
decreasing clarity in thinking are some of the usual manifestations of
stress and tension, many of which we normally do not recognise until
they become painful and cause problem. Recognition thus could go
a long way, in remedying the problems. Often it is said - Recognition
is half the solution. The key to recognise is to stimulate, relax and
look within.
Taking first point of stimulation one can classify stimulators
at physical level, mental level, emotional level, intellectual level and
at the spiritual level to recognise imbalances at these levels. With
this variety of stimulations and the corresponding relaxation through
Yoga techniques, the stress are released gradually and
systematically taking us to higher or subtle states of consciousness.]]

imbalances lead to conflicts and often manifest as petty and narrow

egocentric behavior. Lack of holistic knowledge and balanced
outlook at the subtle level are responsible for imbalances found at
grosser levels.
Thus, while understanding stress, a holistic concept of
human is kept in view and not merely his bodily existence. Taittireya
Upanishad has presented this holistic concept human systematically
as having 5 major Sheaths of existence. These are namely
1) Annamaya Kosa 2) Pranamya Kosa 3) Manomaya Kosa 4)
Vijnanamaya Kosa 5) Anandamaya Kosa.
The great sage Patanjali uses the term Klesha that aptly
describes stress. In his text Yoga Sutras the Kleshas have been
described thus: Avidya asmita raga dvesha abhiniveshah kleshah
(PYS-11-3)
In our original state, we are totally stress free. We are
blissful. We may call it perfection. When this state gets disturbed,
when there is an imbalance even at the subtle level, thinking starts.
Ignorance (Avidya) has set in. This Avidya leads to further thinking
and stress is built up. This loads to Asmita, the egocentric behaviour
I-ness-my mind, my thoughts. My feelings, my body etc. This
leads to strong likes and dislikes. It is then that the emotional
upsurges start. Tossed up and down in these emotional imbalances,
a large amount of energy is spent. Speed increases.

Meditation

Thus the concept of stress is presented in a most

comprehensive way from the subtle level in its grossest
manifestation by Patanjali. Excessive speed brings imbalance, leads
to impaired efficiency and results in deterioration in the quality of life.

[Medication of All Evils]

Meditation: Dhyaanam Nirvishayam Manah (Sankhya
Darshan: 6/25) means The state of mind when remains objectivitated
i.e. without any thought (when the mind is away from worldly objects,
but remains connected with the self), is called the Dhyaana or
Meditation. It is clear with this Sankhya-Sutra that meditation is the
state of continuous non-objectiveness of mind, which means when
mind is away from all wordily things i.e. objectless.

Yogic Management of Stress:

Yoga uses the approach to work at all five Sheaths to bring
back the balance, in describing the process for elimination of stress.
Patanjali has used the term thinning which shows that it is not a
sudden elimination but a gradual systematic process of moving from
a higher stress level to lower ones.

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a steady watching attitude. Without this, each thought will hook itself
on to another thought and another.

Tatra Pratyayaikataanataa Dhyaanam (Yog-Sutra: 3/2) which

mean, Sustained concentration (Dharnaa*) is meditation
(Dhyaana).

It helps if you realise that thoughts generally fall into three

categories -- remembering, planning and dreaming. If you are
remembering, then you are lingering uselessly in the past, which can
be both repetitive and obsessive. Just let it go. Dont get involved. If
your mind is busy with planning, you are thinking of the future, your
aims, desires and hopes. Dreaming is self-explanatory. Do not get
involved. Let the thoughts come and go without clinging to them.
Five minutes is all you are allowing yourself, so there is no
expectation, no strain. The quality of meditation and not the duration
is what you are interested in for the present. Meditation has been
described as a mind suspended in space a pure and complete
awareness without clinging.

[*Concentration is the fixing of the Chitta (mind stuff) upon a

particular object. This is Dharnaa. (Yog-Sutra: 3/1)]
Meditation is of two types: First is Samprajnaata i.e. where
the meditator is conscious of self and the act of meditation and
second is Asamparajnaata when even this consciousness is lost
and meditator Experiences only the bliss of Omnipresent God.
Meditation is a journey within, to meet our own
consciousness. But to achieve higher state of consciousness, of
deep silence of Samaadhi and Meditation, one has to transcend all
words and all thoughts. No language can lead us there. Therefore,
talking of that state, declare Upanishads:

There are many aids to meditation. There is a Mantra, which

repeated in your mind will eventually stop random thoughts. There is
a candle flame or a statue or picture on which you can concentrate.
Or you can simply concentrate on your breathing. All these methods
are effective, but only if you take it lightly, giving only 25 per cent of
your attention to them, with the remaining 75 per cent of your mind
relaxed and floating in space.
The sitting posture is important since a straight spine and all
the different Chakras, so that energy flows smoothly and the mind
calms down and is at ease. But even here it is not necessary to go to
extreme. You can sit cross-legged on a cushion. The legs can be
folded easily and not rigidly in the lotus pose. You may even sit on a
chair with feet flat on the ground. Whichever way you sit you should
be comfortable so that you can sit for as long as necessary.

Yato Vacho Nivartante, Apaapya Manasaa Saha means that

state, where words cease to be, cannot be achieved through
mind.
Although everybody seems to be talking of Meditation these
days, but few really practice it regularly and know the meaning of
Meditation.
Beginners often start meditation with too many expectations,
waiting for something to happen. When nothing happens they are
disappointed and give up the practice of meditation. They imagine
that by simply sitting in a straight-backed position with their eyes
closed, they will reach in the state of Samaadhi. But this is not
possible because most adults have a sharp sense of ego problem,
which keeps them confined and restricted.
It is recommended to all new practitioners that they should
start with very short sessions, not more than five or ten minutes at a
time. These periods may be repeated several times and each time
the attitude should be of relaxed stillness, expecting nothing, but
ready for anything.

Scientific truths about Meditation:

A person sitting quite and contemplating, with no purpose or
aims except that of experiencing himself and his oneness with the
world, is meditating. Studies by Herbert Benson, a Harvard
cardiologist, show that meditation produces psychological changes
which includes reduced heart rate and blood pressure, as well as
reduced oxygen consumption, reduced blood lactate level
(associated with anxiety) and reduced respiratory rate. The body is

The human mind is full of thoughts random and never

ceasing. It is impossible for the average person to stop these
thoughts and the only way to get some control over them is to adopt

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self-consciousness, but in philosophical point of view, Meditation is

defined as a technique or an art of concentration. To control the mind
is not an easy job, one needs lots of practice, and practice makes a
man perfect. One thing, here, is to be noted that mind is not a
conscious thing like the soul, but it is an inert thing that cannot do
anything by its own. The soul is its master and master should be
alert. If/When any work is given to the mind, it will be busy and
cannot wander of its own. This is one of the method by which the
mind is can be controlled easily. A will, will find a way, so one has
to practice.
Many people believe that the mind is the slave of the
senses, on the contrary the mind is said to be their king (Boss), all
senses are under minds control, and the mind is under intellects
control. Soul is the master of our physical (inert) body and all organs
are its instruments (means) to work.

deeply relaxed while the mind remains alert. Benson calls this the
relaxation response, which counteracts state of fear, anger and
anxiety.
At the psychological level, with regular meditation there is
deceased anxiety, a higher level of relaxation at all levels, and
progress to wards self-acualisation. The meditator begins to
experience in a more positive way, and a more peaceful and secure
self-concept is developed. Physical dysfunctions such as lack of
sleep, fatigue, headaches lesson or disappear altogether.
Regular meditation increases empathy, concern and interest
in the well being of others. Today all doctors agree that stress and
anxiety play a role in the development of many diseases.
In meditation alpha waves increase reflecting an extremely
restful, non-anxious and non-problem solving mental state. After
successful meditation the person is relaxed, with a greater capacity
for creativity, love and compassion.

The mind functions the way we want. For desired results in

any sphere of activity, the mind needs to be focused. Thus, an
individual must have control over it and its cravings. Striving to fulfil
each desire leads to even more desires. All endeavours, all efforts
and struggles must be directed towards strive to attain this goalof
keeping the mind in controlrather than seeking the fulfillment of
every desire.
F.A.Q.: How do we control the mind and how do we control our
desires?"
It is a common complain that My mind is not in my control,
many thoughts protrude in mind and the more I try to restrain them,
the more they protrude. etc. But all these beliefs are false. The
reality is that the mind is a sort of inanimate thing, which is
manifested out of insentient Prakriti. Hence it is not conscious.
Therefore thought cannot protrude in the mind itself nor the mind
itself can raise any thought. It is the conscious soul, which is behind
this insensate mind. When our conscious soul desires to raise any
kind of virtuous or non-virtuous thoughts in the mind then and then
only that thought protrudes related to that subject.

When someone talks about meditation its understood that

this term is related to something that is spiritual (inner) world. Its one
hundred per cent right. Meditation means to realise/find/feel of some
super-conscious thing to get peace of mind, which is always there,
but because of ones ignorance and laziness one is unable to
seek/search it. That is why man is always unhappy and unsatisfied in
his life, even after getting all kinds of comforts in this materialistic
world. Something is missing! Of course! Something is missing! But,
what is that something, which is missing? In the Vedic philosophy this
something is nothing butthe Bliss (Anand)----the bliss of God. The
term Anand can be defined, as the spiritual happiness of the self.
[The soul is in search of the real spiritual happiness but after coming
to this beautiful and amazing wonderful materialistic world, he*
forgets everything because of his limited knowledge. He (the soul)
wanders after illuminated and colorful material things in this world
made of Tri-attributed Prakriti. *The soul has no gender but being a
sensate or Chetan thing, it can be pronounced in masculine/feminine
manner.]
Mind is the most important thing and without minds
involution one can not meditate. Meditation is nothing but to think of

Just as a cassette or tape, records various types of sounds,

similarly the mind is the storage of our thoughts in the form of rites.
When a person with his desire and effort switches on the tape
recorder then sounds are heard but sounds are not heard by

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not propagate towards any of its subjects, just, as a car cannot move
by itself on the road.
Yoga perseverer or meditator should remember one thing
that, soon after taking a posture during devotion period, he may
make the following determinations
My mind is inanimate. I am the conscious soul who drives it.
This inanimate mind doesnt raise any subject without my desire and
effort. At this time, I will keep it under my possession (authority) and
adjunct it in thinking of Ishwar and will not allow it to run towards any
other worldly subjects.

themselves. In the same manner when the soul with its desires and
efforts raises rites stored in the mind then and then only thoughts are
produced. This is one of the methods of working of our mind.
Apart from this, working of the mind should be understood
like working of camera equipment. Just as a photographer intends to
take the picture of any particular object, he turns the camera switch,
stretches the picture on roll through the medium of lens and does not
take the photo of the object, which he does not desire. Exactly in the
same manner the soul stores the knowledge of an object in the mind
through the medium of all senses and body organs the thing for
which he wants to collect knowledge. Body is similar to a camera,
conscious soul is to be the photographer, the mind is like a roll on
which pictures are drawn and organs are like lens, in this example. In
the same manner just as scooter, car, fan, machine etc. i.e. inert
machines do not run, work or stop themselves without the effort of
conscious human. Exactly in the same way, unconscious inert mind
cannot run nor can it think to run towards any subject without the
desire and inspiration of a conscious soul.

Assistance is sought in controlling the mind with such

determination. But even after making such resolution either due to
un-cautiousness or ignorance, if the perseverer (meditator) conjuncts
his mind with any other object, then he should remove it soon and
conjunct again with Ishwar. In the beginning new perseverer has to
make efforts to disconnect his mind engrossed in other subjects and
has to frequently conjunct it with Ishwar (God). After a sufficient time
when he attains requisite discreet knowledge and practice, in the
matter of mind, he can easily and surely disconnect his mind from
the subjects he wants to disconnect and conjunct with the subjects,
which he wants to.
A lot of effort is made to keep the body healthy. Similarly, it
is crucial to keep the mind healthy. Persons should aim to reach the
Almighty and this can be achieved only when the battle of the mind is
won.
The mind is fond of pleasures and thus it may love
something or someone very much. However, the moment it comes
across something better, it relinquishes the first and runs after the
second. Winning over the mind, however, should not be confused
with doing penance in a forest, or running away from the material
world. That is more escapism. By renouncing the world, we do not
gain control over the mind. The more we suppress a thing, the more
it revolts. The mind cannot be subdued with forcible discipline.
Rather, every individual should study its nature and habits first.

Only because of ignorance, human-conscious takes the

mind only as the propagator of subjects and does not accept himself
as the true driver of the mind. But when conscious-soul
acknowledges his own consciousness and doer-ship and inertness
and means-form of mind, then keeping the mind under his own
control (authority), he drives it according to his own desires. A
learned ascetic of proper and discrete knowledge, keeps his mind
under control and drives it according to his will, as worldly person
runs the vehicle, he drives it according it his own will.
Just as a fresh car driver (learner) says, My car runs at very
high speed and doesnt stop even if I wish to stop it. When I want to
drive it on the left side, it runs on the right side. If I want to drive it on
the road it goes off the road. In such circumstances we shall say,
This person doesnt know how to drive a car and he doesnt have
enough experience. Now here is a matter to think whether the car
runs or stops by itself? Does it move right or left by itself? Certainly
not! It is an ignorance or fault of the learner. Exactly in the same
manner, it should be understood for the inanimate mind that it does

Unless the mind finds something superior to worldly love, it

is not ready, under any circumstances, to give up the pleasures of
the world. But once a person gets a taste of the knowledge leading
to God, he or she never turns to the material world again.

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works under brain and cannot do two works at one time. That is the
attribute or characteristic of mind.

"Jyotishaam Jyotirekam Tanme Manah" (Yajurveda: 34.1)

means, "the mind is that illuminating-light by which all the senses
are illuminated and act."

The mind cannot stay at one place, it always flickers like the
pendulum of a clock, and hence it is very difficult to control the mind.
But the one, who knows its characteristic (that only single knowledge
remains in it at one time or you can say that mind cannot do two
things at the same time), can easily have control over it. All senses
are under mind's control and the mind itself is under brain's control
whereas the brain is under self's (soul's) control. (Kathopanishada)
Now, it becomes easy to control the mind. One (the self) has to
decide what he wants to do, and give order to the brain and the
same is conveyed to the mind. The body including all these organs
like brain, mind and senses &c. are insensate objects and hence
cannot do anything by itself. With the influence of the soul all the
means are seems to be live. The soul is the master of the body-likechariot. One, who is wise, always keeps his mind busy in some or
the other work. Do not keep the mind ideal. Keep it busy. When busy
in some work it cannot think of other things. This is one of the ways
(trick) to control the wandering/flickering mind.
[The soul is the master in the body because he is a free agent and
can control his brain while performing any action, &c. "Know your
body as a chariot and your soul as the master of that chariot. Know
your intellect or reason as the charioteer (driver) and your mind as
the reins." (Kathopanishada: 3.3)]

Mind is one of the eleven* principals of senses called

'internal principle of attention' and also known as 'Ubhayendriya'.
[*There are ten external senses consist of five sense organs
(Gyanendriyas) + five action organs (Karmendriyas) and one internal
sense i.e. the mind (Mana)]
Mind is also called one of the four** 'reflecting medium' i.e.
'Antah-Karan'**.
[**'Antah-Karan' consists of four things, such as 1- Mana i.e. mind or
principle of attention, 2- Budhi i.e. Intellect or thought, 3- Chitta i.e.
consciousness or memory and 4- Ahankara i.e. egoism or individuality]
"Mind" is an organ of thought and it is said that the mind is
the king of all senses because all senses are under its control.
Philosophically speaking the mind is actually, the messenger of
intellect. It helps the principle senses to activate. To influence the
principal senses is its work. Hence the intellect is knowledgedominated whereas the mind is work-dominated organ. Some time it
seems that the mind decides of its own, but it is a wrong concept.
The principle senses (Gyanendriyas and Karmendriyas) are always
in direct contact with the outside world and whatever knowledge they
acquire passes them to the mind, and the mind then carries them to
the brain. The brain then decides further actions and that decisions
are delivered (ordered) to the senses concerned by the mind. The
senses then act according to the decision (received by the mind).
This whole process is so fast that it seems that everything happens
automatically. The mind is the fastest messenger, even faster than
the speed of light. But as written earlier, the mind works as a
messenger of the intellect. One thing is to be noted here that the
mind cannot have more than one knowledge at one time
["Tadayougapadyaalangatwacch Na Manasah" (Nyaaya Shastra 2.24)]
hence it carries only one message from or to the brain and senses. It

[Information goes from

KarmendriyasGyanendriyasMindIntellect. The Intellect
decides on the information collected by the mind with consultation of
the soul and decision is conveyed to
IntellectMindGyanendriyasKarmendriyas]
The mind flicker because of lack of Vairagya (renunciation)
hence its concentration is essential. And with concentration mind is
controlled and visualization of God is possible.
'Pranas' (nervauric forces of life) are the most valuable and
important things in this human body. One can be alive without any
sense organ but can never live for a moment without the vital forces
i.e. nervauric forces i.e. 'Pranas'.

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endeavouring to practice contemplation or meditation and reaching a

stage of devotion to a single truth in a single-minded way.
(Yoga-Vasishta)
In Hindi the mind is known as 'Ma+na' and when you reverse
it becomes 'Na+ma' i.e. to be polite. If one, who wants to control
over his mind, just reverse it, means be polite in life, then the mind
will be under your control.
"Mana eva manushyaanami karanam bandh mokshayoh"
(Upanishad) means one can attain salvation as well as bondage
of birth and death because of the mind only.

'Pranayamas' is one of the solution and very useful in

controlling the mind. One who wants to control his mind has to
exercise and practice 'Pranayamas'. Regulation of breath is the best
solution. In this way one is controlling the mind as well as
worshipping God.
Vibration and consciousness are inseparably one like the
whiteness of snow, the oil in the sesame seed, the fragrance of the
flower and the heat of fire. Their description as distinct categories is
an error. Mind and movement of thought are inseparable; and the
cessation of one is the cessation of both.

Sage Vasishtas precepts to Shri Ram --O Rama! There are

two ways in which this cessation (of vibration and consciousness)
can be achieved. One is the way of Yoga, which involves the
restraint of the movement of thought, and the other is the way of
knowledge, which involves the right knowledge of truth.

The Brahma (God) is attainable by the mind (and not by

physical senses). There is no plurality in Him, for He is one. He
who consider God as many (and not as one) goes from birth to
death and does not attain salvation. (Kathopanishada: 4.11)

The mind can also be controlled by the worship of formless

Omnipresent God, study of the Vedic literature, politeness,
austerities, change of environments, company of the learned and
poise people, listening religious-preaching, and trust in God and &c.
The most important thing to be observed is "Self-confidence".
Without self-confidence nothing can be achieved in life.

In this body, that energy which circulates in the energychannels is known as Prana. In accordance with its diverse
functions in the body, it is also known by the name Apaana. This
prana is indistinguishably united with the mind. In fact, the
consciousness that tends towards thinking, on account of the
movement of Prana, is known as the mind.

[It is a vast subject to understand the Mind properly so fearing

limitation of time and space hence it is difficult to express all the
points here. One big book can be written on it. Only important
information on this subject is expressed here.]

Movement of thought in the mind arises from the movement

of prana; and movement of prana arises because of the movement
of thought in consciousness. They thus form a cycle of mutual
dependence of currents in water.

To fix the mind at one place and then continuous

remembrance of Gods nature-attributes-characteristics, for
attainment of God (i.e. to know and realise Him), through Gayatri mantras (or any other Vedic-manta) or repeating His personal name
OM and in that period not to think of anything except God, is called
Meditation.
It is also called to be the act of listening to God. Where
prayer is the act of talking to God, Meditation is not just for
connecting to your soul, but is an excellent remedy for life's stress
and confusion.

The wise ones declare that the movement of prana causes

the mind; and hence by the restraint of the prana, the mind becomes
quiescent. When the mind abandons the movement of thought, the
appearance of the world-illusion ceases.
The movement of prana is arrested at the moment when all
hopes and desires come to an end in ones heart through the earnest
practice of the precepts of the scriptures and sages, and by the
cultivation of dispassion in previous life-span or through

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un-manifested, un-bounded, infinite, self-referral state. It is the

source and goal of all creation.

Goodness of Pure Mediation:

Reading the scriptures or listening to religious discourses
does not make us better people. For improving our personality,
health and perspective and also in the process attain self-realisation,
we have to meditate. Meditation is purely a matter of experience.
Reading about the method and procedure, meaning and scientific
aspects and benefits of Yoga and Meditation from various sources
does not help in actual meditation. That is only information; not
knowledge. The information culled will prove to be useless unless it
is applied to the practice of meditation. So to be a meditator, one has
to practice daily.
For the practice of yoga there is no need of giving up all
worldly activity, family, friends, society, profession etc. All we have to
do is to set apart some time every day as part of the daily routine. It
is not correct to think that spirituality and activity are incompatible.
The Bhagavad Geeta advises us to perform action from our
transcendental consciousness. So meditation and action are not
opposites; rather, they go hand to hand. In ancient times meditation
was considered one of the essential components of life. People
would practice meditation as a part of their daily routine. In todays
context meditation assumes even greater relevance. For lasting
peace, order, happiness and harmony in life, meditation is the best
tonic and medication of all evils.

To experience qualities of consciousness, we have to

practice Yoga and Meditation. Meditation and Yoga are mental
techniques to find inner silence (Peace). By meditation, individual
awareness blooms and experiences a unique state of restful
alertness, in which the body becomes deeply relaxed and the mind
transcends all mental activities and experiences absolute silence. In
meditation, the mind and the intellect have no work. It is a state of
no-mind, no-identification of oneself. It is a world of peace, bliss and
happiness.
The great sage Mahrishi Patanjali, the father of Yoga, has
given a scientific basis to Yoga. According to him, Yoga, is not a
therapy, it is a discipline. A discipline is needed even when you are
in good health. Today, we are increasingly turning to alternative
medicine. As a result, practice of Yoga has become limited to a few
persons. Yoga can be practiced by anyone irrespective of age,
caste, community, religion, faith or belief. Yoga is not a temporal
practice, it is a life long process. The Yoga-Sutra has clearly stated
that Yoga must be practiced consistently with complete devotion,
perseverance and regularity.

We are the only life forms in the universe who violate natural
laws with impurity. Nature does not know how to pardon a violator.
As a consequence, punishment is inevitable. This could be in the
form of sickness and suffering, tension, stress, conflict, crime,
terrorism, drought, flood, fire etc. We also violate national and
international laws.

To make Yoga accessible to everyone whether he or she is

a homemaker, office goer, student, factory worker or an agriculturist,
Yoga should be viewed as being independent of an ascetic lifestyle.
One can enjoy the bliss and peace of meditation without having to
adopt an ascetic way of life. In any case, spiritual life is not restricted
to the confines of monasteries, hermitages of ashrams.

keep peace and live in accordance with the natural law, we

have to develop higher state of consciousness. What is
consciousness? Consciousness is the essence of life. It is just like a
sap for the tree. Every word that we speak and act that we perform,
is an impulse of consciousness. Since consciousness is the most
basic element of every ones life. Knowledge of consciousness is the
basic necessity of every one to exist and enjoy to the full, life.
Consciousness is within us. It is not outside of us. It is a permanent,

Today, we are always short of time. We talk of sparing

some time for important activities. As meditation is a valuable
activity, proven by science, complaining about of lack of time is
irrelevant. Yoga can help find the solution to every problem because
it helps us to develop a higher state of consciousness.

State of Meditation:

Benefits from Meditation:

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To meditate Gods name or to think of his name it shows that

we want something from him. Man is of selfish nature and no one
remembers anyone without a reason. There ought to be some
cause. There is no use meditating if there is no gain from it. There
are very important, interesting and inquisitive reasons to be
understood by all our religious readers.

You must have observed that if one does a little favour for
someone else, he thanks him many a times. God has given
everything to us, then why not thank Him? Because of Him we exist.
Because of Him we are lucky to see our father, mother, brothers,
sisters etc. We should always thank Him by obeying His
Commandments. One should perform prayer and worship Him with
full faith and love, not with fear. By worshipping Him one acquires the
attributes of God. God is blissful so with communion one becomes
blissful. Whoever is in contact with Him gets His bliss. God is
everywhere but because of his ignorance, man cannot experience
His bliss. Surrender to Him and see what happens. Remember one
thing that God loves those who love Him. God sees those who see to
Him.
God does not become happy or feels sad when one does or
does not remember Him. It is we who remain separated from His
Bliss and Blessings. God is not affected if we remember Him or not.

Firstly: If one is to meditate God i.e. to meditate on His

name, he must have to know Gods personal/original name by which
he is going to meditate.
Secondly: Some meditate on God either when he/she is in
trouble and wants to get rid of them or when he/she wants some help
and inspiration from him. There are very few people who love Him
and want His bliss and to express their gratefulness, because He is
the only One who listens to all.

"Yasya Naama Mahadyashah" (Yajurveda 32.3) which means

"God is great because He does all good things for us. It is a duty
of every human being to adopt His attributes-nature and
characteristics.

"Let a man, therefore, try to acquire His virtues (i.e. to be like

God in nature and attributes etc.).Thus let him be great by the
performance of great works let him be powerful among the powerful,
let him augment his power, let him never commit a sinful act. Let him
be kind to all. Let him perfect his means of progress. Let him develop
technical arts and with their help, make different kinds of things. Let
him do unto others as he would be done by. Let him protect all. Let
him be learned amongst the learned. Let him diligently punish the
wicked and protect the good. In short molding one's nature, attributes
and character in accordance with those of God alone constitutes the
true method of taking His name." [Light Of Truth XI]

We must understand one thing clearly that is the personal

and original name of Omnipresent God. God is called by hundred
different names (such as "Paramatma, Ishwara, Prabhu, Brahma,
Vishnu, Mahesh, Ganapati, Shiva, Shankara, GOD, Khuda, Khoda,
Allah" etc.,) by virtue of possessing manifold nature, attributes and
characteristics. But His personal name according to the Vedas and
Vedic literature is said to be AUM, pronounced as OM, because in
the Veda God has declared His personal name as "OM". Here are
some proofs:

OM Kham Brahama (Yajurveda 40.17) i.e. God is above all

whose name is OM.

