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Among all the religions (sects) prevalent in the world, Sanatan Dharm (Sanatan Panth which after Aadi Shankaracharya, the group of people who performed the religious practices told by him were called Hindus and the Sanatan Panth became known as Hindu religion, this Hindu religion) is the most ancient.

The four Vedas (Rigved, Yajurved, Samved and Atharvaved) and Holy Shrimad Bhagavad Gita are the backbone of this religion. In the beginning, the human beings of the world only used to perform religious activities based on the four Vedas. These four Vedas have been given by God. The essence of these is Shrimad Bhagavad Gita. Therefore, this scripture also becomes God-given.

It is worth noting that the knowledge that God has Himself given, that knowledge is completely true. Therefore, both these scriptures are undoubtedly reliable. Every human being should do the spiritual practice prescribed in these. That spiritual practice is said to be according to the injunctions of the scriptures. One who performs the spiritual practice that is forbidden in these scriptures is acting arbitrarily by abandoning the scriptural injunctions, about which it has been said in Gita Chapter 16 Verses 23-24 :-

Gita Chapter 16 Verse 23:- A man i.e. a worshipper who abandoning the scriptural injunctions behaves arbitrarily, neither attains siddhi (accomplishment of task), nor the ultimate goal i.e. complete salvation and nor happiness. (Gita Chapter 16 Verse 23)

Gita Chapter 16 Verse 24:- Thus, scripture alone is evidence for you in this matter of determining Kartavya i.e. the acts of worship which should be done and Akartavya i.e. the acts of worship which should not be done. Knowing this, you should only perform actions ordained by the scriptures, that is, only the acts of worship that are prescribed in the scriptures ought to be performed. (Gita Chapter 16 Verse 24)

Hindu Brothers! For evidence, please read photocopy of Shrimad Bhagavad Gita Padachhed Anvaya, Chapter 16 Verses 23-24 which is printed and published from Gita Press Gorakhpur and translated by Shri Jayadayal Goyandka ji :-

(Photocopy of Gita Chapter 16 Verse 23)

(Photocopy of Gita Chapter 16 Verse 24)

Hindu Brothers! Let us now read Holy Shrimad Bhagavad Gita Chapter 17 Verses 1-6

Gita Chapter 17 Verse 1: - In this verse, Arjun questioned the Lord who has given the knowledge of Gita that :-

• O Krishna! Those men who, endowed with faith, worship the gods etc abandoning the injunctions of the scriptures, what is their state then, Satvik, Rajsi or Tamsi? (Gita Chapter 17 Verse 1)

The answer to this has been given in verses 2-6. The answer of the Lord who is the knowledge-giver of Gita: -

• In brief, it is as follows: - The faith of men according to the impressions of their previous birth is Satvik, Rajsi and Tamsi. (Gita Chapter 17 Verse 2)

• O Bharat! The faith of all men is according to their inner-self. Whatever faith one has, he himself is also that only, meaning that he is of the same nature. (Gita Chapter 17 Verse 3)

• Satvik men worship gods. Rajas men worship Yakshas and demons and the others, who are Tamas men, worship spirits and ghosts. (Gita Chapter 17 Verse 4)

• O Arjun! Those men, who only practice (arbitrary) severe religious austerity, which is not enjoined by the scriptures, and endowed with hypocrisy and arrogance, who are also full of desire, attachment and pride of power (Gita Chapter 17 Verse 5)

• And those who torture i.e. cause grief to the group of material elements situated in the body, and me (the God who is the giver of the knowledge of Gita), dwelling in their hearts, know those ignorants to have demoniac nature. (Gita Chapter 17 Verse 6)

The same evidence is also in Gita Chapter 16 Verses 17-20. It is said that:-

• Verse 17: - Those, who consider only themselves to be superior, haughty men, intoxicated by wealth and honour, perform religious rituals only in name for ostentation, without following the injunctions of the scriptures. (Gita Chapter 16 Verse 17)

• Verse 18: - Given to egotism, power, arrogance, anger etc, men who criticise others, hate me (the knowledge-giver of Gita) who resides in their body and in the bodies of others. (Gita Chapter 16 Verse 18)

• Verse 19: - I hurl those haters, the sinful and cruel degraded men, repeatedly in demoniac wombs in the world. (Gita Chapter 16 Verse 19)

• Verse 20: - O Arjun! Those fools, instead of attaining me, birth after birth attain the demoniac wombs. Then they attain a further lower state than that i.e. they fall into deep hell. (Gita Chapter 16 Verse 20)

Conclusion of the above verses of Gita: -

In Gita Chapter 17 Verse 1, Arjun has asked that O Krishna! Those men who, endowed with faith, worship the gods etc abandoning the injunctions of the scriptures, what is their nature like? Arjun had earlier heard in Gita Chapter 7 Verses 12-15 that the worshippers of the three Gunas i.e. Trigunmayi Maya i.e. Rajgun Brahma ji, Satgun Vishnu ji and Tamgun Shiv ji etc. are limited to them only. Their intellect does not rise above them to my, the knowledge-giver-of-Gita’s, worship. Those who have lost their knowledge, who are of demoniac nature, lowest among men, evil-doers, fools do not worship me.

