Svetasvatara Upanishad
says that the sage Svetasvatara saw the truth owing to his power of
contemplation, tapah-prabhava, and the grace of god (original word used
is ‘deva’), deva-prasada. This is exactly the point that we are trying
to put forth. Truth cannot be seen by a soul that is engrossed in
materialism, nor one that is on the negative path. We need to enlighten
ourselves with spirituality so as to enable us to get to know the real
truth. Sage Svetasvatara, when he progressed on the path of
spirituality, through tapah, reached the stage where his atma was in
communion with paramatma. This is the stage when the devas give their
prasada in the form of real knowledge and the truths vital for our
emancipation. This is another proof to show the devas’ role in leading
ourselves to the path of the God, their importance in this cosmos as the
guides and teacher of dharma i.e. religion, morality, righteousness and
good conduct (also endorsed by Manusmriti, 2-6 cited in Part-I of this
discussion). What would you call the person, who instead of looking for
religion, morality, righteousness and good conduct in the Vedas, finds
airplanes, cars and steam engines, Madam Curie’s radiation theory and
similar material substances in the Vedas? Who can dare to say that
Krishna was wrong when he said that each karma (act) is performed by a
mind engrossed in sattva (purity), rajas (materialism) or tamas
(darkness)? Even the commentaries of Vedas can be written with all three
intents. Can you expect to find the ‘truth’ related to the ‘Creator’
and the ‘path to reach him’ in a commentary or translation done by any
other intent other than sattva?
The importance of the true content of the Vedas can be understood from the fact that even Mahatma Buddha, who is erroneously considered to be an atheist or opposed to the Vedas, has stated in Sutta Nipata, 292:
He who attains true knowledge of Dharma or righteousness through the Vedas, attains a steady position. He does not waver.
Isn’t it unfortunate that the Hindus of today are no longer in search of “true knowledge of Dharma or righteousness through the Vedas” and are more hell bent on proving other religions or faiths as inferior and their own faith as the best one indeed.
If we look at the humanity from the Divine perspective, we are miniscule creatures of His cosmos. For God, we are inferior to what a small ant is to us. Who else but God knows the weaknesses and the strengths of His creature called Man? God also knows of the kind of strength He has bestowed upon the misguiding forces, referred to as the Forces of Darkness in Quran. Yes, the devas (including devi) are the guiding agents, whose job from Day One has been to show the path to reach the Almighty Creator. They are the heads of the 14 spheres, as said by an Upanishad.
Vishnu or the Manifest Self of the Absolute God is superior over both the Forces of Light viz. the devas and the Forces of Darkness viz. Satan and others. When one reaches spiritual elevation through tapah (contemplation), adherence to righteousness or various other yogas (methods to reach God) as told in the various chapters of Gita, he receives the light of truth from the devas. This is enlightenment, the end result of which is moksha or salvation.
As said, devas are the guiding agents for entire humanity and for all times to come. They have guided the rishis and munis who aspired for enlightenment, but at times this ‘spirit of truth’ (as told by Jesus) descended in human body, to guide us, lead us and show us how to adhere to the desired path.
Not just the Vedas, look at the earlier accounts of all civilizations, be it the Greek civilization, the Egyptian civilization, the Mesopotamian civilization, the Chinese civilization or the Indus Valley civilization, or even the Aztec civilization of the Mayans, the devas were introduced everywhere as our guides and saviours. Perhaps, the human mind in those times was not developed enough to comprehend their role in the Creation. Therefore, the devas started getting revered as gods under various names in all these civilizations.
I ask a question, dear friends! If the same divine beings were introduced in all the civilizations, it is evident how important their identification is for us, and our salvation. The souls that were obedient and understood the Divine Path, went ahead and attained salvation in different ages. But if we are still living on this earth, it is proof that our soul is not pure enough to attain salvation. Therefore, there is no point at all trying to tell each other who is superior and who is inferior, no point proving which religion is right and which is wrong, fact is that if we had attained the real knowledge about the true path and treaded on that path, we would not have been on this earth. That is why I repeatedly say that people like Pandit Mahendra Pal Arya or even people like and Masih and Nasar bhai who try to prove their own understanding of religion as superior to others on the posts of Parsa Venkateshwar Rao Jr are far from understanding the truth.
Just as Muslims have got deviated from the path of their scriptures, fact is the Hindus are far removed from the path shown in the Vedas. I believe and am constantly showing that the path of the two scriptures is one and the same and it is we who have interpreted and understood them differently.
