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**Vikonbarius** · 11-09-2007, 11:23 PM

Someone had written in this forum that our Dharma is rooted in the Veda. This clearly reveals his lack of knowledge of both Dharma as well as Veda. Indeed our Veda talks of Dharma as much as it talks of Brahman. But to say that Brahman or indeed Dharma has origin in Veda is to solve the puzzle of which is first: the egg or the chicken!

Yudhishtira the ever persistent student of Dharma asks his Pithaamaha Bhishma who is lying on his deathbed of arrows: "Ko Dharma: Sarva Dharmaanaam?" (Which Dharma would constitute 'all Dharma'?). Pat comes the reply in one word: "Pundareekaakshan"!

This clearly indicates that Dharma is beginningless. No wonder it is called "Sanaathana Dharma".!

Veda, by the way, tells us what is known and what is knowable. It doesn't invent anything!

11-09-2007, 11:23 PM	#7
Vikonbarius Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 433 Senior Member	Someone had written in this forum that our Dharma is rooted in the Veda. This clearly reveals his lack of knowledge of both Dharma as well as Veda. Indeed our Veda talks of Dharma as much as it talks of Brahman. But to say that Brahman or indeed Dharma has origin in Veda is to solve the puzzle of which is first: the egg or the chicken! Yudhishtira the ever persistent student of Dharma asks his Pithaamaha Bhishma who is lying on his deathbed of arrows: "Ko Dharma: Sarva Dharmaanaam?" (Which Dharma would constitute 'all Dharma'?). Pat comes the reply in one word: "Pundareekaakshan"! This clearly indicates that Dharma is beginningless. No wonder it is called "Sanaathana Dharma".! Veda, by the way, tells us what is known and what is knowable. It doesn't invent anything!
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