Vedas and Vedic Culture

2. Param Pujya Gurudev
Shriram Sharma Acharya
Founder of All World Gayatri Pariwar and writer of more than 3000
books
Based on Vedic Culture.

3. Yug Rishis
Yug Rishi, Vedmurti
Taponistha Pt. Shriram
Sharma Acharya
For expecting New Era
In 21st Century -Compiled
Compiled for Sat Yug 4 Vedas
108 Upanishads – Additional Upanishad
4 Vedas “Pragyopnishad”
18 Puranas –Additional Puran
18 Puranas
“Pragya Puran”
Mahabharat  6 Darshans
Shrimad Bhagwat 20 Smrutiya, Yog Vasistha
Gita Gita Vishwa Kosh (18 Volumes comprises
of 10,000 pages)
 108 Volumes of Vangmaya (Approx
30,000 Pages)

5. What is Vedic Culture?
Vedic culture is based on Vedic scriptures
(sastras) called Vedas.
"Veda” comes from the word “Vid”.
“Vid” is Sanskrit word for “To Know".
“Veda” means “Knowledge” “Eternal
Knowledge- No Beginning No Ending.
Sanskrit was the language of Vedic
civilization.

6. Vedic SCRIPTURES (Sastras)
BHARTIYA
SCRIPTURES
DARSHAN
PURANAS
VEDAS SMRITIS SHASTRA WRITINGS ITIHAS GITA
BHAGAVTAM
PURVAMIMANSA
WRITINS OF
NYAY
RIGVED ACHARYA
VAISHESHIK
YAJURVED JAGADGURUS RAMAYAN
SANKHYA
SAMVED SAINTA MAHABHARAT
YOG
ATHARVA VED BHAKTAS
UTTARMIMANSA
RASIKS
[BRAHMA SUTRA]

7. Details of Vedas
VEDAS
SECTION OF
VEDANG UPVED 108 UPNISHADS 18 PURANAS
VEDAS
VYAKRAN
JYOTISHA ATHARVA SAMHITA
NIRUKTA DHANURVED BRAHMAN
SHIKSHA GANDHARV VED ARANYAK[UPNISHAD]
CHHANDA AYURVED
KALPSUTRAS

8. What is Vedas?
To understand Vedas one should know about meaning of word “SRUTI”

9. What is Vedas?
Hindus believe that the Vedas were not written by
anyone (including God), but are eternally existing
(apaurusheya). While many historians regard the
Vedas as some of the oldest surviving texts, they
estimate them to have been written down between
1500 BCE and 500 BCE.

10. Essence of Vedas
The Vedas consist of several kinds of texts, all of which
date back to ancient times.
The core is formed by the Mantras which represent
hymns, prayers, magic and ritual formulas, charms etc.
The hymns and prayers are addressed to a pantheon of
gods and a few goddesses important members of which
are Rudra, Varuna, Indra, Agni, etc.
The mantras are supplemented by texts regarding the
sacrificial rituals in which these mantras are used as
well as texts exploring the philosophical aspects of the
ritual tradition, narratives etc.

11. When was Vedas
rediscovered?
The Vedas were compiled around the time of Krishna (c.
3500 B.C.), and even at that time were hardly understood.
Hence they are very ancient and only in recent times has
their spiritual import, like that of the other mystery
teachings of the ancient world, begun to be rediscovered
or appreciated even in India.
The Vedic truths were orally inherited by the rishis to
their disciples over thousands of years. Finally , these
were compiled by Sage Krishna Dwepayan Vyas,
popularly known as Ved Vyas, for the benefit of future
generations.

12. RISHI VED VYAS
 RISHI VEDVYAS COMPILED ALL VEDAS
AND PURANS .

13. Gayatri is Mother of Vedas
 From Gayatri Savitri
 From Savitri Saraswati
 From Sarswati Four Vedas
 Gayatri is therefore Mother of Vedas
Source: Gayatri Rahashyopanishad (Sadhana
Khand)

14. Parts of Vedas
Praise of GODS
Origin of Music-Sabda
Brahma Nad Brahma
Vedas of Worship
Various branches
of Science,
Ayurved,
economics
including Vedic
Math

15. Original Script of Vedas

16. Param Pujya Gurudev
translated and compiled in
simple language all 4
Vedas. There are total 8
volumes displayed today
comprised of:
4 Volumes of Rigved
1 Volume of Yajurved
1 Volume of Samved
2 Volumes of Atharvaved
Vedmurti Pt. Shriram
Sharma Acharya That is why Param Pujya
Gurudev was titled as “Ved
Murti”

