K: Pranam Swamji I am following true path of Veda philosophy. Will I get next birth (prabadh karma) lucky destiny. I don’t want salvation (mukti). I want birth & death again & again is it possible? My second question is that lord Gautam buddha said that there is no atma (karma is there) whether has he studied Veda?
Swami Ram Swarup: My blessings to you. It is a great blessing of Almighty God on you that you follow the Vedic path. Please, also try to read my following books-(if not yet received) to get more Vedic knowledge to follow:-
1. BRAHAMCHARYA- EK DUKH NIVARAK MANNI (in Hindi) worth Rs.100/-
2. VEDAS A DIVINE LIGHT- I (in English) worth Rs.80/-.
3. VEDIC PRAVACHAN SANGRAH- I (in Hindi) worth Rs.51/-.
Secondly, if a person of your caliber follows the Vedic path and always keeps himself away from sins then he surely gets next birth of human body and gets family of high status. The said fact is also mentioned by Yogeshwar Sri Krishna Maharaj in Geeta shloka 6/42 means to remain always in divine pleasure with God and gets forever liberated from facing result of deeds etc.
In this connection I paste my following article-
Samveda mantra 679 states (Saha) The God (Kavyen) through Vedas (Vived) gives knowledge i.e., makes aspirant able to understand truth. Based on the Vedic philosophy Patanjali Rishi in his Yog Shastra Sutra 1/7 states
“PRATYAKSHANUMANAAGAMAHA PRAMANNANI”
i.e., Vedas are the self-proof to decide truth and false. In this connection, I paste my article below:-
Meaning- The mantra states that Oh! Aspirant, chant Samveda and by its purest Ved mantras worship the purest God, so that He may bless us and soon become happy on us.
How to determine truth/reach at a conclusion
Samveda mantra 350 states (SHUDDAN) pure (SAMNA) chanting of Samveda (SHUDDHAI UKTHAIHI) by purest ved mantras (VA VRIDHVANGSAM) Almighty (SHUDDHAM) the purest (INDRAM) God (STAVAN) worship/praise (SHUDDHAI) by the purest mantras, the God (NU) soon (ASHIRVAAN) showers blessings and (MAMATTU) becomes happy.
Similarly, Yajurveda mantra 40/8 states that God is (SHUDDHAM) the purest (APAAPVIDDHAM ) never faces any kind of sin, (AKAYA) formless.
The deep consideration of the said mantras reveals that God is formless and always remains the purest. The consideration of the subject “creation” would also reveal that God is the Lord of prakriti and souls. Illusion originates from Prakriti which never effects God, He being the purest.
This proves the fact that the knowledge of all four Vedas which emanates direct from God is also the purest having originated from the purest God.
Secondly, Atharvaveda mantra 4/30/3 and Yajurveda mantra 40/7 state that a Rishi/Yogi who is learned of Vedas and after practising Ashtang Yoga, has realised God then God tells that “I Myself make him Brahmin, Rishi providing him with purest divine mind.” So Rishis are those who have realised Almighty God as well as have seen the meaning and idea of the ved mantras within them in Samadhi that is why, the Rishis are called – Mantradrishta Iti Rishi. That is why, Patanjali Rishi in Yog Shastra Sutra quoted above states that Rishi is also the purest due to his said hard Tapasya. So he also never tells a lie, so the writings and views of the Rishis in the shape of holy books, like the books quoted above, are also accepted as authentic.
VEDAS ARE SELF PROOF AND THE BOOKS OF RISHIS ARE ALSO THE PROOF, AFTER VEDAS.
Therefore we must accept the above eternal facts to determine the truth. It means at present also, any view or any statement in the present book are considered true if it tallies with Vedas and the books written by Rishis, otherwise not this eternal tradition was adopted in the ancient times. As a result, the public mostly remained away from illusion.
So, what I , you or any one says have no meaning but if our views do not tally with Vedas then the same will be considered false because as also stated in Samveda mantra quoted above – God tells the truth in Vedas. Therefore, we’ve to tally our views with Vedas. Vedas never tell that soul is God and Vedas also do not tell tat God takes Avtar.
Authenticity is only checked with Vedas or with a present learned acharya of Vedas, no other way, please. For example- Yajurveda mantra 32/3 says “Na Tasya Pratima Asti” that there is no shape of God, He is always formless. Rigveda mantra 6/50/14 says “Ajah Ekpaat” i.e., that God never takes birth and is ever unchangeable etc.
I always quote ved mantras as proof, please and this is the fundamental law that knowledge is only gained when it is given by somebody. So, without listening/studying Vedic philosophy, it is quite impossible to reach as truth, as is also stated in above quoted Samveda mantra.
To study the Vedas preliminary is must. So, I would advise you to study the following books first to enter the knowledge and to understand Vedas’ philosophy.
