Adulteration in Scriptures: The Whole Story

[Dr. Nikhil asked: Padanamaskarams Swamiji, I would like to submit these two verses at Your divine feet. It is with reference to Your answer titled "CONTRADICTIONS IN THE SCRIPTURE DUE TO ADULTERATION" given in response to my question.

In the Bhagavad Gita, Arjuna asked several questions, which the Lord answered in great detail, in the most wonderful manner. Finally, Arjuna was fully convinced. He expressed His full satisfaction and conviction in the words "Nashto mohah...". I feel that the Gita, which is the divine discussion between the Lord and His devotee, is not complete unless the devotee expresses full satisfaction.

Devotees ask You innumerable questions. You answer all of them excellently. The devotees are greatly satisfied with Your answers. Yet their full satisfaction is not expressed at the end of each question, even though most devotees personally express their satisfaction and devotion to You. So on behalf of all devotees, I would like to express this full satisfaction in the following two verses. I am certain that all Your devotees share the same sentiment. Please forgive me if I am being too bold. It is sometimes very difficult to contain my feelings. Your servant, Nikhil

Who can reveal the Veda’s true meaning?
Who can expose the adulteration therein?
Who can open the doors of spiritual learning,
To all humanity without bias or censoring?
Who can reform any soul who is willing?

He is none but Datta, the Lord of all Creation.
The Source of the Veda, the Knowledge-Ocean;
He restores the loss of each past generation;
Bringing justice and correlation in every situation.
At whose feet every question finds full satisfaction.
I salute to that Datta Swami, the Goal of our devotion.]

Swami replied:- God Datta is very much interested to uplift the souls in this creation and hence, is delivering this wonderful knowledge as the invisible speaker through this visible throat-mike of visible Datta Swami, who is standing like the mike stand holding the throat-mike. The audience has awareness like the speaker and the only inert or ignorant instrument in between God Datta and alive audience is Myself due to the absence of any trace of knowledge. This inert mike (throat) with inert mike-stand (human body) is in very very low level compared to wise speaker and wise audience. This mike along with mike stand is getting the credit since the speaker is invisible. Your student praises you and you pass on that credit to Me and I pass it on to God Datta, the ultimate deserving reality. God Datta continues in Me in merged state as long as I am not bent by ego. If any type of ego to any extent is expressed by God Datta, it is not ego or self-praise because it is simply reality. If the same is expressed even as trace, by the soul, it is totally false!

Let Me revise this topic once again since you developed such happiness and this topic is very important to remove the splits in Hinduism or any single religion. If we can’t bring internal unity within our family (Hindu Religion), how can we bring external unity between the families existing in our village (religions in this world)? This defect of contradictions exists in every religion because of the adulteration of scripture by the followers of that religion.

