Rebuttal to Vedkabhed on Brahma Sarasvati Incestrous relationship

February 16, 2024

Debunking Vedkabhed on Brahma Saraswati Incestuous relationship

I will debunk and refute his article in 2 parts - One from Vedas and Brahmanas and Upanishads and another part will be from Puranas

First Part - From Vedas and Brahmanas

Claims -

Rebuttal -

This is Rig Veda 10.61.5–7

This is the Translation by Acharya Sayana{ 14th Century AD}

Let me explain

Now foolish people show father-daughter sex in the allegory topic of Prajapati and his daughter Usha found in Rig Veda (10/61/4 -7).

Whereas in reality this story of Usha Prajapati which comes in Rigveda is not a history but it is just a natural metaphorical story.

Atharvaveda (17/1/27)

Brahma has not been called Prajapati anywhere in the Vedas, rather The Sun has been called Prajapati in the Vedas.

Rigveda (4/52/1)

And similarly, Usha which means dawn has also been described as the daughter of the Sun.

It's means clearly that here It is not a matter of a particular historical person, rather the story of Prajapati and Usha in the Vedas is natural and metaphorical. Here, when the father Sun throws his rays on the earth in the morning, it is interpreted as the unity of the Sun with his daughter Usha. It is called 'Duhita' to Usha(dawn) because dawn is produced far away on earth from the rays of the sun .

Meaning of Usha is

This incident is also explained by Mimansa scholar Kumarila Bhatt in his Mimanasa Bhasya Tantra Vartika [ 1.3.7]

Similar allegorical narratives are also explained in Shatapatha Brahmana (1/7/4) and Aitareya Brahmana (3/33),Aitreya Brahman 6.5.27 , Pacavimsa Brahmana 8.2.10 and Kaushitaki Brahmana 6.1.1–12 .

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Rebuttal -

Here is Brihadaranyak Upanishad 1.4.3

In this episode of Brihadaranyaka Upanishad, only husband and wife are clearly described. Now here some fools will try to show father-daughter relationship from Adi Shankaracharya's commentary of Brihadaranyaka upnishad (1/4/4), then I would want to tell such people that when husband-wife is mentioned in that context of Brihadaranyaka, then how it describes as father-daughter relationship? So it would be meaningless and the word father and daughter does not appear anywhere in the original Sanskrit verse of Brihadaranyaka Upanishad (1/4/4).

Now this is Brahma Saraswati relationship as per Vedas

Brahma and Saraswati were eternally husband and wife

Now coming to the Purana part . There are different puranic stories and narrations regarding the story of Brahma and Saraswati . I am going to present several here

Puranic Stories PART 2

Now according to these Purana Mata Saraswati was the form of Adi Shakti and she was produced from the Vibhuti of Mata Adi Shakti and handed over to Brahma Dev

Second Narration from Brahma Vaivarat Purana

Brahma Vaivarat Purana Krishna Janma Khanda 35.5–12