We offer our praises to Narashangsa, who, with offering and toast, is full of praise for the Angels, whose actions are pleasing, who are free from all sins and are wise." – BRIGHT YAJURVEDA (29:27).

In the next verse, although the word ‘Narshangsa’ has not been used, it’s other synonyms have been used. So, it goes, "O’ AGNI! You can summon the Angels, you are WORTHY OF ADORATION and ADULATION. Come to us, you are as lovable as the Angels. O’ ADORABLE! Master of the best offerings, summon the Angels and make your offerings to them. – BRIGHT YAJURVEDA (29:28).

The AGNI (Fire) mentioned in the VEDAS is not in the physical sense of fire. The word used here is in the figurative sense. Sri Bijan Bihari Goswami expalins, "That which pulses forward, is AGNI."

In the introduction to the SAMVEDA, Sri Paritosh Thakur says, "The root word is AGNI, meaning to ‘move forward’.

Sadly however, people in the later ages, corrupted the meaning of these words and started to worship material things, instead of the Formless Brahma.

The aforesaid Narashangsa, the Rishi who is worthy of praise and adoration, will carry mankind forward into the highest pinnacle of spiritual journey. Rays of his brightness will remove all obstacles in the journey. That is why he is called AGNI.

It is said in the DARK YAJURVEDA (1:7:4), that Narashangsa will be taken to the heavens on a horse which belongs to the Angels.

We have found in history that Muhammed went to the seven heavens riding a steed called BURAQ. The root meaning of BURAQ is ‘electricity’. Therefore, BURAQ is a horse that has the speed of electricity or lightning.

Further mention of Narashangsa are found in the DARK YAJURVEDA (1:6:4) and in the BRIGHT YAJURVEDA (3:53, 20:37, 20:57, 21:31, 21:55, 27:13, 28:2, 28:19 and 28:42).

BRIGHT YAJURVEDA (3:35): The translator of the YAJURVEDA, Sri Bijan Bihari Goswami has said about this verse quoting the western scholar Colebrooke, "Let us meditate on the adorable sight of the divine ruler SAVITRA, may it guide our intellects."

In the BRIGHT YAJURVEDA (4:25), more qualities of this SAVITRA DEV has been given, "Worthy of adoration is the famous SAVITRA DEV, whose appeal is universal. He is wise, the embodiment of truth, belssed with precious qualities, everyone’s object of adoration, worthy of meditation and charismatic. His light brightens up the plans of the higher realm, in order to guide the affairs of this world. Open – handed in giving away golden wisdom, his manners most attractive, SAVITRA DEV is in the imagination of everyone, yet, he defies imagination. O’ DEV! Let us adore you on behalf of humanity! Let the whole world seat you in their hearts! Let the whole world be enlivened by your presence!

A Couple of points that are worth noting here:

1. UNIVERSAL IN APPEAL: It is prayed that everyone seat him in his heart, and that he brings new life to the whole world. It means that he will not limit himself to the Aryans alone, like the Aryan Prophets did before him. He will come for the entire world.
2. OPEN-HANDED IN GIVING WISDOM: Reading the VEDAS, and listening to them is restricted to the Brahmins alone. No one else has the right to these scriptures. Many other scriptures around the world had such restrictions at some time or the other. But SAVITRA DEV will give the divine knowledge to everyone without any restrictions of race, country or social status.

1. Muahmmed had the powers of a king. As such he established the Kingdom of God on earth.
2. He was the Messenger for the entire mankind. This is clearly mentioned in the Qur’an.
3. He invited the entire mankind, regardless of race, country and social status, to implement Islam in their lives, and gave the right to everyone to read the divine book, the Holy Qur’an.

Therefore, all qualities mentioned in the above mantra are present in Muhammed. We do not see these qualities in any other Sage.

In the 16^th chapter of the BRIGHT YAJURVEDA, a certain sage RUDRA is mentioned, to whom obeisance is paid more that one hundred times. His manifold qualities are mentioned in many ways, and with each mention, he is offered a salutation. Some qualities mentioned are general in nature but some are specific. Let us try to look into these "specific qualities", and try to identify the person, to whom these qualities fit into.

VERSE 1: "O’ Emancipator from misery! O’ Wise RUDRA! I salute your rage! I salute your arrow and your powerful arms!"

1. RUDRA means ‘Furious’. In this verse he is shown as a kind person who delivers from pain and misery. He is at the same time wise and powerful, indicating that he can restore justice with strength, and is therefore very stern with the enemies of religion.
2. We find in history that Muhammed was the only Sage who remained unflinching in the face of his enemies, fought them in many battles, and at the same time was very kind to the oppressed.

VERSE 2:"O’ RUDRA! Your personality is gracious, placid and sacred! O’ GIRISH! Look at us with your most pleasing personality!"

1. Some Sages meditated in the forest, some on the mountains, and received beatitude. GIRISH indicates those who received beatitude on the mountain.
2. We see that Muhammed used to meditate on a hill called Hira.

VERSE 8:"Those who are his servants, I salute them as well!"

1. He will have servants, means he will have disciples. This proves that the said RUDRA is not one among beings of the higher realm. But one among human beings on this earth. Celestial beings have worshippers, not servants. Servants live in the company of their masters and assist in his work. That is not possible in the higher realm.
2. We have found in history that Muhammed had more than one hundred thousand disciples, who assisted him in his work. Such a thing has not happened to any other sage in his own lifetime.

VERSE 29:"I salute the matted-hair RUDRA, the shaven-headed RUDRA! Thousand-eyed, armed with many arrows, the RUDRA I salute, sleeps in the mountains, has the knowledge of the sacred! I salute the RUDRA, who carries arrows and showers them to their targets!"

1. Now, Gautama Buddha, although was a shaven-headed Sage, did not carry bows and arrows, and did not receive beatitude on a mountain.
2. On the other hand, Muhammed had long hair which Muslim saints love to emulate as their ideal. At other occasions he would shave his hair, and that too is a tradition among his disciples.

VERSE 36: "I salute the resolute and fearless judge RUDRA! I salute RUDRA donned with quiver and arrows! I salute RUDRA, equipped as a warrior, with his sharp arrows!"

1. No one has seen a sage of this description, other than Muhammed. He was an administrator, a king, a judge and a commander in the battle field in full uniform. Whose identity are these, if not Muhammed’s????

VERSE 42: "Salute to the RUDRA, lives a domestic life, then remains free! Salute to RUDRA, the vessel to cross the sea of sins! Salute to RUDRA, busy in society, then a devoted pilgrim! Salute to RUDRA, hides in the bush, then rides the waves!"

1. Here again, some strange characteristics of RUDRA, the Sage of the future, are eulogised. It is quite usual for sages to live an ascetic life, but the exception here is RUDRA. He has got all the qualities of an ascetic, and yet is fully involved in life. Again, we find no one to match this description,