1. The Veda can be treated beyond adulteration since it was preserved through recitation from one generation to the other in ancient time due to absence of printing technology, which is not essential now since the Veda is preserved by printing it. But, we find some modern meters in Shri Suktam marked with accent. Only seven Vedic meters exist throughout the Veda. Hence, we must analyze the Veda also to prove that the Veda is not adulterated. Even if adulterations exist in any scripture, we need not mind as long as they support the right concept. In prayers to God also, there is not much inconvenience with the adulteration since prize is continued. In the knowledge of Nivrutti also, there is no problem since correlation can be done by bringing the difference between various levels of eligibilities of devotees. But, certain issues in Pravrutti like caste, gender etc., are very delicate and dangerous if misinterpreted based on adulterations, resulting in splits in a religion disturbing the peace, which is very important in the view of God.
2. Janashruti was a born Kshatriya and was overcome by lot of grief that comes from ignorance only (Krupayaavishtam... Gita), which can be removed only by true spiritual knowledge (kah shokah?... Veda). In this ancient time, caste was considered to be not by birth, but, by qualities and subsequent deeds as said in the Gita (Gunakarma vibhaagashah). The Veda also says that caste is not by birth and says that a person without having the qualities and deeds stipulated for a corresponding caste is only a relative of his/her forefathers linked by blood relationship, who were having such stipulated qualities and deeds (Brahamabandhuriva). Hence, sage Raikva, correctly called Janashurti as Shudra because the quality of a Shudra (not by birth, but by quality) is grief or worry (shuk) for materialism due to ignorance. Addressing Janashruti as Shudra by Raikva is by the qualities and deeds (grief and worry) of Janashruti only, which was the prevailing tradition of sages in that ancient time of true Vedic knowledge. The culprits, who are masters of adulteration, did not like this true tradition and believe blindly that caste is by birth only even in the absence of qualities and deeds. Hence, such egoistic traditionalists tried in this place to introduce their blind concept through adulteration. They say, here, that Raikva called Janashuruti (born as Kshatriya) as shudra not in the sense of caste but in the sense of a person possessing grief (shuk-Shudra). Raikva called Janashruti as Shudra by caste only since caste is decided by the quality of worry for materialism. This misinterpretation is wrong since Raikva called Janashruti as shudra based on the real sense of caste system decided by possessed qualities and subsequent corresponding expressed deeds. A permanent maintenance of inherent qualities exists in human beings (neglecting some different qualities appearing temporarily now and then) and hence, the caste system based on the permanent qualities is also subsequently standard. Hence, one need not object saying that caste changes every time as per the changing qualities. Since every child born is ignorant weeping always in the worldly memories of past birth, every child is Shudra only (Janmanaa jaayate Shudrah). Every child grows and imbibes qualities from the surrounding atmosphere in concurrence with the qualities of its previous birth enters any caste by its standard qualities and deeds expressed subsequently (Karmanaa jaayate dvijah). The soul is expected to enter better castes by qualities (Dvija) without continuing in the same caste of Shudra (worrying for materialism only) throughout the life. This clearly shows change of one caste in to other caste by imbibing the quality based deeds (Karmanaa) of the other caste. We see the case of Vishvaamitra, who was born kshatriya becoming Brahmana. This again means that a soul born as Shudra by birth can change its caste by its deeds (Karmanaa). This clearly confirms that caste is not by birth but by qualities and deeds only. The change of caste to become Brahmana is not restricted to Kshatriyas (as in the case of Vishvaamitra) only, but, also can be extended to any other caste by imbibing the qualities and deeds stipulated for Brahmana caste. I do not understand why some people burn the Manusmruti book, in which the above verse indicating the transformation of caste by changing qualities and deeds exists!
3. The case of Satyakaama Jaabaala was also supporting the true tradition of deciding the caste by qualities and deeds only. The caste of Sayakaama Jaabaala was asked by sage Gautama. The caste by birth was also having general significance because a child born in a caste will naturally imbibe the qualities and deeds from such congenial family accustomed to such qualities and deeds from one generation to the other. But, we are finally deciding the caste by the presence of such qualities and deeds in the individual. But, an individual may or may not imbibe such qualities and deeds from the surrounding congenial atmosphere. Hence, we can’t say that the birth and the congenial atmosphere surrounding an individual is the reason to decide caste. We must carefully say that if the qualities and deeds appear in the individual from the congenial atmosphere, such individual belongs to that caste. Sometimes, strong qualities from the previous birth or from the external different atmosphere (in which this individual gets interest due to qualities from previous birth) may appear in a soul overcoming the qualities of own surrounding atmosphere of the present birth and in that case, we shall not decide the caste by the surrounding own atmosphere, but, decide caste by the final appearing qualities and deeds only in the individual. Based on the general tendency of the surrounding atmosphere influencing the individual, Gautama asked the boy about his caste by birth. The exceptional case of getting qualities from the previous birth is not touched here since exceptional case is rare. The boy told the truth that his mother is unmarried working in several houses and hence, the caste of the biological father is not known. Gautama didn’t use miraculous sight to find out the caste of biological father to decide the caste of the boy. Gautama decided that the boy is Brahmana since he spoke the truth. This means that since the boy spoke truth, he is Brahmana and this does not mean that since the boy is Brahmana, he spoke the truth because the boy was not established as Brahmana by birth through any other type of investigation. The only authority here is speaking truth to decide that the boy is Brahmana. Since the biological father was not known, Gautama decided his caste as Brahmana by the quality of speaking truth and this quality was certainly