1. Vedic satsang sangrah- I (in Hindi) worth Rs.51/-
2. Vedic Satsang Sangrah-II (in Hindi) worth Rs.12/-
3. Vedas- A Divine light-I (in English) worth Rs.80/-
4. Vedas- A Divine light-II (in English) worth Rs.121/-
(Note- III and IV are also available if you desire).
5. Brahmcharya-Ek dukh nivarak divya manni (in Hindi) worth Rs.100/-
6. Yoga- A Divine Vedas’ Philosophy (in English) worth Rs.65/-
7. Vedanta and eternal Vedas philosophy I (in English) worth Rs.31/-
Besides above, the following Vedic literature is also available which may be studied after going through the above books, if required-
However, you may select the books at your own choice. The books will be sent on receipt of your postal address, if you desire. After going through the above books you will yourself feel regarding attaining immense knowledge of Vedas. Thereafter, it will be easy to study the Vedas.
I also paste Vedic philosophy.
Vedas’ Philosophy
God has made universe and blessed us human body to do pious deeds only. He has not made any heaven or hell. All have to face the result of their deeds, good or bad here only, even by taking rebirth. (Rigveda mantra 10/135/1,2)
God has not only made universe but has also given knowledge of four Vedas where answers to your and everyone’s questions have been given. There are four Vedas:
1. Rig Veda – gives knowledge of science, matter of the universe like sun, moon, air body etc., etc.
2. Yajurveda – gives knowledge of all the deeds and duties to be performed by men or women, students, leaders, king, agriculturist etc., etc., etc.
3 Samveda – gives knowledge how to worship God who gives peace and long happy life etc. In this way, details of Yoga philosophy, qualities, supreme deeds and nature of the God are also given.
4. Atharvaveda – gives details of God, medical science and details of medicine etc.
Actually in four Vedas there is unlimited knowledge. Yajurveda mantra 40/8 says that God is everywhere, is Almighty, formless, devoid of nervous system, purest, away from sins and away to face any result of any karmas (deeds), knows every soul, knows what is in everyone’s mind, no body has made God, but God creates universe, has given the eternal knowledge of four Vedas and always gives the said knowledge at the beginning of every universe to know the science and deeds to all concern. Similarly four Vedas say about God that God is an omnipresent, omniscient, formless, beyond imagination and beyond calculation. Actually God has unlimited qualities. There is only one God who creates, nurses, destroys the universe and again creates. Atharvaveda mantra 4/1/1 also says that God gives the knowledge of Vedas at the beginning of the earth to four Rishis of unsexual creation. And thereafter only public listens Vedas through Rishis Munis as yet and become learned. Rig-Veda gives knowledge of Almighty, Yajurveda gives knowledge of karmas (deeds), Samveda tells about worship-Yoga philosophy and Atharvaveda about medicines and God. Actually all Vedas commonly says about God also, so this is about Vedas in short. But the knowledge of Vedas is endless.
It is a fundamental law that knowledge is always given by somebody otherwise knowledge can’t be gained at any cost. If a new born baby is nursed well in a dense jungle and is not educated then he will not be able to gain any knowledge. So we have to think about the origin of the knowledge prevalent in the world today. In this connection all Vedas themselves say that God gives this knowledge to four Rishis. As has also been said by Rishi Patanjali in yoga shastra sutra 1/26, God is first Guru of the four Rishis. Yajurveda mantra 31/7 also refers. This is all in short about Vedas.
The Vedas are not a book, rather it is a knowledge originated in the heart of Rishis. At the time of beginning of the earth those Rishis preached Vedas by mouth and all others remembered the same by mouth at that time there was no pen, pencil, paper, etc. This process of studying Vedas by mouth remained till Mahabharata time. Muni Vyas too remembered Vedas traditionally by mouth. Then Muni Vyas first time wrote the Vedas on Bhoj patra about 5300 years ago. In 16th century when printing press came into existence then the Vedas were printed. Still Vedas are not those which have been printed but Vedas are those which are preached by mouth by an Acharya/yogi and the printed Vedas are called Sanhita.
Now if somebody worships a statue etc., i.e., its their own creation please but Vedas deny. According to Vedas the best worship of the God is Yajyen (Yajna) for which all Vedas are self-proof. Yajurveda mantra 31/16 says that the learned persons worship God by Yajyen.
So many people have asked me that most of the scholars/preachers of different religion state that their religion incorporates all matters of the world including science. What about Vedas? I wrote so many Ved Mantras describing science matters therein. For example, Yajurvaveda Mantra 3/6 states “Ayam Gauhu Swaha Pitram Puraha Prayan Mataram Prishnihi Aakrameet Asadat”.