Real problem is that despite such weightage given to the path of the devas as the real and true path, there is no serious attempt visible to understand that path. This proves that we are no longer interested in our salvation. Why shouldn’t it be? I have read somewhere that the most obedient of atmas attained salvation right at the time when the path was shown to them in various different parts of the world. If we continue to live even today, it shows that our atma is not fit to attain salvation. It also shows that our atma, in course of time, has got afflicted with such diseases and ailments, that it has become extremely difficult for us to shed away those inflictions caused by the Forces of Darkness, habitual adherence to misdeeds and untruth. Question arises, what are we gaining out of proving that the others are on the wrong, when we ourselves are far from the truth? Do a sincere endeavour to find who are the devas, where can they be found, from your own respective scriptures and make a sincere attempt to tread their path.
Let us now discuss, what is the Straight Path and which is the best of all religions? I started answering this when I said that to God, we are even inferior to what ants are to us. There is only One God of the Cosmos, this Uni-verse. When certain preachers claim that there are various different paths to reach God, they are on the wrong. There has been one and only one path, right through the first day of this Creation. The devas who are the forces of Light created by Vishnu (the Manifest Self of God) to counter the forces of Darkness, also created by Vishnu, are constantly working on us. There have been times when the devas descended in human bodies just as it is possible for the representatives of forces of Darkness to descend in human body.
Let us also find what is the true content of the Vedas.
If Vedas really have a relation to Divinity and reveal the path that will lead us to God, it must shed light on the devas and their true identity. Yes, this is true! Each and every hymn of the Vedas is an invocation to one of the devas (or the devi) and implore them to come (either in human form to guide us) or inside us (to lead our conscience towards Paramatma). This and this only is the Straight Path. But the real problem comes that Muslims like Masih and Nasar Bhai (in various posts here of which I have been a part) would reject the path as soon as names like Vishnu, Vedas, devas (or devi) are taken and the worshippers of Vedas will reject the path as soon as some relation of the devas become visible with Prophet Mohammad or any other of the Ahlebayt. This shows that we are still far from coming to the stage where we are indeed in search of truth, whatever it is and from wherever it comes.
To cite an example, Hindus are hell-bent that it is the Shiva linga that is present in Kaaba and the Muslims are worshipping the Hindu Shiv linga and hence are inferior. While the Muslims are denying all this, despite the fact that a black stone, Sang-e-Aswad, is embedded in the wall of the Kaaba which is revered by all Muslims and which has been there from even earlier times. Instead of proving each of their religion to be superior, why can’t they come to conclude that some relationship do exist between the two scriptures of the two. Why is it that Shivlinga came to be installed in the Kaaba even before Mohammad’s time? Why was it that nobody but Mohammad could lift that Black Stone, called Sang-e-Aswad, when the Kaaba was being reconstructed? Why is it that Allah, who dislikes all idol worship, has made it mandatory on Muslims too kiss this stone? This is so because Shiva and Mohammad do have a relationship, that Mohammad Alvi is proving time and again. And that relationship is simple and can be proved by countless arguments: that Shiva, the head of the devas, descended in human body inside the Kaaba and was called Ali, the second of the 14 Ahlulbayt. History is replete with cases how the Forces of Darkness saw to it that the character of Ali too was maligned through all pulpits and Friday sermons in the entire Muslim world for nearly 100 years. Why? If you are with me, you already know the answer? Forces of Darkness also saw to it that another sect called Shias emerged who elevated Ali to the level of God and thus both the sects, Sunnis (who discarded him as mortal human being) and Shias (who didn’t recognize him nor his true role in God’s Creation) both remained perpetually misguided.