imbibed by the boy from some surrounding good atmosphere in which he grew or from his previous birth. If you do not care the quality present in the boy that was imbibed from the surrounding atmosphere in which he grew to decide the caste, Gautama should not take such decision. Instead, he could have used his miraculous sight and then should have declared that the boy is a Brahmana since he found the truth directly through his miraculous power. He did not declare so. It was totally unknown whether the biological father of the boy was a Brahmana by birth or not and without this clear knowledge, Gautama concluded that the boy is Brahmana simply by deciding his caste through his existing and expressed quality. This clearly proves that the caste system is based on simply the qualities and deeds possessed and expressed by the individual and not by birth. If you say that the biological father of the boy gave such good qualities to the boy through genes without reference to surrounding atmosphere, this is also false as per genetic science, which says that only certain physical mannerisms are transferred through genes and not qualities. You cannot also say that all good souls are born in good castes so that certain castes are only entirely good since it is not true in the practical experience. Every caste contains both good and bad people. You should not say that the Veda says that bad people are born in the bad castes where as good people are born in good castes (kapuuya charanaah kapuuyayonim...). We agree to this Vedic statement since the caste referred here is not by birth, but, is by qualities. Hence, bad souls are born in bad castes (By qualities and not by birth) and good souls are born in good castes (by qualities and not by birth). Here, actually, it is told that bad souls are born in bad families (Kapuuyayonim). Yoni indicates mother and her surrounding family. It means that a good soul is born in a good family so that congenial atmosphere certainly exists in a limited family and not in a broad caste. Hence, this case also clearly proves that the decision of the caste shall be done by the qualities and corresponding deeds only. A family also may not be entirely good or bad and hence, an individual must be the final goal for caste. A family may be of caste (community) of teachers by qualities (proficiencies) and deeds (professions) but an individual born in such caste (by qualities and deeds) may have lot of interest in doing agriculture and hence, such individual belongs to other caste. Caste must indicate an individual only possessing qualities and deeds prescribed for a caste and not simply a group linked to the individual by blood relationship irrespective of the qualities and deeds. A quality is always imbibed from the surrounding atmosphere or from previous birth only and not from parents through genes. A good soul may be born in good family (family can be called also as caste in broad sense), but, the good atmosphere of such good family may not be affective to induce good qualities from their surrounding atmosphere since the individual in such family may be trapped by bad atmosphere existing outside to become bad. Hence, birth in a family (or caste) can’t be taken as the basis of a caste of the individual unless the individual expresses the qualities imbibed from the atmosphere of such family through deeds.
4. The secondary scripture says that a Shudra shall not hear or read the Veda, but, can read and hear the secondary scripture having the same knowledge in the same Sanskrit language. The difference between primary and secondary scriptures is only the accent marked, which is meant for pleasant hearing through musical accents. This is climax of foolishness to differentiate two scriptures simply by presence and absence of musical accents when the knowledge and language are one and the same! Some scholars say that accent decides the meaning also as in the case of ‘Indrashatro vardhasva’. If you say that accent has meaning, how you said that a shudra can learn the same knowledge from the secondary scripture without accent? In fact, the two words Indra and shatro combined means the enemy of Indra. If both words are separated, deferent meaning (O Indra! O enemy!) comes. The gap based on grammar plays the role and not the accent. Later on, even the Sanskrit language is prohibited for females and Praakrutam (regional language) was only allowed for females. In this way, the ego spread not only to caste system but also to the gender-system! Shudra (by quality and not by birth) always is worried about materialism, who can be avoided from spiritual discussion of the Veda since such fellow may wash the brains of participants to turn them into materialists! In fact, the materialist is really eligible for the Veda or spiritual knowledge to be transformed since the patient alone needs the doctor (as said by Jesus). The Veda means spiritual knowledge and doesn’t mean a specific text written in Sanskrit marked by accents. If the true spiritual knowledge exists in any language even without accents spoken by even a modern person, it shall be called the Veda. When this is the reality, it is certainly an adulteration with madness if the scripture says that a Shudra by birth shall not hear and read the Veda and that if he hears and reads, barbaric punishments (pouring molten lead in the ear and cutting tongue etc.,) shall be given! This is absurd for any basic worldly life and hence, must be treated as insertion done by a culprit of other religion (or by egoistic-foolish priest of middle age) to bring internal splits in Hindu religion. The pathetic reality is that the person, who is really eligible for reading and hearing the Veda, is said to be eligible for such horrible punishments on trying to study the holy Veda! If this is so, a patient approaching a doctor for cure must be also similarly punished!
5. There is a small bunch of Brahma Sutras in 1^st Adhyaaya-3^rd Pada involving this adulteration. It is unbelievable that sage Vyaasa, being the son of Satyavati, born in fishermen-caste is specific about the caste by birth! The same sage Vyaasa wrote in one of his secondary scriptures (Puranams) that Sūta, born in low-caste was selected as the president (Brahma) by all the sages in a sacrifice based on his qualities! Shankara is well known to be beyond the caste system, who fell on the feet of a cobbler based on his excellent spiritual knowledge treating him as spiritual preacher (Guru)! In the beginning of the commentary on the Brahma Sutras, He wrote that four good qualities are needed to study spiritual knowledge and specially mentioned that this is beyond the caste system (Apeta BrahmaKshatraadi bhedam). The word Aadi here means all the four castes. Such Shankara wrote commentary on these latter Sutras here following the blind tradition of priests of middle age. Since the Sutras were adulterated, the commentary might have been also adulterated suitably! Or, Shankara might have kept silent on this point since He expressed His point in the beginning itself and might not have been wishing to go against the blind belief of the then existing emotional traditionalists in His time so that the main point (knowledge of the Veda is important and not doing rituals blindly) to be stressed on them is not disturbed. Shri Datta Swami opened this adulteration now, since the receivers are more enlightened and broad minded having well developed scientific logic.
