Corruption of scriptures

[Guest guest]

Namaste

 

Recently someone refered me to a sloka from the Padma Purana which goes this

way:

 

 

Padma Purana:

 

shAstrANyapi cha sarvANi trividhAni mahAmate ||

yAni satyavaraM viShNuM vadanti parameshvaram.h |

tAni shAstrANi sarvANi sAtvikAni matAni vai ||

prajApatiM kR^ishAnuM cha tathA devIM sarasvatIm.h |

paratvena vadachChAstraM rAjasaM parichaxate ||

yachChAstraM liN^gapAramyaM vAmadevamumApatim.h |

tamaH pravartakaM vakti tattAmasamudAhR^itam.h ||

 

All Shastras are of three types. That Shastra which praises Lord Vishnu as

Parameshvara is Satvika. That which praises Brahma or Agni or Sarasvati Devi is

Rajasika. That which praises Shiva, since it leads to Tamas, is Tamasika shAstra

 

 

Why are the Puranas classified as Satwik, Rajasik and Tamasic? Is this a

contradiction to say teh Linga Puran which exhalts Shiva? Or, over time, did the

scriptures get corrupted by people of various sects within Sanatan Dharma?

 

-Regards

Rajarshi

[Guest guest]

Namaste Rajarshi,

 

Saattwik scriptures are for people who are mostly sattwik. Raajasik

scriptures are for people who are mostly raajasik. Taamasik scriptures are

for people who still have a good amount of tamas in them.

 

One will be wrong to assume that this implies supriority of one scripture

over another or one god over another.

 

A teacher who teaches a class of dull and dumb-witted people is not

necessarily inferior to a teacher who teaches a class of people who are

smart and fast. They just need different qualities and do different jobs.

Teaching a dumb person and making him get good marks needs different

qualities compared to teaching a smart person. Please note that the goal of

people in either class is the same - to study well and pass the exam with

very good marks. People in either class can achieve the goal if they listen

to their respective teachers well.

 

Best regards,

Narasimha

 

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" rajarshi14 " <rajarshi14

 

Thursday, March 26, 2009 2:04 AM

Corruption of scriptures

 

 

> Namaste

>

> Recently someone refered me to a sloka from the Padma Purana which goes

> this way:

>

> Padma Purana:

>

> shAstrANyapi cha sarvANi trividhAni mahAmate ||

> yAni satyavaraM viShNuM vadanti parameshvaram.h |

> tAni shAstrANi sarvANi sAtvikAni matAni vai ||

> prajApatiM kR^ishAnuM cha tathA devIM sarasvatIm.h |

> paratvena vadachChAstraM rAjasaM parichaxate ||

> yachChAstraM liN^gapAramyaM vAmadevamumApatim.h |

> tamaH pravartakaM vakti tattAmasamudAhR^itam.h ||

>

> All Shastras are of three types. That Shastra which praises Lord Vishnu as

> Parameshvara is Satvika. That which praises Brahma or Agni or Sarasvati

> Devi is Rajasika. That which praises Shiva, since it leads to Tamas, is

> Tamasika shAstra

>

> Why are the Puranas classified as Satwik, Rajasik and Tamasic? Is this a

> contradiction to say teh Linga Puran which exhalts Shiva? Or, over time,

> did the scriptures get corrupted by people of various sects within Sanatan

> Dharma?

>

> -Regards

> Rajarshi