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teachings that form the crux of the Vedas, then what is it that has
been copied from the Vedas?
At this point, I must say that I am extremely disappointed
with the harsh language that Pundit Dayanand has used in some
of his treatises and in his preface to the Ved Bhash* with reference
to the Torah, the Gospels and the Holy Quran and the manner in
which he compares the Vedas to pure gold and other scriptures
to cheap imitations. The sole reason for the Pundit’s bizarre statements
and his absurd attempts at appearing clever is that he has no
knowledge of Arabic, Persian or any language other than Sanskrit.
He cannot even understand Urdu. Another reason for his behaviour—which
is evident from a study of his latest books—is that,
in addition to his ignorance, prejudice and lack of understanding,
he is, like the insane and the phobic, inherently incapable of forming
a balanced view and sticking to a correct opinion. This seems
to have become his second nature so that, almost involuntarily, he
will label as evil and false that which is good and true; he will label
pure as impure and the impure as pure, and will take the crooked
as straight and the straight as crooked. This is why he tends to
impute baseless interpretations to the Vedas and has them published
only to be ridiculed by the people. Though all of India’s
pundits vociferously declare that no trace of Tauhid [Oneness of
God] is to be found in the Vedas, that it was never adhered to by
their forefathers, and that creature-worship was never prohibited
by the Vedas, still the pundit persists in his fantastic interpretation
* Pundit dayanand has written a commentary on the Vedas, which is
called Ved Bhash. he has written an introduction to Ved Bhash, which
is published as a separate book and is called Bhumika of Ved Bhash.
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