17. Upanishads-Another branch
of Vedas
 The Upanishads are a continuation of the Vedic
philosophy, and were written between 800 and 400 B.C.
They elaborate on how the soul (Atman) can be united
with the ultimate truth (Brahman) through
contemplation and mediation, as well as the doctrine of
Karma-- the cumulative effects of a persons' actions.
 The word Upanishad consists of three parts:
 Upa (near),
 Ni (down), and
 Shad (sit).
 'sitting near a teacher and receiving the secret teachings.'

18. Essence of Upanishad
 The Upanishads more clearly set forth the prime Vedic
doctrines like Self-realization, yoga and meditation,
karma and reincarnation, which were hidden or kept
veiled under the symbols of the older mystery religion.
 The Upanishads became prevalent some centuries
before the time of Krishna and Buddha
 Upanishad means Brahma-knowledge by which
ignorance is loosened or destroyed.

19.  Param Pujya Gurudev has
translated 108 Upanishads in
simple language and compiled
according to its nature in 3 parts
as under:
 Brahmavidhya
Vedmurti
Tapnistha Pt.
 Gyan
Shriram Sharma
Acharya
 Sadhana
 He wrote additional Upanishad called
“Pragyopanisad” well in advance before
the reincarnation of god in the form of
Pragyaavatar in 21st Century.

20. An Important Branch of Vedas
Puranas
The Puranas are post-Vedic texts which typically
contain a complete narrative of the history of the
Universe from creation to destruction, genealogies of
the kings, heroes and demigods, and descriptions of
Hindu cosmology and geography.
There are 18 canonical Puranas, divided into three
categories, each named after a deity: Brahma, Vishnu
and Shiva. There are also many other works termed
Purana, known as 'Upapuranas.'

21. 18 Puranas:
 Brahma Purana 10,000 Verses
 Padma Purana 55,000 Verses
 Vishnu Purana 23,000 Verses
 Shiva Purana 24,000 Verses
 Bhagavata Purana 18,000 Verses
 Narada Purana 25,000 Verses
 Markendya Purana 9,000 Verses
 Agni Purana 15,400 Verses
 Bhavishya Purana 14,500 Verses
 Brahmavaivarta Purana 18,000 Verses
 Linga Purana 11,000 Verses
 Varaha Purana 24,000 Verses
 Skanda Purana 81,100 Verses
 Vaman Purana 10,000 Verses
 Kurma Purana 17,000 Verses
 Matsya Purana 14,000 Verses
 Garuda Purana 19,000 Verses
 Brahmand Purana 12,000 Verses
 Total 18 Puranas 400,000 Verses

22. The Vishnu Purana
by H.H. Wilson [1840]
A primary text of the Vaishnava branch of Hinduism, and
one of the canonical Puranas of the Vishnu category.
Among the portions of interest are a cycle of legends of
the boyhood deeds of Krishna and Rama. H.H. Wilson
was one of the first Europeans to translate a Hindu
sacred text from the original Sanskrit. His style and
annotations are exceptional and very readable.
The Garuda Purana
translated by Ernest Wood and S.V. Subrahmanyam
[1911]
A Vishnu Purana with Dantesque descriptions of the
afterlife, and details of Hindu funeral rites.

23. PURANAS
 Param Pujya Gurudev translated above 18
puranas in simple language and also wrote
additional purana called “Pragya Puran” from
“Pragyopanishad” well in advance before the
reincarnation of god in the form of
Pragyaavatar in 21st Century.
 Pragyapuran:
 It describes today’s problems of world and the
solutions to its in simple language with stories
in the form of conversation of our Rishis
(Sages). he wrote Pragyapuran in 18 parts (5
Parts Published). It covers from crisis of faith
Pt. Shriram Sharma (Aastha Sankat) in today’s world to change of
Acharya New Era and return of Satayug and how Divine
Rishi Culture will revive in 21st Century. It talks
about 10th incarnation of Lord Vishnu in the
form of Pragya Avatar in 21st Century which will
be in the form of “Pragya” (Highest Wisdom or
Vivek).

