[New Delhi]Vedas Are For Social,Universal,Welfare So Revive Vedas+Oppose Sin ” Prem Sabhlok
Don’t Be silent spectators to social and moral evils .Vedas Are For Social ,Universal, Welfare So Revive Vedas
Which is Necessary to strengthen Sanatan Dharma (eternal religion) also
Sharing the Amrit of Vedic knowledge,Geeta Marmgya”मर्मज्ञ”Prem Sabhlok says that Prayers in Vedas are for Social Welfare.
Sabhlok is Retired IDAS Officer From Ministry Of Defence.
Sabhlok says that Vedas have many kind of prayers to 33 devas/devis (formless beings of light and forces of divine Nature) like Mother Hymn Gayatri mantra (prayer to Savitar Deva- for bestowing us knowledge), prayer for immortality (mrityu maa amritam, peace prayer and many others.
The scientific belief in One ineffable, formless and nameless God who has been given many names by learned and wise persons, help in creating peace every where- peace in the sky, peace in the atmosphere, peace on the earth, peace in plants, animals, human beings and water (Yajur Veda 36-17). Let the peace itself be peaceful. This is the most famous peace prayer to God as Shanti Path in the Vedas. Asto ma sad gramye, tamso ma jyoti grmaye, mrityu ma amritam (lead me from falsehood to truth, from darkness to light and from death to immortality/unreal to real). Brihadarnayaka Upanishad.
However, for the seekers of Vedic knowledge, a few prayers relating to welfare of society/mankind are given below.
These prayers aim at “We should not be silent spectators to sin”. Express justifiable anger on the basis of non violence of the strong (like divine Nature-Prakrti, which is extremely strong and largely non violent) about major spiritual, social, political, economic, environmental issues.
RV 1-97-8 has a Prayer to Manyu deva and Agni deva on WRATH “give us power not to become insensitive and silent spectators to social and moral evils and bestow us necessary wrath to fight against these evils”.
“O, God give me wrath against social criminals and non divine people (avarnas) and wake me up from the deep slumber of insensitivity.” Rig Veda
2. “May we look upon all beings with friendly eyes, so that there is sanjna (friendship) among people of a state and different states of the world” R.V X-91- 2 to 4, A.V 6-64-1 to 3 and Yajur Veda 36-8.
Rig Veda 1-24-15 clearly says that by following RTA (cosmic laws of necessity for social welfare), you remain away from misery and get bliss. There is also a prayer in Rig Veda 1-25-1,” O, merciful God, be kind to us as we violate your laws, knowingly and unknowingly day after day.” Obviously this simple prayer is a reminder to the men and women to start knowing, understanding and following these Rta (laws) for their own interest as well as for the interest of the entire man kind and other animate life.
Vedic Rsis (metaphysicists) and Munnies (wandering sages) have found that having created these laws, God Himself follows them sternly, lest a cosmic disorder or chaos may result in the destruction of the Universe. These metaphysical thoughts are also contained in Bhagavad-Gita where lord Krishna says, “If I (as formless and ineffable God) cease to act, these worlds will perish, I should be the author of confusion and cause of destruction of these people (B.G 3-24).
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