OM Krato Smara (Yajurveda 40.15) means O man always

remember God whose personal original name is OM.

The Holy Quran says: "Asharaful Makhlooquat" means "Man is

the best in this Universe." So it our duty to remember God to
express our gratitude towards Him.

"Yasya Naama Mahadyashah" (Yajur Veda 32.3) i.e.

"Taking the name of the Great God consists in performing
great works of righteousness."
Some important things:
One should meditate (Dhyana) early in the morning between
3.30 and 6 A.M. (these 2 hours are called Brahma Muhurt i.e.
meditation time for God) and in the evening between 5.00 and 7.30
P.M.; because at these particular times (at sunrise and sunset) the

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the evening; more commonly known as sunrise and sunset or dusk

and dawn. At this time i.e. during morning before sunrise and before
sunset in the evening, the air is richer with oxygen in the atmosphere
that gives energy to our nervauric forces (Prana Shakti) which helps
in meditation.
The time from 3.30 to 6 A.M. is called Brahma Mururata. At
this time air contains the maximum quantity of Pure Oxygen, which is
healthier for us to breathe. Moreover mind also remains fresh, calm,
cool and pure, hence this is the best time for meditation. There is a
scientific reason also to this theory. To understand better here we
explain the scientific theory as follows: -

environment remains calm, pure and pleasant. One should take a

bath and wear loose clothing so that he can sit comfortably. One
should sit in a straight position (posture) on the ground, which should
be plain, so that it will not disturb him during meditation. Yoga Mudra
is the best position. Face must be in the direction from which air
comes freely. Close your eyes, do at least three or more
"Pranayamas" (breathing exercises to control mind) and chant Gods
name (OM) with its meaning with a pleasant and fresh mind. In this
way repeat "OM" slowly and at the same time try to feel happiness.
God is formless, all-pervading and resides within you in your heart.
God is the Lord of all. He is Omnipotent, Omnipresent and
Omniscient. He is our Father, Mother, Sister, Brother, Teacher etc.
He is Justice and merciful. God is within us. He listens everything
what we repeat in our mind. Try to visualise Him according to His
attributes, nature and characteristics and feel His presence outside
and inside you. He knows you and your feelings. Always remember
Gods Greatness and His attributes, in this way one becomes pure
and his deeds become good.

Scientific facts about Meditation:

We take in oxygen (O2) and give out carbon dioxide (CO2)
when we breathe. The oxygen helps in metabolism of food and gives
us energy for all the vital activities. This whole process is called as
respiration. Carbon dioxide is formed during metabolism. It is given
out, accumulation of CO2 in the body leads to fatigue and yawning.

"In short molding one's nature, attributes and character in

accordance with those of God alone constitutes the true method of
taking His name." At the time of death only these righteous deeds i.e.
"Dharma" (righteousness) go with the soul and that is only the
achievement of human life.

Plants also respire at night. During the day plants perform

the process of Photosynthesis i.e. they make their own food from
CO2 and water in the presence of sunlight and chlorophyll. During
this process Oxygen is released.

The repetition of Gods name without its meaning with closed

eyes does not make any sense or gain. This is only a waste of
precious time. Once time gone will not come back, so one should
learn the correct method of meditation.

Photosynthesis:
6CO2 + 6H2O Sunlight C6H12O6 + 6O2 (Carbon-dioxide)+
(Water Chlorophyll)* (Food) + (Oxygen)

By meditation i.e. repetition of Gods personal and original

name "OM" man experiences the bliss of God that cannot be
described or expressed in words. One cannot even know how time
has passed; where he is sitting; how he is sitting etc. Gods bliss is
the real the gain i.e. "Meditation.

(*Chlorophyll =Pigment which gives green colour to the plants)

[The rate of photosynthesis is maximum in the mornings and
eveningswhen there is a red glow in the sky (Red Effect Rate of
photosynthesis is maximum in red light). During the stomata
(process for gas exchange present in the leaves) close to prevent
excessive loss of water by the process of transpiration. (Plants lose
water in the form of water vapour from the stomata. This process is
called transpiration.]

There should be a system or code of conduct to be followed

by man to remember Gods name. It is good to have some time fixed
for meditation. "Sandhya" is the best time for meditation. Sandhya is
the time when day and night meet i.e. early in the morning and late in

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opening your eyes) and feel fully comfortable by adjusting once

again.
Now you are ready for Dhyana and your eyes are closed. Do
feel that I am away from all wordily things. My thoughts are free
from everything (all evils) and I am trying to visualize Omnipotent
God. I am sitting in the laps of Omnipresent God who is my Adorable
Father, Mother, Brother, Friend. I am not alone. He is always with
me. He is my guardian and I am not afraid of anything. I am pure
soul and my supreme Father is the Purest. Today I am going to meet
Him and talk to Him freely.

Thus, the air is richer with oxygen during morning and before
sunset in the evening. This pure air is healthier for us to breathe,
hence meditations at these times are recommended in the Vedic
philosophy.
On the contrary, one should always take Gods name,
whenever he gets time. Even when we are doing some work, in the
office, while travelling by bus, train, or plane, anywhere when we are
free we must remember God (His glory). With this practice (to
remember Gods name) one is free from entangles of worldly
problems and remains balanced in pain and pleasure. Death
becomes easy and there will be no fear of death for those who
always take Gods name.

(My eyes are closed and its very dark here. I cannot see
anything. Its blank. But Ill find my God anyhow! Yes! I know that
God is Formless, Omniscient, Omnipotent and Just, then why not He
adores me? I adore Him, He has to adore me. I am very much
confident, today Ill meet Him.)

Preparation for Dhyana or Meditation:

One must find a comfortable seating place (Aasana) where
there is a flow of fresh air. It is important that your back (Spinal cord)
be kept straight. Gently close your eyes. Start Pranayamas and
begin to focus on your breathing. Watch inwardly as your chest
expands and collapses with the flow of air. Now increase the intake
of air to fill the belly. Keep breathing in until the belly is extended with
air, and then continue to bring the air on up to the top of the throat if
possible. Only push your comfort zone slightly. Now hold you breath
for the count of 1---2---3---4---5 (you can increase the counts
according to your capacity after some days), then exhale gently,
slowly, sinking inward as you do so. Again, breath deeply, extending
the abdomen with air, extending the belly and then bringing the air
on up as high as you can...Hold for the count of three.... Now exhale
slowly, gently, feeling yourself relax, let go, and begin to find that
quiet, peaceful place inside. Once more, take deep breath, extending
the abdomen, bringing it up into the chest, hold it, and start counting
from 1 to 10. Now exhale slowly, softly, feeling yourself become
peaceful and relaxed. Repeat this procedure for atleast three to five
times. Now focus on the energy you are experiencing. Notice how
brilliant it appears! Now begin Take a moment to feel the warmth, the
strength, and comfort that this. Allow yourself to float in this safe and
peaceful place. Just float, relaxing, breathing, and R E S T I N G.
Feel that you are fully safe here. Now bring your consciousness back
to the present. Watch yourself in correct posture from inside (without

In this way one must be ready to visualise God. One thing is

to be borne in mind that God is not a thing to be visualised because
He is All-conscious entity. God is formless. He is visualised
(felt) by the soul who is also a formless conscious entity.
Again and again one has to practice to meet God. The
procedure of this technique is called Dhyana or Meditation.
Once again the same practice but in a different method. Now
we worship God by chanting His personal and most Adorable
popular name which is nothing but OM. God is all-blissful and we
want his bliss to become like Him.
Close your eyes and see the deep darkness (It is obvious
that when eyes are fully closed and one can not see anything but
very deep darkness) and repeat the following words in your clean
mind with pure love & dedication: OOOO----MM Aanandah and
repeat the meaning O God! You are All Blissful, Kindly make us
blissful too. Repeat these words again and again and feel that
God is near you and of course! He listens what you say with your
inner voice. Feel that He is supplying His bliss to you. And after
practicing this technique (Yoga) you will really feel something
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"God being Formless and Omnipresent cannot have an

image. If the sight of an idol puts God in one's mind, why cannot this
wonderful creation which comprehends the earth, water, fire, air and
vegetation and a hundred and one other things? Can one think of
God when he looks at the earth and the mountains that are
wonderfully constructed. It is altogether wrong to say that sight of an
idol makes one think of God. This would mean that when the idol is
out of sight, the devotee would not think of God and, consequently
when all alone, may succumb to the temptation of committing theft,
adultery and the like sins. Believing as he does that there is no one
to witness his actions, he would not scruple to commit the most
degrading sins. These are some of the evils that result from the
worship of idols. Now mark the difference! He, who has no faith in
idols and believes that God, is Omnipresent, Omniscient and Just.
And God pervades the whole Universe then he cannot even harbor
evil thoughts in his mind--leave alone committing sins, because he
knows that God witnesses all actions--good or bad--and that he is
never away from Him even for a moment. He is fully aware of the
fact that if he committed a sin---in word, deed or thought---Just
Providence cannot but punish him.

Divine Peace -- love in your heart and compassion in your eyes. Yes!
This is Anand (Bliss of God). Now slowly wiggling your fingers and
toes, rub your palms to get warmth and touch them on your eyes
very slowly rub them. Now open your eyes slowly. Now you are fully
back in the present and in relaxed.
This is not a hard and fast rule that one should or must say
the same thing or utter same words, but it is must that his intention
should be pure and devotional. Take any Vedic-Mantra for
meditating God. The purpose of meditation is to create inner-peace
and to experience bliss. The Gayatri Mantra is said to be the most
beneficial and adorable mantra for meditation of God, because this
mantra is said to be full in the sense that it contains Stuti-PrarthanaUpasana i.e. Glorification-Prayer-Communion of God. One can chant
the Gayatri mantra and its meaning very slowly in mind and enjoy
Gods presence in his heart. Gayatri mantra is for everyone. Yes! For
everyone! Take any mantra from the Veda, which you can
understand and chant properly with correct pronunciation. It is true
that chanting of the Vedic hymns in praise of God is a sure way of
stabilising the mind. The Simran or remembrance of that eternal
Gods name, which is already present in our inner-self, can be done
neither with tongue nor with the lips. That holy name is inexpressible
and hence beyond any language. The Simran of this holy name
makes us pure, takes us on the path of true Bhakti and salvation.
The words made by man cannot be called mantra. It must be borne
in mind that The verses only from the Holy Vedas are called the
mantras.
Now you are a different person. You feel a different
personality in you. Even others will comment on you that you have
changed a lot. This is Meditation!

Merely talking of God is of no use, even as the repetition of

the word sugar does not give a sweet taste to the mouth, nor does
the repetition of the word Neem (Melia azadiracta) imparts a bitter
taste to the palate. The sensations of sweetness and bitterness are
produced only when sweet and bitter substances are brought in
contact with the tongue. [Light Of Truth--XI)
"Concentration of mind on a material object is impossible, for
it can grasp it at once and after mastering all the details wanders
over fresh objects. On the other hand, in the case of Immaterial,
Infinite God, do what it will; the mind will never be able to
comprehend Him. God being Invisible the mind cannot wander it
contemplates His nature, attributes, characteristics and being
beatified is perfectly focussed. Had it been possible to concentrate
the mind on a material object, all the people of the world would have
been able to concentrate their minds, because it remains engrossed
in worldly objects such as other minds, one's wife, children and
friends and wealth, but no one can concentrate his mind except on

Kapil Muni, the author of the Sankhya Darshana has defined

the term "Dhyaana or Meditation" as the state of mind when remains
objectivitated i.e. without any thought (when the mind is away from
worldly objects), is called the "Dhyaana or Meditation. If there are
thoughts in the mind, meditation does not take place. When there is
an idol, one is forced to think about its existence, colors, eyes,
clothes etc., so the mind will be busy thinking every aspect of the idol
and roam in its attributes.

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Those who are near to Him acquiring His attribute (bliss, of

course!) and become like Him, become blissful. [The soul never
dissolves in God, so how can the soul enjoy Gods Bliss?] As you all
know that fire gives heat and ice gives coolness to one who is very
near to them. That means one gets the attributes of the thing that is
very near to him. If man wants the bliss of God (the inner happiness)
he has to renounce the matter i.e. worldly imperishable, dead, inert,
insensate objects. God is full of virtuous nature, attributes and
characteristics, hence to acquire His Bliss and Blessings, one has to
come nearer to Him, worship Him, communion with Him.

an abstract being, because He is Invisible, Hence idol worship is a

sin." (Light Of Truth XI).
To meditate on God, one has to keep in mind, some of the
attributes of God and enjoy His bliss, so idol is not necessary for
meditation. There is no picture of hunger, thirst, pain, pleasure, love
etc and no one can shoot their photographs or draw their pictures on
paper. These can be experienced by the mind and felt by the
intellect, but cannot be described in words.
God is a conscious entity and subject of a conscious entity
that is soul. God is all pervading, hence exists within the soul. God
resides in the hearts of human soul hence one has to search His
presence within him only. To go within, one is not hurdled by any
outside objects.

Now one has to decide --what he wants? Does he want to

believe in God or no? If man wants to get rid of all pains and sorrows
in the world and wants to free himself from the bondage of birth and
death, he has to take shelter of the Al-mighty GOD. He has to
practice Yoga--the act of communion with God.

Benefits of meditation:
Some Important and Useful Tips for prayer and meditation:
1. It is always better for a meditator to have his own
Aasana (seat) and a specified particular fixed place for
his daily prayer and meditation.
2. The floor, ground or platform, where the devotee sits for
prayer or meditation, should be flat and even, otherwise,
it would not be possible for him/her to sit in the right and
correct posture.
3. The sitting posture should remain unchangeable
throughout.
4. The eyes and mouth should also remain gently closed,
when the devotee is having reflection, concentration,
meditation and communion with God. Here the recitation
of Mantras should be mental with the core of heart.
5. Sheer propensity to complete the prayer and meditation
routine as quickly as possible or, exhibitive tendencies of
showing and boasting of prayer and medication
exercises should be completely avoided.
6. During the course of prayer and meditation, if it becomes
unavoidable, for some reason or other, to have a break,
or to change the posture; then, after irritant factor is
over, the whole prayer process should be repeated
again, right from the beginning.

Believe or not, it does not affect God at all, on the contrary; it

is man (the soul) who is to benefit by meditating on God.
Man is a selfish creature by nature, wherever he sees gain,
he acts accordingly. (One can cheat his friends for small things, can
cheat anyone for receiving a higher position in a society, can also kill
his own-consciousness for his popularity in religious society, but
mind you, God is Omnipresent and Omniscient. You cannot cheat
Him. Meditation helps those who help themselves by doing virtuous
things.) On the other hand, God is perfect and complete, so he wants
to provide help to all living-beings. Man is the best creature, He is
knowledgeable, can think, imagine and work, he knows what is good
and bad according to his knowledge. He wants improvements,
developments, so he has to obey, he has to believe who is more
knowledgeable and intellectual than he is. (Then who is He? He is
God--No one else).
In this world there are more pleasure than pain. Man wants
only pleasure and tries to get rid of all kinds of pain. Worldly pleasure
in the end result of pain because pain is hidden in the pleasure. Bliss
is a natural attribute of God.

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Hindu Mandir, Lobaan, Agarbattis, incense etc. in many sacred

places &sc. in religious congregations clearly shows the continuation
of Yajna ritual.
All these rituals are performed with the intention of achieving
happiness through health, wealth, peace, strength, fame and
protection from natural calamities, diseases, and all unforeseen
events. All desires are fulfilled with Yajna hence the Vedas and
other Arsha Granthas lay emphasis on Yajna.

7. In mass prayer, the chorus recitation of Mantras should

be with proper accent and rhythm.
N.B. For more information or other related suggestions
and/or comments on Meditation readers are requested not hesitate
to contact the author or any organisation of the Arya Samaj.

Yajna and its importance:

The word Yajna is derived from the root Yaj which means
to add or to communion. It is clear that the Yajna communions the
self with the Supreme Soul God. Yajna is said to be the combination
of three things i.e. Dev-Pooja, Sangati-Karan and Daan.

Yajna is a feeling, a selfless action:

Definition of Yajna: 1: Respect of the learned, 2: Proper use of
physical sciences, 3: To impart knowledge and good deeds, and 4: To
perform Agnihotra by which all creatures are benefited through the
process of purification of air, rain, medicines etc.

1:
Dev-Poojameans worship of Chetan (living) and insensate
(Jada) deities. Devas or Devtas are those who possess divine &
noble virtues such as God, virtuous noble persons and Mother
Nature. There are two types of devas, 1- living deities and 2- Jada or
insensate e.g. Earth, Water, Fire, Air and Ether. In other words DevPooja is to respect elders [Father, Mother, Teachers, Learned
persons guests etc., to obey and respect them accordingly.], to learn
from them, and to perform Agnihotra (fire rituals) to make pollution
free atmosphere. In short to adopt the attributes of living devtas and
make insensate deities healthy & pure is called Dev-Pooja. The
greatest Deva or Mahaadeva is ONLY GOD to whom worship
(communion) is due.

Yajna: Beginning from Agnihotra (the fire-ritual) unto

Ashvamedha (the house-ritual), or the material transaction and
physical science that are used for the welfare for the universe is called
Yajna." (Aryoddeshyaratnamala 47)
Yajna can be pronounced as Yajna or Yagya. There are
many more words for Yajna in the Vedic literature such as: Yajnah,
Venah, Adhvah, Meghah, Vidathah, Narthah, Savanam, Hotrah,
Ishtihi, Devataata, Makhah, Vishnuhu, Indrah, Prajapatihi, and
Dharmah. (Nighantu: 3/1).

2:
Sangati-Karan is to have company of virtuous people as well
as mixing or joining two or more useful object & beings etc. Moreover
to make friendship and love with the same age group, by this there
will be no enmity.

In the four Vedas the term Yajna has been described 1184
times, in Rig-Veda 580 times, in Yajur-Veda 243 times, in SamaVeda 63 times and in Atharva-Veda the word Yajna has come 298
times. It is said Yajyo Vai Shreshthatamam Karmah (Shatpath
Brahmana: 1.7.3.5) which means the Yajna Karma is the best Krama.

3:
Daan* i.e. Charity means making sacrifice for the good of
others without self-interest. This is the best solution to get rid of the
greatest evil of man i.e. ego. Daan is a must for all humans
because it is the gateway towards Gods kingdom. The learned can
give charity of knowledge and education, the brave and strong can
give charity of fearlessness to weak persons, and the wealthy can
sacrifice money for the poor people and for any good cause. The rest
can sacrifice their services to the needy people i.e. to help and give

According to Vedic theories and ancient tradition, Yajna is a

sacred ritual to be performed by all humans, irrespective of caste,
creed, color, sects, beliefs &sc. Now-a-days it is performed in
different forms in almost all religions, sections and communities all
over the world. Burning of candles in Christian Churches, lamps in

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public good. The donor of middle kind is one who gives charity for
the love of fame or some other selfish gain. Whilst the donor of the
lowest kind is one who does not do anything for his own good or for
that of others, but simply wastes his money on prostitutes, makes no
distinction between a worthy and an unworthy recipient and gives
alms to all like the shopkeeper in the proverb who sold all kinds of
food-stuffs at the rate of nine stones a rupee, inflicts sufferings on
the good and the righteous to benefit himself. In other words, he who
honors those about whom he makes himself sure, after a thorough
inquiry, that they are good, learned and righteous men is the best
kind of donor, whilst he, who may or may not care to inquire whether
a person is a worthy recipient or not but bestows gifts for gaining
public applause, is the middle kind of donor; but he who grants
blindly without making an inquiry into the worthiness or unworthiness
of recipient is indeed the lowest kind of donor.
(Light of Truth: Chapter # 11)

protection to younger ones. To give them shelter and look after them.
To give them proper knowledge and guide them in the right direction.
*Daan and Donor: Yajna is the greatest and best
action/deed/work in the world. It is an important and essential duty of
the Yajmaanas to give Dakshina to Prohit or Brahma who performs
Yajna, as a token of respect. But its misunderstood by many of the
Yajmaanas that they have to give money, as alms/charity to
Brahamaa is not correct. Brahmas main role in the Yajna is to watch
and give advice for correction if anything goes wrong in the
proceedings of the Yajna.
Brahamaa Tvo Vadati Jaatavidyam (Rigveda: 10.71.11)
according to this Rigveda Mantra: There are four names of the
persons who look after the essential duties of performing the ritual
related to Yajna. They are Hotaa, Udgaataa, Brahama, and Adharvyu.
If any one of them is missing means the Yajna is not perfect or
complete. As stated earlier it is the essential duty and responsibility
of the Yajmaanas to give donation (in cash or kind) to these four
virtuous persons. This donation or contribution is called Dakshina
not Daan. Daan and Dakshina both have their different meanings.
Daan is to be given to younger, weak and poor one whereas
Dakshina is offering to some respected, elderly, virtuous, suitable
and worthy persons. In short Daan and Dakshina should be given to
Su-Paatras i.e. worthy and respectable recipient and not to KuPaatras i.e. incapable and undeserving recipient.). There is no use in
giving out donations if the intention is to simply gain popularity, it will
not add up to any good or virtuous deed. Donation (alms or charity)
is given away willingly and cannot be demanded. In case of National
Calamities and &sc. Government and other organizations can ask for
donation from the public which is acceptable, but to demand
donation in the name of performing Yajna, is undeserving for the
Brahma. Its an insult to Yajna and Yajmaanas.

Naturally one question must have arisen in the minds of our

learned and inquisitive readers that How to distinguish between a
worthy recipient and an unworthy recipient? For this Mahrishi says:
Whosoever is deceitful, hypocritical, selfish, sensual,
Lustful, wrathful, avaricious and subject to infatuation, injures others,
is greedy untruthful and devoid of learning, associates with bad
people, is lazy, repeatedly begs for alms from the same donor,
compels a person to give alms by sitting at his door and causing him
annoyance, does not take a refusal and keeps on begging, is never
contented, reviles, curses or abuses those who do not give him
anything in charity, turns into an enemy of one who has refused him
alms once, though he has always helped him before, is a wolf in
sheeps skin, misleads others and cheats them, pleads poverty even
when he has plenty, serves his selfish purpose by coaxing and
cajoling others, is engaged in begging day and night, when invited to
a dinner stimulates his appetite by the use of intoxicants such as
Cannabis Indica and eats in excess at the expense of others, and
then gets intoxicated and neglects his duties, opposes the path of
righteousness and follows that of unrighteousness to gain his selfish
ends, teaches his disciples to respect and serve him alone, never
other good and learned men who are worthy of respect, opposes the
dissemination of light and knowledge, brings about discord in ones

The Vedas teaches: - He, who demands more gets a little

and he who demands nothing gets more. (Rig-Veda: 4-32-17)
There are three kinds of donors Best, middle and lowest.
The best donor is he who takes time, place, and worthiness of the
recipient into consideration before he gives charity and does it for the
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Every household should compulsorily perform them. They are also

called Dainik Agnihotra.

relationship towards his wife and husband, father, mother, children,

friends, king and fellow subjects by teaching falsely that all these
relations are unreal and the world is also an illusion, is an unworthy
recipient.
While he who leads a chaste life keeps his senses under
thorough control, studies and teaches the Vedas and the Vedic
books; is gentle, truthful, loves to promote public good, is of active
habits, generous, helps to disseminate knowledge and
righteousness, is virtuous, keeps an even mind, is not influenced by
praise or censure, is fearless, full of courage and hope, is a yogi, is
enlightened, acts in accordance with the laws of nature, the
teachings of the Vedas and Nature, attributes and characteristics of
God, preaches truth justly, without favour or fear; examines scholars
of the Vedas and other Shastras, flatters none, answers questions to
the satisfaction of his questioners, loves other like his own-self, is
free from ignorance, obstinacy, prejudice and conceit, and regards
the censure of the world as nectar and public praise as poison; even
when compelled to beg for alms in time of emergency and is refused
does not feel hurt nor speaks ill of him who did not give him alms and
leaves that place at once; is contented with whatever one gives him
through love, is friendly towards the happy, kind of those who are in
trouble, pleased with the righteous and indifferent towards the sinful,
in other words free from inordinate love or malice. He is truthful in
word, deed and thought, free from hypocrisy, jealously and
malevolence is a man of high ideals, is highly virtuous and altogether
free from any vice. He is devoted to the promotion of public good
with all his heart and with all his soul, even sacrifices his life for the
happiness of others, and is possessed of such other excellent
qualities, is verily a worthy recipient. But in time of famine and want
all living creatures can be considered as entitled to get food, water,
clothes, medicines and other necessaries of life.
(Mahrishi Dayanand Saraswati in the Light Of truth
Chapter # 11)

2: Naimittika Yajna The Yajnas are performed to advert natural

calamities such as excess of rain and drought etc.
3:
Kaamya Yajna The Yajna is performed for the fulfillment of
certain desires, such as Putriyeshti Yajna (The Yajna is performed to
get the son).
In fact Yajna (Yajna) is not merely a ritual, but it is a
complete way of life. The spirit of rising over and above self interest
to make voluntary sacrifice for the good of the human masses and of
all animate beings, and to obtain individual well being through the
good and well being of all. This tendency develops co-operation and
avoids confrontation of capitalism. This way of life will always
encourage and result in acts of Dharma only.
There are hundreds of mantras in The Vedas, which
describe performing of Yajna, which is the best deed for man on
earth. The Yajur Veda is full of mantras about Yajna i.e. what, when,
why and how to perform Yajna. The Yajur Veda is the Veda of
Karma-kaanda i.e. what are essential duties of a noble man and
what actions are to be avoided by man, all these things are
described in the Yajur Veda.
Deva-Pooja, Sangati-Karan and Daan balance the life of a
man. Homa or Agnihotra (fire rituals which is performed daily) is the
materialistic symbol of Yajna, which purifies the environment, hence
health is improved. Whatever substances are put in the fire (fire of
Yajna) maximizes the attributes of that Substance and the air
spreads it in to the atmosphere. There are many advantages of
Agnihotra. Yajna is beneficial for all living-beings, because whatever
is put in the holy fire (Yajna), the fire returns the same in manifold to
the air, air returns it to the clouds which also does the same thing i.e.
clouds give it back to the earth by way of rain. What man had
scarified in fire, the same is returned to him in manifold by way of
Yajna. Yajna also controls pollution. Food, vegetables, herbal is
enriched and purified, hence performance of "Yajna" is essential and
the best deed for man in the world.

