What an astonishing preach exists in Vedas — Anti santamnajahati, Anti Santamnapashyati — which means that even though the soul of a human being is closest to god yet he can’t leave or see him. Indeed, soul can never be away from god at any time. This eternal fact is also stated in Yajurved mantra that god is near to yogis because they follow Vedas and practise Ashtang Yog, which let them feel god’s presence. On the contrary, god is not close to those who are sinners and against Vedas. He knows every pious and sinful deed of the soul and accordingly awards each person in the form of happiness or sorrows respectively.
If we deeply study Bhagwad Geeta under the guidance of acharya of Vedas, we find that Bhagwad Geeta at every step inspires readers to follow Vedas. Rigved mantra preaches that soul cannot destroy his sorrows and can never experience pleasure until he realises the presence of god, which can only be attained by following the Vedic path. Rigved mantra also preaches that without following the Vedic path no one can attain happiness.
Further, Samved mantra points that when an aspirant listens to Vedas from Brahma, he can actually feel the presence of god. But nowadays, it is sad that people misled by so-called saints. Hence, there occurs a problem. We must thank god that he mercifully has enlightened all human-beings with knowledge of four Vedas to feel his presence and to destroy all sorrows of life. It becomes our utmost duty, which is entrusted on us by god himself that we follow the Vedic path. Otherwise peace cannot be maintained among public.
The knowledge of Vedas emanates directly from god and like god it neither gets destroyed nor becomes old. It is immortal and has been preached by god to us to attain salvation. Nowadays people don’t pay attention to invaluable Vedic knowledge. As a result, they get stressed, dishonour women, thefts increase and many such problems arise.
It is mentioned in Ramayana that earlier daily Vedic preach and agnihotra was performed in every house. As a result, there was no man or woman who was affected with vices like anger, greed, meanness and many others. So during those days there was no question of insulting women or disgracing their honour which is observed nowadays. Why can’t Vedic atmosphere be everywhere now?
Manusmriti shlok and Bhagwad Geeta shlok state that all karmas or rather duties emanate from Vedas and they emanate from god. So why don’t we follow the Vedas to destroy corruption and sins from the society?
This fact is very well clarified in Rigved mantra that the human-life only achieves its motto when a it attains salvation along with pious worldly pleasure.
(The author, Swami Ram Swarup, is the chief editor of Ved Ishvareeya vani, a bi-annual magazine.)
