Scientific errors in hinduism get your facts right agniveer. As we know that indian scriptures and sanskrit literature is the storehouse of knowledge. Hence i asked you to start with the books that i mentioned in my previous mail. May 23, 2016 vedas and puranas, which were revealed more than 5,000 years ago, mentioned facts only recently discovered or proven by scientists. The book science in veda deals with the combined approaches of modern science and ancient vedic science. Rig veda was composed around 1700 bc with the oldest parts as early. Because they deal with knowledge portion of the vedas, they are called jnanakanda jnana means knowledge.
What are some scientific facts described in hindu scriptures. As someone said, if we could satisfactorily explain the workings of our minds, our brains would be so simple and underdeveloped that we wouldnt be able to understand anything. Specifically, the vedas are often understood to comprise four collections of hymns and sacrificial formulas. First of all any man with common sense wont agree to the claims originated by these brahmins.
So before making such uselss things try to use some common sense and also use logic. There are total of 10 mandalas, 1028 hymns and 10552 riks. Vedas online is a medium for reviving the ancient gurushishya parampara tradition of learning from a teacher in a gurukula or ashrama by leveraging the web based technology of the modern era. Why did people say the hindu religion was a scientific religion. Jan 23, 2017 yet again, way before isaac newton explained gravity, ancient indian scholars had already figured out how it worked. The sama veda is the third out of the 4 vedas and forms an important core of hindu religious tradition. But, alas, no comprehensive synthesis has yet appeared to match the studies of china given its technological complexity, india actually underwent an astonishing process of deindustrialization with the coming of formal british rule in the nineteenth century. The total number of verses in the sama vedasamhita is 1875 of which 1771 verses are from the rigveda and 99 verses belong to sama veda. This section provides information about our numerous published books and how to order them. The core foundation of hindu belief is that vedas contain source of all knowledge physical or metaphysical.
The other three vedas are the rig veda, the yajur veda and the atharva veda. But if we look at vedas from my mind of approach then vedas are nothing but. After opening remarks by professor zysk and a few examples from the vedic context which might suggest a. However in last 100 odd years, this belief has come under scrutiny due to the advances that modern science claims to make. One book, for example, interpret the rig veda in terms of the human glandular system. The one main body of transcendental apaurusheya knowledge vedasis classified into 4 major vedas rik, yajus, sama, atharva. Vedas and puranas, which were revealed more than 5,000 years ago, mentioned facts only recently discovered or proven by scientists. My question is what are some other such verses which highlights such scientific facts. Modern science and vedic science american institute of. Downfall of the vedas and then again back to the vedas. Scientific facts of vedas, you can find in this book. Ancient indian saints vedic knowledge critical facts that astonished western scientists.
Where vedas say to follow quran asked by hindu sisterdr zakir naik urdu hindi duration. Vedic literature and the amazing sciences and knowledge. Mar 07, 2017 article by agniveer a new propaganda has become popular over last few months on scientific errors in hinduism that is being pursued aggressively on internet sites, discussion groups and social networking sites. Ancient science is the worlds oldest science, the science of the vedas, and is the secret science of life, science of cosmos and beyond. He has also published a number of books, articles and.
If u say ancient indians were not scientific then u are the most. Jul 24, 2016 ancient indian saints vedic knowledge critical facts that astonished western scientists. Yes, vedas and several sanskrit books have a lot os science and various topics of science, language, mathematics etc were discussed by the ancient indians. Hence vedas must be later than that the fact remains that despite so much of publicity everywhere, including textbooks of children and students, there is not one single credible, authoritative evidence be it in archaeology or otherwise that can establish the fancy earlyman theory and that of evolution of humans from apes. Some interpretations are more outlandish than others. Composed in vedic sanskrit, the texts constitute the oldest layer of sanskrit literature and the oldest scriptures of hinduism. When vedas were segregated by vyasa, these principals known read more. Hinduism greatness quotes by famous philosophers and scientists. And these books and the number of hymns in each book, have a hidden astronomical code encoding facts about the passage of the sun and the moon. Science in veda agriculture books suppliers, books. Every bit of vedas is very important each stanza, each line, each word has a significant meaning to it. Apr 25, 2009 where vedas say to follow quran asked by hindu sisterdr zakir naik urdu hindi duration. Stop looking for scientific discoveries in holy books, be it the vedas. As we go through this literature they have innumerable illustrations of science, technology, arts, music, dance, environment, architecture, vehicles etc.