Yajna: It is a system of three kinds:

1:
Naityika Yajna These are Brahama Yajna (Sandhya), Deva
Yajna (Agnihotra), Pitri Yajna, Atithi Yajna and Balivaishwadev
Yajna. These are obligatory and are to be performed everyday.

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Yajna is good for all, by performing "Homa" the society is

benefited and enjoys a pleasant life [Of course we also are the
members of society]. All living beings gain from Yajna. Pain, sorrows,
unhappiness, miseries, all kind of diseases and tensions are gone by
performing the best deed for man i.e. "Yajna". Yajna or Havan* is to
purify the atmosphere and the mind of the performer and those who
join in it. It serves to elevate the human mind by enabling it to bless,
praise and adore the divine giver of life and happiness.

The Veda says: -"He who desires a blissful life (heavenly

atmosphere) must perform Yajna".

The Yajna is as old (ancient) as the Vedas. The Rigveda is

the first Veda, in which the very first mantra says: --

Agni Meede Purohitam Yajnasya Devamritvijam,

Hotaaram Ratna Dhaatamam. (Rigveda 1-1-1-1)
In this very first mantra of the Veda it is clearly described the
words "Yajna", "Prohit", "Ritvij" and "Hotaa", hence it clear that
Yajna is to be performed in the guidance of Purohits - Ritvij - Hotaa,
hence Yajna are as ancient as the Veda itself.

[*Havan can be defined as Agnihotra or Homa that are

performed daily as religious ritual. Of course! It is Deva-Pooja. Yajna
is the combination of Deva-Pooja, Sangati-Karan and Daan. Offering
oblations in the ritual fire with chanting of the Vedic mantra is Havan
(Agnihotra or Homa) not Yajna. When Sangati-Karan and Daan is
there, then only it is called Yajna.]

"Aram Krinvantu vedim Samagnimindhataam Purah

(Rigveda 1-170-4)
Means it is a commandment of the Supreme Soul that
"Decorate the Yajna-Vedi i.e. your places where Yajna is performed,
and do lit the sacred fire in it and raise it.

The fire in the Yajna means a lot too. If valuables are

burned then the fire symbolizes human welfare. Havan-Samagri and
other odoriferous ingredients along with Pure Ghee are burned then
the fire disseminates the essential oils in the atmosphere when these
scents are inhaled, the fumes seek the tissues of the body, which is
beneficial to the body. The central and overall meaning of the Yajna
involves sacrifice and cooperation with others to achieve desired
goals. The spirit for sacrifice and sharing is at the core of Yajna.
Yajna (Homa or Agnihotra) --it is a worship of Jada deities
i.e. insensate objects or dead inert matters so in that way nature's
balances is maintained. By this method of scarification we also earn
to give and donate. Recitation of all mantras of Agnihotra ends in
"Idam Na Mama", which means, "It is not mine". In this way
egoism does not develop in the mind of man who performs Yajna,
hence attributes of individuality (Ahankara) is perished.

"Aa Vakshi Devaam Iha Vipra Yakshi Cha (Rigveda 2-36-4)

Means --O learned man! Invite the Gods and perform Yajna
i.e. sacred fire.

"Juhota Pra Cha Tishthata (Rigveda 1-15-9)

Means it is a God's order to perform Yajna and develop.

"Pra Yajnamanmaa Vrijanam Tiraate" (Rigveda 7-61-4)

Means performing sacred Yajna solves all problems of life.

"One's intellect is purified with the Yajna" (Rigveda 3-32-12)

There are many mantras in the four Vedas related to Yajnas,
which inspire to perform holy and sacred Yajnas, in return of which
all actions are done properly and purely.

All living beings gain from the Yajna. Pain, sorrows,

unhappiness, miseries, all kind of diseases and tensions are gone by
performing the best deed for man i.e. "Yajna". Yajna or Havan is to
purify the atmosphere and the mind of the performer and those who
join in it. It serves to elevate the human mind by enabling it to bless,
praise and adore the divine giver of life and happiness.

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Rricham Tvah Poshamaaste Pupushvaan Gaayatram Tvo Gaayati

Shakvareeshu,
Brahmaa Tvo Vadati Jaatavidyam Yajnasa Maatram Vi Mimeeta
U Twaaha
(Rigveda:10-71-11)

The benefits cannot be limited only to the Yajmaaana

(Person offering oblation) 0n the plea that he has incurred all
expenditure on it. The benefits will be for all animate beings when
Yajna through oblations is performed, since the whole atmosphere is
affected, extending the benefits to all beings, including the person
performing the Yajna, and all those who breath the air purified by the
Yajna, will be benefited equally. But on the contrary, if the yajmaana
wants to restrict the benefits only to himself or to his friends and
family members only, it will not be possible to do so. He will have to
seek his benefits of all. Further the Vedic axiom teaches that we
should always see each other with friendly eyes and fearlessness, as
is provided in the following Vedic verse:

In this mantra, there are four names of the persons who look
after the essential duties of performing the ritual related to Yajna.
They are Hotaa, Udgaataa, Brahama, and Adharvyu whose duties are
as follows: --to correct the pronunciations of the holy mantras, --to
sing mantras accordingly, to watch and advice for corrected
proceedings of the Yajna and to construct the appropriate position of
the Vedi where Yajna is to be performed, respectively. Yajna is
scientific and essential duty of man to perform.
The importance of sacrificial life in the material,
psychological and spiritual aspect has been clearly elaborated. The
Yajna (Sacrifice) is looked on generally as some actions limited to
offerings made in the sacred fire. But Yajna is a very wide term that
encompasses all good actions including prayers, associations,
donations and the basic essentials of a systematical life.

Abhayam Naktam Abhayam Divaa Nah Sarvaa aashaa Mam

Mitram Bhavantu. (Atharva-Veda: 19.15.6)

Physical aspect of Yajna:

It means may all quarters be friendly for us so we may feel
fearless throughout day and night. This will help in the development
of an outlook of brotherhood for all, with no enmity towards anyone.
This outlook is the psychological aspect of Yajna.
The spiritual aspect of Yajna:

We ponder over the ideals, hidden in the basic sacrificial

performance of Yajna. The welfare of all prominently does manifest
as its primary aim, because the materials such as clarified butter and
herbs etc. which a person offers in fire in a Yajna are not his own
individual good only. They are not congenial to him only but it is for
the welfare of all and that his own welfare is desired through this
common welfare. As mentioned by Lord Krishna in the Geeta
(Chapter # 3 Couplets from 9 to 15) Yajna purifies air, which in turn
causes rains, purifies all vegetation and herbs, and finally produces
cereals that bestow longevity of life.

When fire is kindled during Yajna, the mantra recited five times along
with five oblations means my soul is like fuel to God who enkindles to
enhance it and may He bestow upon us progeny, domestic animals,
good intelligence, food grains etc. with all blessing of happy and
prosperous life. He also concludes thereby affirming that his
oblations are for God alone. The Intelligent and not for himself.

If all citizens perform Yajna daily, as was prevalent in the

Vedic age, this statement will not be an airy imagination but will
again become a reality, as it was then. Today, the vexation and
intricate problems of the atmospheric pollution are endangering
human existence on earth. This serious challenge can be best
controlled and eradicated, along with other means by the device of
Yajna also and the congenial changes can be brought about by
further discovering the materials for oblations more suited to our
present needs.

Through aforesaid mantra the person performing Yajnaoffering oblations in the ritual fire) implores God to enlighten his soul
with His light. Just as the Samidhaa (wood) and the materials offered
as oblations into fire by getting burnt in to the fire attain the
properties of fire but still keep their identity, in the same way the
individual soul maintains its individuality, though pervaded by God in
the state of salvation. It has a separate identity full of light. This is the
spiritual aspect of the Agnihotra (Yajna in fires).
The prayer is in the plural number, since its purpose is not to
implore only for individuals benefit but it also implores the welfare of

Psychological aspects of Yajna:

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all by bestowing gifts of intelligence, animals, cereals, vitality energy

and wealth.
This mantra of oblation and many other mantras recited
while offering oblations end with words Idam Na Mama i.e. it is not
for me or belongs to me (alone) but is dedicated to God (for the
benefit of all).
Thus all the three aspects of Yajna namely physical,
psychological and spiritual have been upheld to confirm the veracity
of the ninth commandment.

Agnihotra A wonder Weapon:

1.
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3.
4.
5.

Here it has been considered as to how the process and the

progress of the community and the individual can be reconciled and
attained. These two most perplexing concepts have been
miraculously elucidated and elaborated by Swami Dayanand with his
clairvoyance (divine foresight) in a conciliatory manner. He
commands in this ninth principle that every man should strive for his
advancement but he should not be satisfied only with his own
progress but should simultaneously attempt for the common good as
well. Believing that his progress is the progress of all, as he is also
one individual included in the sum total of individuals which make up
the society. The vast differences of the two problems of individuals
and social progress have been harmonized. The success of the
progress of the individual and the community as well as their welfare
can only be achieved by the strict observance of this principle. All
men should subordinate themselves in observing and following
social rules beneficial to all and all should be independent in respect
of every beneficial rule.

6.
7.
8.
9:
10:

It is clear that Yajna Karma is the best deed in humans

lives. It is described in the Brahmana:

11:

Yajyovai Shreshtatamam Karma (Shatpath Brahman: 1.7.1.2)

i.e. Yajna Karma is the best deed in the world.

12:

Yajyohi Shreshtamam Karma (Taittriya Brahman: 3.2.1.4)

means only Yajna is the best deed in human life.
13:

The ultimate aim of human life is to get rid of all pains and
attain liberation. Yajna is said to be the best Nishkaam karma.

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Agnihotra reduces nearly 77.5% pollution.

16 % harmful bacteria are destroyed after a single
Havan.
Yajna process can produce clouds causing rainfall.
Natural calamities are controlled by Yajnas.
Many incurable diseases like epilepsy, leprosy,
Cancer etc. and all types skin and lung diseases
(Specially to control the inflammation and/or fungus
of the skin) etc. can be cured with Yajna.
It has been observed that Agnihotra has been
helpful in case of mentally under-developed children
whose I.Q. level increased.
It is an important home therapy that can fight
diseases and pollution and to increase agricultural
production.
Daily performance of Yajna removes environment
pollution, which affects human beings but also trees,
plants and animals.
Yajna-Ash has power to destroy insects around the
plants and trees & plants grow wonderfully well
where its ash if thrown.
Yajna (Agnihotra or Havan) is a greatest medicine
with unique value. Its ash is also used in the form of
tablets, capsules, ointments, eye-drops etc. in the
treatment of various diseases. Chronic wounds are
healed with the application of Agnihotra ash.
Stomach disorders also cured by Agnihotra ash.
Effect of this Holy Ash on skin diseases is just
miraculous.
When sugar is burnt, it has the power to purify air. It
destroys diseases like small pox, cholera,
tuberculosis etc. By burning raisin, the germs
causing typhoid are destroyed in 30 minutes in its
smoke and the germs causing other diseases in an
hour or two.
When a Yajna is performed with cows Ghee and
other purifying material like Samagri etc. it produces
four kinds of gases viz. Ethylene Oxide, Propylene

Oxide, Formyldhide and Beta Propyo Lactine. After

pouring Ghee over fire, Estilyn is produced. This
Estilyn is high temperature energy, which draws
polluted air to itself and purifies it. The gases
produced by burning cows Ghee can fight many
diseases and remove mental tension.

Question: Some people say that the Yajna fire produces Carbon
Dioxide, which is harmful for human beings. Is it
correct?
Answer: If the Yajna vessel is properly constructed, pieces of wood
from only the prescribes trees are picked up and required
quantity of cows ghee and purifying materials are used, very
little Carbon Dioxide is produced. Even that is consumed by
the trees and plants in the Yajnashala area. As compared
with Carbon Dioxide, the Yajna produces many other useful
gases which remove environmental pollution and create
healthy and pleasant smell all around.

N.B. There is infinite list of the benefits from Yajna Viz. Environment
Purification, Fitness, Longevity, Rain, Milk, Food, Health, Wealth,
Energy, Comforts, Children, Vitality, Sinless, Good Character,
Awareness, Non-enmity, Self-defensive, Fame, Enlightenment,
Speaking-power, Peace of mind, Divine attributes etc
(Rigveda: 3.25.2).

It must be noted that the little Carbon Dioxide

produced during the Yajna is not as harmful or poisonous as
are the gases emitted by big works, mills, factories, vehicles
and railway engines. If we are putting up with the harmful
gases of factories for our little gain, we can live with the little
Carbon dioxide produced during the Yajna for our bigger
gain. It may be emphasized that the trees and plants
consume this Carbon dioxide, while the poisonous gases
from the factories cannot become food for the plants. It is
therefore unfair and prejudicial to oppose Yajna due to this
reason.

One thing is to be borne in mind that God-realisation or

Emancipation is not possible only with Yajna rituals. God is attained
by Yajna of the self i.e. meditation or Yoga.
Clarification of some doubts about Yajna:
Question: Is a person not performing Yajna guilty?
Answer: Yes, if man is responsible for causing pollution by
excretion, respiration, decay of materials used by him, gases
of vehicles driven by him, smoke of factories run by him and
foul smell produced by him, it is his duty to rectify the evil
effect of these processes. Agnihotra is the only way to do so.

Question: How can the Yajna performed with a little ghee and
purifying material put an end to large scale dangerous
environment pollution in villages and cities?

Question: There are other scientific ways of purifying water, air,

food products etc. What is then the importance of
Yajna?

Answer: A single unit of powerful Yajna gas is capable of purifying a

thousand units of polluted air emitted by vehicles, mills,
factories etc. Moreover, it is the duty of everyone to remove
the pollution spread by him. If in the world inhabited by 6,000
million people, 100 or 200 million families start practicing
Yajna every day, this pollution can be brought under check.
Power gases produced by Yajna affect the trees, creepers
and plants around such a way that they can withstand all
future pollution.

Answer: Many disinfectants, antiseptics and preservatives are used

to purify and protect water, air, food products, etc., these
days. However, these materials are not successful in
destroying all kinds of germs. They rather destroy the food
value of these articles and cause many side effects. If one
problem is solved, they create another.

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It is scientific fact that powder is more powerful than solid

substance, liquid is more powerful than powder and gas is
more powerful than liquid. With just 10 grams of heeng
powder mixed with ghee can give pleasant smell to one
quintal of cooked pulse. A red chili put in fire affects
thousands of persons. In the same way, the pleasant
smelling gases produced during the Yajna are full of curative
and healing powers capable of destroying pollution and
creating sweet sensation.

materials in fire during Yajna, we remove environmental

pollution besides making the air fragrant.
Incense sticks or flowers are not capable of driving polluted
air out of the house and letting the pure air in, which is an
important function of the Yajna. Thus incense sticks, etc.
cannot be an alternative for Yajna.

Some Important Information & Rules and Regulations about

Yajna-Karma (The Holy Fire Ritual):

Thirdly, vast Yajnas can be arranged at various

places throughout the country at national level and the
problem of environmental pollution can be solved.

Any karma done with love, dedication and with the

intention of helping others is said to be Yajna. The main
purpose of performing Yajna-Karma or Agnihotra is for
purification of surrounding atmosphere and also to purify the
body, mind and soul hence it is regarded as the best karma
or best deed in the world. Yajna is the only Karma from
which the five basic elements e.g. earth, water, fire, air and
ether are purified. Yajna is beneficial in health, wealth, selfconfidence, and peaceful life, social co-operation and
achieving world harmony.
Yajna is not any show business, on the contrary, it is
also performed with the aim of communion with God, but if it
is done with the intention of publicity and for monetary
income, it is an insult to Yajna. It is the biggest sin to
commercialize the Yajna Karma. Educated and religious
persons should not entertain these type of Showy and
Commercialised plays. One must know the rules and
regulation i.e. code of conduct for performing the YajnaKarma rituals. Some important rules and information
collected from various books are as follows: -

Question: In these days of rising prices, is it wise to destroy

ghee and other useful materials by putting them in fire?
Answer: Nothing is destroyed but it is only transformed into another
subtle form, when it is put in the fire. From solid or liquid
state, the material; is changed into gas. The consumption of
50 or 100 grams of ghee is beneficial only for a single
person but the same amount benefits thousands of people,
animals, birds and plants when it is transformed into gas.
The smell of incense sticks remains in the house throughout
the day.
Even in these days of rising prices, we eat costly
food, wear costly clothes, and buy costly television sets,
scooters or cars. Why should we stop Yajna though we get
numerous benefits from it?
Question: If the purpose of Yajna is to make environment
fragrant, it can well be done with incense sticks, scents,
flowers etc. What is the necessity of Yajna?

The first action for Yajmaanas in Yajna-Karma is

Varan i.e. acceptation of the Purohit by applying
sandalwood Tilak on his forehead and offer him garland
with respect. One has to obey his Purohit because in the
yajna, he gives you guidance.

Answer: The purpose of Yajna is not merely to spread fragrance but

also to destroy water and air pollution. With the incense
sticks or flowers, we create only pleasant smell and that too
for a limited place. By putting ghee and purifying the

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Eloquents about Yajna in Vedic literatures:

Yajyo Vai Shrashthatamam Karma (Shatpath Brahmana:

(1.7.1.5), which means Yajna, is the best deed that purifies water,
air and should be done with the intention of selflessness.

Swarg-Kaamo Yajet (Tandaya Brahmana: 16.15.5) It is said that

Yajna should be performed with the intention of attaining worldly
pleasures

Imam Yajnam Vitata Vishwakarmana (Atharvaveda: 21.35.5)

which mean Yajna is blessing of almighty God as this life is
elevated by God (Yajna).

Ayam Yajyo Bhuvanasya Naabhihi (Yajurveda: 23.62) i.e. Yajna

(God) is the centre of this world because God creates, sustains
and deluges the Universe for the benefit of all Jivas.

Yajyena Yajnamayajantata Devaha (Yajurveda) which means

all so-called virtuous deeds in this world are called Yajna.

Eijaanaha Swargam Yanti Lokam (Atharvaveda: 10.4.2.) i.e. in

this world, Yajna provides Swarga Loka all pleasures to the
performers. Yajna Karma fulfills all desires. Hence he who
performs Yajna is always satisfied.

Prancham Yajnam Pranayata Sakhayah (Rigveda: 10.10.2) i.e.

One must perform Yajna ritual while starting any new work.. It is
an important ordinance from God.

Adam Krinivantum Vedim (Rigveda: 1.170.4) which means that

the Yajnashala (the place where Yajna is performed) is to be
beautified and well decorated.

Urdhvam Krinivantvadhwarasyaketum (Rigveda: 3. 8. 8) which

means that Yajna is the best deed hence it should not be
performed with oblations of anything which contain animal flesh
etc. It is called Adhwara means there should be no killings of
living beings. Flames of Yajna fire should be kept high.

Rigveda advises to all brave and enthusiastic persons to perform

Yajna Karma for their own upliftment and to furnish their duties
towards society and nation.

1:

Timing for Sandhya and Yajna-Karma:

Morning Sandhya or Meditation should be done
before sunrise in the Brahm-Mahurt i.e. between 3.30 and
6.00 A.M. and Yajna should be performed after sunrise in
the morning after Sandhya. Evening Yajna should be
performed before sunset (Light of Truth: Chapter 3) and
evening Sandhya just after the Yajna is finished. It is clear
that Yajnas must be performed in sunlight because of their
scientific values mentioned earlier. It is the essential duty of
man to perform Sandhya (Meditation) and Yajna (Agnihotra)
daily (The Sam-Veda: 82).
Some special ceremonial/ritual Yajna can/may be
performed according to the instruction received from the
Brahma/purohit of Yajna.

Juhota Pra Cha Tishthata (Rigveda: 1.15.9) that is One who

performs Yajna acquires fame and pleasures in his/her life. In
other words it is advised to all If you desire fame and pleasures
in life do perform Yajna.

2:

Panchjanamaya Hotram Jushadhwam (Veda) i.e. it is an

important duty of all men of four Varnas i.e. Brahman, Kshatri,
Vaishya and Shudra including schedule tribe living in remote
areas, to perform Yajna Karma.

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Yajna-Karma:
All actions/deeds done with the true intention of
helping others are called Yajna and Yajna-Karma-kaand
(performance of Homa) is one of the symbol of
Paropakaar i.e. helping others. The main purpose of
performing Yajna is to create healthy and pollution free
environment that makes all animate being healthy and
pleasant and that is why Yajna is called the best

Karma/deed in human life (The Yajurveda: 2.14). It is also

the Dharma or duty of all learned and worthy humans to
perform Yajna-Karma with respect, love and devotion.
Yajyo Vai Shrettamam Karma (The Veda)
3:

5:

Aasan-Positions:
In big special yajna (Brihad Parayan Yajna) the
sitting positions of Hota, Adhwaryu, Udgaataa and Brahma
are reserved.
The sitting position of the Brahma or Prohit of Yajna
is reserved in the South, facing the North and for the Hota or
Yajmaanas it is in the West facing the East. The sitting
position of the Adhwaryu is in the South, facing the North
and position of the Udgaataa is reserved in the East facing
the West. The Havan Kund is placed in the center. It should
be noted that level position of Brahmas Aasan should be
slightly higher so that he can see the proceedings of Yajna
properly. Yajmaanas sitting position should not be higher
than that fire position of Yajna. (Rigveda: 10-88-19) (Nirukta:
7-31). A comfortable sitting position is called Aasan (Yog
Darshan: Sadhna Paad: Sutra # 46)

6:

This point is to be noted carefully that those in

Sandhya (Meditation) recitation of Mantras are done in the
mind but in Yajna i.e. in Agnihotra, they are recited loudly
(not so loudly) so that all can listen. Chanting of the Vedic
mantras protects Vedas, mantras are remembered easily,
moreover one experienced the existence of God.

Yajna-Dress:
Brahma and/or purohit should wear clean white
clothes with a yellow shawl. The dress for the Yajmaana
Dampati (husband and wife performing Yajna) should have
four* new, loose, clean and white silken or cotton clothes
while performing Yajna (Sanskar Vidhi). Here intention is to
wear good new clothes. Moreover if possible they should
wear Dhoti & Kurta, which according to learned Brahmans,
is said to be the most suitable dress for Yajna-Karma. (*Two
for each husband and wife i.e. Dhoti, Kurta, and they should
be convenient according to season.)

7:

Yajna-Shaala:
It is advisable to have clean and fixed place for
performing Yajna and this place is called the Yajna-Shaala
that helps the Yajmaanas to maintain interest towards the
noblest duty of performing Yajna-Karma. And for Meditation
also it is advised by our ancient Rishis to have some
separate room or lonely place for attaining inner peace and
realisation of God.

Right of Yajna Ritual:

The Yajmaanas and Brahma or Purohit must wear
and adopt the Yajyopaveet before performing YajnaKarma and also it is their Dharma (Duty) to maintain wearing
the same even after the Yajna is over. Only Yajyopaveeta
gives right of performing Yajna-Karma. On the other hand
the Vedic-Dharma has granted full permission & right to all
humans for performing Sandhya i.e. Meditation of God.

8:

The Best Deed:

Recitation of Yajna-Mantras:
All mantras of Yajna should be from the Vedas only
(Atharvaveda: 19-58-5) and they are compulsorily be recited
by the Yajmaanas Agnim Vardhantu No Girah (Rigveda:
3.10.6), Akran Karmam Karmakritah sah Vaacha
Mayobhuva--Yajurveda: 3.47).
In case if they are unable to recite them properly,
then only the Yajna-mantras are recited by Prohit or Brahma
of the Yajna and all Yajmaanas listen to them carefully and
devotionally. If Yajmaanas and guests can recite the Yajna
Mantras correctly, they must recite the same. Recitation of
the Vedic Mantras should be done sweetly but not loudly
because Yajna surroundings should be purely religious and
dedicated with worship of God hence they are pronounced
dedicatedly so that mind is controlled and stabilized. In this
way dedication and love towards Yajna is created Agnim
Hinvantu No Dhiyah (Rigveda: 10.156.1).

