Home  |  Names  |  Dictionary  |  Locations  |  Tidbits

Back to V-W-X

Source of Ved
From "Proof of Vedic Culture's Global Existence" / by Stephen Knapp. The World Relief Network. 2000. 337 p.
www.stephen-knapp.cm

There are two ways to explain this - one is by theories presented by modern scholars, and the second way is from the traditional account from Vaidik literature itself. Many historians hold the idea that Aaarya invaded India in the 2nd millennium BC and were the founders of the Indian culture and Vaidik traditions. This does not seem true, because (1) The Indus Valley culture, where Aarya are said to have invaded flourished between 3500 and 2500 BC. This civilization gives enough proof that many aspects of Aaryan culture were already a part of Indus Valley society, such as, images of Yogee sitting in meditation, figures of a god similar to Shiv, Fire worship (representation of Vishnu). There is another point - Buddha appeared some 2,500 years ago, and we know that he preached against Ved; it shows that Ved already existed at that time. But another point is that Indus Valley civilization continued for long time; then why don't we have any trace of Pre-Aaryan language? Maybe there was not any Pre-Aaryan language; or it is more likely that the Vaidik Aaryans were already there.

Divisions of Ved

According to Vishnu Puraan, 3/2, Maitreya Jee said - "I have known that this whole world is born from Vishnu, is established in Vishnu, and is nothing except Vishnu. Now I wish to hear about "how Bhagvaan has divided Ved in the form of Ved Vyaas in every Chatur-Yug." Paraashar Jee said - "Maitreya, Ved has thousands of branches. In every Dwaapar Yug, Bhagvaan Vishnu appears as Vyaas and divides one Ved into many. He does that because He knows that human mind is not strong enough to understand it wholly. By which physical body He does that, its name is Ved Vyaas.

In each Dwaapar Yug of Vaivaswat Manvantar, Vyaas Rishi has divided Ved 28 times. This means that in this present Manvantar, 28 Chatur-Yug have passed and this is Kali Yug of the 28th Chatur-Yug period. Every Manvantar consists of 71+ Chatur-Yug.

In 1st Dwaapar Yug Brahmaa Jee himself divided Ved.
In 2nd Dwaapar Yug Prajaapati divided Ved.
In 3rd Dwaapar Yug Shukraachaarya Jee divided Ved.
In 4th Dwaapar Yug Brihaspati divided Ved.
In 5th Dwaapar Yug Soorya divided Ved.
In 6th Dwaapar Yug Mrityu divided Ved.
In 7th Dwaapar Yug Indra divided Ved.
In 8th Dwaapar Yug Vashishth divided Ved.
In 9th Dwaapar Yug Saaraswat divided Ved.
In 10th Dwaapar Yug Tridhaamaa divided Ved.
In 11th Dwaapar Yug Trishikh divided Ved.
In 12th Dwaapar Yug Bharadwaaj divided Ved.
In 13th Dwaapar Yug Antariksh divided Ved.
In 14th Dwaapar Yug Varnee divided Ved.
In 15th Dwaapar Yug Trayyaarun divided Ved.
In 16th Dwaapar Yug Dhananjaya divided Ved.
In 17th Dwaapar Yug Kratunjaya divided Ved.
In 18th Dwaapar Yug Jaya divided Ved.
In 19th Dwaapar Yug Bharadwaaj divided Ved.
In 20th Dwaapar Yug Gautam divided Ved.
In 21st Dwaapar Yug Haryaatmaa divided Ved.
In 22nd Dwaapar Yug Vaajshravaa divided Ved.
In 23rd Dwaapar Yug Trinbindu of Somshushm divided Ved.
In 24th Dwaapar Yug Riksh from Bhrigu's family, called Vaalmeeki, divided Ved.
In 25th Dwaapar Yug Shakti (Paraashar's father, Vashishth's son) divided Ved.
In 26th Dwaapar Yug Paraashar (myself) divided Ved.
In 27th Dwaapar Yug Jaatukarn divided Ved.
In 28th Dwaapar Yug Krishn Dwaipaayan divided Ved.

Thus these 28 Vyaas are the previous ones. After my son Krishn Dwaipaayan, in the next Dwaapar Yug, Drone's son Ashwathhaamaa will be Ved Vyaas. "Om" - this eternal Akshar (letter) is Brahm who is the cause of Creation and Pralaya. This is much minute than Mat-Tattwa. I greet him.

Ved is the source of knowledge.
 

Back to V-W-X

Names  |  Dictionary  |  Locations  |  Tidbits