God, our Creator, knew that man will interpret the Path differently and name it religion. I ask you a question. When Buddha shed light on Vedas and called it the source of true knowledge or righteousness or dharma, how is it that the Buddha’s path is a different religion and the path of the Vedas is a different religion? Or for that matter, Mahavira! Fact is that Rama, Krishna and Buddha were all related to the devas and the Manifest Self in some way or the other. Just as Sage Svetasvatara saw the truth through contemplation, Buddha too got enlightenment through contemplation under the Bodhi Tree. The role of the devas in bestowing enlightenment on the Buddha too can be proved! If this is so, how can their path be different? Unfortunately, just as the content of the Vedas was understood differently by Nataraj Guru, Radhakrishnan, Ramanuja, Rishi Dayananda Saraswati and others, there were people who interpreted the teachings of Rama, Krishna, Buddha, David, Moses, Jesus or Mohammad differently and coined different religions. Despite the fact that they were all related to the same source and were giving the same teaching, in different times and through different languages. This is how the One and the Straight Path came to be understood differently so much so that even today those who hold Krishna dear would like to see Krishna as superior to all else, those who hold Mohammad dear would like to see Mohammad as superior to all else and likewise with the believers of the teachings of Buddha, Jesus and others. Likewise, within the religions, there came forth people who started claiming that Siva was superior to Vishnu or otherwise, though both were related to the same source. Among Muslims, the Shias would try to prove that their view has been endorsed and the Sunnis would believe their way to be true.
Then how can we come to the truth! Our Creator has been so kind to us that towards the end of this Creation, in this Kaliyuga, when the real truth about the Straight Path is coming out, neither of the religions or sects can claim that they alone were on the right. The view of all the scriptures is getting endorsed. We are able to see the truth in each of the scriptures. They all are talking about one and the same path. But we understood the path differently. It is we mortal humans who are on the wrong.
The devas and the ahlulbayt are one and the same. While in their noor or light state, the devas are all powerful. But when they descend on earth in human form, they are mortal beings like you and me. But since they have the pure noor inside, they are free from all errors, all sins, all wrong deeds. Buddha talked about them. The Buddhists prayed that they shall come to earth. Jesus talked about them. When they came, the Muslims too couldn’t recognize them. The much awaited devas were imprisoned and killed. Because the Forces of Darkness know that the day the devas will be recognized and mankind get to know the Dharma or the Straight Path or the Sirat-e-Mustaqeem, the Forces of Darkness will be defeated. This is exactly the Divine Plan. It is we mortal humans and not the devas (the Ahlulbayt) who have to defeat the Forces of Darkness. It is we who have to realize the true path through our own efforts. This is the confidence that God has already shown on us when He said to the angels, “I know (about this man) what you know not.”
That is why the Forces of Darkness instigated the Muslims to create all possible hurdles in the teachings, even to the extent of maligning the very character of the devas who took birth as ahlulbayt, but failed. If you wish to see some similarity, here it is! It was Indradeva who took birth in human form and was called Mohammad. Forces of Darkness saw to it that Indradeva was projected in bad light, as if it the only job that Indradeva knew was to have sex with maidens on earth. When Mohammad became the Prophet, people went on to write books as Rangeela Rasool, and it was taken to be true by those who weren’t aware of his true character. Thousands of pulpits and Friday prayer sermons were used to malign the character of Ahlulbayt. And the Forces of Darkness even pushed forth people who were bent on proving that there are no devas at all, despite the fact that their names fill each and every page of the four Vedas, there are innumerable temples across India devoted to various devas and there are thousands of myths and legends (some true and most false) associated with the devas.
To be continued...
The importance of the true content of the Vedas can be understood from the fact that even Mahatma Buddha, who is erroneously considered to be an atheist or opposed to the Vedas, has stated in Sutta Nipata, 292:
He who attains true knowledge of Dharma or righteousness through the Vedas, attains a steady position. He does not waver.
Isn’t it unfortunate that the Hindus of today are no longer in search of “true knowledge of Dharma or righteousness through the Vedas” and are more hell bent on proving other religions or faiths as inferior and their own faith as the best one indeed.
If we look at the humanity from the Divine perspective, we are miniscule creatures of His cosmos. For God, we are inferior to what a small ant is to us. Who else but God knows the weaknesses and the strengths of His creature called Man? God also knows of the kind of strength He has bestowed upon the misguiding forces, referred to as the Forces of Darkness in Quran. Yes, the devas (including devi) are the guiding agents, whose job from Day One has been to show the path to reach the Almighty Creator. They are the heads of the 14 spheres, as said by an Upanishad.
Vishnu or the Manifest Self of the Absolute God is superior over both the Forces of Light viz. the devas and the Forces of Darkness viz. Satan and others. When one reaches spiritual elevation through tapah (contemplation), adherence to righteousness or various other yogas (methods to reach God) as told in the various chapters of Gita, he receives the light of truth from the devas. This is enlightenment, the end result of which is moksha or salvation.