4:

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Everyone including Purohit and Yajmaanas who is

taking part in the Yajna proceedings must be clean and
should have taken bath before performing or attending it
because the Yajna-Karma, according to the Veda, is the best
karma (Shreshtamay Karmane--Yajur Veda: 1-1). All
learned Yajmaanas and their guests are advised not to look
here and there or talk or whisper to anyone sitting next to
them (Sanskar Vidhi) and not to give a smile or wish
Namaskaar (salutation) to anyone during the proceeding of
Yajna. They are supposed to be fully devoted to God and
concentrate
on
Yajna-karma/proceedings
and/also
meditating Gods original name AUM in their mind.
9:

10:

11:

think about them. (Arya Satsang Gutka the Vedic prayer

book authorised by Saarvadeshik Dharmaarth Sabha)
12:

Essential Things for Yajna:

Utensils used in Yajna-Sanskaras should be made
of gold, silver or copper metals or wooden (Sanskar-Vidhi).
In modern times utensils of brass or stainless steel can also
be used. Usually the following utensils are used during
Yajna. One Deepak, three or four plates for keeping Homa
offerings. Ghee pot with one or two long spoons (called
Sruwa) for oblations. Four Aachaman pots with small
spoons. One plate for keeping sweets etc., One small bowl
for keeping cooked rice and One Kalash* (*Agni-Puraan: 946,7,64) i.e. big bowl for sprinkling water (Jal-Prasechan) and
Dhoop packet and Agarbattis. Two napkins or tissue papers
to wipe hands and lastly one pair of Yajyopaveet.

Recitation of AUM:
It is observed that many pundits and people recite
AUM before all mantras, which is against the Shastras. It is
not correct to recite or repeat AUM before and/or in the
end of each & every mantra of Sandhya or Prayers. Its
against the system of Shastras and Vedic beliefs. One must
follow the directions and rules given in the authorised Vedic
prayer books. So, AUM should be pronounced or recited
only once before the first mantra of different Karma, subject
or chapter. Where there is difference of Karma, the recitation
of OM is recited in the beginning of every Mantra. One can
observe this system in Panch-Maha-Yajna-Vidhi one of
the famous books written by Maharishi Dayanand Saraswati.
Here are some verses from the Ashtaadhyaayee that prove
these facts about recitation of OM --Omabhyaadaane
(Ashtaadhyaayee: 8/2/87) &
Pranavashtehe (Ashtaadhyaayee: 8/2/89).
For detailed explanation on this subject, our
inquisitive readers are requested to refer Sandhyopaasana
Vidhi* and / or Arya Satsang Gutka*. (Also one can refer
the book Vedic Nitya Karma Vidhi Pt. Yudhishthir
Meemansak)
[Important: *These small prayer books are composed by
Maharishi Dayanand Saraswati (in Vikram Samvat 1920 i.e.
year 1860 AD.) on the basis of the Vedic information
originally recollected and used by our ancient Rishis.] For
more detailed information one must refer Sanskar Vidhi]

Aachaman:
It is an important act of the Brahma and Yajmaanas
to take three sips of water called Aachaman before the start
of Yajna. It is advisable and allowed for Yajmaanas and
Brahma of the Yajna to have Aachaman (to take a few sips
of water), if /whenever they feel thirsty or lazy during the
process of Yajna-karma.

13:

The Eight Mantras of Worship:

In the beginning of all Sanskaras the eight Mantras
of Ishwar-Stuti-Prarthana-Upasana along with their
meanings should be recited by a learned person or Prohit
and on the other hand, all should listen to them carefully and

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Material for Oblations:

The Yajmaanas are suggested by Arsha Granthas
to offer all Aahutis* (Oblations) of Pure & Hot Ghee (Yajur
Veda: 17-55, 20-45 and 21-39) and Samagri* made of
Fragrance, Energetic, Sweetish and Curative things for the
benefits of all animate beings.

more and detailed information interested readers are

requested to refer Rigvedadi-Bhashyabhumika, Rigveda
Bhashya and Sanskar Vidhi by Mahrishi Dayanand
Saraswati).

14:

16:

Oblation of any fleshy things is restricted (not

permitted) in the yajna-karma. Yajna is called Adhwar
(Nirukta: 2.7) which mean there is no Violence or killing of
any type in Yajna. Therefore! Samidha should be watched
carefully (free from insects) before putting into the fire.

Samidha:
This point to be noted very carefully that all the
Samidha (small thin wood pieces) used in Yajna, must be
fully dried because wet Samidhaa creates smoke, which is
very injurious to health (Sanskar-Vidhi). Homa should not be
performed with charcoals. (*Yajurveda: 22/15 --Commentary
by Mahrishi Dayanand Saraswati)

17:

[Rigveda: 1.1.8, Rig: 1.26.1, Rig: 1.44.13, Yajurveda: 1/1,

6/11, 13/43, 14/8, Atharvaveda: 4.24.3, 1.4.2, 5.12.2, 18.2.2,
Manu: 3.16, &sc. There are many mantras in the Veda that
says to protect all types of animals, dont kill them. No
oblation of any flesh of any creature is allowed in Yajna ritual
because Yajna is for the benefit of all. Brutal killing of
animals for the sake of taste or oblation is the biggest sin. ]

Safety Points During Fire Ritual:

From the safety point of view, it is advised to all our
learned Yajmaanas to mix a little quantity of Pure Ghee in
the Samagri before the start of Yajna. Because, when the
oblation of dry Samagri is performed to the Yajna-fire it
creates flying sparks which can be harmful to Yajmaanas
clothes and dangerous for the surroundings too.

18:

Inquisitive Yajmaana:
It is the duty of Yajmaanas to ask any question
relating to Yajna-Kriya at the end, if they really want to know
more about Yajna proceedings. All Yajna deeds are scientific
so Yajmaanas have all right to know all about it.

19:

Swarga and Moksha:

Yajna help Yajmaanas you to acquire all possible
worldly pleasure (Swarga or Heaven) and not Emancipation.
Performing good deeds with devotion, selflessness and
renunciation attains emancipation.

20:

Correct Pronunciation of Holy Mantras:

It is very important for Yajmaanas and
Prohit/Brahma to recite the Yajna-Mantras correctly with
proper accent and rhythm, which gives peace of mind and
realisation of Gods bliss. Incorrect pronunciation will reverse
the whole meaning of the mantras.

21:

Scarification of Donor:
Oblation of Pure Ghee and Samagri should not be
performed with miserly, but must be performed according to
the size of the Yajna-Kund (Vessel of Yajna). Miser always

Correct Timings for Oblations:

Oblations of Pure Ghee and Samagri should be
offered in Yajna-Kund only with the recitation of Swaaha,
hence Yajmaanas are advised do not offer any oblation
before or after the recitation of Swaaha. This is one of the
codes of conduct of the Yajna-Karma that should be followed
by all taking part in the Yajna. For this one should refer: Mantranaam ----------------Vachasnarthtwaat (Meemansa
Darshan 12/3/25). And also refer Mantraantaihi Karmaadihi
Saannipaatyo~Bhidhaanaat (Kaatyaayan Shrout Sutra 1/35)
It is clearly written Kriya or Action should start only
after when recitation of mantra is complete.
Yajna Karma should be performed with recitation of
Swaaha Swaha Yajnam Krinotan (Rig veda: 1.13.12)

15:

Handling of Sruwa:
The Sruwa or the long spoon used for offering
oblation of Pure Ghee in Yajna-Kund, is to be held by the
thumb, middle and ring finger and oblation of Samagri is also
be offered in the same way.

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the Yajna karma, should not be only to receive or collect

huge money from his Yajmaanas but to guide the correct
Vedic proceedings of Yajna Karma, to his Yajmaanas.

remains miser and donor who give away willingly, always

remains happy and prosperous in his/her life.
22:

Meaning of Swaaha:
There are many meanings of the word Swaha.
Oblations of Pure ghee and/or Samagri should be offered in
Yajna-fire while chanting the Vedic-Mantras ending with the
word Swaha (Shatpath Brahman: 1.5.3.13, 3.3.2.7).
Oblations offered are not considered complete without
chanting Swaha (Shatpath Brahman: 4.5.2.17).
The
Rigveda mantra also describes the same feelings (Rigveda:
10.110.11).
May deities take our oblations offered in the Yajnafire with the chanting of Swaha (Nirukta: 8.20).

Swaaha is said to be the soul of Yajna. Swaaha

means Sacrifice or Offering with dedication. It perishes
egoism, selfness and pride. When joined with mentally,
verbally and physically, Swaaha makes life successful.
Hence all Yajmaanas and guests present in Yajna
proceeding (Agnihotra) should recite Swaaha, this shows
that all members, present in the Yajna, are really involved in
the Yajna-Karma. Swaaha has another meaning also that is
to speak sweetly and truly to everyone in the society.
23:

24:

It is one of the opinions of all ancient and modern Rishis

including Mahrishi Dayanand Saraswati (Sanskar Vidhi:
Sanyaas Ashram) that an anchorite (Sanyasi) is excused
from all Karma-Kaanda i.e. religious rituals. He is not bound
to perform any Yajna-Karma. In unavoidable conditions for
example when a Purohit is not available and Yajna has to be
performed immediately, at that time a Sanyasi can guide the
Yajmaanas but even then he is not authorised to take part or
be seated as the Brahma or Purohit of that Yajna Karma.
Of course! For education purposes he can conduct classes
for showing the correct techniques and procedures and give
more information about Yajna-Karma (fire-rituals) privately or
openly, because his life itself is a Yajna i.e. selfless service.
The great sage Manu says, An anchorite (Sanyasi) has no
responsibility to enkindle fires. (Manu: 6/6).
The Vedic Dharma has excused an anchorite from
doing any religious rituals i.e. Karma-kaanda. Yajna karma
being a Karma-kaanda also indicates that an anchorite
(Sanyasi) while entering into Sanyaas-ashram has already
taken off his Yajyopaveeta, which means that in future he is
freed from all Karma-kaanda. It is an important and essential
duty of a true anchorite (Sanyasi) to distribute Vedic
knowledge to all sects of people in the society and not to
enter in active public politics. As Sanyasi (an anchorite) is
said to be in the state of Spirituality or the state of realisation
of his own-self and God, where he enjoys Gods bliss, on the
contrary he has already renounced all his worldly desires. All
Yajnas are performed by to fulfill the desires of Yajmaanas.

Special Oblation of Repenting:

It is very important to be remembered that
Swishtakrit Aahuti is also called Praayashchit Aahuti or
the Oblation of Repenting should not be offered by sweets
or any eatables things but Pure Ghee and Boiled Rice only
without salt, particularly in Dev-Pooja. All Yajmaanas
including the Purohit or Brahma of the Yajna must offer this
oblation.
Yajna and Anchorites:
In Yajna-Karma the Yajmaanas are the most
important people, hence they should perform the YajnaKarma with devotion and love. Otherwise unwilling
performance of Yajna-Karma does not give proper pleasure.
Manu Smriti: 2-97 says It is useless to perform Yajna only
for show. Duty and intention of the Brahma, guide-person of

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Once Pt. Guru Dutt Vidyarthi asked a question to Swami

Shraddhanand (Founder of Gurukul Kangri Haridwar)
whether a Sanyasi could perform yajna or no. Swami ji
replied A Sanyasi who is busy in servicing the Grihastha
(householder) people day and night and entangled in worldly
life, running after food and money, like householder ones,

then he should perform Deva-Pooja and Havan. It is said

that Pranayama is an essential Yajna for an anchorite.

Yajna for Ladies:

It is Non-Vedic and wrong tradition to offer oblation
of Balivaishwadev Yajna in Yajna/Agnihotra because
Balivaishwadev Yajna is meant for the ladies to be
performed in the kitchen of their houses after cooking food
for their family. Oblation of this Yajna must be home cooked
food without salt and should be offered to the fire in the
kitchen.
This
is
the
correct
Vedic-Oblation
of
Balivaishwadev Yajna. This is the first part of this Yajna and
the second part is to keep aside some portion of cooked
food and give the same to needy persons and other animate
beings. He/she is sinner who eats alone. (The Geeta: 3-13)

26:

Timing for Daan & Dakshina:

Dakshina (Offering with respect) must be given to
Brahma and purohits before the completion of Yajna-Karma
i.e. before Purnaahuti i.e. the last oblation. (Meemansa
Darshan). Daan i.e. scarification of money etc. should be
given to worthy recipients of religious and/or educational
societies.
Honor & Respect of Purohits & Brahman:
At the start of Yajna, Prohit and Brahma should be
given full respect by offering them flowery garland, coconut,
clothes etc. It is a Non-Vedic tradition or ritual (because it is
not mentioned anywhere in any authoritative literature) to
offer Tilak (marking) with Kunku (Red colour powder
usually used in religious ritual in India) and rice on forehead
of Brahma/Prohit and Yajmaanas.

It is said in the Shatpath Brahman (2.6.1.18) that Brahma,

Hota, Adhwaryu, Udgaataa and Yajmaana walk towards the
west while an anchorite walks towards the east.
It is clear that duties of an anchorite are totally
different from others. To become a Brahma, Hota,
Adhwaryu, Udgaataa or Yajmaana of any Yajna, these are
the rights of those persons, who have worn Yajyopaveeta;
otherwise Yajna-Karma being non-systemised becomes
fruitless. It is the right of well-educated Brahmins who have a
family life and also who have completed the religious and
spiritual education in Vedic Gurukulas (institution), to
become Brahma of any Yajna.

25:

Laatyaayan Shroutra Sutra also admits this theory that

Sarvesham
Yajyopaveetaodakaachamate
Nitye
Karmopayaataam 1.2.4. This explains that a Brahma, Hota,
Adhwaryu, Udgaataa or Yajmaana of any Yajna should
adopt Yajyopaveeta and take Aachaman (three sips of
water) before the start of a yajna. How can these be applied
to an anchorite (Sanyasi)? Is it possible?

Of course! Brahma of Yajna is entitled to give oblation in the

Yajna fire (Gopatha Brahman). This mean that an anchorite
has no right to give oblation in Yajna fire hence it is proved
that a Sanyasi cannot become a Brahma of any Yajna.

Yajna is entitled or limited unto Brahmacharya, Grahastha

and Vaanaprasth Ashramas. Yajna does not have its
existence in the Sanyaas ashram. Purohit is one who is a
household. Any Brahmachari, Vaanprasthi and Sanyasi
cannot perform Yajna Karma for others. It is the duty of a
household Purohit to perform Yajna for others. (It is stated in
the Dharmarya Sabhas administrative rules # 12 which was
decided in Annual meeting of the Saarvadeshik Sabha held
in 1984-85)

27:

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28:

Non-Vedic Tradition:
The Brahma is an authority to watch and rectify the
mistakes during the proceedings of Yajna. Usually Brahma
or Prohit does not demand anything, but if they really
demand money or other things instead of their duty of
performing Yajna-Karma, it is Non-Vedic tradition.

29:

Daan or Donetion:
The correct meaning of Yajna is the combination
of Dev Pooja, SangatiKaran and Daan. Usually to give
something with the intention of help to others is called

One more important thing is to be remembered by all

our learned readers that according to Vedic literature and
Arsha Granthas there are only Panch-Maha-Yajna (Manu
Smriti: 3-70) or Five Great Yajnas. They are:

Daan, donation, or charity. But in the Yajna rituals, the

meaning of Daan is not related to give alms to beggars etc.
but the correct meaning of Daan is to renounce and
sacrifice i.e. renunciation of bad habits, evils etc. It is an
essential duty of every Yajmaana to offer/supply/give
Knowledge, Money, Food, Clothes &sc. with his/her capacity
to worthy recipients. Giving knowledge is said to be the best
Daan in Vedic philosophy. Here in the context of Yajna, the
term Daan is defined as --Offering or sacrificing
everything with renunciation to Supreme God.
30:

Dakshina:
It is a most important and essential duty of all
Yajmaanas and members present in the Yajna proceedings
(Rig-Veda: 6-64-1, 2-12-21, 2-169-40, 4-17-13.) (Yajur Veda:
26-2, 20-70) (Aitayeya Brahman-6) to offer Dakshina to
Sanyasi, Vaanprasthi, Brahma, Vedic Prohit, and learned
guest before Purnaahuti. This Dakshina must be given to
them in their right hand with full respect and folded hands
and offering Namaskaar.
(Rig-Veda: 3-39-6) Rig-Veda: 6-64-1, 2-12-21, 2-169-40, and 417-13.) (Yajur Veda: 26-2 and 20-70.) (Aitareya Brahman--6)

1:

Brahm-Yajna:
i.e. Vedic-Sandhya and Study of Vedic literatures;
Vedic Sandhya is the part of Brahm-Yajna that includes
Swadhyaaya - study of scriptures, introspection and
meditation.

2:

Dev-Yajna:
i.e. Agnihotra;

3:

Pitri-Yajna:
i.e. Service of living deities i.e. mother, father,
teacher, Guru and elderly persons etc.;

4:

Bhoot-Yajna:
i.e. Balivaishwadev-Yajna i.e. to offer ten oblations of
cooked food (without salt) in kitchen fire; and lastly
Atithi-Yajna:
(Rigveda: 10-117-6) i.e. service of learned unexpected
guests. (Atithi i.e. Guests are those people, who travel to
different places in the service of humanity, come to the
house of a family i.e. Grihasta without prior information for
shelter).
The benefit of this Panch-Maha-Yajnas is SelfUpliftment (Manu Smriti: 2-18). For more detailed
information and appreciation kindly refer Atharva-Veda:
Kaand: 15 and Sukta: 10 to 14)

5:

All Yajnas from Agnihotra to Ashvamedha are said

to be successful only when Dakshina is given.
(Atharvaveda: 19-19-6).
One more thing that the Yajurveda and Atharvaveda
explain is that the Yajmaanas who offer homemade clothes
and gold as Dakshina always lead on the path of truth and
prosper. (Atharva-Veda: 9-5-24 and Yajur-Veda: 7-45).
The donor never becomes miser (Yajur Veda: 7-46)
N.B.:

Dakshina can be offered to any worthy recipient of

anything like money, food, clothing, utensils, ornaments &sc.
with full Shradha and heartfelt respect. There is no question
of quantity but quality must be excellent
31:

Panch-Maha-Yajna:

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Now-a-days several Yajnas are performed in the name of

Maha-Yajnas in many parts of India and abroad, with
devotion and respect. Of-course, this is a very good sign that
more and more people of this planet are adopting the Vedic
theory and philosophy, and adoring the Vedic Dharma as
religion of humanity. Religious people must know that
According to the Vedas there are Only Five Maha Yajnas as
mentioned earlier.

efforts instinctively as well as thought out. This power which makes

animate beings to function is called Soul or Aatma.

This point is to be noted by all that any other Yajnas

or other festival rituals, which are not based on the Vedic
theory and/or its beliefs, cannot be called Maha-Yajna. For
example: Ganapati-Maha-Yajna, Vaishno-Devi-Maha-Yajna,
Saraswati-Maha-Yajna, Vishwa Shanti Maha-Yajna etc.

Some people think that God in His whole form is beyond

birth, but he partially, in phases incarnates Himself, which envisages
the doctrine of incarnation, giving rise to disputable discourses in this
respect, unsupported by the evidences in the Vedas. On the other
hand the concept is also incomprehensible to logic and reason. The
doctrine of incarnation was vehemently criticized on various points,
contained in several books. All the argumentation cannot be
incorporated in this book. Only a few important points are discussed
below: -

It is also wrong to pronounce Rig, Yajur, Sam or

Atharva Veda-Paaraayan-Maha-Yajna including GayatriMaha-Yajna etc. These Yajnas can be named as religious
rituals that are performed in some auspicious occasions to
beautify the surroundings and to fulfill some particular
desires. CCC

Contrary to other attributes of God:

Important: Anaapyam Shaarad Yajna: It is certainly an

Excellent and the Rarest Yajna performed once a year on the
first day of Navaratri Festival (The first day of every winter
season which is believed to be the first day of the creation of
our Universe). This Special Shaarad Yajna is performed
continuously day and night (non-stop) for twenty-four hours.
Incredible Indeed!
(Rigveda: 7-66-11)

If incarnation of God is assumed, many of His very important

attributes automatically stand confuted.
If a phase or part of God is believed to take birth, in such
case God will not continue to remain wholly perfect (as all those who
are born and die are subject to limitations and imperfections). If we
believe in His birth naturally His death will follow. God will then be
accepted as the cycle of birth and death like normal beings. If a
phase or part like God takes birth, the attributes of phase or part
logically exist in the whole also. It means before birth and after death
He did not exist. His attribute of being Beginningless (anaadi) and
infinite (annant) eternal and His All- Pervading nature will stand
confuted. God is all pervading in every minutest particle and atom as
such in an incarnation where from He will come and whither He will
go? If by incarnation God takes a form qualified with limitation (of an
animal, of a human being or of any other), His attributes of
formlessness, and limitlessness or of infinity is contradicted. It is
impossible to believe the argument that infinite God can be confined
into the womb of a mother or in any form shape or body.

In Gods words This Rarest Shaarad Yajna is beneficial for

mankind because it is the provider of peace of mind, health
and wealth. Every one should perform it and inspire others to
do the same.
(Rigveda: 7-67-7)

The Doctrine of Incarnation:

Avataran is a verb in Hindi, which means to come down.
The person who wants to come down or desires to come down from
a higher place, and who actually comes down, is called an Avatar.
Thus an Avatar has to be an animate being and has to take birth. All
these animate beings possess the power of desire, feeling of
pleasure, pain, and capacity, more or less, of thinking and making

It would be against all logic to believe that God does take a

human or other form and still He remains formless too. It is never
possible to hold such diagonally opposite attributes together
simultaneously nor it is understandably acceptable to a person with
open mind reasoning.

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bring the Almighty, Omnipresent God to the level of animal forms or

to human level, full of limitations and not devoid of errors as well.
Maata Sita who was forced to face Agni-Pariksha (fire ordeal)
succeeded there, but even then she was exiled while she was
pregnant. Further Cheeraharana or taking away garments of ladies
bathing from riverbanks. Killing all the generals of the Kauravas
against the rules of war decided at the start of the Mahabharata war,
killing all the innocent Kshatriyas because one Kshatriya killed the
father of Shri Parshurama and Shri Rama and Parshurama both
incarnations were face to face in struggle in the court of Janaka, are
all such instances. The list of which could be stretched to any length.
Yogis and Rishis (saints and sages) worship God for their whole life
to get rid of the cycle of birth and death, the pains of birth and the
horrors of death.
The sad part of the concept is that the devotees of the same
God have believed God Himself to come in the cycle of birth and
death, when salvation is the aim of human life attainable by the
grace of God Himself. Is it the gratitude of the devotees towards
God?
Lord Krishna took trouble to save the humiliation of one
Draupadi, today millions of ladies are being humiliated. Further, to
save the life of one elephant, Lord Vishnu ran barefooted, today
millions of cows are slaughtered daily for meals, with the first ray of
the rising sun. The righteousness, faith in God and His worship, the
Vedas, the functions of religious rituals, human character with
behavior, food, drinks, are today at the unimaginable and
unprecedented low level, indescribable in words. The question is
where is the incarnation of God now? All this proves practically the
hollowness of the concept of incarnation.

All the incarnations were subjected to suffering, pain and

happiness in their lives, hence, by accepting such incarnations, God
cannot be proved to be free from pain and pleasure. Their lives are
full of changes, so God loses the attribute to changeless (Avikaari).
Further all incarnations grew old so God like ordinary man also have
to be conceived as decaying. Besides all the incarnations of God met
with death, as all know that Bhagwan Shri Krishna was shot by an
arrow, and others also died in some way or the other. Being so how
would it be possible to prove that God is immortal and imperishable.
It is said that God to further the cause of righteousness, to
kill the demons, to punish the wicked, to eradicate the evil and to
bless His devotees, incarnates himself. Out of the four Yugas, the
Satayuga is said to be the foremost in righteousness, while in the
Tretaa, the Dwaapara and the Kaliyuga as righteousness tend to
decrease and sins go on increasing gradually. It is but strange to
uphold the necessity of 23 out of 24 incarnations in the holy ages of
Satayuga, Dwaapara and Tretaa and only one out of the twenty-four
incarnations in Kaliyuga, the most sinful period who is still awaited.
If the purpose of incarnation is to uphold righteousness, their
least number should have been in Satayuga and the largest number
in Kaliyuga, but the position is reverse, Is it reasonably conceivable?
The logic that God incarnates to kill demons is to
underestimate the Omnipotent God. The Omnipresent, Who can
create the whole universe and can only destroy the universe by
deluge, cannot be believed to incarnate and to suffer all agony of the
coming into the womb of a mother, just to kill Ravana, Kansa and
other demons, who were not even a drop compared to the universe.

The Vedas have a number of evidences to prove that God is

The Omnipresent God was inside the body of the demons

also, He could kill them from within their own bodies, then why
incarnation?
It is also said that God incarnates for the enactment of his
sports (Lila) and His might.

Rigveda 1.67.3: The unborn (Aja) God is holding together the

whole universe including the earth, the space, the sky and the
luminous stars like the Sun

The whole universe with numberless stars, the Moon, the

Sun, the Milky Way, the miraculous acts are so vivid and impressive
proof of His might. Lila that in comparison to all this, the acts of
incarnations are totally insignificant, that is not understandable to

Rigveda 6.50.14: God is unborn and is so great that the

world is like his one footstep. O great God, listen to our prayers.
Rigveda 7.35.3: May Unborn God be gracious to us all, may the
clouds of sky shower rains for our well being.

unborn:

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(Geeta: 4/7)
"Whenever there is decay of righteousness, O Bharata (O
Arjuna)! And a rise of Un righteousness, then manifest myself, (with
the grace of God) for the protection of the good, for the destruction of
the wicked and for the establishment of righteousness, I am born in
every age (If God permits me). Or-- O Bharata with the grace of God,
if He permits me, whenever there is decay of righteousness and a
rise of unrighteousness, (it is my extreme wish) to be born on earth
to protect the good, for the destruction of the wicked and for the
establishment of righteousness.