24. Darshans
Hindu sages developed six different systems of
philosophy, called Darshanas, at different periods of time.
They are religious philosophical systems because their
foundation is in the Vedas. All the six systems are written
in aphorisms (sutras).
The sutras, being very brief and terse, needed
explanatory notes, which were written later by other
scholars. For example, Shankaracharya, the famous
scholar wrote explanatory commentaries on Vyasa’s work
(known as Vedanta Darshan or Brahmasutra). These six
systems of philosophy are:

25. 6 Darshans
 There are six Darshan Shastras called the six
schools of philosophy. They are:
 (1) Poorva Mimansa by Sage Jaimini,
 (2) Nyay by Sage Gautam,
 (3) Vaisheshik by Sage Kanad,
 (4) Sankhya by Bhagwan Kapil,
 (5) Yog by Sage Patanjali, and
 (6) Uttar Mimansa (Brahm Sutra) by Bhagwan
Ved Vyas.
 All the six Darshan Shastras are in sutra form.

26. 6 Darshans
 Param Pujya Gurudev translated 6
Darshans in a very simple language
so layman can understand
Recently new version of
 Mimansa Darshan
 Vedanta Darshan
 Nyaya and Vaisheshik Darshan
 Sankhya Avam Yog Darshan
Vedmurti Pt. Shriram
Sharma Acharya have been published with
commentaries in simple language .

27. The Epics
The Mahabharata and Ramayana are the national epics of
India.
The Mahabharata, attributed to the sage Vyasa, was written
down from 540 to 300 B.C. The Mahabharata tells the
legends of the Bharatas, a Vedic Aryan group.
The Ramayana, attributed to the poet Valmiki, was written
down during the first century A.D., although it is based on
oral traditions that go back six or seven centuries earlier.
The Ramayana is a moving love story with moral and
spiritual themes that has deep appeal in India to this day.
In addition, a key Hindu sacred text, the Bhagavad Gita, is
embedded in Book Six of the Mahabharata.

28. MAHABHARAT BHAGAVAD
GITA

29. RAMAYANA

31. Old and New Scriptures
 First writing was found on stones, then on leaves but
slowly paper was invented.
 In olden days the paper was made out of the pulp of
wood-a very lengthy process. All the litrature was hand
written by Rishis and Sages with the help of their
disciples was called “HASTAPRAT”,the ink was made out
of vegetables and fruit juice and pens were the stem of
the trees like bamboo-or feather of birds like peacock,
called “KALAM”or “KITTO”.
 Slowly the printers are invented and now we have
computers to make our lives very easy.

32. Maharshi VedVyas-Writer of
Epic
Mahabharat and Gita

33. Gita Vishwa Kosh
 Param Pujya Gurudev wrote the
materials for “Gita Vishwa Kosh” in
18 volumes comprises of over 10,000
pages. Shradheye Dr. Pranav Pandya,
head of All World Gayatri Pariwar,
informed in his recent lecture that
Shantikunj is trying to compile this
huge gigantic work of Gurudev and it
will take few years before it will get
published. He mentioned that when it
Vedmurti Pt. Shriram will come out people will find
Sharma Acharya everything what they want to answer
their any question.

34. Maharshi Valmiki Saint Tulsidas
creating great wrote “Ramayana”
all time epic in simple village
“Ramayana” language

35. Problems associated with present
culture
Lack of faith
Selfish attitude
Dependency on Machines for each and everything.
Stressful life
Stress induced Health problems
There is a major threat of Global warming and we may face lot
Of problems in near future.
Vedic Culture will help us to lead a balanced life style, stress
Free.
Will help improve the day to day family and social problems by
Following a disciplined life style, doing meditation and yoga
Will keep us in good health.

36. So please, help up to inherit this
rich civilization, culture and
values by the coming generations as
they have the burden to carry
forward for the uplifting of the
worlds’ mankind.
This literature has power to change
thinking.
If thinking is changed, action will
change and will have the positive
reactions.

37. “HAM BADLENGE YUG BADLEGA.”
We Change World will change
We reform, World will reform.
SHRI RAM SHARMA ACHARYA.
OM SHANTI! SHANTI ! SHANTI !

38. Benefits of Vedic Culture
Vedic Culture teaches us about the value of moral in our lives.
Following Vedic culture will help reduce chaos in the society.
Everyone will think about the benefit of entire society not just
about themselves.
Reading inspiring books change the way of thinking.
Law of Karma will help us to be alert about our deeds.
Revival of Rishi Culture or Vedic Culture is important to have
a healthy society.

39. JAI HIND