The document discusses the origin of the Vedic scriptures according to Hindu scriptures. It states that all Vedic scriptures, including the four Vedas (Rg, Yajur, Sama, and Atharva) and the fifth Veda (Puranas and histories), manifested from the breathing of the Supreme Lord and were first imparted to the heart of Lord Brahma. It then provides several quotes from Hindu scriptures like the Bhagavad Gita, Srimad Bhagavatam, Upanishads, and Brahmanas to support this view that all Vedic knowledge originated from God and was first received by Lord Brahma.
The document discusses the origin of the Vedic scriptures according to Hindu scriptures. It states that all Vedic scriptures, including the four Vedas (Rg, Yajur, Sama, and Atharva) and the fifth Veda (Puranas and histories), manifested from the breathing of the Supreme Lord and were first imparted to the heart of Lord Brahma. It then provides several quotes from Hindu scriptures like the Bhagavad Gita, Srimad Bhagavatam, Upanishads, and Brahmanas to support this view that all Vedic knowledge originated from God and was first received by Lord Brahma.
The document discusses the origin of the Vedic scriptures according to Hindu scriptures. It states that all Vedic scriptures, including the four Vedas (Rg, Yajur, Sama, and Atharva) and the fifth Veda (Puranas and histories), manifested from the breathing of the Supreme Lord and were first imparted to the heart of Lord Brahma. It then provides several quotes from Hindu scriptures like the Bhagavad Gita, Srimad Bhagavatam, Upanishads, and Brahmanas to support this view that all Vedic knowledge originated from God and was first received by Lord Brahma.
The document discusses the origin of the Vedic scriptures according to Hindu scriptures. It states that all Vedic scriptures, including the four Vedas (Rg, Yajur, Sama, and Atharva) and the fifth Veda (Puranas and histories), manifested from the breathing of the Supreme Lord and were first imparted to the heart of Lord Brahma. It then provides several quotes from Hindu scriptures like the Bhagavad Gita, Srimad Bhagavatam, Upanishads, and Brahmanas to support this view that all Vedic knowledge originated from God and was first received by Lord Brahma.
Q. From where do the Vedic Scriptures (Shruti – 4 Vedas & Smriti – 5th Veda) come?
Ans. From the Vedic Scriptures we learned that all the Vedic scriptures (Shruti & Smriti) are manifest from the breathing of the Supreme Lord. Therefore, the Sastras are the eternal words of the Supreme Godhead. Lord Brahma is the first living being, who directly learned the Vedic wisdom from the Lord within his heart. asya mahato bhutasya nihsvasitam etad yad rg-vedo yajur-vedah sama vedo’ tharvangirasa itihasah puranam ityadina “O Maitreya, the Rg, Yajur, Sama and Atharva Vedas as well as the Itihasas and the Puranas all manifest from the breathing of the Lord.” --- (Shukla Yajurveda: Madhyandina-sruti, Brhad- aranyaka Upanisad 2.4.10/4.5.11) evam ime sarva veda nirmitah sa-kalpah sa-rahasyah sa-brahmanah sopanisatkah setihasah sanvakhyatah sa-puranan "In this way, all the Vedas were manifested along with the Kalpas, Rahasyas, Brahmanas, Upanisads, Itihasas, Anvakhyatas and the Puranas." --- (Gopatha Brahmana, purva 2.10) nama va rg-vedo yajur-vedah sama-veda atharvanas caturtha itihasa-purana pancamo vedanam vedah "Indeed, Rg, Yajur, Sama and Atharva are the names of the four Vedas. The Itihasas and Puranas are the fifth Veda." --- [Sama Veda : Chandogya Upanisad (one of the 10 authentic Upanishads) 7.1.4 ] sarvasya cāhaṁ hṛdi sanniviṣṭo mattaḥ smṛtir jñānam apohanaṁ ca vedaiś ca sarvair aham eva vedyo vedānta-kṛd veda-vid eva cāham "I am seated in everyone's heart, and from Me come remembrance, knowledge and forgetfulness. By all the Vedas, I am to be known. Indeed, I am the compiler of Vedānta, and I am the knower of the Vedas." --- (Sri Krishna, Bhagavad-Gita, 15.15) tene brahma hṛdā ya ādi-kavaye "It is He only who first imparted the Vedic knowledge unto the heart of Brahmājī, the original living being." --- (Srimad-Bhagavatam, 1.1.1) And through his (Brahma) four mouths the Vedic scriptures are emanated in this material world. maitreya uvāca ṛg-yajuḥ-sāmātharvākhyān vedān pūrvādibhir mukhaiḥ śāstram ijyāṁ stuti-stomaṁ prāyaścittaṁ vyadhāt kramāt "Maitreya said: Beginning from the front face of Brahmā, gradually the four Vedas — Ṛk, Yajur, Sāma and Atharva — became manifest. Thereafter, Vedic hymns which had not been pronounced before, priestly rituals, the subject matters of the recitation, and transcendental activities were all established, one after another." --- (Srimad Bhagavatam, 3.12.37) itihāsa-purāṇāni pañcamaṁ vedam īśvaraḥ sarvebhya eva vaktrebhyaḥ sasṛje sarva-darśanaḥ "Then he created the FIFTH VEDA — the Purāṇas and the histories — from all his mouths, since he could see all the past, present and future." --- (Srimad Bhagavatam, 3.12.39)