Yajurveda 40.8: O human being! Worship God who is

Omnipotent and devoid of any kind of body i.e. Sthoola, Sukshma or
Kaarana Shareera. He is free from all the bondage of nerves or
veins, is Omnipresent, all knowledgeable, he punishes the sinners, is
Beginningless, eternal and has bestowed the knowledge of the
Vedas. He and only He is adorable.
This brief logical discussion and a few of the numerous
Vedic evidences given above clearly prove that God is unborn wholly
and partially as well.
God does not incarnate and can never ever incarnate
Himself, because He is all - pervading, Uniform, Undivided, Devoid
of body-figure-color. He is formless, Omnipresent, Omniscient, and
Omnipotent.
One wants to come down but for that the place should be
vacant. For instance if we are on the first floor and want to come
down by staircase, the same should be there and vacant, then only
we can come down step by step. If we are above we cannot be
down, and if we are below then we cannot be above at the same
time. One who is finite imbodied with the conscious can come down
and go up if there is place vacant.

Here it is clear that Shri Krishna was a human being not

God. Human beings take birth, this is their incarnation with the grace
of almighty God. But ordinary simpleteous ignorant people have
misunderstood the meaning of the most popular Shloka of the Geeta
(the epic of Hindu community), which is being misquoted by selfish
gurus who want their disciples to worship them as God.
What is the purpose of God to get manifested in a human
body? To kill some wicked-people (hundred or thousand or any
number demons). Why should God take births and gets Himself
embodied? How can He incarnate Himself? ---Never Ever!
In
modern times a single Hydrogen bomb can eliminate the lives of
millions of people within no time. What are these nuclear devices
for? For Scientific development or to kill mankind. Really speaking
this is nothing but ignorance of man. God is Omniscient and
Omnipotent and All-pervading. He does not have to go anywhere.
With the jerk of a second, he can destroy the whole universe. But
God does not do that, because He is not ignorant like man.
"If anyone says that God incarnates for giving salvation to
His devotees, it can not be accepted, because if a devotee conducts
virtuously and in accordance with the spiritual way enjoined, then
alone he will attain salvation, not otherwise. Further a lot of examples
can be cited to testify His infinite supreme power. There are
innumerable activities of nature e.g. the vast sun, the phases of the
moon, the cool mild breeze, the blossoming flowers of the loveliest
nature, and birth of countless beings, with their growth and decay.
Are all these not sufficient evidences to declare His Omnipotence?
Several evidences may be cited of His all-knowledge from The
Vedas, the revealed source of all true knowledge."

God is Omnipresent that is all pervading and resides every

where. There is no place in the Universe where God does not exit.
Incarnation of God i.e. Him to come down from above. How is it
possible? He is all pervading means He is immovable hence Gods
incarnation is impossible!
The soul is an infinitesimal unity hence it can move from one
place to another or come down from up or in any direction. In
Emancipation, the emancipated soul can come down or go up
anywhere in the universe with its will. Some times there is an
extreme will of the imbodied soul (Godly person or Lord i.e. Bhagwan)
to serve the common man even after death with grace of God. If it is
embodied in the future e.g. the great soul like Lord Krishna who
explains his most loveable disciple friend Arjuna in the Geeta: --

Yadaa Yadaa Hi Dharmasya Glanirbhavati Bhaarata,

Abhyutthaanamadharmasya Tadaatmaanam Srijyaamyaham.

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connection between the pervade and the pervaded. He suffers all.

He is one, one and one only. He is Omnipotent Being is the only
support of all the devtas, and Vasus etc., i.e. He supports them in
their casual form even after the dissolution. The nine negative
particles (in these verses) beginning with the ordinal second and
ending with the zero (10th.) show that God is one and one only and
the Vedas most emphatically deny the existence of a second Deity.
They affirm the existence of one God only and prohibit the worship of
a second God. It also indicates that there can be no other God of the
same or of a different genus, nor can there be a division in His
essence.
"The Vedas declare God is "Unborn, Indivisible, Invisible,
Formless" etc., and therefore, not subject to birth and death and the
necessity of incarnation. The doctrine of the incarnation of God
cannot stand even the test of reasoning, for He, Who pervades the
Universe like ether, is Infinite, Invisible, and is not susceptible to
pleasure and pain, cannot be contained in a drop of semen or in the
womb or in a bodily tenement." (Light Of truth XI)

It would be against all logic to believe that God does take a

human or other form and remains formless too. It is never possible to
hold such diagonally opposite attributes together simultaneously nor
it is understandably acceptable to a person with an open mind and
reasoning. All the incarnations were subjected to suffering, pain and
happiness in their lives, hence, by accepting such incarnations, God
cannot be proved to be free from pain and pleasure. Their lives are
full of changes, so God loses the attribute of being changeless
(Avikaari). Further all incarnations grew old so God like ordinary man
also have to be conceived as decaying. Besides all the incarnations
of God met with death, Shri Rama died by disappearing in the river
Sarayuu, Lord Krishna died by being shot by an arrow, and other
also died in some or the other. Being so how would it be possible to
prove that is immortal and imperishable.
Besides, many more evidences can be furnished to uphold
that He is formless. But on the contrary no Vedic mantra contains
any such matter which may indicate that He has form or takes
incarnations. Incarnation of God in the form of fish, tortoise, pig,
lion-headed human being and at last in human form cannot be
proved by evidences of The Vedas or of logic. God is formless and it
is the only conclusive acceptance.
The Yajurveda: Chapter 40, mantra # 1 informs us that:
"Isha Vaasyamidam Sarvam Yatkinchat Jagtyaam Jagat Which
means this Universe that we can see, and whatever exists in this,
God pervades all this. It is clear to follow that when the Universe
itself is infinite, God who is enveloping it must undoubtedly be
infinite. Any religious concept that limits God or its fraction or its
phase to any limitation or form, body or volume, surely contradicts
the attribute of God being infinite, and therefore is totally against the
Vedas and logic and hence is unacceptable. God is one without a
second.
God is one without a second. In the Samaveda Mantra # 1355
it is also said, "there is no agent of God means God is one.

"Coming into and going out can only be predicated of a finite

being. To say that the Immobile Invisible God, Who pervades every
particle of matter, can take on flesh is as absurd as it would be to
assert that the son of a barren woman was married and her
grandson was seen." (Light Of truth XI)
The Vedas have a number of evidences to prove that God is
Unborn and can never incarnate:
This brief logical discussion and a few of the numerous
Vedic evidences given above clearly prove that God is unborn wholly
and partially as well and can never incarnate.
The Vedas contain numerous verses like those quoted
above and the same cannot be quoted here for fear of increasing the
bulk of the book.

There are following verses of the Atharva Veda XIII.4, 16 to

18, and 20 and 21 which say: there is neither a second, nor a third,
nor a fourth, nor a sixth, nor a tenth God. He pervades the Universe
and, therefore, it is also bound up with Him---there being a close

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Worship of God:

show business. This shows that their elders (mother, father gurus,
teachers etc.) taught them different methods, which has resulted in
differences among them.

Goodness is Godliness: Service of man is service to God:

Religion of man is love: The Temple of God is within.

It is said in the Basavarna: Vachan 820 The rich build

temples to Shiva, What shall, a poor man, do? O my Lord! My legs
are the pillars, My torso, the Shine, and my head, the golden
pinnacle! Things standing shall fall, but the moving ever shall stay.

Musk forms in the navel of the deer. Being fascinated with its
smell, the deer run hither and thither. They do not know where the
fragrance comes from. Like wise God resides in the human body, but
man does not know it. Therefore he searches everywhere for bliss,
not knowing that it is already in him.

There are many modes of worship of God as there are

religious and religious sects. **
God has created men and now men create God in their own
way. This is an insult to God and His teachings. Who is responsible?
Who is to be blamed? Our ancestors, our parents, you or me or the
man-made religions which we follow? Really speaking no one is
responsible or to be blamed. Of course! We ourselves are
responsible for all these un-religious things because we do not study
and follow the correct path shown in our Divine literatures.
Nowadays so called gurus (commonly believed to be spiritual
teachers) are the most popular in the field of religions, but sorry to
say that no such Guru shows/teaches the correct path of
worshipping real God. These gurus believe in 33,00,00,000 (thirtythree millions) deities or gods and do emphasize to believe in
pictures of these imaginary gods.

Everyone worships God in his own way. God is One and

according to the Vedas we (souls) are His eternal children, so there
must be One procedure of His worship or prayer. Isnt it? We are
human beings, the best species in the world because we are
provided intellect to think and do whatever is right and/or wrong and
to follow the path of perfection. God has given us His eternal
knowledge and commandments i.e. the code of conducts in the
Holy Vedas. Still we dont receive His knowledge and follow His
commandments /orders. Who is to suffer then?

Indram Vo Vishvataspari Havaamahe Janebhyah,

Asmaakamastu Kewalah.
(Rigveda 1-7-10)

Every one, even a small illiterate child knows and believes

that Almighty Omniscient God cannot take any form, shape or picture
as He is formless and Omnipresent. Its a pity & a shameful act for
these gurus who preach and make people believe and make them
more ignorant when they preach that God can incarnate Himself. An
artist makes insensate imaginary idols/statues from mud and stones
for artistic showpiece purpose and people buy them, garland them,
clothe them, glorify them and lastly worship these idols/statues as
God. Even these so-called gurus inspire these people to do so. Its
advisable for these so-called gurus to stop all these selfish acts and
go back to their own gurus and/or study the correct teachings of
worshipping the Omnipresent, Omniscient and Omnipotent God.

In this Vedic Mantra God declares and teaches to all human

beings that "Do not worship any other deities except me alone,
because without me there exists no second God."
Hindus go to the Mandir, Muslims go to Masjid (Mosque) ,
Christians go to Churches and Sikhs go to Gurudwaras, then where
is code of conduct and equality? Some of us worship God near rivers
and some go to worship Him on the top of a mountain, some in
caves and some in the jungles. Some people worship God by
keeping, some artistically canvassed and/or imaginary pictures of
what they call Gods picture, in front of them. Some people pray to
Him by keeping some attractive idol, in human form or any other
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not removed from the mirror of the mind, His visualization is not
possible. God is not a thing to be seen with fleshy eyes neither He is
the thing to be experienced with any senses, because He is formless
by His nature and can be experienced only by the soul with a pure
and clean mind. In other words God is visualized in the heart of a
Yogi. (Yogi is a person who communions God with eyes of his pure
knowledge)

As mentioned earlier, God is formless and can never be

seen with fleshy eyes hence there is no picture of God. Everyone
knows that hunger, thirst, pain, pleasure, love etc are just feelings
and no one can shoot their photographs or draw their pictures on
paper. All these things are to be felt by the heart and mind by internal
and external senses and experienced by the self, but cannot be
described in words.
Human soul very well knows that God is Formless, Just,
Omnipresent, Omniscient and Omnipotent, so why waste time to
keep all these dead-inert-stony idols, photos and pictures of
imaginary humans, etc. in place of the Supreme God. That is main
reason that one cannot meditate properly and experiences difficulty
whilst concentrating on the form of God.

Kathopanishada 2.22 says: that "Among all bodies, God is devoid

of body (and is formless)".
"The Supreme Soul (God) is not obtained by eloquent
speeches, nor by intellect or brain power (or arguments), nor by
much listening (of sermons or Holy Scriptures). But only he whom
this Supreme Soul chooses, obtains (knows or realises) Him, and for
him He illumines His real form." (Kathopanishada 2.24)

God is Self-existence, Intelligence and Bliss personified. He

is Devoid of any form*, Omnipotent, Just, Merciful, Benevolent,
Eternal, Infinite, Unchangeable, Beginning less, Incomparable,
Support of all, Lord of all, Omnipresent, Omniscient i.e. Controller of
all from within, Undecaying, Imperishable, Fearless, Eternal, Holy
and Creator, Sustainer and Destroyer of the Universe. He is one
without a second. To Him alone worship which is always due.

"The Supreme Secret Soul existing in all things and beings is

not illuminated or seen by the physical eyes, but can be seen only by
the seers of the subtle by a keen (very strong) and subtle intellect."
(Kathopanishada 3.12)
Consciousness is experienced by conscious entity, hence
Gods bliss is to be experienced and enjoyed only by the soul. What
is experienced in meditation by the soul with communion of God is
called "the visualization of God". That experience or Gods bliss
cannot be described in words in any language.

[*God is Nirakara or formless so He cannot be limited in any

shape, size or body. Only if one attribute of God is accepted that He
is having form, His other several important attributes are contradicted
automatically. God with a form can not be Omnipresent, Omnipotent,
Omniscient, Unbegotten, Infinite, Unchangeable, Beginningless, Allpervading, Creator of the universe, Imperishable, Eternal etc. A
power with a form may possess all these attributes is not possible;
cannot logically be proved and can not be supported by any
evidence from the Vedas. God is only formless and that formless
God who alone is adorable. According to different subject, this point
has to be repeated again and again so that readers born in their
minds that God is omnipresent conscious entity hence He is
formless.]
"Na Tasya Pratima~Asti" (Yajur Veda 32-3) This is an
important Vedic Mantra which clears many doubts, blind-faiths, blindbeliefs and misunderstandings from ignorant mans flickering mind
and clarifies that there is no photo, picture or idol of the God who is
the greatest of all. He is infinite. Until and unless ignorance-like-dirt is

Rigveda 8.72.3: "The learned persons have His enlightenment in

soul. He cannot be described, as the taste of a fruit cannot be
narrated in words."

The gross substances are the subjects of senses, but in

these too ether (Akasha) which is so minute that it is not visualised
by these senses, because they are the subjects of subjective-mind
(Antah-Karan). In essence both God and soul are conscious entities
and in nature both are pure, formless, immortal and virtuous. The
relation between God and soul is pervading and pervaded.

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Rigveda 8.69.11: "God is glorious, symbol less, formless,

conscious and source of all happiness."

Bhagwan i.e. Lord Krishna says in the Geeta:

Yajurveda: 32. 3: "The Formless Supreme Spirit that pervades

the Universe can have no material representation, likeness or
image"
"It is clear therefore that idol worship is interdicted in the
Vedas and the Shastras. Without Divine Knowledge the attainment
of Gods Bliss is not possible. Whatever benefits acquire to a man
proceed from association with the learned, study of their biographies
and perusal of their books (and not from the worship of their statues).
If you merely look at the image of a person and know nothing about
his qualities, you are not inspired with affectionate reverence for him.
It is the knowledge of his good qualities, alone which inspires that
feeling. It is evil practices like idol worship that are responsible for
the existence of millions of idle, lazy, indolent, and beggarly priests in
India, who are mainly answerable for this wide-spread ignorance,
fraud and mendacity in the country". (Satyarth Prakash: Chapter 11)

Bhooni May Vyateetaani Janmaani Tava Chaarjuna,

Taanyaham Veda sarvaani Na Twam Vetya Parantapa.
(Geeta 4-5)
Which Mean Many births of mine have passed as well as
yours, O Arjuna! I know them all but you know them not, O
Pramatapa (scorcher of foes), I know them by virtue of Yoga. By this
quotation it is clear and proved that great lord, as Krishna was a
human being who also was in the circle of birth and death. If God is
believed to take birth or a part of God that is to be believed
incarnated then He (God) becomes like a human being and has to
experience pain and pleasure as we do. But God is Eternal,
Undivided, Unperisheable, Unborn, Undecaying, and Unchangeable.
He is One and only one who is the Creator, Sustainer and Dissolver
of the universe. If granted God is to be infinitesimal unity, then
creation of the universe is impossible. No lord or godly person can
possess Gods attribute-nature and characteristics.

N. B. The great souls are called Godly persons, or lord,

viz. Shri Ramachandra Maharaja, Shri Krishna Maharaja, Lord
Buddha, etc., the great sages like Maharishi Dayanand, Vyasa,
Patanjali, Kanad, Kapila and Gemini etc. are also called gods or
lords, but no one accepts them as God. Whoever with pure soul,
pure hearted can be called as living gods such as saints, sages,
spiritual masters, true Yogis, great kings etc.
Mostly people misunderstand the difference between Ishwar
and Bhagwan. Only God is called as Ishwara whereas Rishi
Parshurama, a great Vedic authority, has defined the term Bhagwan
as: Aishvaryasya Samagrasya Dharmasya Yashasah,
Jyaana Vairaagyoshchaiva Shashnam Bhaga Iteerarnaa.
(Vishnu Puraan: 6-5-74)
Means Bhagwan is the one who possesses completely the
six following opulences or qualities such as 1: Full wealth, 2:
Dharma, 3: Fame, 4: Beauty, 5: Knowledge and 6: Renunciation. All
these attributes are called Bhagas and Bhagwan means the
possessor of all the six attributes. Among ordinary persons it is,
perhaps possible for a few to possess one, or at the most two or
three, of these qualities to a large extent, but only some can possess
all six of them.
Maryada Purushottam Shri Ram and Yogeshwara Shri
Krishna both were exceptional personalities who possessed all the
above said qualities hence they are called as Bhagwan or Lord.

Why God is Formless?

1: Conscious elements do not possess any form or color or place,
hence they cannot be seen. God being conscious can only be
realised or experienced by the soul who is also conscious.

Na Tasya Pratima-Asti (Yajurveda: 32-3) i.e. There is no

picture of God.
"Akaaya"(Yajurveda: 40-8) means, God is devoid of any form.

2: Being the subtlest element, God cannot not to be seen.

(Rigveda 1-187-70)
3: God is All-pervading (Sarva-Vyapaka) like ether, hence how can
He be seen? He is Omnipresent.
Aa Yastasthau Bhuvanaanyamartyah (Rigveda 9-84-2)
4: God is the creator of the Universe. His creation work springs out
from within (Sarva-Anteryami). To collect atoms, to unite them and to
create the Universe is the work of Omniscient, Omnipresent and
Omnipotent God, who is Formless hence invisible.

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"Eko Daadhaara Bhuvanaani Vishwaa" (Rigveda 1-154-4

11:
In the Vedic philosophy God is also known as "Paramam
Vyaoma" means He is All-pervading and envelopes even ether i.e.
the ether is also within His limit.

5: The attribute of ether is word which is not to be seen likewise

Gods natural attribute is "Bliss" that is not to be seen, but can be
experienced by the soul. Hence Blissful God is Formless and
invisible. (Swaryasya Cha Kevalam)

6:
The substance that is either very close or very far cannot be
seen, God is within the soul and all pervading, hence cannot be seen
with fleshy eyes.
"Vishnoho Karmaani Pashyata (Rigveda 1-22-19)
"Na Tam Vidaatha"(Rigveda 10-82-6).

"Akaayamavranam" (Yajurveda: 40-4), "Twamasya Paare Rajaso

Vyomanah" (Rigveda 1.52.12).

Which means that God is greater than ether and He is all pervading
in all directions? He is End-less hence complete and unchangeable,
formless and invisible.

7:
Fleshy eyes can see only gross substances, but God being
Conscious entity, cannot be seen with these fleshy eyes. God is
"Sat-Chitt-Anand Swaroop" i.e. He is Self-Existence, conscious and
blissful personified.

12: If fleshy eyes are damaged or if there is no proper light outside,

nothing is visible. Likewise, If our inner - instrument of vision (the
mind) is dirty or if there is no proper light of wisdom (knowledge),
God is not visible. God is visible (experienced by the soul) when the
dirt of ignorance is removed from the mind, when the mind becomes
pure and clean.

8: All things that are seen with fleshy eyes are born/created hence
perishable (Nir-Vikara). God is Unborn, Eternal hence imperishable,
hence invisible.
9: The thing which has form occupies space (place) i.e. it is finite,
but God is infinite (Ananta), all pervading, does not occupy space so
He is invisible and formless.
"OM Kham Brahama (Yajurveda: 40-17)
Purnat Purnamuduchyati--------------------------------Parishichyate"
(Atharvaveda: 10-8-29)

13: He is Unborn (Anaadi) {(Sama Veda 5.2.1) (Sama Veda 1.1.22)}

and End-less (Amar) {(Rigveda 4.1.1) (Rigveda 5.14.2)}, hence God is
invisible.
The most important thing that should be borne in mind is that
Prayer does not require any religious place. All that is needed is
clarity of mind, purity of intention and deep heartfelt sincerity. The
whole universe is Gods creation and whole earth is a religious place
because God is Omnipresent and pervades everywhere.
One more thing, which many people ask frequently, is that
Should we meditate or pray when we are ill. The answer is one and
that is Yes! Why not to pray? It is the body that is ill, not the soul.
Meditation is an essential food for the soul. Everyone has full right to
meditate on God in any condition. In sickness or while travelling, one
can pray to God or remember His name. Of course! You are allowed
even in lying down position to worship God. Man considers the
action but God weights the intention.

10: God is Undivisible, Unchangeable (Nirvikara) and complete,

God is totally devoid of any shape or form and free from all types of
bondage and deformations, including deformations caused by birth,
death and therefore His attributes is unchangeable. Hence He is
invisible and immovable.

Akaayamavranam (Yajurveda: 40-4). God is immovable, but

whole Universe is movable with His inspiration.
"Tadejati Tannejati" (Yajur Veda: 40-15)
The Kathopanishada: "Anaadyanantam Mahatah Parama
Dhruvam" that God is immovable. The thing, which is Allpervading is immovable.

The Vedic theory accepts that God is our Mother, Father,

Brother, Guru, Friend etc. In this world also we come across all such
relations such as Mother, Father, Brother/Sister, Guru, Friend, and

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Judge etc. In other words God has given such a nice opportunity to
understand these relationships. As we respect and obey our Mother,
Father etc, in the same way we should respect and obey God to and
treat Him as our Mother and Father and then observe the reaction.
As we talk with our friends freely so why not talk with our Real Friend
(God). We should not fear from God and hide anything from Him
because only He is our well-wisher. Mind one thing that all worldly
relationships are temporary except God whose relationship as
mother, father, friend etc is permanent. He is always with us, within
us. He knows everything then why should we hide anything from
Him?
God is the biggest Judge. Worldly Judge can make mistakes
in his judgements but our God Father Judge is Omniscient (All
knowing) hence be cautious before doing anything wrong. He does
not forget or forgive our sins. He has to punish the guilty and reward
the obedient ones and no one can escape from His Judgement.

infinitesimal unity resides in one place (Atharvaveda 19-68-), whereas

God is all pervading. Now an important question can arise here that
then how and where we can meet God or visualize Him? The
Vedas give the answer
Worship of God is not so hard as we think, on the contrary, it
is the easiest thing to realise and visualize Him. We (the soul) reside
in the body (in heart*) and God resides everywhere means He
already resides in our hearts within our souls. Now if we do have
self-spiritual power and full faith in God and of course have the
correct knowledge about the Trinity, it becomes very easy to meet
the Omnipresent God and experience His presence and Bliss within
us. Each and every breath we take is because of Him. He is always
awake and protects us whilst we are asleep at night. He is our
Guide, the Greatest Guru. It is our Dharma (duty) to observe His
attributes, characteristics and natures and acquire the same as many
as we can and behave accordingly in our life. Then see the results.
You will feel eternal pleasure or Bliss of God and that cannot be
expressed in words. You will be a different person, an enlightened
person and feel real freedom. True Knowledge, True Action and True
Worship lead to the Renunciation of all worldly desires that make the
man perfect and opens the way to God which is the real destination
of man and goal of human life. Only after this stage when man
leaves this world, enjoys emancipation for a period of
31,10,40,000000000 years without any pain and experiences only
real pleasure i.e. Bliss of God.

One must have noticed that when we do something wrong

and at that very moment, feeling of fear, doubt, shame and distrust
rises in the self consciousness and when we do something really
good, then surely we experience feelings of fearlessness, courage
and satisfaction within ourselves. These feelings are prompted not
from the human soul, but by the Divine Spirit (from God). We all
humans have limited knowledge hence we are imperfect by nature,
so we make mistakes and because of desires we (the man) do sins,
but God always stops us from doing anything wrong and inspires us
in good deeds. Fear, Doubt, Shamefulness and distrust are the
signals and/or warnings from God for not to do the wrongful things
and satisfaction or felicity, Un-doubtfulness and fearlessness or
courage are the blessings from all-knowing Omnipresent God who
inspire us to do the good things. Of-course God is mans real friend
and all worldly friends are selfish, because man is born with
selfishness by nature. It is said that when we pray to God after doing
all possible efforts and with pure mind, God responds our prayer.
Some people say that God is our heavenly father and stays in
heaven and other people say that God resides on third/fifth/seventh
sky &sc. If God is one and Omnipresent, Omniscient, hence He
cannot stay in one place in other words He resides everywhere.
Ishaa Vaasyamidam Sarvam (Yajurveda 40/1) means God resides
in this whole Universe. On the other hand we (Souls) being an

It is a fact that truth, compassion, love, honesty, brotherhood

evolution etc. are the things restricted to literature and intellectual
pursuits. But the gap between ideology and practice must be
reduced to become aware of the ultimate reality of human existence.
Spirituality is different and difficult from religion. In religion there are
certain rules to follow, but in spirituality one is connected to the
natural-self. Spirituality is nothing but the actualization of the self that
is the soul. Conceptualization has to be channelized into practice
then only one is gained with result. Gaining knowledge is an
essential thing and fruits of that knowledge are reaped when the
doer applies that knowledge into action, and that is spirituality.
Spirituality is not something to be created or discovered. It simply
exists. Spirituality is the natural inner power, which can be realised

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In short a thing which cannot be seen with fleshy eyes can

be realised by our sense organs and that is called visualisation of
that particular thing. Our fleshy eyes cannot see all things. There are
many reasons. For example: A thing is very far or it is very close to
eyes or there is some obstacle/partition between eyes and that
particular thing or its very dark, no sun light or eye viewers eye sight
is weak or damaged. Lastly when a thing is very large or very minute
or subtle then one is unable to see or visualise that thing.
We are cent per cent sure about many things that exist but
cannot be seen with eyes such as hunger, pleasure, pain,
happiness, sorrows, curses, blessings etc. A thing, which is not seen
or visualised by eyes, is realised by its attributes. The soul is
recognised or visualised by its attributes (Lingas) given bellow: They
are: -- Pleasure, Sorrow, Desire, Envy, Activity and Consciousness
(Nyaaya Darshana 1-1-10). In the same way God is visualised or
realised by inner vision, call it third eye, Gyan Netra &sc.

by being truthful. To be connected is to be on a permanent high. A

divine life on earth need not be an exclusive thing. The divine is
already there within us. Evolution is always towards light. The true
nature of divinity exists in love, knowledge, power and bliss. And true
spirituality is its natural manifestation. This is truth. This is the
method of actualization of Gyana, Karma and Upasana to get
results.
The best way to worship God is to perform all our duties
according to the Vedic Dharma. Service to humanity is the best
service to God. All actions should be performed in conformity with
Dharma, that is, after due consideration of right and wrong.

