THE HINDU GOD - ACCORDING TO THE HOLY SCRIPTURES

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..BHAGAVAD GITA

The most popular amongst all the Hindu scriptures is the Bhagavad Gita.

Consider the following verse from the Gita:

" Those whose intelligence has been stolen by material desires surrender unto

demigods and follow the particular rules and regulations of worship according to

their own natures. "

[bhagavad Gita 7:20]

 

The Gita states that people who are materialistic worship demigods i.e. “gods”

besides the True God.

 

UPANISHADS:

The Upanishads are considered sacred scriptures by the Hindus.

The following verses from the Upanishads refer to the Concept of God:

1. " Ekam evadvitiyam "

" He is One only without a second. "

[Chandogya Upanishad 6:2:1]1

2. " Na casya kascij janita na cadhipah. "

" Of Him there are neither parents nor lord. "

[svetasvatara Upanishad 6:9]2

3. " Na tasya pratima asti "

" There is no likeness of Him. "

[svetasvatara Upanishad 4:19]3

4. The following verses from the Upanishad allude to the inability of man to

imagine God in a particular form:

" Na samdrse tisthati rupam asya, na caksusa pasyati kas canainam. "

" His form is not to be seen; no one sees Him with the eye. "

[svetasvatara Upanishad 4:20]4

1[The Principal Upanishad by S. Radhakrishnan page 447 and 448]

[sacred Books of the East, volume 1 “The Upanishads part I” page 93]

2[The Principal Upanishad by S. Radhakrishnan page 745]

[sacred Books of the East, volume 15, “The Upanishads part II” page 263.]

3[The Principal Upanishad by S. Radhakrishnan page 736 & 737]

[sacred Books of the East, volume 15, “The Upanishads part II” page no 253]

4[The Principal Upanishad by S. Radhakrishnan page 737]

[sacred Books of the East, volume 15, “The Upanishads part II” page no 253]

THE VEDAS

Vedas are considered the most sacred of all the Hindu scriptures. There are four

principal Vedas: Rigveda, Yajurveda, Samveda and Atharvaveda.

1. Yajurveda

The following verses from the Yajurveda echo a similar concept of God:

1. " na tasya pratima asti

" There is no image of Him. "

[Yajurveda 32:3]5

2. " shudhama poapvidham "

" He is bodyless and pure. "

[Yajurveda 40:8]6

3. " Andhatama pravishanti ye asambhuti mupaste "

" They enter darkness, those who worship the natural elements " (Air, Water, Fire,

etc.). " They sink deeper in darkness, those who worship sambhuti. "

[Yajurveda 40:9]7

Sambhuti means created things, for example table, chair, idol, etc.

4. The Yajurveda contains the following prayer:

" Lead us to the good path and remove the sin that makes us stray and wander. "

[Yajurveda 40:16]8

5[Yajurveda by Devi Chand M.A. page 377]

6[Yajurveda Samhita by Ralph T. H. Giffith page 538]

7[Yajurveda Samhita by Ralph T. H. Giffith page 538]

8[Yajurveda Samhita by Ralph T. H. Griffith page 541]

2. Atharvaveda

The Atharvaveda praises God in Book 20, hymn 58 and verse 3:

1. " Dev maha osi "

" God is verily great "

[Atharvaveda 20:58:3]9

3. Rigveda

1. The oldest of all the vedas is Rigveda. It is also the one considered most

sacred by the Hindus. The Rigveda states in Book 1, hymn 164 and verse 46:

" Sages (learned Priests) call one God by many names. "

[Rigveda 1:164:46]

2. The Rigveda gives several different attributes to Almighty God. Many of these

are mentioned in Rigveda Book 2 hymn 1.

Among the various attributes of God, one of the beautiful attributes mentioned

in the Rigveda Book II hymn 1 verse 3, is Brahma. Brahma means “The Creator”.

Describing Almighty God in anthropomorphic terms also goes against the following

verse of Yajurveda:

" Na tasya Pratima asti "

" There is no image of Him. "

[Yajurveda 32:3]

Another beautiful attribute of God mentioned in the Rigveda Book II hymn 1 verse

3 is Vishnu. Vishnu means “The Sustainer”.

9[Atharveda Samhita vol 2 William Dwight Whitney page 910]

Vishnu among Hindus, is that of a God who has four arms, with one of the right

arms holding the Chakra, i.e. a discus and one of the left arms holding a “conch

shell”, or riding a bird or reclining on a snake couch.

Svetasvatara Upanishad Chapter 4 verse 19.

" Na tasya pratima asti "

" There is no likeness of Him "

The following verse from the Rigveda Book 8, hymn 1, verse 1 refer to the Unity

and Glory of the Supreme Being:

3. " Ma cid anyad vi sansata sakhayo ma rishanyata "

" O friends, do not worship anybody but Him, the Divine One. Praise Him alone. "

[Rigveda 8:1:1]10

4. " Devasya samituk parishtutih "

" Verily, great is the glory of the Divine Creator. "

[Rigveda 5:1:81]11

Brahma Sutra of Hinduism:

The Brahma Sutra of Hinduism is:

" Ekam Brahm, dvitiya naste neh na naste kinchan "

" There is only one God, not the second; not at all, not at all, not in the least

bit. " .

0[Rigveda Samhita vol. 9, pages 2810 and 2811 by Swami Satya Prakash Sarasvati

and Satyakam Vidyalankar]

11[Rigveda Samhita vol. 6, pages 1802 and 1803 by Swami Satya Prakash Saraswati

and Satyakam Vidyalankar]