In Gita Chapter 7 Verses 20-23, the following has been said :-

The verses 12-15 have been repeated in these. It has been said that those whose knowledge has been carried away by the desires of those respective pleasures, being prompted by their own nature, adopting that very rule, that is, based on folklores, they worship other deities. This is prohibited in Gita that one should not worship Rajgun Brahma ji, Satgun Vishnu ji and Tamgun Shiv ji and other gods and goddesses. They worship the deities based on folklore after hearing from someone. They worship the deities against the injunctions of the scriptures, that is, they behave arbitrarily, which has been described as a futile religious practice in Gita Chapter 16 Verses 23-24. In Gita Chapter 17 Verse 1, Arjun has asked a question about the same that O Krishna! Those who, abandoning the injunctions of the scriptures, worship other deities of their own volition, what is their devotion like i.e. is their state Rajsi, Satvik or Tamsi?

The giver of the knowledge of Gita has made it clear in Gita Chapter 17 Verses 2-6 above that those who have Satvik faith i.e. who are good human beings, they only worship other gods. Others who are Rajsi in nature worship demons and Yakshas. Those who are of Tamsi faith i.e. nature, they worship spirits and ghosts.

Markandey Puran

Evidence: - In Markandey Puran, in the chapter “Origin of Rauchya Rishi”, Sage Ruchi while following celibacy, lived in seclusion and performed worship according to the Vedas. When he turned 40, his ancestors appeared in the sky. They said to Sage Ruchi (father, grandfather, great grandfather who were Brahmins i.e. sages. They used to perform (Karmkand) ceremonial rituals. Due to which, they did not attain salvation. They were suffering in the lives of ghosts and Pitras (deceased ancestors). They had destroyed their lives by abandoning the injunctions of the scriptures and behaving arbitrarily. They were extremely distressed. They said to Sage Ruchi), “Son! Why did you not get married? Why did you not perform our Shraadhs etc ceremonial rituals i.e. karmkand?” Sage Ruchi replied, “O Forefathers! In the Vedas, ceremonial rituals have been described as Avidya (foolish practice). Then why are you asking me to do this.” The (Pitras) deceased ancestors said, “Son Ruchi! It is true that ceremonial rituals have been called Avidya in the Vedas. The spiritual practice that you are performing is the path of salvation. We are in great trouble. Get us liberated, meaning that get married, and by performing rituals like our Pind-Daan etc, get us liberated from the life of a ghost.” They themselves had become ghosts by abandoning the injunctions of the scriptures and arbitrarily performing ceremonial rituals. They led their son Ruchi (who was doing scripture-based worship) to hell by making him forsake true worship. Sage Ruchi got married. Then he performed the rituals. Then he also became a ghost. By performing Pind-Daan, one gets rid of the life of a ghost. After that, a living being gets the life of an animal or bird etc. What sort of a liberation is this? It is said in Sukshm Ved that: -

Garib, bhoot yoni chhootat hai, pind pradaan karant |
Garibdas Jinda keh, nahin miley Bhagwant ||

It is also clear in Gita Chapter 9 Verse 25. Gita Chapter 9 Verse 25: - Those who worship gods, go to the gods. Those who worship Pitras (deceased ancestors), go to the Pitras. Those who worship ghosts, go to the ghosts, that is, they become ghosts. Those who worship me (the knowledge-giver of Gita) come to me. Therefore, it is beneficial to worship according to the scriptures. Do like this.}

• In Gita Chapter 17 Verses 5-6, it has been clarified that those who practice arbitrary severe religious austerity, which is not enjoined by the scriptures, and the above-mentioned worshippers of other deities i.e. Rajgun Brahma Ji, Satgun Vishnu Ji and Tamgun Shiv Ji and other gods and goddesses, those who worship ghosts and Pitras (performing rituals like Shraadh etc is worship of ghosts and Pitras), and those who worship Yakshas and demons, they torture the group of elements (the powers that reside in the lotuses) located in the body and me, the giver of the knowledge of Gita, located in the heart. Know those ignorant people to be of demoniac nature. In Gita Chapter 16 Verses 17-20, you read this same topic. It has been said that those who worship contrary to the injunctions of the scriptures, they hate me (the giver of the knowledge of Gita) who resides in their body and in the bodies of others, because they worship other gods. They do not worship the knowledge-giver of Gita i.e. Kaal. That is why, they have been called the haters? I hurl those haters i.e. the sinful, cruel, degraded men, that is, the worshippers of Shri Brahma ji Rajgun, Shri Vishnu ji Satgun and Shri Shiv ji Tamgun,- the three main powers of Kaal Brahm, and other gods and goddesses, repeatedly in demoniac wombs. (Gita Chapter 16 Verses 17-19)

