The vedas teach the worship of one god who is omnipresent, omniscient and omnipotent lord of the universe. Another point worth analysis is that all these alternate theories like advait god and soul and nature are all one and. Gist of all the holy scriptures like vedas, bhagavad gita, quran, bible, shiv puran, vishnu puran, durga puran is that kabir sahib is supreme god. The vedic conception of god put in a nutshell is expressed clearly in the following wellknown verse of the yajur veda 408.
Glimpses of vedic metaphysics glimpses of vedic metaphysics out of about 17,000 hymns in the vedas, slightly less than half relate to metaphysics, which bhagavadgita says is the supreme science. The remaining hymns pertain to mantras in praise of god, scientific ritualsceremonies and aryankas simple rules for the old people. The omnipresent god is also in the five elements of this world and our own body comes from these elements. This knowledge is originated in the heart of four rishis by the power of god.
Devas, the expansions of brahmangod into various forms, each with a. Vedas are meant to organize the society harmoniously of the followers of sanatan dharma and strictly prohibits individual gains in the pursuit of dharma. It was a female sage who first found the unity of god, and laid down this doctrine in one of the first hy mns of the vedas. Every time the formless nirguna brahman comes into a manifestation. While it might surprise people how a book can have no beginning or end, the ancient rishis who wrote these accepted that the complete knowledge of the universe could never fit in any book, so there. Another point worth analysis is that all these alternate theories like advait god and. Vedas very clearly define god as changeless, formless, everperfect and all capable at all times without requiring any further changes on temporary or permanent basis. By this we do not mean any chronological development of the conception but only logical and psychological since the various conceptions overlap from the earliest. In his autobiography, parmahansaji raised a question aboutwhen shall i find god. Rig veda 615 and 14 mentions that he is a pure illuminator, unifier and remover of all miseries, commands all to observe nonviolence and other rules of righteousness, which are apriori.
The vedas are the most ancient books in the world, and they are the foundation of hinduism. Thus god being just, gave the knowledge of the vedas for mankind. Brahman connotes the highest universal principle, the ultimate reality in the universe. The formless and ineffable supreme reality as described in vedas.
Feature article from the form to the formless living in. Holy samved sankhya 1400 keyi dev supreme god kabir who brings tatvgyan to the world is the amighty grod. Jun 25, 2010 in the vedas the universal god brahman is formless, ineffable nirguna and unmoved mover. Jun 19, 2017 rig veda says god is one and god is atman, then why believe and worship any other god in place of real god. The rig veda is a must read book for anyone who is researching the origins of religion, or the origins of man. As sankracharya says, to describe brahman even the words recoil. Hindus believe in brahman as the one true god who is formless, limitless, allinclusive, and eternal. Dual the manifestations of brahman, the formed one and the formless one. A number of hymns in the vedas describe god in details.
Buy the holy vedas book online at low prices in india the. Jan 17, 2006 a recent flurry of articles and website postings have been made to indicate that the fable of jesus is mentioned in the vedas bhavisya purana. Nirguna brahman was the concept of the ultimate reality as formless, without attributes or quality. God in the vedic texts and as followed by hinduism, is not the god described. In vedas it is mentioned that there is only one god who is body less. For people who read things in their simplest form, i do not recommend this, or any religious text, as it will be pointless, and you will derive nothing from it. Thus according to the vedas god neither has any image nor god resides in any particular idol or statue. Atharvaveda the atharvaveda praises god in book 20, hymn 58 and verse 3. Jan 26, 2018 vedas a treasure of unlimited knowledge the ancient as well as present learned of eternal knowledge of vedas have clearly stated that right from the beginning of the creation till now. Dont know where you find that the vedas say god is bodyless or have no images. On contrary vedas state that he is able to perform all his duties at all times maintaining his unchangeable identity.