Meaning= This earth revolves around the Sun in the space and it also rotates on its own axis. Vedas are eternal like God because Vedas emanate from God. Now, according to Vedas, this present creation is about 1 Arab, 96 crores, 8 lakh and about 53,000 years old. So are the Vedas but as said in Rigveda Mantra 10/191/3 the present creation is same as was the previous one and this process of creation is eternal. So are the Vedas which emanate from eternal God. This all concludes that Vedas are the oldest in this creation also and no other book of science, maths or pertaining to spiritualism is written before Vedas.
Like the above example of rotation and revolution of earth, the significance of whole present science is mentioned in Vedas. We can see that whatever is happening in the universe, is all according to the Vedas. For example, occurance of six seasons, actions of Sun, moon, process of death, birth, worship, yoga philosophy, atomic energy, agriculture, animal husbandry, knowledge of politics, administration, architecture, solar energy, knowledge of home appliances like mixer, grinder, business rules, about men, women, children, marriage, Brahamcharya, education, clothes etc., etc., i.e., knowledge right from a straw to Brahma is all in Vedas. God is Almighty and has unlimited powers. So through His power He is able to originate the knowledge of Vedas in the heart of four Rishis without pencil, paper, help of mouth or any other worldly assistance.
We, i.e., the whole world depends on Almighty God but God is forever independent. That is why, He is God. We are the souls who reside in human bodies. We need assistance of senses, perceptions, mind and body to do deeds but not God.
Nowadays, so many saints are writing books. What is the background to right their books? Background is clear that they have first studied or listened the preach from their Gurus, keeping aside the matter of truth or falsehood. And after studying or listening the same, they became able to write the books. So this is also fundamental law, based on which, the ancient Rishis first listened Vedas and when they became learned then only they wrote the Vedic books like Valmikee Ramayana, six shastras, Mahabharata (Bhagwad Geeta), Upanishads, etc., etc. So, first the knowledge of Vedas is initiated in the universe and afterwards other books come into existence.
Somebody may say that human beings have knowledge by their nature to create anything like books etc., but we see that the newly born baby who is nursed in a jungle, in the absence of knowledge of a learned person, he becomes incapable to do anything. Thus, he can’t be M.A, M.Sc, doctor etc. So there are two types of the words and meanings. First, eternal which are from Almighty God and second, natural made by human beings. Eternal word meanings are always from Vedas i.e., from God. After listening/studying Vedas, human-beings become learned and then too based on their own natural knowledge, they make their own words and meanings, literature etc. But it is very much clear that in the absence of knowledge of Vedas, no one can become learned. Nowadays, also people live in dense jungle and do not lead a civilized life because they are not learned as cited above. Vedas are not sects because they emanate direct from God and God is one for all human beings. God creates sun, moon, air, water, food etc., which are meant for the best use of all human-beings for their long, happy life. So are the Vedas.
So all human beings must accept Vedas as an eternal knowledge from God, for the benefit of whole creation.
Deepak: Guruji charan sparsh
Swami Ram Swarup: My blessings to you for a long, happy life.
Gopal: Pranam Guruji, I have been enlightened by your teachings about Vedas. Now I am more eager to study the Vedas. Can you please guide me to get authentic copies of Vedas with it’s meaning in Hindi?
Swami Ram Swarup: My blessings to you. To study the Vedas preliminary is must. So, I would advise you to study the following books first to enter the knowledge and to understand Vedas’ philosophy.
1. Vedic satsang sangrah- I (in Hindi) worth Rs.51/-
2. Vedic Satsang Sangrah-II (in Hindi) worth Rs.12/-
3. Vedas- A Divine light-I (in English) worth Rs.80/-
4. Vedas- A Divine light-II (in English) worth Rs.121/-
(Note- III and IV are also available if you desire).
5. Brahmcharya-Ek dukh nivarak divya manni (in Hindi) worth Rs.100/-
6. Yoga- A Divine Vedas’ Philosophy (in English) worth Rs.65/-
7. Vedanta and eternal Vedas philosophy I (in English) worth Rs.31/-
Besides above, the following Vedic literature is also available which may be studied after going through the above books, if required (please see the list on www.vedmandir.com).
However, you may select the books at your own choice. The books will be sent on receipt of your postal address, if you desire. After going through the above books you will yourself feel regarding attaining immense knowledge of Vedas. Thereafter, it will be easy to study the Vedas.
Satnam Singh: Dhandwat pranam Rishiwar, Kindly intimate the numbers of mantra of each vedai.e Rig Ved Mantra,Yazur ved Mantra,Sam Ved mantra,Arthrv ved Mantra thanks
Swami Ram Swarup: My blessings to you.
1. Rigveda = 10,589 mantras.
2. Yajurveda = 1,975 mantras.
3. Samveda = 1,875 mantras.
4. Atharvaveda = 5,977 mantras.