• It has been stated in Gita Chapter 16 Verse 20 that O Arjun! Those fools, instead of attaining me, birth after birth attain the demoniac womb. Then they attain a further lower state than that i.e. they fall into deep hell.

If someone says that the worship of Shri Brahma ji, Shri Vishnu ji and Shri Shiv ji is not prohibited in the above chapters; it is mentioned about the worship of other gods:-

Answer: - The answer to this is that nowhere in the entire Gita has it been asked to worship Shri Brahma Ji, Shri Vishnu Ji and Shri Shiv Ji. Therefore, because of not being in the Gita scripture, their worship is against the injunctions of the scripture, which proves to be futile according to Gita Chapter 16 Verses 23-24. Then the Hindu brothers have not left any deity whom they do not worship. Hence proved “Hindu Brothers did not understand Gita Gyan-Vigyan (knowledge-special knowledge)”.

To understand the aforesaid topic of Gita i.e. for proof, please read and see the photocopies of the above-mentioned verses which are from Shrimad Bhagavad Gita Padchhed, Anvay which is printed and published by India's famous and reliable Gita Press Gorakhpur and translated by Shri Jayadayal Goyandka: -

(Photocopy of Gita Chapter 17 Verse 1)

(Photocopy of Gita Chapter 17 Verse 2)

(Photocopy of Gita Chapter 17 Verse 3)

(Photocopy of Gita Chapter 17 Verse 4)

(Photocopy of Gita Chapter 17 Verse 5)

(Photocopy of Gita Chapter 17 Verse 6)

(Photocopy of Gita Chapter 16 Verse 17)

(Photocopy of Gita Chapter 16 Verse 18)

(Photocopy of Gita Chapter 16 Verse 19)

(Photocopy of Gita Chapter 16 Verse 20)

(Photocopy of Gita Chapter 16 Verse 23)

(Photocopy of Gita Chapter 16 Verse 24)

(Photocopy of Gita Chapter 7 Verse 12)

Important: - The giver of the knowledge of Gita has said that creation takes place from Rajgun Brahma ji, maintenance from Satgun Vishnu ji and destruction from Tamgun Shiv ji. All this is for me, so that I continue to have food. The giver of the knowledge of Gita is Kaal, who himself calls himself Kaal in Gita Chapter 11 Verse 32. Due to a curse, he eats one lakh humans every day. That is why, he has said that I am the cause of whatever is happening from Rajgun Brahma ji, Satgun Vishnu ji and Tamgun Shiv ji. But I am different from them (Brahma, Vishnu, Mahesh).

(Photocopy of Gita Chapter 7 Verse 13)

(Photocopy of Gita Chapter 7 Verse 14)

(Photocopy of Gita Chapter 7 Verse 15)

Important: - It has been clarified in this verse 15 that the devotees whose faith is steadfast in Rajgun Brahma ji, Satgun Vishnu ji and Tamgun Shiv ji and whose knowledge has been overpowered, on the basis of folklore, by this Trigunmayi Maya, they are firm on the worship of these three main gods and other deities. They do not worship me (the giver of the knowledge of Gita) who is above them. Such persons have demoniac nature, they are (NaraadhmaH) the lowest among men, evil-doers and fools. They do not worship me (Kaal Brahm, the knowledge-giver of Gita).

(Photocopy of Gita Chapter 7 Verse 20)

(Photocopy of Gita Chapter 7 Verse 21)

(Photocopy of Gita Chapter 7 Verse 22)

(Photocopy of Gita Chapter 7 Verse 23)

(Photocopy of Gita Chapter 7 Verse 25)

Special information:- Question:- Now the Hindu Brothers will say that performance of Shraadh and other rituals has been advocated in the Puranas. Going on pilgrimages has been described as a virtuous deed. The sages did meditation (religious austerity). Should we consider them wrong too? Shri Brahma ji, Shri Vishnu ji and Shiv ji also did meditation. Have they also been doing wrong? Answer: - It has been clarified above from Shrimadbhagavad Gita that those who practise severe religious austerity are fools, sinful and cruel. Whether it is Brahma, Vishnu, Shiv or any sage, they did not have any knowledge of the Vedas. How can others have it? It is nowhere written in the Gita to go on pilgrimages. Therefore, it is wrong to go on a pilgrimage. It is an arbitrary practice against the injunctions of the scriptures which is said to be useless in the Gita.

