God in Vedas




God in Vedas

God is Sat-Chit-Ananda (Existence-Consciousness-Bliss).
God is formless.
God is omnipotent.
God is omniscient.
God is just.
God is compassionate.
God is unborn.
God is infinite.
God is immutable.
God is the Supreme Lord of all.
God is undecaying.
God is immortal.
God is all-pervading.
God is incomparable.
God is the sustainer of all.
God is beginningless.
God is the creator of the universe.
God is pure.
God is eternal.
God is the giver of fearlessness.
God is the indwelling controller of all.

The entire world is governed by one and only one God.

Question: Is there any mantra in the Vedas which states that God is one?
Answer:

“Indraṃ Mitraṃ Varuṇam Agnim āhur atho divyaḥ sa suparṇo garutmān;
Ekaṃ sad viprā bahudhā vadanty agniṃ yamam mātariśvānam āhuḥ.”
— Ṛgveda 1.164.46

Meaning: That Reality which people call Indra, Mitra, Varuṇa, Agni, and the divine Garutmān is One alone; the sages describe it by various names.

“Om. Yo bhūtaṃ ca bhavyaṃ ca sarvaṃ yaścādhitiṣṭhati,
Svāryasya ca kevalaṃ tasmai jyeṣṭhāya brahmaṇe namaḥ.”
— Atharvaveda 10.8.1

Meaning: Salutations to that Supreme Brahman who pervades the past and the future and all that exists, and who alone is the ruler of the heavenly realm.

“Suparṇaṃ viprāḥ kavayo vacobhir ekaṃ santaṃ bahudhā kalpayanti…”
— Ṛgveda 10.114.5

Meaning: The wise and far-seeing sages describe the one Supreme Being in many ways through the words of the Veda—calling Him Brahmā as creator, Viṣṇu as sustainer, and Rudra or Śiva as dissolver. In non-violent yajñas, while reciting the Vedic mantras, they discipline the ten senses along with the mind and intellect (twelve in all), just as twelve Soma vessels are used in Soma sacrifices.

“Tadevāgnis tad ādityas tad vāyus tad u candramāḥ;
Tadeva śukraṃ tad brahma tā āpaḥ sa prajāpatiḥ.”
— Yajurveda 32.1

Meaning: He alone is Agni (worthy of worship), He is Āditya (imperishable), He is Vāyu (possessing infinite power), He is the Moon (giver of joy), He is Śukra (the producer), He is Brahman (the Great), He is the Waters (all-pervading), He is Prajāpati (Lord of all beings).

“Vedāham etaṃ puruṣaṃ mahāntam ādityavarṇaṃ tamasaḥ parastāt;
Tam eva viditvāti mṛtyum eti nānyaḥ panthā vidyate’yanāya.”
— Yajurveda 31.18

Meaning: One can cross the ocean of death and suffering only by knowing that Supreme, self-luminous, blissful Being who is beyond ignorance; there is no other path to liberation.

“Parītya bhūtāni parītya lokān…”
— Yajurveda 32.11

Meaning: O human beings! By righteous conduct, study of the Vedas, practice of yoga, and good company, purify the body, mind, and inner self, realize the all-pervading God, and become happy.

“Hiraṇyagarbhaḥ samavartatāgre…”
— Yajurveda 13.4

Meaning: O human beings! Before the creation of this universe, God alone existed. The souls were in deep sleep and the universe was in a subtle causal state. He created, sustains, and finally dissolves the world—therefore worship that Supreme Being alone.

There are many more mantras in the Vedas that proclaim the oneness of God.

Namaste.
— Dr. Vivek Arya

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