Visualisation of God
Everyone wants to visualise God but God is not
seen. The Vedas and other Arsha Granthas state that God is
visualised by only by Yogis (one who meditate on God and goes into
trance or contemplation) in their hearts when in Samaadhi.
God cannot be seen with flashy eyes because He is an
Eternal, Conscious, Formless and All-pervading entity. Gods
realisation is His visualisation. God is realised with Gyan Netras i.e.
intellect eyes or spiritual eyes.
God has provided man with five Gyanendriyas or five sense
organs viz. ear, skin, eyes, tongue and nose five senses. Words are
never seen but with ears one can hear words (voice) i.e. voice is
realised or visualised by ears. In the same way air exists but no one
has seen it with eyes but it is touched and felt by skin. Likewise
vision (gross materials) is visualised by our fleshy eyes. Taste of
food or any other thing cannot be seen but its taste is felt by tongue
and lastly any smell (pleasant or unpleasant) is smelled or realised
by nose.

The Real Guru or Spiritual Master

Nowadays everyone runs after this guru or that guru and
even gurus run after their Chelaas (so-called - disciples) so that
their own materialistic desires can be fulfilled. Everybody likes
health, wealth and happiness and dislikes diseases, poverty and
misery. Everyone wants money, money and more money, so people
run after one another to grab money. It is in their mind that money*
can buy everything but sorry to say it is not fully correct. People go to
their gurus to get their blessings and intention behind blessing is only
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hand these gurus also keep contacts with their wealthy Chelaas for
them to arrange huge public programmes, so that he also gains from
those public programmes (gatherings) for their monetary gains.
These gurus sell their knowledge collected from various religious
books and those chelaas pay (in Daan Petee i.e. collection boxes)
for listening to the gurus lectures (not discourses) and time pass.
Pure pleasure lies in spirituality, which lies within. But no one
is really after spirituality.
[*Its true that money plays very important role in human lives and
can buy all worldly materialistic things, which are also a necessity but
one cannot buy everything with it. One cannot buy intellect,
knowledge, happiness and peace of mind, which are nonmaterialistic thing i.e. spiritual things with money. These spiritualistic
things can be acquired with true knowledge, practice and
experience. For all these things, one has to adore a real guru who is
really worthy of being a Spiritual Guru.

The teacher is he who knows the Eternal Wisdom, the Veda, who
is devoted to the All-Pervader Vishnu, who knows not
arrogance, who knows the method of Yoga, ever stands upon
Yoga and has become Yoga itself; who is pure, who is devoted
to his teachers and who has witnessed the Supreme Person,
Purusha. He who possesses all these virtues is called a
Dispeller of Darkness, a guru.

Manu Smriti 2.149, says "He who confer the benefit of the Veda
on any one, be it little or be it much, he (the disciple) should
know him to be here his Guru, by reason of that benefit through
the Veda."
A Guru or teacher is a guide who leads one from the darkness
like ignorance to the light like knowledge and also who leads one
to the path of truth from untruth.

Guru means: Gri = to speak.

"God is the Guru (teacher) of even the most ancient
teachers. He is immortal. Time cannot influence Him." (Yoga
Darshana: Samaadhi Pada # 26). The teacher of all-true knowledge
and learning who revealed the word of salvation (i.e. the Veda) in the
beginning of the world, the teacher of even all the early teachers. He
is immortal.
The syllable Gu means darkness, the syllable Ru means
dispeller; he is therefore called a guru because he dispels
nescience like darkness from his disciples and guides the path of
light like knowledge.

According to the Indian culture there are four Gurus: mother is

the first Guru of a man and then comes father, teacher and
learned person as his masters. Mother and father is the creature
of this physical body but the teacher provides intellect hence he
is called "teacher."

"As his father and mother beget him mutually out of lust, one
should know that (birth to be merely) his cause of existence,
when he is born from the womb. (Manu Smiriti: 2.147)

"But the birth which the teacher who has completed the Veda,
duly brings about for him by the "Gayatri", that is the true (birth),
free from old age, eternal. (Manu Smriti: 2.148)

"Everybody's father is called the "Guru" since he brings up the

baby right from the time from of injecting sperm in the ovum to
supplying daily needs after birth. The one who dispels the
darkness born of ignorance from human heart by giving the light
of truth is also called a "Guru" or an "Aacharya".
(Aryoddeshyaratnamaalaa)

It is a saying "No master No goal. It is true without a teacher

no one gets the proper and true knowledge even when one
studies by himself. The teacher helps to improve knowledge

Definition of Guru:

Anyone who is attributed with good attributes can be called a

teacher. One who teaches is called a teacher, a Master or a
Guru*".
He who gives the knowledge of the Vedas and performs Vedic
righteous rituals is called a teacher.

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hence better to have a Guru. The Guru always wants to improve

the career of his disciples.
True knowledge is one that gives the true knowledge of God,
by which the soul visualise* God. (*God's bliss is experienced with
the true knowledge within the soul.)
God bestows the Vedas, and thus God is the original source
of all knowledge. Manu says in Manu Smriti: 2.7 that the Vedas
contain all knowledge.

He who is attributed with good qualities is called a Guru.

Learned one worthy of worshipping is also called a Guru.
He who provides the knowledge of the Vedas is called a Guru.
He who teaches any type of knowledge is called a Guru.
Even he who gives a little knowledge is called a Guru.
[Manusmriti 2.149]

Categories of teachers:
There are three categories of teachers:

He who dispels darkness-like ignorance is called a Guru.

[Girati Sinchati Karnayorjyaanaamritam Iti Guruhu]

He who preaches the deep doctrine of the Vedas is called a guru.

(1) School teacher (2) Principal and (3) Spiritual teacher or Master.

He who explains the laws of sciences is called a Guru.

[Gaarayate Vijyaapayati Shastrarahasyam Iti Guruhu]
The meaning of above said in short is that the Guru is one
from whom any kind of (Para or Apara) knowledge is acquired. And
true master (sat-Guru) is one who teaches the knowledge of the
Vedas. He is Sat-Guru who leads his disciples towards truth and
repels untruth from their lives. He, who takes away ignorance,
removes darkness, shows his disciples the path of salvation, and
enlightens their lives with the light of knowledge, is really a true
teacher i.e. true spiritual master.

1: School teacher: He is the creator of pupils' character, gives

knowledge of new directions in new subjects, develops his intellect
so that he is able to think. For evidence:

Aacharyah Kasmat? Aacharya Aacharam Grahayati Aachinoti

Arthan Aachinoti. Bhuddhimiti Vaa (Nirukta 1-4-12)

2: Principal: He gives the knowledge of the Vedas or some parts of

the Vedas to his pupil (disciple) and takes fee from him in return for
his personal expenditures. Here is a proof:

Eka Desham Tu Vedasya Vedangaanyapi Vaa Punah,

Yo-Dhyaapayati Vrittyarthamupaadhyaayah Sah Uchyate
(Manu-Smriti 2.141)
"But he is called sub-teacher (Upaadhyaaya) who for (his) livelihood
teaches a single portion of the Veda, or again the Vedangas.")

Gururbrahama Gururvishnurgururdevo Maheshwarah,

Guruhu Saakshaat Param Brahma Tasmai Shragurve Namah

The above said verses is very popular in the Hindu

philosophy, in which the Guru is considered as Lord, because of his
virtuous attributes, characteristics and nature and his great duties
towards human society. One thing here to be borne in mind is that
any guru or Sat-guru is not God or can never ever become like God.

3: Spiritual teacher or master: He is the third category teacher who

goes to his disciple's house and performs rituals according to the
teachings of the Vedas and also looks after the Gurukulas i.e.
houses of teachers or schools.

God is the Greatest Guru of all our ancestor gurus, because

He only gives the true knowledge of all subjects to man in the
beginning of the creation of the universe.
(Yoga Darshan: Samaadhi Pada 26)
According to the Vedic theory: Mother, Father and learned
teaches i.e. spiritual masters are called and treated as Gurus
according to their positions. There can be hundreds of Gurus as

After a long period of time and because of their deep heartfelt respect, all types of teachers are called as "Guru". The term
Guru defined as: --

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Means from Avidyaa man can acquires material knowledge

and from Vidyaa i.e. the knowledge of the spiritual world, one is
emancipated from bondage of birth and death and gets salvation.

there are many vast fields for knowledge to acquire. No Guru can
have the full knowledge of all fields.
The greatest sage of the modern era, Mahrishi Dayanand
Saraswati in his well-known literature "Introduction to the
commentaries on the Rigveda etc." explains " The Vedas contains two
kinds of knowledge. One is Aparaa i.e. physical sciences, and the
other is 'Paraa' or spiritual knowledge." The Aparaa Vidyaa or
physical science is that which studies physical material from a grass
blade to the universe and deals with the qualities of matter or nature,
and to employ them to make scientific inventions by their proper use.

The Veda is the only book on earth that deals with 'Paraa'
(Esoteric or Spiritual) as well as 'Aparaa' (Exoteric or Worldly)
sciences.
Great Devarishi Narada has said (Narada Parasharamadhaviya:
part 1 page # 154)
It is useless to study by own self, it is like a lady bearing a
child without her husband. So it is necessary for one to have true
teacher under whose guidance he gets the proper knowledge.

The second Paraa Vidyaa (Spiritual knowledge) deals with

the attainment of the Eternal-indestructible Almighty God.

"Sa Gurooryah Kriyam Kritvaa Vedamasmai Prayachchhati

(Kathopanishada: 2/8)
Which means the teacher is essential to acquire proper
knowledge. The Upanishad states that A student should acquire the
knowledge from a teacher who has educational knowledge of the
Vedas.

This spiritual knowledge is superior to the physical

knowledge, because the final aim of physical knowledge is to gain
efficiency in the spiritual knowledge. The preview of the spiritual
knowledge covers the study of the Almighty God --the creature of the
universe. Material knowledge covers the study of the universe,
nature and cause of the creation and maintenance of the universe.

Taddhijyaanaarth Sa Gurumevaabhigachchhet Samitpaanihi

Shretriyam Brhamanishtham
(Mandukopanishada: 1-1-12)
Now refer this Atharva Vedic Mantra which explains about
the gurus:

Andhantamah Pra Vinshanti Ye-Vidyaamupaaste,

Tato Bhooya-Iva Te Tamo Ya-U Vidyaayaa Rataha.
(Yajurveda: 40/12)

Which means there are two kinds of knowledge: One study

of the matter called Avidyaa or Aparaa and other study of spiritual
world called Vidyaa or Paraa. Knowledge of both is essential for
Liberation i.e. Salvation.

Aacharyo Mriyuvarunah Soma Oshadhayo Payah,

Jeemoota Aasantsatvaanah Tairidam Swaraabhritam
(Atharvaveda: 11-5-14)
Means that the Guru is rigid like death (Mrityu) and pure like
air (Varuna), which removes all kinds of impurities and gives good
attributes to his students. The Guru is also like "Soma" i.e. medicine
and drink, the deep meaning of that is to have control on senses like
speech, touch, vision, taste and smell by which life is enriched with
noble attributes hence and the student always lives a happy,
disciplined and peaceful life.

Nowadays people are more attracted towards Avidyaa i.e.

physical science, but true knowledge of the Vedas leads towards
inner knowledge of the soul and Super soul.

Avidyaayaa Mrityum Teertvaa Vidyayaa-Mritamashnute

(Yajurveda: 40/14)
Vinaashena Mritym Teertvaa Sambhoottya-Mritamashnute
(Yajurveda: 40/11)

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"Sa Esha Poorveshaamapi Guruhu Kaalanaanavachchhedat

(Yoga Shastra: Samaadhi Pada 26)

Means "As in the present time we become enlightened only

after being taught by our teachers, so were in the beginning of the
world, Agni and the other three Rishis (sages), taught by the
Greatest of all teachers---God."

to obey and respect his master and that is the real worship of his
Guru. Do nothing and just looking at the Guru is useless and waste
of precious time of this priceless life. It is a fraud and blind faith,
which is non-beneficial and only, ruins one's life.

The true master is one who improves inner-conscious of his

disciples and leads them from darkness of ignorance to the light of
knowledge. (In philosophical point of view darkness is the symbol of
ignorance and light is the symbol of knowledge and that is why God
is said to be illuminated i.e. Omniscient). Hence it is essential to
have a teacher i.e. the Guru.

It is a wise advice to all that they listen to their master's

voice, his preaching, his advises, his orders and follow them
accordingly in their daily life. Then only one gets rid from pain and
sorrow automatically. No Spiritual masters misguide their disciples.
Service of the True Master can not performed/completed by just
giving him money in cash or by giving him precious gifts. Real
service of the Guru lies in obeying and following his true teachings in
practical life.

Glimpse of Guru:

Frequently Asked Question: Is it correct to obey all Gurus

orders even if he is wrong?
This is really a tricky and inquisitive question! Yes! Disciples
should obey their Gurus orders or Commandments whatever he
says If there is no controversy in his commandments compared to
the teachings of the Vedas.

It is beneficial for one to follow the teachings of his Guru

than merely to have a glimpse of him. One can experience
enthusiasm and peace of mind by vision of his Guru and can be
inspired by his personality, but it is a total blind faith just to have
Glimpse/Darshana of any spiritual master and believe that all his/her
worries and evils will be washed away. If it is so then what about
Karma Philosophy?

Of course! One should try to obey all the true teachings of

his Guru. If there is even a little doubt, indecision, mistaken notion or
objection in mind, its the first duty of that disciple to clarify his/her
doubt with the guru before following anything. Even after, if he/she is
not fully satisfied with those answers then he/she must ask any
learned Vedic scholar to remove his/her doubts or study the Vedas
for more true knowledge. The Vedas are the scriptures of all true
knowledge. It is the paramount duty of inquisitive, sensible,
disciplined disciples to have the Question-Answer session with his
Guru regularly and/or whenever required. It is prime duty for
everyone (even Gurus and disciples) to study the Vedas and the
Vedic literatures because the Vedas are self-authoritative (Axiomatic
i.e. Swatah Pramana or Self-Proof) and theosophy to be believed and
known.

It is purposeful and beneficial to listen carefully the Guru's

preaching, to think and to understand his sayings, to obey his
guidance, to practice his teachings etc if his teachings are according
to the teachings of the Vedas.
The spiritual master is a guide of his disciples to show them
the path of righteousness. Disciples also perform their duties to
follow the path shown by their Guru. Guru only guides us but to
believe that Guru will take us to the other shores of the worldly sea of
pain and sorrow is wrong. One has to practice, meditate and do
actions for himself to get the rewards. There are many disciples who
believe and say that their Guru will take their burden on his head. So
we are safe in his shadow. That is a wrong thinking. May God give
them some intelligence to understand the Karma-Phal.

Guru is just a master, teacher or guide but not God:

Deeds will not be done by automatically by just looking at

Guru's picture or his photo or worshipping his statue. Pity on these
ignorant simpleteous disciples! It is the paramount duty of a disciple

A Guru is just a learned human being and a master who

teaches/guides his students/ disciples, whereas God is the Greatest

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Master of all masters. No human being can never each the position
of God hence for guru at anytime becoming like God is out of
Question. No deity, guru, sat-guru, saint, mystic, spiritual master,
great soul, sage etc. can never/ever acquires the highest level of the
Supreme Soul, hence no guru can be compared with God as He is
Supreme and Omnipresent, Omniscient and Omnipotent.

"Na Jaato Na Janishyata" (Rigveda 7-32-23) means "No one can

become like God and can ever do so."

"Na Tvaamindraati Richyate" (Rigveda 8-92-22) means "O GOD!

None is greater than You."

"Nakirevaa Yathaa Twam" (Rigveda 4-30-1) means No one is

like You."

"Nakihi Shwansi Te Nashat"(Rigveda 6-68-8) means, "No one is

equal to You."

"Nakirindra Twaduttaro Na Jyaayaam Asti Vritrahan" (Rigveda

4-30-1) means "No one is greater than You or be ever do so."

well as thought-out. This power which make animate to function is

called soul or Atma.
The relationship between God and soul is that God is the
pervading force in the soul, God is worshipped, the soul is the
worshipper; God is father, soul is like His son; God awards judicious
fruits to soul for his right or wrong doings. Nature and soul are infinite
and beginning-less or eternal by alternation of universe and deluge,
and of creation or decay in universe in case of nature; and by death
of body and re-birth in case of soul."
How is it possible for a soul to become like God or become
God? It is foolishness even to think like that. Infinitesimal (Guru)
cannot be finite (God) because all-pervading finite entity is only One,
not many.
The guru himself practices Yoga, meditation and makes
efforts to acquire bliss of God. How can these types of beliefs come
in the mind of disciples? Guru is a human being. Guru has all the
attributes of the soul. The only specialty in him is that he is greater
than ordinary people. He guides them for their betterment because
he himself has acquired the bliss of God through meditation. To
worship a Guru in place of God (or one to be worshipped as God) is
the greatest sin. No other sin is greater than this. God is second to
none.

Besides these there are many eloquent hymns in the Vedas

that show that God is the greatest of all and is second to none. No
soul can ever reach the greatest position or can never be equal to
the Supreme Soul.

"Na Jaato Na Janishyate" (Rigveda 7-32-23) Means "No one is

greater than God and / or become like God."

"Allah Ho Akaber" (Holy Quran) means "God is the Greatest of

All."
"God is Great." (Holy Bible)

"Eko Ankar Satnaam (Guru Granth Sahib) Means God is one

who is the Greatest".

(Pranat Apranat) inhales and breaths, (Nimishat) blinks eyes,

(Ejati Patati Tishthati) fears, falls and stabilizes, has senses of
thought etc., these are the attributes of the soul."
(Atharvaveda 10-8-11)
"Nahi Nivasya Pratima Namasti i.e. No one is equal to God.
(Rigveda 4-18-4)

The soul cannot be God and God cannot become like the
soul, both are separate entities and hence cannot be dissolved into
each other, even if God desires so. "All these animate beings
possess the power of desire, feeling of pleasure and pain and
capacity, more or less, of thinking and making efforts instinctively as

The Rigveda Says "God has no enemy and no one is equal to

Him." (Rigveda 6-18-12)

(Rigveda 6-21-10) The Rigveda says "O eternal God! No one is

like you except you."

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responsible for that? Really speaking, this mischievous and

misguiding theory is made by some selfish, lazy, egoistic and atheist
people who have no self-knowledge or spiritual-knowledge and do
not want to accept the truth. They create imaginary stories about our
ancient deities and blind faith in the society and make simpleteous
people more ignorant and fulfill their own worldly needs including
wealth and money.
According to Vedas and Arsha Granthas it is objectionable,
100% wrong and misguided quotation to believe that soul is a
part/piece/portion/division of Omnipresent God. God is One and
non-divisional entity because He is Omnipresent. Disciple must ask
for any proof from that Guru who says that the soul is the part
(division or piece) of the Supreme Soul. If he cannot prove or give
any evidence from the Vedas or from any Arsha Granthas, then that
Guru must be treated as ignorant, selfish, fraud, and crook.

They are many Holy Hymns that readers can decide and
clear these kind of Quests that no Guru can ever be worshipped in
place of God or as God. May God give all seekers of true knowledge
& inquisitive disciples, courage to accept truth and renounce
whatever is false.
Question: "Is it right to believe as taught/preached by many famous
Saints, Spiritual masters, Gurus and elders that numerous numbers
of souls are the parts/parcels/pieces/portions or divisions of the
Supreme Soul i.e. God"?
Answer: The Vedic teaching does not agree to this concept that
innumerous (eternal) souls are the part of (eternal God. There are
many proofs in The Vedas that that show that the soul is everlasting,
imperishable, immortal and eternal entity.

Guru is one who leads his disciples to light of truth from the
darkness of ignorance. But the Guru, who himself is so ignorant and
not even understood himself, how can he explain the deep theories
and philosophies of the spiritual world? Such a Guru should take
shelter of some true spiritual Guru or Sat-Guru as his disciple who
could explain to him the deep subject once again.

It is a limit of human intellect! One thing is to be kept in mind

that Chetana i.e. Conscious thing cannot be broken into pieces.
Anything, which is divided into two or more pieces, cannot be
eternal. In simple words anything that changes its status cannot be
eternal. God and soul both are conscious and separate entities,
hence both cannot be united or broken. Remember what Bhagwan
Shri Krishna had said in the Geeta:

O what a pity! These ordinary simpleteous Gurus! You have

already made parts of Mother earth, now you are trying to break
human hearts and their feelings? You have not even spared God
who is infinite and one, but you have divided Him in numerous parts.
Poor God! He (God) will be always in parts, be divided into infinite
parts, and can never unite to be one till the dissolution of the
universe. Creation and dissolution is infinite and endless, so poor
God will be divided into infinite parts, then how will He create and
deluge the same? How can a soul in human form imagine this
impossible thing about His eternal father? All this shows that Guru
wants to prove himself as God (because he also is a part of the
supreme Soul,) and act as the creator of this vast universe. Yes!
Many people often hear these words by some so-called saints saying
that they are God and have created this universe. It is a limit for
their ego!
One of the laws of motion says: A thing does not move
where it is. It cannot move where it is not. It can move where it is to

Nainam Chhindanti Shastraani, Nainam Dahati Pavakah,

Na Chainam Kledayantyaapo, Na Shoshayati Maarutah
(Geeta 2-23)

Means --The soul is eternal, hence any weapon cannot cut it,
fire cannot burn it, water cannot dissolve it and air cannot dry or
evaporate it. This must be borne in mind that --A thing that is
created must perish, but the soul is uncreated so it is imperishable
Is it clear? When a soul can never be cut into pieces by
anything then how these grown up enlightened intelligent people
cannot understand this simple theory? What would you say about
this popular quotation of the Geeta?
God is Eternal, Non-divisible (Akhand), without any defects,
then how, why and what can make Him into pieces and who is

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where it is not. This scientific law is clear that God does not move
whereas the soul (when resides in a body) can move anywhere
within its limit.
"Those who remain in ignorance (away from right spiritual
knowledge), considering themselves as wise and learned, such fools
go, stumbling round and round, by the wrong path, like the blind led
by the blind." (Kathopanishada Chapter # 2, sutra # 5)

amiable disposition and serves the wise and old with all his heart,
continually gains in knowledge, reputation and strength and enjoys a
long life." Whilst he that is otherwise, never advances in knowledge,
etc.
"At the beginning and end (of recitation) of the Veda, the
teachers two feet are always to be clasped; he must recite having
closed both hands, for that is called homage to the Vedas.
(Manu Smriti: 2.71)
"The clasping of his teacher's (feet) as to be done by him
with the hands crossed, the left (foot) is to be touched by the left
(hand), the right by the right.
(Manu Smriti: 2.72)

"May God give wisdom to all, especially all those simpletons

Gurus (so called the spiritual teachers, or make other people to call
them Guru) who understand the soul is a piece or part or division of
the super Soul.
The soul, which is distinct from God, could not be the author
of the Universe; for being possessed of finite energy and knowledge
and it has no power to build up the cosmos. Hence the soul is
different from God. (Vedanta Shastra 1.1.17)
God is second to none and all-pervading conscious entity.
He cannot be incarnated or be divided into imaginary parts.

"One should salute him first from whom one gets secular,
Vedic, or also transcendental knowledge"
(Manu Smriti: 2.117)
It is said that one should also touch the feet of, even, Guru's
wife. Manu Smriti says (2.217) that "Having been from home, he
(Disciple), remembering the duty of the good, touch the feet of his
Guru's wives, and salute them every day."

"In the world of good deeds, both the individual soul and the
Universal Spirit (God), have entered the supreme secret chamber of
the heart enjoying (delighted in) their true self.
(Kathopanishada 3.1)

"One should not touch feet or even talk to that person who is
an atheist, slanderer of the Vedas, who disparages their teachings,
as well as the writing of true teachers in conformity of the Vedas. He
should be excluded from the society, aye, even expelled out of the
country, (if necessary.)" (Manu Smriti: 2.11)] These people are fraud
who themselves sink and even make others sink in the ocean of
ignorance. It is a sin to touch their feet or respect these kinds of
fraud persons.
Science says that every animate-being (Jiva) is covered with
layers of what is called "aura", which transmits some kind of
energetic rays. These cosmic rays (auras) have different colors,
depending upon attributes etc. of that particular Jiva. Because of
these auras someone looks attractive and attracts others. Likewise
someone looks ugly or dispels others from meeting and others also
do not like to see even his face.