6. In the context of these sutras, in the commentary, the Manusmruti is quoted, which states that eating non-vegetarian food is the reason for prohibiting Shudra from the Veda. This quotation must be adulteration because Kshatriyaas eating the same forbidden food are also eligible to read the Veda! Certainly, non-vegetarian food is sinful since the eater also shares the punishment for promoting the butcher to kill soft natured animals for food. If naturally dead living beings are eaten as Kaapaalikaas do, it is not sin. Even eating the non-vegetarian food is not sin directly since non-vegetarian food contains same constituents of vegetarian-food. But, non-vegetarian food brings sin since a living animal is killed to supply such food. The angle of sin is in different direction. Plants have life since the inert life-mechanism (respiration) takes place. But, plants don’t have awareness (nervous energy) to undergo the pain through mind. Due to this fundamental difference, all plants come under one group called Botany and all other living beings having nervous energy come under another group called Zoology. Anyway, the punishment for this sin is that the sinner to be born as animal to be killed by the killed animal to be born as butcher in the next life and this is the meaning of non-vegetarian food. Maam sah (flesh) means:- as this butcher (sah) killed me (maam) now, I will kill him in the next birth. This is thought by every killed animal for food! This punishment is inevitable for anybody eating non-vegetarian food as the promoter of sin. Scripture says that direct doer, indirect doer (owner), promoter and supporter have to equally undergo this punishment. This is inevitable separate issue of punishment for doing injustice in Pravrutti. Since non-vegetarian food is not having any speciality by having same constituents of vegetarian-food, eating non-vegetarian food can’t be linked to learning the spiritual knowledge or the Veda since Kshatriyas, non-vegetarians, are learning the Veda. Study of the Veda or true spiritual knowledge may bring reformation of such soul, which may stop non-vegetarian food also. Hence, you shall not restrict the reformation of the sinful soul through study of the Veda due to non-vegetarian food.
7. The untouchable concept is another misunderstanding flared in the unity of Hinduism through the adulterations in the secondary scriptures. The Veda speaks about four castes only and there is no reference to this fifth untouchable caste. Untouchable concept has no link with caste system. It is only a form of punishment given to extreme sinners of all the four castes like debarring a student from the school to force discipline in the undisciplined student. Certain non-vegetarian eaters have gone to the climax of sin by killing cows and buffalos in their old age after getting milk from them throughout lifetime. Similarly, killing bulls and he-buffalos in their old age after getting ploughing work from them throughout lifetime is another climax sin. The children of such sinners punished by the society can’t be untouchables if they are not such sinners any more. Punishment is not due to vengeance but, due to love to reform the co-existing souls only. Forgetting all this background, untouchable caste is created by birth leading to internal splits in Hinduism. Shabari was untouchable by birth and exceeded even the sages by qualities and she alone got salvation from God Rama, who ate fruits tasted by her. Shankara fell on the feet of untouchable by birth due to his tremendous spiritual knowledge. An untouchable hunter by birth plucked his two eyes for the sake of God Shiva and got highest salvation. If we realize that there is no untouchable caste and realize its background in the old time, this problem will disappear helping the unity of all Hindus.
8. Another foolish problem to split Hinduism was the function of holy thread marriage, which was restricted to the males of Brahmanas, Kshatriyaas and Vyshaas bringing split in Hinduism. Even females of these three castes were forbidden from this function due to the difference in gender. Upanayanam actually means becoming close to God by singing sweet songs in praise of God and such singing is called Gayatri. The three strings of the holy thread indicate the human form of God having the three qualities (Sattvam-awareness, Rajas-inert energy and Tamas-inert matter). Catching this thread means only catching the human incarnation to get correct spiritual knowledge and thereby right direction of the spiritual path. Without revealing this real background, the foolish priests propagated wrong knowledge that brings splits. The formal function was given importance stating that that is the path of salvation, confining Gayatri to a specific hymn written in Gayatri meter. Prohibiting all females and Shudras from such formal function will naturally flare them. If the real meanings of Upanayanam, Gayatri and the holy thread are realized, it is clear that the males of these three castes missed the real path whereas others following this real path got real salvation!
9. Swami Dayananda is also human incarnation of God like Shankara, Ramanuja, Madhva, Ramakrishna etc. The incarnation comes in the time when a certain problem shoots up in a specific angle. The incarnation solves it in that angle neglecting other angles of the same problem and other problems also since they were not prominent in that time. Swami Dayananda tried His level best to solve such problems prominent in His time (like any other human incarnation), which were damaging the unity of a religion. In that time, devotees were exploited by the priests in the temples and hence, Swamiji (Dayaananda) eradicated such worships of idols stating that God is always formless. This problem is solved in that specific angle, which was of emergency in that time. Actually, idol worship is good in another angle that the devotee worshipping idols develops the theoretical devotion to God, which generates the practical devotion to be done to human form of God in the later stage. This angle was neglected in that time since it was not serious. Similarly, Swamiji