If this is true then how paramahansaji was able to have an argument with god, talk or even see godas god has. The vedas and the katebs religious scripture of west i. Many vaisnavas have been enthused confused by these vedic findings, confirming jesus as. Great first half of the book where he travels the world but second half of the book gets too slow, becomes a bit too exalted and starts to proselytize. Buy the holy vedas book online at low prices in india. Filling our eyes and minds, extending throughout the universe, form, in this material world, is everywhere. May, o great god, wises of the wise, through thy grace, my mind which like the hub of a wheel into which all the spokes are inserted, is the repository of the rig veda, the yajur veda, the sama veda and also the atharva veda, the mind in which omniscient, omnipresent conscious being the witness of all makes himself known be freed from. Formless and ineffable nirguna brahma as described in vedas. Every time god engages in creation he manifests that knowledge and then that knowledge was coming down through the ears. There are writings in many places in the vedas that almighty god is not formless.
Arya samaj and maharishi dayanand consider vedas to be true. The ved1c conception of god in this chapter, we propose to throw some light on the vedic conception of god. Aug 23, 2012 vedas very clearly define god as changeless, formless, everperfect and all capable at all times without requiring any further changes on temporary or permanent basis. Vedas never explicitly support or reject idol worship but on the other hand puranas extol idol worship. Supreme formless and ineffable reality nirguna brahma as. Hinduism spans a wide range of beliefs such as henotheism, monotheism, polytheism, panentheism, pantheism, pandeism, monism, atheism and nontheism forms of theism find mention in the bhagavad gita. The concept of god in hinduism by swami krishnananda. The prasna upanishad says that god is the supreme prajapati or creator, in whom are blended both the matter and energy of the universe. God is the universal consciousness, the ocean of bliss which can only be experienced. This book would be great for young peopleteens because the author has a lot of profound revelations that most thinking educated adults would have already experience by the age of 27 i hope. Our god is both personal and absolute, the absolute is male, the personal, female. Bhagvad gita or any other book has to be interpreted as per vedas. It will be unjust of the creator of the universe to create this wonderful creation and not to provide the road map for human journey on this earth.
Dont know where you find that the vedas say god is bodyless or have no. Sacred books of the east, volume 15, the upanishads part ii page 263. The holy vedas is an exceptional anthology of verses taken from the revered four vedas of hindu mythology, translated into english for the benefit of the mass the four vedas of hindu culture, the rigveda, yajurveda, atharvaveda, and samaveda, are considered to be the scriptures that defined the lifestyle and beliefs of all hindus. Indeed, the vedas compare him to other living entities of the universe and say that he is the protector of dharma, he puts you in different bodies based on your karma. Preface the praises to a formless god that this book illustrates and discusses are those composed by lowcaste saintpoets of the nirguni or sant movement of hindu and sikh devotion in north india. God is formless, timeless, and spaceless existence.
Will we never know the true meaning of god is formless, as well as with form written in the vedas in this life. Other than a few quirks like this, this is the only book i could find that gives a good, lucid, prose overview or flavor of the contents of all the vedas. Henotheism was the term used by scholars such as max muller to describe the theology of vedic religion. In gita, why importance is given to feeding priests for the dead persons soul, while vedas are strictly against any such practice. Presently, the founder of arya samaj, maharishi dayanand, has been considered to be the complete scholar of the vedas. Many vaisnavas have been enthused confused by these vedic findings, confirming jesus as a messenger of god krsna and a pure devotee. The formless and ineffable supreme reality as described in. The actual meaning of nirankar is waheguru, allah, god, and ishbar. If vedas say so, i would suggest put all the vedas in to garbage. It doesnt directly say formless, but we interpret it that way as something that cant be seen would logically lack form. These vedic gods formed the basic structure of the hindu framework. In sundara kanda of valmiki ramayana also, god is said to be formless and infinite, how could rama in earthly bodily form fulfill these conditions.
Jun 16, 2018 these vedas was not the name of book, they referred to gods knowledge. Oct 29, 20 god is formless, timeless and spaceless existence. Vedas are the oldest book found in the human library. Apr 02, 2011 a number of hymns in the vedas describe god in details. The first manifestation of god is the hand that rocks the cradle. The kathopanishad has it that god is the root of this tree of world existence. Vedas clearly define him as unborn, formless and unchangeable. Jan 20, 2017 in the vedas the universal god brahman is formless, ineffable nirguna and unmoved mover. Hinduism accepts allah truth is formless and nirakar. A few hymns can be mentioned for proper understanding of nirguna brahma who is the universal god. Its absolutely rubbish to say that god almighty is formless alone. Vedas a treasure of unlimited knowledge the ancient as well as present learned of eternal knowledge of vedas have clearly stated that right from the beginning of the creation till now.