But, to give word, which is preaching of knowledge, god must have mouth and throat. The most sacred scriptures of hinduism are the vedas books of knowledge, a collection of texts written in sanskrit from about 1200 bce to 100 ce as sruti revealed texts, the vedas are regarded as the absolute authority for religious knowledge and a test of hindu orthodoxy both jains and buddhists reject the vedas. In fact, the same scripture describes formation of thunderbolt as well. Veda information resource for vedas, vedic knowledge and philosophy, culture and related topics. Hinduism greatness quotes by famous philosophers and. Veda vedas and vedic knowledge online vedic encyclopedia. Funny statement because vedas are the oldest text,so vedic science is not a version of christian science but reverse can be tru. Vedas already had a very proper and scientific explanation. Vedas states revolution of earth around sun, earth complete its revolution in 365. Classical atharva veda is related to religion and sociocultural aspects of society and provides knowledge about the same.
It is pervaded by consciousness as a universal power. Written by sulaiman razvi read new article scientific errors in hinduism hindus have become very enthusiastic in finding science in their holy books after they learnt that other religious texts have scientific facts. Scripture is defined as the word of god, which is the knowledge given by god for the sake of welfare of humanity. The vedas are the four holiest books of the by mankind to the next, perhaps over thousands of years each book has four major kinds of text the samhitas mantras and benedictions, the aranyakas text on rituals, ceremonies, sacrifices and symbolicsacrifices, the brahmanas commentaries on rituals, ceremonies and sacrifices, and the upanishads texts discussing meditation, philosophy. Presented below are 5 interesting facts about rig veda. Even as scientists all over the world are making concerted efforts to understand the human mind and the human consciousness, a plethora of provocative questions still remain unanswered.
According to wiki, an invention is a unique or novel device, method, composition or process. Donald mitchell of the johns hopkins applied physics laboratory. Even in vedas 7 colors of light is represented by 7 horses of god sun which was shown much later. Composed in vedic sanskrit, the texts constitute the oldest layer of sanskrit literature and the oldest scriptures of hinduism hindus consider the vedas to be apauru. Scientific verification of vedic knowledge top documentary. If you look upon vedas by literary standard then vedas are, as they are, understood and studied in all the 44000 books published on vedas all over the world. Then the question arises whether the vedas are really religious books or books on anatomy of the. Science and technology in ancient india sanskrit documents. It does not contain any love stories or epic poems. Scientific knowledge in vedas gravitational force to relativity.
Modern inventions stolen from vedas haribhakt history. Scientific errors in vedas part i truth about hinduism. Amazing isnt it vedas and puaran are divine source of knwoledg said dr. The upanishads are part of a large collection of sacred books of hindu people, called the vedas. The book also has vast details on embryology, human anatomy, along with. Science in vedas pdf modern science and ancient vedic science, as brought to light by maharishi. Unscientific claims from hindu scriptures brahmins always have a tendency to claim everything in the name of science. Hence vedas must be later than that the fact remains that despite so much of publicity everywhere, including text books of children and students, there is not one single credible, authoritative evidence be it in archaeology or otherwise that can establish the fancy earlyman theory and that of evolution of humans from apes. It is said that sanskrit is the only nearest language which could be used to explain or describe anything clearly and specifically. What are some facts from the vedas that have been proven. Till about more than 5000 years ago, sanskrit was the most prominent language. Simhika, the gigantic demon had the power to attract anythings shadow flying over ocean and pull it into the waters.
In this article i will talk about some interesting facts about sama veda. David frawley pandit vamadeva shastri, are available in twenty languages worldwide perhaps the largest collection of published books on vedic knowledge in the west by a single living author, with several books. Holy books, the situation is even more desperate for quran zealots. Catalogue by subject hindi vedas, vedic literature and philosophy hindi. Hindus have become very enthusiastic in finding science in their holy books after they learnt that other religious texts have scientific facts. In this article i share 5 interesting facts about the rigveda, which is an ancient indian hindu sacred collection of hymns and is among the most sacred hindu works.
A vast number of statements and materials presented in the ancient vedic literatures can be shown to agree with modern scientific findings and they also reveal a highly developed scientific content in these literatures. Vibgyor violet, indigo, blue, green, yellow, orange, red colors are found by modern science in white light or sunlight. Modern science and vedic science also differ in their view of the universe. For a quick glimpse at what unsung surprises may lie in the vedas, let us consider these renditions from the yajurveda and atharvaveda, for instance. The vedas and puranas say that all hindus must pray to the sun god surya, and that if you look at the sun daily every morning with your naked eyes, your sight will improve. Feb 18, 2017 the most sacred scriptures of hinduism are the vedas books of knowledge, a collection of texts written in sanskrit from about 1200 bce to 100 ce as sruti revealed texts, the vedas are regarded as the absolute authority for religious knowledge and a test of hindu orthodoxy both jains and buddhists reject the vedas. Atharva veda stands out among the other vedas as it is the most diverse in nature compared to the other three. This universal consciousness is different than the embodied consciousness in living beings, though it is related to it. Here are a few examples of brahminoriginated unscientific claims and the true. Our present knowledge of the nervous system fits in so accurately with the internal description of the human body given in the vedas 5000 years ago.