stated that anybody interested in the Veda or true spiritual knowledge can perform this holy thread marriage, after which such a person shall be called as Brahmana by the suitable qualities and deeds developed and not by mere thread! This satisfied immediately the prohibited people. In fact, people should have asked that they were benefited by this function, but, their forefathers were not benefited by this missed function and lost salvation forever. This point will keep the split even after allowing this formal function to everybody. To remove this unnecessary blame that continues this split, Shri Datta Swami, now, opened the real background of this function, which means that salvation can be attained by true devotion through singing songs and not through this formal function. In all the times, everybody is having full freedom to sing songs on God without any restriction to caste or gender or even any religion in the world. This interpretation makes Gayatri as universal. But, a question comes that why Swamiji did not open this background (opened by Shri Datta Swami) in His time itself? Had Swamiji opened this background in His time itself, people will think that Swamiji is doing some magic through words and finally is not allowing them to the actual function by discouraging them in this way of explanation of real Gayatri! Since Swamiji allowed the function to all, now, opening this background will not lead to such misunderstanding. One shall remember that this holy thread is thrown away by the saint and the saint is honoured by all Hindus to the highest extent! This means that the truth is that this thread is only a formality indicating a true concept and once the concept is realized, the formality can be rejected. God Datta knows which concept shall be revealed in which time through His human incarnations.
10. Regarding suppression of females, there are several secondary scriptures saying that the property shall be given only to sons (suppression of the daughter by father and brother) by misinterpreting that the word putra means only son and not daughter even though the word means both son and daughter as per grammar. The suppression of the wife is done by husband since the scripture says that a female shall be always a servant to her husband irrespective of his qualities that deserve respect (Karaneshu daasii). Sita told that her husband is God irrespective of His financial status (Diinovaa raajyahiinovaa, yo me bhartaa sa me Guruh). Rama was having all good qualities only and deserved this comment from His wife. Sita didn’t say that her husband is God whether He possesses good qualities or bad qualities. In fact, the Veda says that all souls (Prakruti) are females, wives and servants of God-Purusha (striyah satiih...)! The real sense here is that wife or bharyaa is maintained by the maintainer, who is called husband or bhartaa. In fact, God is maintaining all the souls irrespective of gender. In the philosophy of Madhva, every soul is servant of God. Hence, all such verses of the secondary scriptures in this subject are adulterations only. A female is said not to have freedom throughout her life (Na strii svaatantryamarhati) in the Manusmruti and this verse is by adulteration, if the word ‘freedom’ is used in its real sense like locking her in the house. If the word ‘freedom’ is used in the sense of going out of the house alone, the verse is correct. A female is always weak and decorated with golden jewels and going out alone may attract thieves. This verse says that the female child shall be escorted by her father, as young lady shall be escorted by her husband and as old lady shall be escorted by her son. Differentiating gender is worse than caste-difference. Assuming that the caste-difference by birth is correct, how foolish it is to treat the females born in their own caste at par with lower (as per their view) castes by denying the holy thread which is linked with the study of the Veda? If their own females are of lower caste, does it not mean that they performed inter-caste marriage, which is wrong according to them! If their females belong to their own caste, how this ritual is prohibited? Brahmana is the word denoting a group of people by birth (as per them) as a Jaativaachaka and means both male and female. In the ancient Vedic time, there were several terrible female scholars of the Veda like Gaargii, Maitreyii etc., and the holy thread was allowed to them (Puraakalpe tu naariinaam, mounjiibandhanamishyate). While worshiping the divine mother through sixteen modes, are we not offering her the holy thread (prohibited for females) to her? For the sake of convenience, the holy thread of the bride was given to the bridegroom in the marriage by her father so that the holy thread of three strings of the male becomes six strings after marriage. In some states, additional three strings were also added for the sake of not having upper garment. The female cooks the food and in that time, the male doing worship holding the holy thread donates half of his merit to wife while the wife donates half of the cooked food to him. This again shows that a soul (wife) can get merit of the Vedic ritual without the holy thread! A saint leaving this formal holy thread is considered to be in the highest spiritual state, which proves the same fact. Actually, Gaayatrii means singing any sweet song on God and Upanayanam means to become close to God through Gaayatrii. The holy thread with three strings indicates that anybody has to catch the human incarnation having three qualities (Saguna) for worship and not unimaginable God (Nirguna). Hence, actual Gaayatrii is with females only and not with the egoistic males. Simply reading a hymn written in Gaayatrii meter misunderstanding it as the real Gaayatrii is a terrible loss! All the suppressed females and lower castes have the real Gaayatrii with them whereas upper caste males have missed the real Gaayatrii! It is the miraculous will of God that a suppressing person is always dipped and the suppressed person is always uplifted!
11. Mutually contradicting statements exist in the Veda and the Gita regarding the subject of Nivrutti and such different statements can be correlated by saying that the different statements correspond to different concepts like monism, dualism etc., which are suitable to eligible devotees existing in different levels of spiritual journey. We can’t say such statements as adulterated and hence, divine spiritual preachers never found fault with the scripture saying that the scripture is not genuine. Even in such issues of Nivrutti, people got split with fights without understanding the background that different concepts apply to the same person travelling in the spiritual path in different times corresponding to different levels.