As said, devas are the guiding agents for entire humanity and for all times to come. They have guided the rishis and munis who aspired for enlightenment, but at times this ‘spirit of truth’ (as told by Jesus) descended in human body, to guide us, lead us and show us how to adhere to the desired path.
Not just the Vedas, look at the earlier accounts of all civilizations, be it the Greek civilization, the Egyptian civilization, the Mesopotamian civilization, the Chinese civilization or the Indus Valley civilization, or even the Aztec civilization of the Mayans, the devas were introduced everywhere as our guides and saviours. Perhaps, the human mind in those times was not developed enough to comprehend their role in the Creation. Therefore, the devas started getting revered as gods under various names in all these civilizations.
I ask a question, dear friends! If the same divine beings were introduced in all the civilizations, it is evident how important their identification is for us, and our salvation. The souls that were obedient and understood the Divine Path, went ahead and attained salvation in different ages. But if we are still living on this earth, it is proof that our soul is not pure enough to attain salvation. Therefore, there is no point at all trying to tell each other who is superior and who is inferior, no point proving which religion is right and which is wrong, fact is that if we had attained the real knowledge about the true path and treaded on that path, we would not have been on this earth. That is why I repeatedly say that people like Pandit Mahendra Pal Arya or even people like and Masih and Nasar bhai who try to prove their own understanding of religion as superior to others on the posts of Parsa Venkateshwar Rao Jr are far from understanding the truth.
Just as Muslims have got deviated from the path of their scriptures, fact is the Hindus are far removed from the path shown in the Vedas. I believe and am constantly showing that the path of the two scriptures is one and the same and it is we who have interpreted and understood them differently.
Real problem is that despite such weightage given to the path of the devas as the real and true path, there is no serious attempt visible to understand that path. This proves that we are no longer interested in our salvation. Why shouldn’t it be? I have read somewhere that the most obedient of atmas attained salvation right at the time when the path was shown to them in various different parts of the world. If we continue to live even today, it shows that our atma is not fit to attain salvation. It also shows that our atma, in course of time, has got afflicted with such diseases and ailments, that it has become extremely difficult for us to shed away those inflictions caused by the Forces of Darkness, habitual adherence to misdeeds and untruth. Question arises, what are we gaining out of proving that the others are on the wrong, when we ourselves are far from the truth? Do a sincere endeavour to find who are the devas, where can they be found, from your own respective scriptures and make a sincere attempt to tread their path.
Let us now discuss, what is the Straight Path and which is the best of all religions? I started answering this when I said that to God, we are even inferior to what ants are to us. There is only One God of the Cosmos, this Uni-verse. When certain preachers claim that there are various different paths to reach God, they are on the wrong. There has been one and only one path, right through the first day of this Creation. The devas who are the forces of Light created by Vishnu (the Manifest Self of God) to counter the forces of Darkness, also created by Vishnu, are constantly working on us. There have been times when the devas descended in human bodies just as it is possible for the representatives of forces of Darkness to descend in human body.
Let us also find what is the true content of the Vedas.
If Vedas really have a relation to Divinity and reveal the path that will lead us to God, it must shed light on the devas and their true identity. Yes, this is true! Each and every hymn of the Vedas is an invocation to one of the devas (or the devi) and implore them to come (either in human form to guide us) or inside us (to lead our conscience towards Paramatma). This and this only is the Straight Path. But the real problem comes that Muslims like Masih and Nasar Bhai (in various posts here of which I have been a part) would reject the path as soon as names like Vishnu, Vedas, devas (or devi) are taken and the worshippers of Vedas will reject the path as soon as some relation of the devas become visible with Prophet Mohammad or any other of the Ahlebayt. This shows that we are still far from coming to the stage where we are indeed in search of truth, whatever it is and from wherever it comes.