The invention process is a process within an overall engineering and product development process. Aug 04, 2015 the rig veda is organized as mandala books, sukta hymns and riks prayers. It is hard to believe that these facts were already mentioned in hindu books thousands of years back, in the. Learned people like lord krishna and ved vyaas contributed to literature that contained the essence of the vedas. Science and technology in vedas and sastras, author. Article by agniveer a new propaganda has become popular over last few months on scientific errors in hinduism that is being pursued aggressively on internet sites, discussion groups and social networking sites.
What are some books that approach the vedas scientifically. Infact islamist also have a very good history of scient and tech. In a more general sense, however, the term veda does not denote only these four books, or any single book, but a whole literary complex, including the sa. The four vedasrig, yajur, sama, and atharvaare the holiest books for all hindus. Vedic books books on india, its culture and heritage. Out of the four vedas, namely g, stma, yajur and atharva, the earliest specimen of indian literature is the rgveda, an anthology of hymns in ten books, ix. In fact, its not as if there are not enough people who similarly claim that answers to everything can be found in the bible. Modern inventions stolen from vedas inventions from surya siddhant, mantras and suktas. As of me, i like vedas as a book of facts and science and i believe in the. Man must have been primitive several thousand years ago. There are many books which interpret the vedas, the vedic equivalent of the old testament, in terms of modern physics. Essence of vedas, the second book under religion of humanity series, presents some of the core facts about vedas, which make them unique.
The vedas contain in them the gems of all true sciences. Modern science claims that human consciousness is the product of highly organized matter, or brain. Each fact has been supported by the brief explanation which makes readers even more curious and prompts them to discover further the true essence of vedas the scientific and spiritual wonder of the world. Ages before lamarck and darwin it was held in india that man has passed through 84 lakhs 8,400,000 of birth as plants, animals, as an inferior species of man and then as the ancestor of the developed type existing today. Vedic scriptural knowledge represented as an inverted tree the roots above refer to the one source bramhan. It is hard to believe that these facts were already mentioned in hindu books thousands of years back, in the time when human didnt knew much about astronomy. Scientific knowledge in vedas gravitational force to. Yet again, way before isaac newton explained gravity, ancient indian scholars had already figured out how it worked. Accordingly many hindus practise this act of worship. There are dozens of answers on this page, claiming that vedas foretold everything from the ozone layer and evolution to nuclear energy and time dilation. They are place at the end of the vedas and they primarily deal with knowledge or wisdom. What are some facts from the vedas that have been proven by. Unfortunately, almost every single claim in them is false. They are reinterpreting it, they are not aware of the fact that the writers of the vedas were ignorant of science, as.
Facts of modern science in ancient vedas philosophy logic medium. Scientific origin of hinduism and millions of other books are. Can the two words be put together in a meaningful way. In fact vedas clearly state that sun also moves and there is no. Introduction the vedas are the primordial sources of human civilization and culture. In recent decades the scholarly study of science and. Books based on vedashindi english vedas, vedic literature and philosophy english maharshi dayanand, his works and aryasamaj english classics and epics. Vedic science may refer to a number of disciplines.
Vedas contain an account of the dimension of earth, sun, moon, planets and galaxies. In the last years, muslims killed the learned people, burnt the sacred books. The objective of starting this online medium is to help vedic students and the public at large to understand the vedic scriptures and texts with. The core foundation of hindu belief is that vedas contain source of all. Agniveer books are written specially for those who want to understand jargonfree dharma, counter religious fanatics and transform themselves so that they can confidently work for the betterment and upliftment of the society and the nation. Sep 01, 2014 bermuda triangle mystery revealed in rig veda. Unscientific claims from hindu scriptures hinduism exposed.
The first among them, the rigveda, is considered the oldest book ever composed. In vedic science the universe is a manifestation of consciousness. However, the downfall of the brahmin faculty community had already started then. But the scientists, doctors and specialists claim otherwise. Catalogue by subject hindi vedas, vedic literature and philosophy hindi maharshi dayanand, his works and aryasamaj hindi. Evidently, vedic literature is the most ancient and marks the beginning indian literature.
Although there is a similar demon described in first ever poem, ramayana, it does not match with the geographical location. Swami vishnu was the associate editor and sanskrit editor of magazines such as clarion call, gaudiya vedanta and saranagati and is currently the science editor and writer for gaudiya touchstone emagazine. Jun 30, 2008 man must have been primitive several thousand years ago. Vedas included this path of materialism as one of the ways of life. For hindus, the veda is a symbol of unchallenged authority and.
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