Q1 The vedas are known as store house of knowledge? Give reason.
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Answer:The Vedas are the most valued texts in the Bharatiya tradition and are regarded as the highest source of knowledge. But what do they contain? Are they merely socio-historic texts describing warring tribes that perform sacrifices to nature Gods asking their favors in return? Or are they detailed manuals of rituals? Or are they in fact the storehouse of very advanced scientific knowledge?
Maybe there is some truth in all of these interpretations. But if these were the sole contents of the Veda why did the Upanishads and the later philosophies, acknowledged for the keen spiritual insight and intellectual genius, refer to them as the unparalleled books of wisdom? If one concludes that there is possibly much more to the Vedas than generally accepted by the scholars, a pertinent question would be whether this knowledge is of any relevance to the needs of modern man in the 21st Century? In this context Sri Aurobindo, says, “The recovery of the perfect truth of the Vedas is not merely a desideratum of our modern intellectual curiosity but a practical necessity for the future of the human race.” With the available interpretations of the Vedic texts one might doubt the validity of such a bold affirmation. But if there is any truth whatsoever in Sri Aurobindo’s declaration, it becomes imperative to seek out that ‘perfect truth of the Veda’ for the future well-being of mankind.