To cite an example, Hindus are hell-bent that it is the Shiva linga that is present in Kaaba and the Muslims are worshipping the Hindu Shiv linga and hence are inferior. While the Muslims are denying all this, despite the fact that a black stone, Sang-e-Aswad, is embedded in the wall of the Kaaba which is revered by all Muslims and which has been there from even earlier times. Instead of proving each of their religion to be superior, why can’t they come to conclude that some relationship do exist between the two scriptures of the two. Why is it that Shivlinga came to be installed in the Kaaba even before Mohammad’s time? Why was it that nobody but Mohammad could lift that Black Stone, called Sang-e-Aswad, when the Kaaba was being reconstructed? Why is it that Allah, who dislikes all idol worship, has made it mandatory on Muslims too kiss this stone? This is so because Shiva and Mohammad do have a relationship, that Mohammad Alvi is proving time and again. And that relationship is simple and can be proved by countless arguments: that Shiva, the head of the devas, descended in human body inside the Kaaba and was called Ali, the second of the 14 Ahlulbayt. History is replete with cases how the Forces of Darkness saw to it that the character of Ali too was maligned through all pulpits and Friday sermons in the entire Muslim world for nearly 100 years. Why? If you are with me, you already know the answer? Forces of Darkness also saw to it that another sect called Shias emerged who elevated Ali to the level of God and thus both the sects, Sunnis (who discarded him as mortal human being) and Shias (who didn’t recognize him nor his true role in God’s Creation) both remained perpetually misguided.
God, our Creator, knew that man will interpret the Path differently and name it religion. I ask you a question. When Buddha shed light on Vedas and called it the source of true knowledge or righteousness or dharma, how is it that the Buddha’s path is a different religion and the path of the Vedas is a different religion? Or for that matter, Mahavira! Fact is that Rama, Krishna and Buddha were all related to the devas and the Manifest Self in some way or the other. Just as Sage Svetasvatara saw the truth through contemplation, Buddha too got enlightenment through contemplation under the Bodhi Tree. The role of the devas in bestowing enlightenment on the Buddha too can be proved! If this is so, how can their path be different? Unfortunately, just as the content of the Vedas was understood differently by Nataraj Guru, Radhakrishnan, Ramanuja, Rishi Dayananda Saraswati and others, there were people who interpreted the teachings of Rama, Krishna, Buddha, David, Moses, Jesus or Mohammad differently and coined different religions. Despite the fact that they were all related to the same source and were giving the same teaching, in different times and through different languages. This is how the One and the Straight Path came to be understood differently so much so that even today those who hold Krishna dear would like to see Krishna as superior to all else, those who hold Mohammad dear would like to see Mohammad as superior to all else and likewise with the believers of the teachings of Buddha, Jesus and others. Likewise, within the religions, there came forth people who started claiming that Siva was superior to Vishnu or otherwise, though both were related to the same source. Among Muslims, the Shias would try to prove that their view has been endorsed and the Sunnis would believe their way to be true.
Then how can we come to the truth! Our Creator has been so kind to us that towards the end of this Creation, in this Kaliyuga, when the real truth about the Straight Path is coming out, neither of the religions or sects can claim that they alone were on the right. The view of all the scriptures is getting endorsed. We are able to see the truth in each of the scriptures. They all are talking about one and the same path. But we understood the path differently. It is we mortal humans who are on the wrong.
The devas and the ahlulbayt are one and the same. While in their noor or light state, the devas are all powerful. But when they descend on earth in human form, they are mortal beings like you and me. But since they have the pure noor inside, they are free from all errors, all sins, all wrong deeds. Buddha talked about them. The Buddhists prayed that they shall come to earth. Jesus talked about them. When they came, the Muslims too couldn’t recognize them. The much awaited devas were imprisoned and killed. Because the Forces of Darkness know that the day the devas will be recognized and mankind get to know the Dharma or the Straight Path or the Sirat-e-Mustaqeem, the Forces of Darkness will be defeated. This is exactly the Divine Plan. It is we mortal humans and not the devas (the Ahlulbayt) who have to defeat the Forces of Darkness. It is we who have to realize the true path through our own efforts. This is the confidence that God has already shown on us when He said to the angels, “I know (about this man) what you know not.”
That is why the Forces of Darkness instigated the Muslims to create all possible hurdles in the teachings, even to the extent of maligning the very character of the devas who took birth as ahlulbayt, but failed. If you wish to see some similarity, here it is! It was Indradeva who took birth in human form and was called Mohammad. Forces of Darkness saw to it that Indradeva was projected in bad light, as if it the only job that Indradeva knew was to have sex with maidens on earth. When Mohammad became the Prophet, people went on to write books as Rangeela Rasool, and it was taken to be true by those who weren’t aware of his true character. Thousands of pulpits and Friday prayer sermons were used to malign the character of Ahlulbayt. And the Forces of Darkness even pushed forth people who were bent on proving that there are no devas at all, despite the fact that their names fill each and every page of the four Vedas, there are innumerable temples across India devoted to various devas and there are thousands of myths and legends (some true and most false) associated with the devas.
To be continued...
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