Quest: Is it justified to touch the feet of elderly persons, when they

come across or when we visit them?
Justification: There is no objection to touch feet of elderly person,
such as mother, father, teachers, spiritual masters and righteous
persons. It is a custom in Indian culture to touch the feet of elderly
persons to get their blessings if one has a feeling of respect and love
for that particular person. But one should not bow down in front of
any person or touch their feet unwillingly. No one should also force
or compel anyone to touch one's feet. Parents want their child to
touch the feet of their Gurus, but if the child doesn't want to do so,
they should not force their child. It is parent's duty to make the child
understand the purpose of touching the feet of elderly or learned
people.
In touching the feet self-egoism is reduced and one gets the
blessing of such elderly educated learned person. The great sage
Manu says in Manusmriti (2/-. 121) that "He who has a sweet and

It is said some categorized auras are attracted and different

auras repel each other. Because of these energetic rays (aura) some
one whom we do not know but we still hate, and at times someone
one whom we do not know, we feel like getting closer and talking to

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Man is said to be a social animal and vegetarian by nature.

Being the most superior species in the universe man is a free agent
and hence can perform any act whatever he wants according to his
capability, power, knowledge and reach. God has created everything
for man to enjoy his/her full life with energetic, tasteful and many
varieties of fruits, different kinds of vegetables and herbs. But due to
blind-faith, blind-beliefs, illiteracy, jungle-customs, misquotes,
misunderstandings and circumstances, man has started eating flesh
of some mute animals for taste of their tongue. Man is very selfish by
nature and when he/she commits any kind of mistakes bad deeds or
even a sin; he/she wants others to do the same to cover his/her evil
deeds. In some customs and religions, people have created their
imaginary gods stories in their ways, just to hide their own sins and
to misguide ordinary, ignorant and illiterate people. They wants to
show that what they do i.e. sinful activities and bad deeds such as to
eat animals flesh and to consume liquor and other inhuman acts, are
correct according to the life of that particular gods. Selfish mans
gods drinks Liquors (Somaras), Wines, Bhaang, Hashish etc. Their
deities (gods) do perform Raas-Leelaa (Dance with lovely ladies),
etc.
The most important and philosophical meaning of the last
one i.e. sex is not just sex but it also be viewed as attractionrepulsion, addition-subtraction, combination-separation, uniondivision &sc.

them. Sattvik people love to have the company of same attributed

ones. Rajasik and Tamsik people prefer their own group companies
respectively.
"The possession of true ideas of the soul is declared to be
an addiction of Sattva. Ignorance betokens Tamas, Passion of love
and hatred signify Rajas. These three attributes, i.e., Sattva, Rajas
and Tamas of the Prakriti are to be found in all things. Those
endowed with Sattva attain to the state of the learned, Godly men.
Those, who are possessed of Rajas, become men, while those
immersed in Tamas fall into the condition of lower orders.
(Manu Smriti: 12.29)
In Indian culture it is believed to be a virtuous action to touch
the feet of elderly persons. Even in great epics like "Ramayana and
Mahabharata" super-souls like Maryaada Purushottam Shri Ram
Chandra and Yogeshwara Shri Krishna Maharaj used to touch the
feet of their elders, teachers, saints Rishis, sages etc. One can study
and get more descriptions in many places in these books. They
performed "Sandhya and Agnihotra" every day. To respect elders
and get their blessings are foundation stones of Indian culture and
tradition.

Necessity of Food:
Food, Sleep, Fear and Sex are the four natural necessities
for all animate beings in this animate world. In philosophical point of
view all the four topics have many more meanings besides the
wordily meanings known to man.

Why we must remove all non-vegetarian foods including

meat, chicken, fish and eggs!
This food putrefies within a few hours and since we are by
nature not equipped to pass out excreta in less than 24 hours, the
putrefaction takes place within us. We are carrying around decaying
corpses within us (we cannot be more graphic) and the delicate
lining of the intestines and the colon absorb the resulting toxins. This
is the reason that countries where meat is consumed in large
quantities have the highest rates of colon cancer.

Food:
To maintain physical body one has to eat food supplied by
Mother Nature. All animate-being other that man have natural instinct
of the law of nature. There are many animals who are vegetarian by
nature and some of them are flesh eaters. They can never ever
break the laws of nature as their species are meant to experience
the fruits of their deeds done in previous lives. Their digestive
systems are made, according to their bodies, in such way that some
are vegetarian and some are flesh eaters (Non vegetarians).

We wish to live long and be strong and hardworking let's

learn from nature. The elephant, the bull, the horse (we measure
power as horsepower) are all vegetarians. The elephant lives 100
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Could this be one reason for the high incidence of gallstones

in young people in all over the world today?

live only 15 years. The lion is vicious and violent and works hard only
to kill for food. The rest of the time he spends sleeping (20 hours per
day). Our stomach has to produce a lot more acid to digest these
foods. They themselves are very acidic (producing large quantities of
uric acid), so anyone suffering from ulcers, arthritis, psoriasis and
other skin problems, renal failure, you often don't have to look far for
the cause.
The adrenal glands or stress glands become very active in
the animal during captivity and during the butchering process. The
adrenal so produced is recycled to humans thus causing
unnecessary panic, stress and fears (many present day psychiatric
problems may be attributed to this).

Morally and spiritually, how can we justify killing another

animal to satisfy our tongue. There is only one God. He created the
animal too and it is to Him that we pray for compassion when we are
sick or in trouble. How can we possibly expect compassion from Him
when we so ruthlessly and needlessly kill and harm HIS Creation.
Think about it!
As for eggs - they rot as fast as meat and fish. Eggs provide
the largest quantity of cholesterol. Besides, the unfertilized eggs are
virtual chemical factories. The hens are kept in the most shocking
conditions never allowed to roam freely in the sun, always sitting in
one position to produce "assembly line" eggs. They are fed
hormones (for better produce) and artificial yellow colour (which is
one of the worst offenders in children's behavioral disorders) to make
the eggs look more appetizing. Unfertilized eggs are nothing but the
waste matter of the hen.
That eggs are "nuggets of concentrated nutrition" is a myth
that we have swallowed for too long. One egg contains almost zero
iron, 1200 IU of Vitamin A, a large quantity of Vitamin D and is
loaded with Cholesterol! Compare that to 6000 IU of Vitamin A in a
small bunch of drumstick leaves and 10,000 IU in an even smaller
bunch of coriander leaves. Both these are also very rich sources of
iron (as are all green leafy vegetables). Vitamin D is available from
the sun - it is formed directly on the skin by the action of the sun.
AND vegetable products do not contain any cholesterol! Most
worms, ulcer, arthritis, eczema, asthma, psychiatric, heart, blood
pressure, cancer, and kidney cases respond quite dramatically when
all non-vegetarian foods are eliminated from the diet.

Further, the animals are fed all sorts of hormones and drugs
to fatten them up - these are also recycled to humans and result in
severe hormonal disturbances in men and women. Antibiotics are a
routine part of their diet. Ingesting these will make us immune to their
action should we ever need to use them.
Besides, it makes no sense from the economics and world
food shortage point of view. It takes anywhere between 12 to 20
pounds of vegetable products (as animal feed) to produce one pound
of meat (enough only to feed two humans). The water resources on
our planet are running out. It takes 60 liters of water to grow 1 kilo of
wheat, 200 liters to grow I kilo of green beans, 3000 liters to produce
1 kilo of eggs, 8200 liters to produce 1 kilo of chicken 16400 liters to
produce 1 kilo of pork and 50,000 liters to produce 1 kilo of beef.
Ogalala Water Resource in North America, probably the
world's largest underground reservoir of water, was a gift to mankind
from the Ice Ages. In a few years it will be completely dry. The rain
forests of Africa and South America have been "cleared" to make
place for growing grain for cattle for producing hamburgers for the
meat eating population of the world. We did not inherit this planet
from our forefathers -WE HAVE BORROWED IT FROM OUR FUTURE
GENERATIONS! Remember that every time you eat meat, you are
permanently destroying this planet. It is indeed horrifying that
thousands of gallons of blood and other waste matter from abattoirs
are being poured EVERY DAY into rivers all over India.

Pleasure and Pain

Happiness is spiritual, born of Truth and Love. It is selfish; therefore
it cannot exist alone, but requires all mankind to share it.
Everyone in this world desires pleasure and wants to get rid
of all possible pains, but it is the law of nature that one who is born
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who he/she is. It is the prime goal of all religions, sects, beliefs to get
rid of all pains and acquire pleasures in lives and that is why they
come into shelter of Dharma, hence the need of true and pure
religion.
It makes a difference between worldly beings and
enlightened persons. On one side ordinary persons starts lamenting
when they get pain whereas the enlightened persons like sages,
saints and Bhaktas dont bother. They bear the pain smilingly.

As stated earlier; that there are several causes/factors of

pleasures/pains namely:
1- Health/sickness, 2- Wealth/poverty, 3- Homely
atmosphere of love and faith between husband and wife, 4Worthy/Unworthy
Children,
5Good/bad
neighbors,
6Clean/corrupted society, 7- Desirelessness/worldly desires, 8Knowledge/ignorance, 9 - Worship of God/worship of idols and lastly
10 - lastly mans own good/bad karmas (Past and present).

We are the doers and the fruit of our actions comes from
above, that is from the Benevolent Supreme God. We are free to act
but He is to judge our actions and accordingly decides what is best
for us. And therefore a man of action is never frustrated. Whatever
he attains as fruit, he takes it sportingly, because he knows that the
success or failures, reward and punishment, pleasure or pain, all of
these are given by one who loves us and who affectionately leads us
to the path of our good without malice and hatred.

Superstition i.e. blind-faith and false belief also fuels in

mans sufferings. A superstitious mind receives no light as it keeps
all windows closed and revels in darkness. A mind in darkness is
sick mind plagued by myriad superstition. Thus, notwithstanding
ones education and university degrees he/she has not only fallen a
prey to a superstitious practice but also promoted darkness. A
superstition is a sin and under its spell man fail to rise above
darkness of ignorance and remains bereft of the divine light of true
knowledge.
If everything is O.K. man enjoys pleasure and if something
goes wrong he/she has to face pains. All these factors are equally
important. Whenever we are in this world, pain and pleasures are
bound to be there with us. But when we are liberated from earthly life
and acquire the bliss of God (Moksha) all types of pains will vanish
and what remains is only pure pleasure i.e. Anand.

In the Vedic theory Sukh and Dukh are defined as: what is
with accordance to our senses is called the pleasure or Sukh and
that which is not in accordance to our senses is called the pain or
Dukh. In simple words what our senses like is Sukh and the
opposite of this i.e. what our senses dislike is called the pain.
Mainly there are three kinds of pains: Aadhyatmik,
Aadhibhoutik and Aadhidaivik. Aadhyatmik Dukh is that which is selfcreated or due to self-negligence or ignorance such as sickness etc.
Aadhibhoutik Dukh come because of other animate beings such as
dog bite, snakebite or accident due to someones negligence etc.
Lastly Aadhibhoutik Dukh is one which happens due to natural
calamities like excess of heat, cold, rain, drought and flood etc. In
these three types of pains, one cannot have control on second and
third ones but he/she can control over the first one i.e. Aadhyatmik
pain. If anyone takes full care of himself, he/she can get rid of
Aadhyatmik pain.

Besides above stated pains, there are more causes of all

worldly pains like tension, mental disturbance, migraine, poverty, etc.
(Aadhyatmik Dukh) are invited due to desires & greed which are
created by Ignorance. One must have observed this world being full
of pleasure, but worldly pleasures are temporary and many kinds of
pains are hidden inside every pleasure. Excess of everything is bad.
It is said in the Vedas Ten Tyakten Bhunjitha (Yajurveda 40/1)
which means enjoy worldly things without any attachment and greed.
Pure pleasure is lies in the Bliss of God and that can be acquired
only by renunciation of all worldly desires and surrendering
everything (even fruits of all karmas) to God.

Causes of pains:
There are many causes of pleasures and pains but the main
root cause of pleasure/pain is said to be mans own
knowledge/ignorance and his/her karmas respectively.

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natural laws, keep their body fit and healthy with daily exercises.
Little eating, healthy eating, seasonal eating, regular study of the
Vedic literatures and lastly sound sleep keeps body fit. Without
healthy and fit body no one can enjoy pleasure.

The Yajurveda: Chapter 40, mantra # 1 informs us that:

"Isha Vaasyamidam Sarvam Yatkinchat Jagtyaam Jagat Which
means this Universe that we can see, and whatever exists in this,
God pervades all this. It is clear to follow that when the Universe
itself is infinite, God who is enveloping it must undoubtedly be
infinite. Any religious concept that limits God or its fraction or its
phase to any limitation or form, body or volume, surely contradicts
the attribute of God being infinite, and therefore is totally against the
Vedas and logic and hence is unacceptable. (Vaisheshika Darshana:
4.1.3.).
Where there is no cause, there can be no effect"
(Vaisheshika Darshana: 1.2.2.).

1:
The main and root cause of pain, as said earlier, is selfignorance due to our own negligence and to remove ignorance one
should try to acquire true knowledge. This is possible only by studying
the self authoritative or axiomatic scriptures like the holy Vedas and
other religious scriptures called Arsha Granthas (based on the
theories of the Vedas).
2)
Wordily desires play main role in increasing or increasing
pleasure or pain. Reduce desires to get rid of many kinds of pains.
One, who has negligible desires, always enjoys pleasures and on
other hand one who has no control over his desires is always in pain.
The Veda makes all humans cautious about their needs/desires.

Hence pleasure and pains are the results of mans own

creation. The most accepted truth is that "As you sow so shall you
reap". Do good and youll get good that is the eternal law of nature.
If we are serious, eventually it will be avoidably clear that
the fundamental cause of our misery is the constant seeking for
contentment outside of ourselves. So the ultimate act of
renunciation, which is the direct path to Liberation, is simply the
willingness to give up this endless seeking for gratification outside of
our own self. (Andrew Cohen)

Ten Tyakten Bhunjithaa (Yajurveda: 40/1) which mean Enjoy and

experience your own earned things but with sacrifice/renunciation. It
is also advised in the same Mantra not to greed for anything as all
wordily things are instruments for your upliftment and everything is
belongs to God.

The suffering man ought really to consume his own

smoke; there is no good emitting smoke till you have made it into
fire. (Thomas Carlyle)

3)
One should examine his past and present karmas to find out
the mistakes and wrong deeds/karmas already done so that in future
he/she do not make the same mistakes to avoid pains. Take a
pledge of God that you will not make the same mistakes again. Feel
the difference that God is with always you and encourages you
continuously.

Removal of pains and acquiring pleasure:

Raja (King) Bhartri Hari has said: "Kale Naiva Yato
Vayameva Yat" which means, we have not conquered time, but time
has conquered us hence by utilizing time in a proper manner, we can
overcome all sought of pain from our lives.
Firstly one has to examine the causes of pains and then try
to find out their solution to remove them. Some of the solutions are
as follows:
The most important instruments or means of pleasure is our
own body through which we experience pleasure so first of all we
have to keep our body fit and healthy and for this one has to obey

4)
Take shelter of Dharma (real religion) that makes you a
perfect person. Dharma means to adopt virtuous attributes, deeds,
duties towards you, society, nation and the whole world. Dharma
means humanity and vise versa. Dharma or true religion teaches us
all good things, duties and attributes including Activity, Art of living,
Cleanliness, Contact, Communion, Compassion, Dedication,
Devotion, Education, Efficient, Exercise, Fame, Faithfulness,
Fearlessness, Freshness, Freedom, Forgiveness, Generosity,
Gratitude,
Glorification,
Happiness,
Hard-work,
Harmony,

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Helpfulness, Humanity, Humanness, Intelligence, Joy, Kindness,

Knowledge, Love, Meditation, Mercy, Non-anger, Non-attachment,
Non-greediness, Non-violence, Obedience, Patience, Peace,
Positive-ness, Power, Popularity, Prayer, Purity, Renunciation,
Respect, Self-examination, Selflessness, Simplicity, Soberness,
Spirituality, Strength, Study, Sweetness, Tolerance, Truth, Unity,
Wisdom, Worship and Yoga &sc.

which are the products of engrossment in sensual gratification and

contraction of evil habits, and they too come from consequent
immunity from birth and because of birth we suffer all kinds of pain.
One can realize that the main cause of all pain lies in birth alone. If
there is no birth, there will be no death, and if one can conquer death
all problems of pain will vanish and solved automatically.
10)
Its a natural law that what you give always remains with
you. For example teachers give knowledge to students and the same
remains with teachers. On the contrary knowledge increases. Donors
never become poor, on the contrary they become rich. So distribute
pleasure as much as you can and experience the change in your life.
Youll be a different person, a fresh person, and with the grace of
almighty God you will be one of the happiest persons in the world.
That is the only way to receive pleasure and peace of mind. For
obtaining anything one has to sacrifice some thing. Isnt it?

5)
Gurus company: One must have observed that when
someone becomes upset and miserable or suffering from some
problem, then he/she goes to some elderly, sensible and educated
person to get his/her guidance/advise to get rid of that particular
event/ environment. Of course! One who gives guidance and advice
is called a Guru. With company of such knowledgeable guru one is
bound to be free from miseries, pains. Gurus guidance always
works.
6)
Virtuous behavior i.e. humanity is very essential factor for
peace of mind that heals pain. Religious people also come across
pains and they bear them as gifts of God but the same is not
bearable by ordinary people and because of ignorance, they blame
God.

11)

Sansar Sarpadashta Namekameva Subheshjam,

Sarvada Sarvakaleshu Sarvatra Harichintanam.

9)
The main cause of all kinds of suffering is our Birth. One
has to experience pleasure and pains IF he/she takes birth according
to his/her previous karmas. If you want to be free from all kinds of
pains you have to avoid birth because the Nyaaya Darshana says:

In this Shloka Raja Bhartri Hari has said that in this world,
cure for a snakebite is possible, but there is no cure for wordly pain
except Gods name. To overcome pain in this world, there is only
one solution that is -- By always remembering God, in every place
and in every situation. This is the main "Dharma" i.e. duty of all
human beings as God alone can remove our sins. It is common
human nature to remember God in the time of difficulties or when
they suffer severe pains and/but forget all their pledges when they
are O.K. and in pleasure. It is advisable if they want to live happily
and in pleasure, they must have faith in God and remember Him in
all conditions. Have complete faith in yourself and full trust in God
who alone is the source of true & pure pleasure i.e. bliss. One
remains in divine pleasure away from all types of pains in His
Company.

7) Worship of God (Simran) really reduces pains of all kind but what
is in the destiny (Fruits of the karmas done in previous lives) one has
to experience.
8)
Obey natural laws to avoid Aadhyatmik and Aadhibhoutik
Dukhas and to enjoy life pleasures.

Dhuhkha Janma Pravriti Dosha Mithyaajyaanam,

Uttarottaraapaaye Tadanantraapaayaadapavarga.
(Nyaaya Shastra 1.22.2)
Means: -- "One can get rid of pain by finding its root cause. The
cause of all pain is Ignorance; ignorance is created from false ideas,

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Vedahametam Purusham Mahantamaadityavarnam Tamasah

Parastat,
Tameva Viditwati Mrityometi Nanya Panthaa Vidyate~Yanaya
(Yajurveda: 31/18)

[*Yoga is the science through which all physical, mental and spiritual
pains can be removed and purest pleasure or the bliss of God is
acquired.

I know the Supreme Soul, Ishwara (God), bright as the light

of the sun, dispeller of the darkness of the world and of the
ignorance of the soul, beyond all darkness, eternally free from it.
Having known that only does man cross the suffering of the world
and conquer even death. There is no other path to freedom and
bliss.

The Goal of Human Life

Original or/and Subordinate attributes!

There are two kinds of attributes viz. Original or Natural
(Swaabhaavik) and Subordinate or external (Naimittik). The original
attributes are those which always remain with the substance and the
subordinate attributes are those which are collected or influenced
externally by the substance and can be detached or separated.

The goal of human life is to attain complete happiness or

Emancipation, which is possible only when one realises the Self and
visualises God. God is not a worldly thing that can be seen with our
fleshy eyes but He is experienced by the soul with pure mind.
Of course! God is within us and we are within God, yet we
are searching Him outside us. We search Him in Mandirs, in Masjids,
in Gurudwaras and in Churches. This search is not complete, it
continued and we search Him on mountains, on the banks of rivers
and in jungles, but God is not visualised. Why?

For example: The original attribute of water is coolness, but

when heated, it absorbs heat and becomes hot. This hotness of
water is called the external or subordinate attribute of water.

Of the innumerable number of species existing on the earth,

the human species is said to be the most developed. Nature has
conferred upon this exquisite species of hers the most productive
brain. It is the only one which can at times turn inward, go back into
its own depth and search out wonderful things. Our Vedic Scriptures
and/or Arsha Shastras go a step further and mark out human birth to
be a most precious and rare achievement. This is because the
human body is the only medium through which one can attain
salvation realisation of the real nature of the Self the ultimate aim
of human life.
In the real nature of our Self, we (souls) are divine and
immortal. We are not a body; the body is the machine or instrument
through which we work. It is made of the gross elements of nature
(earth, water, fire, air and ether) and therefore is bound to perish. (It
is an eternal law of nature that anything that is made is to perish in
the end.) But, with the destruction of our body, we are not going to
lose our identity for we are not the body. We are souls, the Atma,
which are innumerous in numbers. The Atma is eternal, immortal,
pure, divine and even free. Never was the Atma born and hence
never shall it die. The Atma says the Lord Krishna in the Geeta,
Never is born nor dies. It is not that it comes to exist and thereafter

Many people think that pleasures and pains are in-built or

original/natural attributes of the soul, so they cannot be thrown away.
This is their wrong perception and thinking because pleasure and
pain are subordinate/external attribute. There are two kinds of
attributes e.g. Original and external. Original attributes are those
which always remain with the thing and external attributes are those
which come in the thing from outside and remain temporary in that
thing.
For a while we presume that pains are in-built, original, or
natural attributes of the soul then there is no use to get rid of them as
they are intact to the soul and can never/ever be separated. But
reality is different, one can really get rid of these worldly pains to
some extent according to his/her efforts. Otherwise it was not said in
the Yog Sutra that

Heyam Dhukhamanaagatam (Saadhan-Pada # 16)

Which means "The future suffering can and must be avoided." The
Science through which this is possible is called Yoga*.

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loses its existence. Neither is it that loses its existence it comes to

exist again. The Atma is Birth-less, Eternal and Ancient. It does not
perish even on the destruction of the body. Realizing this immortal
nature of ours, all fear of death ceases and thus in turn ceases all
our miseries, sorrows and woes. We no more keep ourselves busy in
the futile efforts to make our existence last long, for immortal we are
in our real nature. We come to know that we existed in the past; we
exist, as it is self-evident, at present; we shall exist in the future. In
other words we exist eternally.

Having achieved this, being the master of his own destiny

one enjoys things as they come, being perfectly unperturbed by them
and thus enjoys perfect peace and happiness. Being in this body he
become immortal, not as the body but as the Atma. He enjoys
tranquillity and ecstasy even whilst living in this body. One who has
controlled his mind, who is free from attachment and envy, enjoying
things by his controlled senses, enjoys eternal Bliss
(Shrimad Bhagvad Geeta)
Happiness is said to be the most important thing in this world
by which one can be examined of his/her success.

This is the aim of human life to become free from the

clutches of worldly pleasure and pains and attain Emancipation.
Then and only then does this human life become perfect. To
transcend the body, the senses, the mind, ego and all other things of
this mortal universe is the goal of human life and it is only achievable
while remaining in this human body. No other body however grand it
might be is fit to achieve this state.

Human species is the most precious one hence to waste

time in worldly desires &sc. is useless. The ultimate goal of human
being is to realise himself where there is existence of God too. This
is possible only in human species.

We, the souls, are the masters of our own senses, thoughts
and desires. They then carry out our orders and not we theirs.
Success and failure, joy and sorrow and all such extremes become
alike for us. They lose their capacity to affect one who has
transcended the mortal elements. Seeing the same Atma or Self in
everything we are no more frightened by anything, for where is any
other to frighten us? The realised one having attained the
sameness, sees the Atma in everything and everything in the Atma.
(Srimad Bhagvad Geeta).

Vedic Theories and Beliefs:

Important:
The four Vedas The Rig, Yajur, Sam and Atharvaveda, are
the foundation of Dharma or Humanity. They contain all true
knowledge and sciences in root form useful for mankind. Besides
these the Rishi Granthas -- scriptures written by ancient seers on the
basis of Vedic theories, contain -- Four Brahmans, Four Upavedas,
Six Darshanas, Ten Upanishads and Six Vedangas which also
explain the philosophies of the Vedas in detail.
(1)
The Vedas speak of One God who is Existent, Intelligent and
is Blissful. He is Formless, Omnipotent, Just, Kind, Unborn,
Endless, Unchangeable, Beginning-less, Unequalled, the
support of all, the Lord of all, Omnipresent, Immanent, Unaging, Immortal, Fearless, Eternal, Holy and Creator of the
Universe. He alone should be communed with. The Vedic
Dharma does not believe in idol worship, it believes only in
worshiping Omnipresent God who is formless.

It is the phenomenon of nature to draw us to her side and

make us react to diverse happenings. And as we do so, we become
restless. We lose the balance of our mind. But in order to enjoy
perfect peace we must have equanimity, which is only possible, if we
remain totally undisturbed by the phenomenon around us. But this
calls for total control on our nature. It is only the master and not the
slave who can exercise control. And to be the master of our nature
we must transcend it. To know the phenomenal world we have to
transcend the phenomenal world. Having transcended the world of
manifoldness, one gains perfect control over oneself. And he who
has controlled himself has controlled the whole universe, for
Whatever is in microcosm is in the macrocosm.

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(2)

The Vedic Dharma is the oldest Dharma compared to other

religions, sects and beliefs in the world. It is in existence
since the beginning of the Universe i.e. from
1,96,08,53,0100 years as on year 2001.