Conclusion:- All this wonderful knowledge (Prajnaanam) spoken by God Datta through Me shall be propagated in the world since every time the proper understanding is missing leading to confusion in the basic spiritual knowledge itself, which misleads the people in to wrong path. The subsequent devotion and sacrifice of service and fruit of work done in wrong path become waste. There is no confusion in the theoretical and practical devotions since these are very simple and straight concepts and hence, there is no need of propagation in both these fields. The human incarnation comes again and again only for this main purpose of establishing the true spiritual knowledge that gives right direction, which is misinterpreted by ignorant, egoistic and selfish followers. God Datta merges with a selected devotee to become human incarnation to prepare (cook) the true spiritual knowledge eatable to devotees. Similarly, whenever a devotee is ready to propagate this cooked knowledge-food through the work of catering, God Datta enters and merges with such devotee also and propagates the right spiritual knowledge. This means that God Himself is doing His work of preparation of correct spiritual knowledge and its propagation. This means that the devotee, who propagates this spiritual knowledge, is also the human incarnation of the same God Datta. Without the need of us, God Datta can create new human beings as His media to do both these works. He is taking us as His media only to uplift us, the already existing devoted human beings. Hence, we shall never think that we are doing God’s work. In fact, we are doing our work only since in the propagation, the concepts get reminded and digested by us leading to reformation of the soul in which all our sins are burnt. At least, realizing this propagation as our work for our benefit, devotees shall come forward for propagation.