Question :- Are Puranas not scriptures?

Answer:- The knowledge of the Puranas is the personal experience of the sages. The knowledge of the Vedas and the Gita is given by God and is absolute truth. The sages read the Vedas. They did not understand them properly. Because of which, they performed religious practice based on folklores (hearsay). They took some knowledge from the Vedas i.e. they took Om (ॐ) mantra for chanting from Yajurved Chapter 40 Verse 15. They took the knowledge of doing meditation (religious austerity) from Brahma ji. They obtained (siddhis) spiritual powers by performing religious practices according to the jumbled knowledge and ruined their lives by cursing or blessing someone. It is mentioned in the Gita that those, who perform arbitrary spiritual practice by abandoning the injunctions of the scriptures, do not get any benefit. Those who practice severe religious austerity are of demoniac nature.

Evidence: - Once the Pandavas were in exile. At the behest of Duryodhan, Sage Durvasa went to the Pandavas' place with eighty-eight thousand sages. He had gone with this wicked thought that the Pandavas would not be able to feed us as per my wish. So, I will curse them, and they will perish.

Please think: - Durvasa was a great ascetic. That practitioner of severe religious austerity, sinful and degraded man thought of inflicting such an atrocity. He went with the aim of making the distressed even more miserable. Was it not a demonic act? Was he not a cruel and vile man?

This very Sage Durvasa cursed the Yadavas out of anger because of the children playing a prank on him. The mistake was made by three-four children (Pradyuman, son Shri Krishna, etc.), but he gave the curse for the entire Yadav clan to be destroyed. Due to Durvasa’s curse, 56 crore (fifty-six crore) Yadavs died fighting with each other. Shri Krishna ji was also killed. Was this not a demonic act of Durvasa?

Listen to other actions of the sages who composed the Puranas:-

Sage Vashishth

Sage Vashishth cursed a king to become a demon. He suffered as a demon. Sage Vashishth cursed another king to die because instead of getting his religious rite performed by Sage Vashishth, he got it done by someone else. That king cursed Sage Vashisth to die. Both died. Vashishth ji was reborn as follows which is a Puranic story:- Two sages were doing (Tap) religious austerity in the forest. An Apsara (celestial nymph) came from heaven. She was very beautiful. Just by seeing her, both the sages ejaculated. Both of them went one by one and released their semen in an empty pitcher kept in the hut. From it, one was the rebirth of the soul of sage Vashishth. He was named Vashishth only. The other one born was named Sage Kumbhak.

Deeds of Sage Vishwamitra:-

Renouncing the kingdom, he went to the forest. He did intense meditation and achieved spiritual powers. Sage Vashishth called him a Raj-Rishi (Royal-Sage, a sage who hails from a royal background). Getting furious with him, he killed hundred sons of Vashishth with sticks and stones. When Sage Vashishth called him Brahm-Rishi (a sage who has realised Brahm/God), he became pleased because Vishwamitra used to consider himself insulted by being called a Raj-Rishi. He wanted to be called a Brahm-Rishi.

Sage Vishwamitra

Once upon a time, Sage Vishwamitra was sitting in a hut in the forest. An Urvashi (celestial nymph) named Menaka came from heaven and was roaming near the hut. Vishwamitra fell in love with her. They behaved like husband and wife. A girl child was born. They named her Shakuntala. When the daughter was six months old, Urvashi returned to heaven. She said my work is done. Indra had sent me to find out about your status (self-control); I have seen it. It is said that Vishwamitra kept that girl in front of Sage Kanva's cottage and again went deep into the forest to do meditation. She was brought up and married to King Dushyant.

Please think: - Earlier, he had come after doing intense meditation deep in that forest itself. Soon after coming, he murdered Vashishth’s sons. Then he got entangled with Urvashi. After ruining himself, he then again went to waste his time. Had he then gone to the forest after reading Gita? He performed an arbitrary practice contrary to the injunctions of the scriptures based on that same folklore (hearsay knowledge).

Sage August

There has been a Sage August. He attained spiritual powers (siddhis) by doing (Tap) penance. He drank all the seven oceans in one gulp. Then filled them back in order to get fame. Is this salvation?

The contemporary religious preachers, Gita Manishis, Acharyas, Shankaracharyas and Mahamandaleshwars of the Holy Hindu religion are propagating the Lok Ved (legends/ folklore) received from these sages, and the followers of the Hindu religion i.e. Hindus are lugging the same ignorance, which has been described as an arbitrary behaviour in the Gita and is said to be a futile practice.