বেদ - The 1st and 2nd mantras of Nasadiya Suktam are discussed. This famous prayer describes creation.
1 ) नासदासीन्नो सदासीत्तदानीं नासीद्रजो नो व्योमा परो यत् ।
किमावरीवः कुह कस्य शर्मन्नम्भः किमासीद्गहनं गभीरम् ॥
ন অসৎ আসীৎ নো সৎ আসীৎ তদানীং ন আসীৎ রজঃ নো ব্যোমা পরো যৎ ।
কিম্ আবরীবঃ কুহ কস্য শর্মন্ অম্ভঃ কিম্ আসীৎ গহনং গভীরম্ ।। ১ ।।
2 ) न मृत्युरासीदमृतं न तर्हि न रात्र्या अह्न आसीत्प्रकेतः ।
आनीदवातं स्वधया तदेकं तस्माद्धान्यन्न परः किं चनास ॥
ন মৃত্যুঃ আসীৎ অমৃতং ন তর্হি ন রাত্র্যা অহ্ণ আসীৎ প্ৰকেতঃ ।
আনীৎ অবাতং স্বধয়া তদেকং তস্মাৎ হ্ অন্যৎ ন পরঃ কিঞ্চন আস ।। ২ ।।
The Vedas are the fountainhead of Hinduism and its ultimate sacred scriptures. These sacred books are the most ancient preserved literature of the world. It is difficult to say when exactly these works were composed. According to educated guess, these are more than seven to 8,000 years old.
The contents of these books are the records of the spiritual realisation of the sages of that period. Some of the mantras of the Vedas, including the Gaytri mantra are quite popular and are recited regularly by millions.
Everything of Hinduism, the grand old religion of the world, flows out of these sacred books, organised in four -- Rik, Sama, Yajur and Atharva. Composed and preserved in an oral tradition since ancient times, these contain in full the four aspects of religion - philosophy, mythology, rituals, and ethics. Most importantly, these contain the Upanishads, popularly known as Vedanta, which is the greatest philosophical system in the world.
The Vedas contain more than 20, 000 verses of varied lengths. The language used is very old and the mantras have profound meaning. This series of talks tries to give a simple overview of these sacred books.
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