The four great multi-dimensional Vedic statements can be applied to any good context:- 1) Prajnaanam Brahma (God is embodiment of excellent spiritual knowledge). This means that God is doing the works of preparation and propagation of the true spiritual knowledge by merging with selected devotees. 2) Aham Brahmaasmi (I am God). This means that the devotee with whom God Datta merged for preparation of this knowledge becomes God or human incarnation, stating that he is God, which means that God Datta only spoke such excellent spiritual knowledge through him. This statement that he is God is also spoken by God Datta only indicating His total merge with him. 3) Tattvamasi (you are God). This means that the above said human incarnation is speaking to another devotee doing propagation of this knowledge that he is also God because God entered and merged with him to do the work of propagation. Hence, the devotee doing the propagation work is also God as another human incarnation. God can exist as several incarnations simultaneously in the same time due to His unimaginable power. 4) Ayamaatmaa Brahma (another third person is also God). This means that another devotee (any other devotee) involved in the propagation of this knowledge is also God or another human incarnation since God Datta merged with him/her also for His work.

The first sutra says that God is the possessor of this excellent spiritual knowledge. The possessor of an item is called as the possessed item. The possessor of apple fruits in the basket (seller) is called (by buyers) “O apples! Come here”. This doesn’t mean that the possessor himself is apple fruits. God is the embodiment of excellent spiritual knowledge (Prajnaanam) and this also means that God is the possessor of such knowledge. Wherever such knowledge exists, the container of such knowledge is called God because God alone is the container of such knowledge resulting in the truth that wherever such knowledge exists, God exists there in merged state. The cook of such knowledge calls himself as God since the cook also becomes the container of such knowledge or God because such container (the cook after preparing the knowledge and the catering devotee before propagation of the knowledge) of such excellent knowledge contains the God (the original container of this knowledge) in merged state for the sake of preparation and propagation of such knowledge. God is the container of such knowledge and container of such God (not as possessed item but as specially merged item) must be called God with double force (since we are calling even the possessor as the possessed item). The second sutra says that the cook is God. The third sutra says that a specific caterer standing before the cook is addressed as God by the cook. The fourth sutra says that any caterer far from the cook is also God as said by the cook since catering is the sign of merged God. The third sutra indicates that an ignorant human being like Shvetaketu is called as God and this means that every human being-component in the human incarnation is ignorant since its God-component alone is omniscient. The cook calls himself as God since in his case, cooking is the sign of merged God. This results in the cook, the caterer present before cook and the caterer far from the cook (all the three) are God. This finally concludes that not only the cook is God, but also, every caterer is God. This means that a few blessed devotees are God than to say that none is God or everybody is God since both are extreme ends. Saying that cook alone is God is also not justified because only one devotee is uplifted in such case whereas saying that cook along with his caterers is God results in the uplift of several devotees in the same time.

Hence, not only the devotee, who prepared the true spiritual knowledge, is the human incarnation of God Datta, but also, the devotee, who propagates this knowledge is also human incarnation of God Datta. This means that the devotees participating in this work of God also get the highest fruit of monism with God since God is very much pleased with the preparation and propagation work of true spiritual knowledge to all the souls in this world. This preparation and propagation of spiritual knowledge is called Jnaana Yajna, which pleases God to the highest extent (Jnaana Yajnena tenaaham… Gita). The omnipotent God can do both works of preparation and propagation through single devotee (cook) only, but, the work is split between devotees to uplift every devotee participating in the propagation work of true spiritual knowledge that is restored by God (through human incarnation) once again. Even though God seals this knowledge every time, misinterpretations by some followers also takes place every time after the exit of human incarnation. This makes God to frequently visit this world in every generation since the speed of misinterpretation is very fast taking place by the next generation. This is the main reason of His frequent visits everywhere in every generation.

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