(3)

All other religions, Sects, beliefs etc. are started by some

gurus, teachers, saints, messengers &sc. but the Vedic
Dharma is revealed by God and not by any human being.

(4)

God, Prakriti and an infinite number of infinitesimal souls are

three eternal entities. This eternal "Trinity" is the basis of
creation. (Rigveda: 1.164.20, 1.164.44, and 10.5.7)
God and the souls are conscious and formless hence they
are invisible. The matter i.e. Prakriti (material cause on the
universe) is dead inert (insensate object = Jada) matter
which changes its Subtle-form to 'Srishti'. The Prakriti is the
cause of its effort called Srishti. Being an inert, insensate
and dead matter, the Prakriti cannot do anything by it self.
With the influence of the Super Soul "God", Srishti is
created. God makes laws of the nature. Creation and deluge
(dissolution of the universe) are beginning less and endless.
(Rigveda: 1.164.38) (Atharvaveda: 10.8.25 and 13.1.6)

(8)

God is one without a second. The souls are infinite in

numbers. For a man they are infinite but in God's knowledge
they are finite. The souls do not die or take birth, their
number remain constant. They cannot be increased or
decreased, because they are eternal. (Atharvaveda: 10.8.26)
(Rigveda: 6.9.4, 6.9.5)

(9)

The collections of four books, viz., Rig, Yajur, Sama and

Atharva Veda, which have been revealed by God contain
true knowledge, are the "Vedas". People learn what is true
and what is not true from these "Vedas".

(10)

The Vedas are "Swatah pramanas" i.e. axiomatic. They are

self-authoritative and repositories of all sciences because
they are the word of God, and possess the quality of
eternalness (Vedanta: 1.3.29 "Ata eva cha Nityam").

(5)

(6)

(7)

The time period for existence of the universe is said to be

4,32,00,00,000 years, this consists of 14 Manvantaras. God
creates, sustains and dissolves the Universe like previous
ones. Yathaa Purvamakalpayat (Rig-Veda: 10-160-3).
Each Manvantara is fixed for 71 Chaturyugis and each
Chaturyugi, which consists of four Yugas namely, Sat-Yuga
(17,28,000 years), Treta-Yuga (12,96,000 years), DwaparYuga (8,64,000 years) and Kali-Yuga (4,32,000 years).
When combined four Chaturyugis become 43,20,000 years.

[Important: 14 Manvantaras multiplied by 71 Chaturyugis =

994. The Vedic philosophy explains that 1000 Chaturyugis
make one creation, which is, called The day of Braahm.
That means Six Chaturyugis is the actual time period of
creation, i.e. from creation of the first atom to man on earth.
Like wise when deluge takes place it takes the same time
i.e. Six Chaturyugis. The time of deluge (Pralaya) is said to
be Night of Braahm.] (Manu Smriti: Chapter: 1, Aphorism 1
to 8)
As mentioned earlier creation exists for the period of
4,32,00,00,000 i.e. 432 millions years and the same period
of time are fixed for deluge (i.e. dissolution of the creation).
The emancipated soul enjoys the bliss of God for the period
of 31,10,40,00,00,00,000 i.e. 3110.4 trillions years. That is
the time of Salvation, which is equal to 36000 times of the
creation and dissolution of the universe is also called
"Parant-kaal". (432 x 2 = 864 x 36000 = 3110.4 trillions
year). In the state of Emancipation, the soul can travel
anywhere in the Universe and gain more knowledge plus it
can enjoy anything with its innate powers. After enjoying the
bliss of God, the soul has to return to this world to
experience the remaining Karma-Phal.

They are eternal because they remain unchanged through

all ages; No other proof is admissible to prove the
authoritativeness of the Vedas. Other proofs only serve only
as auxiliary or corroborative evidence. (Yajurveda: 10.8).
There are two kinds of knowledge contained in the Vedas
i.e. Paraa and Apara Vidya. The Vedas are called

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"Chhandas" because they remove suffering and cover (man)

with happiness. (Rigvedaadi Bhaashya Bhumikaa)

(11)

Being the word of God the four Vedas are eternal and true
knowledge for mankind. In the Vedas, there is full knowledge
required by the soul, required for emancipation. God is
Omniscient and infinite in knowledge whereas the soul is
infinitesimal unity hence has finite capacity to acquire
knowledge. Both are conscious entities.
The human species is said to be in the "Bhoga-Yoni and
Karma-Yoni" (It is also said to be Yoga-Yoni) whereas all
other species are said to be in the "Bhoga Yoni". That is why
the human race is the best because only in this specie man
can acquires wisdom through Vedic knowledge revealed by
God, which ends in emancipation of the soul. In state of
salvation the soul (with its natural attributes) experiences the
bliss of God. After completion the period of salvation he
returns to the world and is reborn in the human race.
[According to our earthly time, the period of emancipation is
31,10,40,00,00,00,000 years i.e. "Pranta-kaal, which is 36000
times the period of creation and dissolution of the universe.]

(12)

The soul cannot act nor do anything without the help of

physical body and vise-versa. The body is his (souls)
instrument for doing actions and without it the soul cannot
have actualization of the Self and realisation of God. Ghosts,
Holy ghosts, Bad omens, and Spirits, Rascals, Fear of the
dead, fairies etc. are imaginary things. They do not exist at
all. The soul resides in one body at one time. [In pregnancy
two souls live in the body of the mother but yet both the
souls live in their different bodies.] (Atharvaveda: 10.8.28)
(Rigveda: 6.47.18)
[No soul can enter in a dead body once he has left it. No
soul can enter any one other body with his wish and will. The
soul gets a new body (birth) with the grace of God according
to his (soul's) residential tendencies and fruits of his actions
done in past live.

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(13)

It is a belief in many communities in many parts of the

world that ghosts and souls enters in some ones body and
makes him/her suffer in different ways and many people so
called witchcraft removers make huge money in this blind
faith business. Weak minded and ignorant people get
entangle easily in the claws of these fraud witchcraft. All this
is because of illiteracy and negligence towards the study of
the true religious books like Vedas and Vedic literatures.

(14)

The things made from Prakriti are insensate objects and can
be visible and invisible because of their subtle form. The
matter can never do anything by itself. The movement in
nature is due to inspiration of the "Purusha" i.e. conscious
entities. (There are two conscious entities --God and the
soul). Prakriti being dead inert matter, can never acquire the
attributes of conscious, like eating, drinking laughing,
weeping, walking, talking &c. hence idols cannot eat, drink,
laugh, weep, walk, talk etc. Idol worshippers are nihilists and
atheists.

(15)

The laws of nature are called "Ritta" i.e. eternal and

unchangeable. One who is born has to die one day. Any
thing created will perish. Created universe will dissolve. One
who has come must go. Where there is beginning, there
must be an end. No one knows the exact time, place,
condition (i.e. when, where and how) of one's death and
birth. Birth after death and death after birth, day after night
and night after day, creation after deluge and deluge after
creation, nothing is stable except God. God is "Dhruva".

(16)

Dead body is to be exhumed in fire (cremated). The dead

body then dissolves in its subtle elements i.e. in its causes, It
is scientific and the correct method that the dead bodies
should be exhumed in fire. After 'Antyeshti' no rituals are to
be done for the departed soul.

(17)

Impossible things can never/ever become possible and

likewise the possible things can never/ever become
impossible. No one, Even God who is Omnipotent,
Omnipresent and Omniscient, cannot change or alter His

laws of nature once made in the beginning of this cycle of the

Universe. "In this cycle as in the previous ones"

(19)

God is one without a second. He if Infinite. Tasya Vachakah

Pranava which means Pranava (the syllable OM) is His
appellation. Pranava signifies God. Gods personal and the
best name known to all is nothing but AUM which is
pronounce as OM, who is Formless, Infinite and
Omnipresent. God is called by hundreds of different names,
such as God, Allah, Khuda, Rabba etc. by virtue of
possessing manifold natures, attributes and characteristics.
There is no objection whatsoever if any one takes any of His
names, but according to the Vedic philosophy and other
authoritative literatures the best name of Al-mighty God is
said to be AUM.

(20)

The Supreme Soul (God) is not obtained by eloquent

speeches or by intellect, brainpower, (or arguments), or by
listening (of sermons or Holy Scriptures). But only he whom
this Supreme Soul chooses, obtain (knows or realises)
Him, and for him He illumines His real form. Ignorance,
nescience, darkness are the causes of pain and bondage.
Knowledge, education, light is means for salvation, which is
the prime object of man's life.

(21)

Thorough knowledge, action and communion with God, all

three are essential for attaining 'Moksha' i.e. Emancipation.
Only knowledge, action or worshipping God is not enough
for attaining salvation. When a man becomes free from all
the desires lodging in his heart, he attains immortality, i.e.
'Moksha', being freed from pains of repeated birth and death,
and in that stage he enjoys Supreme Bliss in the company of
God. On realizing Him (God) alone one passes beyond
death, and there is no other path known for attaining
'Moksha' (i.e. for being free from the circle of births and
deaths). [Shvetashvtar Upanishad: chapter III, aphorism
VIII]

(22)

Thinking, talking, listening, acting, all impressions are

registered on ones mind inputs. These impressions are
called 'Sanskaras' or "Residential tendencies" that make
grooves on the mind. They dwell so deep that one is

Yathapurvamakalpayat (Rigveda: 10.190.1). The soul is

eternal, beginning less, imperishable, everlasting and pure.
(Atharvaveda: 10.8.26) (Rigveda: 6.9.4, 6.9.5). God is Allknowing that means He knows everything, then how come
or Him to alter or change the laws once He has made lready
in the beginning of the Universe? If He alters or changes His
self-made laws every now and then, that shows that He may
be something else not Omniscient God.
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Every action has its reaction. [Action and reaction are equal
and opposite.] Bad actions and good actions result in bad
and good reactions. Re-birth depends upon the impressions
of these (bad or good) actions and resident tendencies of
past infinite lives, under the guidance of the Supreme Soul.
God gives the fruits of one's actions by the way of "Lifestate, Life-period and Life--experience" i.e. Sati Moole
Tadvipaako Jaatyaayurbhogaahaa (Yog Darshan: 2/13)
"Jaati-Aayu-Bhog". One has to experience 'Pleasure and
Pain', 'Good and Evil', 'Virtue and Vice', Rewards and
Punishments', Desirable and Undesirable', Helpful and
Unhelpful'. 'Appreciatory and derogatory, according to his
good and bad actions. Man alone is responsible for his good
or bad actions. The consequences of all actions have to be
experienced by the doer at some point in time. Actions are
seeds and fruits are its efforts, hence what you sow, shall
you reap. What happens to us is the direct result of our
actions. We are responsible for our actions hence it is we
who have to deal with their consequences. There is no
excuse as this is an eternal law of Al-mighty God. No one
can avoid this law. Whether it is good or bad action, once it
is done, the results are never lost. The consequences arise
accordingly and spring out their fruits when the time is ripe.
By doing spiritual practice (Octapartite Yogic practice) to
gradually untie the knots of our 'Sanskaras' which are the
main cause of birth and death, hence pain and complications
in our life. This is theory of 'Karma'.

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compelled to react accordingly. Hence one should keep

careful watch over his thoughts because they only develop
the right attitude, which result in new actions for our good.
There are Sixteen Vedic Sanskaras that are to be
essentially performed and acquired by all human beings.
These Vedic-Sanskaras' starts from 'Garbhadhan to
Antyeshti' that is from before birth to after death.
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to Nirukta (7.15) as -"Whatsoever or whosoever, is capable

of conferring some advantage upon us, capable of
illuminating thing or capable of explaining things to us and
last of all, the Light of all lights --those are the fit subjects to
be called Devataa.]
Maharishi Dayanand Saraswati has written in his immortal
book "Light Of Truth" (Satyarth Prakash) ---"Whatsoever or
whosoever possesses useful and brilliant qualities is called a
Devataa, as the earth for instance; but it is no-where said
that it is God or the object of our adoration. Even in mantra
(Rigveda 1-164-39) it is said that He, who is the sustainer of
all the Devataa, is the adorable God, and is worthy of being
sought after. They are greatly mistaken who take the word
Devataa to mean God."

There is no gain or effect of so called Magic, Witchcraft,

Thread (Dora), Taveez, Yantra, Mantra, Tantra, Teekaa,
Tilak, Garland, Finger-ring, Precious Stone, Ash (Bhabhuti)
etc. Of course! Mantra-power certainly effect man IF properly
pronounced, meditated upon, understood with their
significance in mind, the soul is not shaken but concentrates
on God. Recitation preferably in the mind and consideration
of the true meaning of mantra gives power by which one is
able to achieve his goal. Whatever one shall desire, it shall
be his i.e. his reasonable desire shall be fulfilled. Only
repetition of mantra does not give any special reward. Of
course! Mantra will be remembered.

"Yasya Trayastrinshad Devaa Ange Sarve Samaahitaa,

Skamma Tam Bruhi Katamah Swideva Sah.
(Atharva Veda 10-7-13)
Which means: with Gods influence, these thirty-three
demigods sustain the world. They are: 8-Vasu, 11-Rudra,
and 12-Aaditya, 1-Indra and 1-Prajaapati.

There are no places in the universe like Heaven and Hell.

Of course! These are the creation by selfish, fraud, and
mentally retarded people. "Heaven" is a state in which the
'Jiva' experiences unique happiness since in heaven in
heaven means of happiness are supple unto the 'Jiva'. "Hell"
is the state in which the 'Jiva' is unusually tormented through
instruments of torture. Heaven and hell exist in this world
only.

8 Vasus: Earth, Water, Fire, Air, Ether, Moon, Sun, and

Star. They are called Vasus, because they are abode of all
that lives, moves or exists.
11 Rudras: The ten Pranas (Praana, Apaana, Vyaana,
Samaana, Udaana, Naag, Kurma, Krikal, Devadutta and
Dhananjaya) i.e. nervauric forces which live in the human
body. The eleventh is the human soul. These are called
Rudras because when they desert the body, it becomes
dead and the relations of the deceased, consequently, begin
to weep. Rudra means one who makes a person to weep.

One possessed of divine nature, attributes and

characteristics are called "Devataa" (Deity). Feminine
gender of 'Devataa' is "Devi". According to Vedic philosophy
there are thirty-three Devataa or prominent demigods. The
greatest of all Devataa is God that is why He is called the
greatest Devataa of all Devataa ---Mahadevaa.

12 Adityaas ---the twelve months of a year called Adityaas,

they cause the lapse of the term of existence of each object
or being.

[*The orthodox pundits and European scholars erroneously

translate the word Devataa into God. Late Pandit Guru Dutt
Vidyarthi, M.A, has translated the word Devataa according

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1 Indra which is also known as the (all-pervading) electricity,

as it is productive of great force.

There exist no Miracles and can never exist. The laws of

nature are eternal therefore nothing can go against it. The
impossible can and will never be possible. It is a blind-faith
to believe anything; you listen, without any proof. One only
gets darkness with blind-faith and can never acquire light.
Always trust in God. "One wrong step may lead to a great
fall." "If God is our defense, who is against us"?

1 Prajaapati , also called the Yajna because it benefits

mankind by the purification of air, water, rain and vegetables
and because it aids the development of various arts, and in it
the honor is accorded to the learned and the wise.

When an ignorant person becomes an intelligent and

virtuous by educating himself with Vedic literatures and
religious books, this is a really miracle! There happens a
perceptive change in the devotees personality, his life style,
his thoughts, words and actions. A true devotee never has a
negative approach. He develops a positive thinking and a
positive approach towards everything. He is always
optimistic, cheerful and fearless and does everything with
excellence and with a smile. Such a person never tires or
retires from his life. On the contrary he lives a life of joyful
living and fully enjoys every second of his life in the service
of humanity. Is all this less than a miracle?

Trayaa Devaa Ekaadasha------Devaa Devairantu Maa

(Yajurveda 20/11)
Yasya Trayastrishaddevaa-----Brahavido Viduhu
(Atharvaveda 10-7-27)
Trayastrishddevataastreeni-----Krinavad Veeryaani
(Atharvaveda 19-27-10)
Yasya Trayastinshad Devaa-----Swideva Sah
(Atharvaveda 10-7-13)
Yasya Trayastinshad Devaa-----Devaa Abhiyakshaya
(Rigveda 10-7-27)
Ye Trinshati Trayasparo Devaaso Bahirraasadan
(Rigveda 8-28-1)
Ye Stha Trayashcha Trinshacch (Rigveda 8-30-2)
Vishve Devaastraya Ekaadashah (Rigveda 9-92-4)
Girvana Trayastrinshatamaa Vahaa (Rigveda 1-45-2)
Patneevatastrishatam Treenshcha Devaan (Rigveda 3-6-9)
All the above said Vedic mantras say that there are 33*
Devataas [*Not 330 million as Hindus believe. Because there
is no any proof] by virtue of possessing useful and brilliant
properties and qualities. Being Lord of all and greater than
all, the Supreme Being GOD is called the thirty-fourth
Devataa who alone is to be worshipped.

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The best 'Siddhi' (the psychic power) of eight accessories of

the 'Yoga' is "Bliss of God". Bliss of God is experienced by
the soul, in which all types of pain perish. In the state of
emancipation all pains are extremely perished. (Rigveda:
10.5.5) (Atharvaveda: 10.2.26, 10.2.27, and 10.2.30)

(27)

Yes! Miracles happen but not in the sense as most people

usually understand.

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Incarnation of God is the theory of fools. God does not

incarnate and can never/ever incarnate Himself. He who
believes in incarnation of God is an atheist of one kind. An
atheist will never become happy in his life. God is Formless,
Ajanma and Akaaya. Na Tasya pratimaasti means God is
devoid of any form shape or colour as He is Omnipresent,
Omniscient and Omnipotent.

(29)

Re-birth is essential for creation; otherwise there is no

usage for the Universe. Fruits of one's actions are not
possible in one birth. To experience the consequences of
past lives, one has to take birth (which ripens into "Life-state,
Life-time and Life-experience" i.e. "Jaati-Aayu-Bhog".
Patanjali's Yoga- Chapter II, Sutra 13 (Sati moole
Tadvipaako Jatyayurbhogahah") with the grace of God.
According to philosophy of the Vedic-Dharma, the theory of
Re-Birth is said to be perfect and scientific. (Rigveda:
6.47.18) (Yajurveda: 4.15) (Atharvaveda: 10.8.27, 10.8.28, and
11.4.6)

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pilgrimage since the performance of these goodly acts can

take one beyond the sea of sorrow. Study of the Vedas,
company of the learned, service to mankind, 'Nishkaam
Karmas', worship, glorification and prayer of Almighty God
by octapartite (Eight Steps) Yoga one is emancipated from
the bondage of birth and death for the 'Parant-kaal' i.e. the
period of 31,10,40,00,00,00,000 years. This is real 'Tirtha'
i.e. the holy place of the soul.

Real Worship: No form of idol worship is permissible in the

Vedas in place of the real God. The worship of the five living
Gods is essential duty of every man, because it is
sanctioned by the Holy Vedas. This may be termed worship
of Gods that are truly worthy of reverence. They are 1:
mother, 2: father, 3: teacher (Guru), 4: learned guests, and
5: husband for his wife and wife for her husband. These are
the five living Gods who bring a man into being and bring
him up, and it is through them that he gains true knowledge,
sound culture and is instructed into the righteous principles
of conduct. It is the worship of these that leads one to God.
Whoever does not worship them and worship idols instead is
a transgressor of Vedic principles.
No rituals (Shradha) of the deceased are done, because
they get the "Life-state, Life-time and Life-experience"
according to their deeds and Sanskaras of infinite lives,
under the guidance of the Supreme Soul i.e. God. No one
can change or alter someone's destiny. God is Almighty and
Just; no one can ever influence God in His works.
Ganga, Yamuna, Saraswati, Sindhu, Jhelam, Bias, Krishna,
Godavari, Kaveri, Thames, Mississippi river are not 'Tirthas
or Holy Places'. By taking a bath in these rivers impurities of
the body can be removed but impurities of the mind and
souls are removed only by the Light of truth i.e. The true
and Eternal knowledge of the Vedas. It is completely blind
faith that one gets emancipation and gets rid of all evils,
when he/she takes bath in these rivers on some auspicious
days like Ekaadashi, Purnima, Umavasya etc. Of course! Its
possible that some of the skin diseases can be cured when
bathing in some natural springs and /or fountains that
contain herbs and some medical properties.
One can never be freed without experiencing the fruits of his
actions. Actions rest only after giving its fruits to the doer. All
pious acts like the acquisition of knowledge, noble thoughts,
divine worship, religious ceremonies, love for truth,
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No one can grasp God, the great Glorious Supreme Being,

from above or across or in the middle (from any side), for He
has no form. No one can see Almighty God with physical
eyes, for He is not the subject of light. One who realize Him
in his/her clean heart (with faith and devotion) and
concentrated mind, becomes immortal (free from the circle of
birth and death), i.e. attain 'Moksha' (emancipation or
salvation).

(35)

Sanskar is that which contributes to the physical, mental

and spiritual improvement of man hence the body, soul and
mind of man is purified with the Sixteen Vedic Sanskaras,
e.g. Naam-karan, Yajyopaveeta etc. It is the duty of all man
to perform the sixteen Sanskaras or sacraments.

(36)

It is an essential duty of every person to perform the PanchMaha-Yajnas daily. There are five great Yajnas namely: 1.
Brahma Yajna, 2. Dev Yajna, 3. Pitri Yajna, 4. Bhoot Yajna
and 5. Atithi Yajna (Manu Smriti: 3-70).

(37)

The natural laws are found to be the same according to the

Vedic theories and vise versa whereas other so called
Religions or sects differ from the scientific truths as well as
the laws of nature.

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No one is untouchable from his/her birth. On the contrary the

Untouchables are those who are dirty (physically, mentally
and verbally), he/she may be Brahmans or sweepers &sc.
All human beings are equal at birth but according to their
Karmas they are divided in to four Varnas or sects such as
1: Brahmana, 2: Kshatriya, 3: Vaishya and 4: Shudras.

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Individually, the life is divided into four sections called

the Ashramas e.g. Brahmacharya (from childhood to the
age of 25 years), Grihast-ashram (from 25 to 50 years),
Vaanaprasth-ashram (from 50 to 75 years) and Sanyasashram (from 75 years onwards upto death).

(40)

One should respect their living parents (mother and father),

Guru, the learned enlightened people by serving them
proper food, clothes, money and everything they want. This
is called the Shradha. Giving some money, food etc. to
some Brahmans, pundits in the memory of heavenly abode
parents and elderly family persons is blind-faith, unjust and
non-Vedic deeds.

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Love all and love God. Love is the Centre of the universe. No one
can survive without love. Love is everything. If you love, youll be
loved.
Love is like Nectar. If you want to realise God, love all and
then experience your acualisation and visualisation of God
everywhere. Love is essence of God. The entire Universe is a place
to love because God pervades everywhere. Love is another name
for religion. Religions require love but love does not require any
religion. Spiritual development redirects the self towards the truth i.e.
love. Indeed Love is Truth and truth is love. Love is immortal that
cannot die or be created.
Love is such a currency that can be used in all places. It is
useful to open the doors of heaven and enter the kingdom of God.
Love and love alone can make us reach the heavens and get the
immeasurable grace of God. Supreme Soul is made of love and we
are also made of the same love. God and the soul being two different
entities but both are eternal and conscious. Always look for faults in
yourself. The root of all evil is in you. Dont blame others, but clean
your own heart and purify yourself.

Actualisation, Activity, Cleanliness, Contact, Communion,

Dedication, Devotion, Education, Effort, Efficiency, Exercise,
Fame, Faithfulness, Fearlessness, Freshness, Freedom,
Forgiveness, Generosity, Gratitude, Glorification, Happiness,
Hard-work, Harmony, Helpfulness, Humanity, Independence,
Justice, Kindness, LOVE, Mercy, Name, Non-anger, Nonattachment, Non-greediness, Non-stealing, Non-violence,
Obedience, Patience, Peace, Positively, Power, Popularity,
Prayer, Purity, Renunciation, Respect, Self-examination,
Selflessness, Simplicity, Soberness, Spirituality, Strength,
Study, Sweetness, Tolerance, TRUTH, Unity, Wisdom,
Worship, Yoga &sc. are some of the important virtues that
leads to the destination-God.
Iti~C

Life is Life Elevate it!

LOVE IS GOD

Love is God and God is love.

Truth is God and God is truth.

We can say that love is truth and truth is love. Love means
Sacrifice. God sacrifices for the benefit of upliftment of all creatures
.Its teaching that we also make sacrifice for the benefit of others.

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Life is Love Love it.

Life is Trust Believe it.
Life is Real Experience it.
Life is Game Play it.
Life is Book Read it.
Life is Ocean Cross it.
Life is War Conquer it.
Life is Journey Travel it.
Life is Duty Perform it.
Life is Religion Adopt it.
Life is Sweet Taste it.
Life is Nectar Drink it.

Life is Challenge Accept it.

Life is Friend Meet it.
Life is Wife admire it.
Life is Lamp Lit it.
Life is Light Brighten it.
Life is Joy Zap it.
Life is Contract sign it.
Life is Battle Win it.
Life is Business Do it.
Life is TV Watch it.
Life is Temple Respect it.
Life is Newspaper Read it.
Life is Vehicle Drive it.
Life is Fragrance Smell it.
Life is Examination Pass it.
Life is Problem Solve it.
Life is Mystery Explore it.
Life is Suspense Discover it.
Life is Question Answer it.
Life is Answer Quest it.
Life is Beauty Admire it.
Life is Knowledge Acquire it.
Life is everything Grab it.
Life is Divine worship it.
Life is Bliss and Blessing Attain it and Feel it.
Life is Gods Gift Must Adore it.

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