The vedic literature do not deny the formless aspect of god. Formless and ineffable nirguna brahma as described in vedas the vedas still represent eternal truths in the purest form ever written paul william roberts oxford university professor. All religions agree on this concept without any dispute. Muller noted that the hymns of the rigveda, the oldest scripture of hinduism, mention many deities, but praises them successively as the one ultimate, supreme god, alternatively as one supreme goddess, thereby asserting that the essence of the deities was unitary, and the deities. He does not incarnate or sends messengers in the way prophet comes in islam and son of god comes in bible. Meaning from the adorable, formless almighty god, the knowledge of rigved, yajurved, samved and atharvaved emanates. The samhitas of the rig, yajur, sama, and atharva single volume, unabridged jan 10, 2017. Now, you raised some good points about god walking in eden, the israelites seeing someone seated on a throne, etc. Hinduism is commonly perceived as a polytheistic religion. They are the saguna phenomenal or with attributes and the nirguna noumenal or absolute aspects of one brahman. What is meant by the mention of various devatas gods in the vedas then.
Book depository books with free delivery worldwide. Had people consulted these books, they would not have fallen into this error, viz. Each of these groups of gods came from different religious texts. A recent flurry of articles and website postings have been made to indicate that the fable of jesus is mentioned in the vedas bhavisya purana. The vedic gods were around first, as the vedas were written around 1500 b. The vedas are hindu scriptures that contain revelations received by ancient saints and. God lives in the immortal abode, the eternal place which is called satlok, sachkhand. Mar 01, 2006 for example, this book has the gayatri mantra in the yajur veda, which is not incorrect, but everyone expects it in the rig veda since thats where it originally is from. Indeed, we are worshipping lord inside the idol not idol itself. Lord dattatrey an introduction shree swami samarth. Indeed, most hindus would attest to this, by professing belief in multiple gods. His guru explained that he had already found god ever new joy is god. If these words have similarity to another major religion and it is true because god is only one. Jun 12, 2010 in the vedas the universal god brahman is formless, ineffable nirguna and unmoved mover.
In vedas it is mentioned that there is only one god who is. We cannot imagine a formless mountain, a formless child, a formless snowflake or even a formless atom because by nature a thing and its form are inseparable. Jun 26, 2008 its absolutely rubbish to say that godalmighty is formless alone. Jesus in the vedas sri narasingha chaitanya ashram. Rather, they explain that beyond the formless, impersonal realization of god is the highest understanding of the absolute truth as the supreme personality of godhead. God brahman has two modes, formless nirakara, asambhuta as well as form. Most of the sects that make up this movement were founded in the sixteenth, seventeenth, and eighteenth centuries. Trusting in that wisdom and in the allknowing god who knows what is the best for his children and creation is what takes us from the form to the formless. Press question mark to learn the rest of the keyboard shortcuts. Rig veda says god is one and god is atman, then why believe and worship any other god in place of real god.
If vedas say god is unborn formless, how were rama and krishna born. Emotional or loving devotion bhakti to a primary god such as avatars of vishnu krishna for example. However, based on the vedic metaphysics whatever description of god is given, it can at best be a glimpse of his omnipresence, omniscience and omnipotence. Vedas very clearly define god as changeless, formless, everperfect and. In the vedas the universal god brahman is formless, ineffable nirguna and unmoved mover. For example, this book has the gayatri mantra in the yajur veda, which is not incorrect, but everyone expects it in the rig veda since thats where it originally is from. If this is true then how paramahansaji was able to have an argument with god. The vedic literature explain that god, krishna, is a person. Further, from the said four rishis, it is gained by a person named brahma who further spreads it in public rigved 101091,2 refers. These vedas was not the name of book, they referred to gods knowledge. Many of these sects are still active today, but, with the. Its absolutely rubbish to say that godalmighty is formless alone.