Facts, History and Fiction -2.

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The वेद /veda is called श्रुति because वेद /veda was heard by some who are named 'ऋषि' / 'ṛṣi' in those very 'revelations' that they came across during their 'prayers' to 'Fire'. The 'Fire' taught them the 'mantra' which when correctly chanted could invoke the spirit स्फुर्  / sphur of Fire, which subsequently took the form 'spirit' / 'spate', 'Fire', inspire, and such others.
This was the brief to the point of origin of वेद /veda and 'ऋषि' / 'ṛṣi'.
पाणिनी pāṇinī, मनु manu and a large number of 'ऋषि' / 'ṛṣi'. all witnessed these 'mantra' / ऋचा / ṛcā and there are no scope for ambiguity about their authenticity.
The आम्नाय / āmnāya  / अक्षर-समाम्नाय akṣara-samāmnāya given to these 'ऋषि' / 'ṛṣi', were / are so compact and perfectly structured that even the great programmers and computer-experts are just awful and wonder what talent / Intelligence could have devised them. This is not possible for even a very brilliant human being.
The same 'ऋषि' / 'ṛṣi', presented their श्रुति / śruti in the form of संस्कृत / saṃskṛta and தமிழ், tamiḻ, [t̪ɐmɨɻ] texts for fulfilling the need of their disciples, and as the word श्रुति / śruti  suggests the pure text could not be given to one not deserving to receive the same. So these two languages ensured that the one not eligible could not have access to these written texts even if such a one finds them. These texts need to be handed over traditionally only through आचार्य-शिष्य ācārya-śiṣya lineage.
The Grammarians of संस्कृत / saṃskṛta however wrote-down the core-principles of संस्कृत / saṃskṛta Grammar to help students learn in a proper way the subtle elements. 
In संस्कृत / saṃskṛta, the root ग्राम् > grām , ग्रामयति > grāmayati itself means 'to put together'.
So everything was  put into order by these वैय्याकरणाः/ vaiyyākaraṇāḥ  / Grammarians, meticulously.
The script for தமிழ், tamiḻ, [t̪ɐmɨɻ] was likewise discovered so that the 'phonetic' lock ensured that no unworthy could ever have access to the correct pronunciation of the words in the sacred texts.
The 'word' as 'vector' comprised of 'Energy'+'Consciousness'  प्राण prāṇa + चेतना cetanā compounded together.
Music of सामवेद / sāmaveda was like-wise help catch the exact 'frequency' where these देवता / devatā  could be contacted. 
This was not monotheism or polytheism. Because 'ऋषि' / 'ṛṣi' knew that The Supreme Principle that manifests Oneself as this phenomenon could not be classified in terms of 'one' or many.
That is the beginning of सांख्य / sāṃkhya by 'ऋषि' / 'ṛṣi' 'Kapila'.

भग्वद्गीता / bhagvadgītā begins with the same (Chapter 2) and is the foundation of वेद /veda which deals with and explains वर्णाश्रम-धर्म / varṇāśrama-dharma, which all those trust in वेद /veda are instructed to follow.
However, वेद /veda strictly prohibits imposing these principles upon those who want to keep out of this societal system.
This is the essence of सनातन-धर्म / sanātana-dharma.
There are other options for those who can follow simple forms of this वर्णाश्रम-धर्म / varṇāśrama-dharma, which is elucidated in पुराण / purāṇa where Cosmology has been narrated in great details, and one of simple mind could also attain the same  ब्रह्मन् / brahman
 / Highest Supreme, which is otherwise earned by meritorious, worthy aspirants of the same  ब्रह्मन् / brahman. 
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This वेद /veda and सनातन-धर्म / sanātana-dharma, this वर्णाश्रम-धर्म / varṇāśrama-dharma, was prevalent always there, all over the globe, but rise of 'religion' which dictated its views about 'God' as a 'person' and aggressively forced the same has created a great conflict and confusion in the human mind.
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Jews don't object calling their Talmud / Torah as 'Old Testament', because that means there is a 'New' one which they don't accept.
What they call as Bible /Talmud / Torah has been dubbed as 'Old Testament' by  Catholics and Christians. Still there is the rise of Islam which declares Its Prophet is the Last Messenger, So these three 'religions' can never have their differences settled.
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Though वेद /veda and सनातन-धर्म / sanātana-dharma, never mind what is one's choice about spiritual / religious practices, beliefs and faiths, and leaves every-one free to follow one's own according to one's best understanding, These three 'religions' force their preaching upon all who they think are strayed from the 'Real' Religion. 
वेद /veda, पुराण / purāṇaand सनातन-धर्म / sanātana-dharma, emphasize the rebirth-principle while I can't say what is the view / opinion of these three 'religions' about this. And I can't imagine if by per chance birth / rebirth principle is proved to hold true  'scientifically', I wonder how these 'religions' would adjust this in their system.
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Facts, History and Fiction. -1

Rewriting of 'History'
हि परः हि स्तरः high, hypo, hype, hyper, हि स्थः हिस्थो > hysto, history, हि स्तरीय, history, आ रति  > deep amor, indulgence. > आरती > arti > ऋ > आर्ष, > Arch, आर्यं, Arg > argentum, >  silver, aurum >  gold, artificial, artifact, artful, artistic, artillery, artistry, artisan.
History of history-writing

Deliberate distortion and crushing down, suppressing and mutilating of true facts aimed at destroying सनातन-धर्म / sanatana-dharma and वैदिक / vedic tradition and vedic literature, culture, history, Sanskrit language by launching mischievous hypothesis and biased distorted translation of Sanskrit words, 'constructing' a fake, spurious PIE language, 'reconstructing' the same and creating a fake history how this language would have sounded when it was in 'existence' and was spoken! thus instilling a basically false belief in people that this PIE was really a language from where Latin, Sanskrit and Greek languages emerged, telling that 'Arya' was a race and 'Dravid' was yet another different one. 
The one leg of this whole cunning exercise was in the name of 'scholarship' and those scholars who 'successfully' made this possible were rewarded suitably.
Thus the facts, -the pure mundane historical truths which were written and 'recorded' by the bibliographers were put on the same pedestals as of those with वैदिक / vedic tradition and cultural system.
The 'ideas' presented by these 'scholars' were so impressive at first glance that the real and honest scholars with pure intentions were also charmed and failed to see the trap. 
For example the 'Arya-invasion' theory, which lead Lokamanya Tilak to propose the thought आर्य /'Arya' came from the North-Pole!.
The History is :
आर्य  /'Arya' is a Sanskrit word meaning noble, elevated, pure, of good intentions, of cultured refined tendencies, and a man in any race could be addressed by this 'title'. Even there is a feminine form आर्या  / 'AryA' to address the women of this kind.
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