Arya Invasion an Analysis

 

 

Where man was first created?

 

 

Q.~ In Trivishtap otherwise called Tibet. Q. Were all men of one class or divided into different classes at the time of Creation?

 

A.~ They all belonged to one class, viz., that of man, but later on they were divided into two main classes, – the good and the wicked. The good were called Aryas and the wicked Dasyus. Says the Rig Veda, “Do ye know (there are) two classes of men – Aryas and Dasyus.” The good and learned were also called Devaas, while the ignorant and wicked, such as dacoits (robbers), were called Asura. TheAryas were again divided into four Classes, viz., Braahmana (teachers), Kshatriya (rulers or protectors), Vaishya (merchants) and Shuudra (labourers). Those who belonged to the first three classes being educated and bearing good character, were called Dwijas – twice born; whilst the fourth Class was so named because of being composed of ignorant and illiterate persons. They were also called Anaryas – not good. This division into Aryas and Shudras is supported by the Atharva Veda wherein it is said “Some are Aryas, others Shuudras.

 

Q- How did they happen to come here (to India) then?

 

 

A.~ When the relations between the Aryasand Dasyus, or between Devas and Asuraas, (i.e., between the good and learned, and the ignorant and wicked) developed into a constant state of warfare, and serious troubles arose, the Aryas regarding this country as the best in the whole earth emigrated her and colonized it. For this reason it is calledAryavarta – the abode of the Aryas.

 

Q. What are the boundaries of Aryavarta?

 

A.~ “It is bounded on the North by the Himalayas, on the South by the Vindyachal mountains, on the East and West by the sea. It has also on its West the Sarasvati River (Sindh or Attock) and on the East the Dhrisvati river also called the Brahmaputra which rises from the mountain east of Nepal, and passing down to the east of Assam and the west of Burma, falls into the Bay of Bengal in the Southern Sea (Indian Ocean). All the countries included between the Himalaya on the North and Vindhyachal mountains on the south as far as Rameshwar are called Aryavarta, because they were colonized and inhabited by Devas (the learned) and Aryas – the good and the noble.” Manu 2: 22, 17.

 

Q. What was the name of this country before that , and who were its oboriginal inhabitants?

 

A.~ It had no name, nor was it inhabited by any other people before the Aryas(settled in it) who sometime after creation came straight down here from Tibet and colonized this country.

 

Q. Some people say that they came from Iran (Persia) and hence they were called Aryas. Before the Aryas came to this country it was inhabited by savages whom the Aryas called Asuraas and Raakshasas as (demons), while they called themselves Devatas (gods). The wars between the two were called by the name Devaasura Sangraam as in the historical romances. Is this true?

 

A.~ It is absolutely wrong. The Veda declares what we have already repeated, i.e., “The virtuous, learned, unselfish, and pious men are called Aryas, while the men of opposite character such as docoits, wicked, unrighteous and ignorant persons are called Dasyus.”RIG VEDA 2: 51, 8. Besides , “The Dwijaas ( the twice-born) – Braahmanaas, Kshatriyas, Vaishyaas – are called Aryas, while the Shuudraas are called Anaaryas, or Non-Aryas.”ATHARVA VEDA19:62. In the face of these Vedic authorities how can sensible people believe in the imaginary tales of the foreigners. In the Devaasura wars, Prince Arjuna and King Dashratha and others of Aryavartaused to go to the assistance of the Aryas in order to crush the Asuras. This shows that the people living outside Aryavarta were called Dasyus and Malechhaas; because whenever those people attacked Aryas living on the Himalayas, the kings and rulers of Aryavarta, went to help the Ayas of the north, etc.

 

But the war which Ram Chandra waged in the south against Ravan – the king of Ceylon – is called not by the name of Devaasura war but by that of Raama-Raavana war or the war between the Aryas and Raakhasas. In no Sanskrit book – historical or otherwise – it is recorded that the Aryas emigrated here from Iran, fought with and conquered the aborigines, drove them out, and became the rulers of the country. How can then these statements of the foreigners be true? Besides, Manu also corroborates our position. He says, “The countries other than Aryavarta are called Dasyusand Malechha countries.”MANU 10:45, 2:23. The people living in the north-east, north, north-west were called Raakshasas. You can still see that the description of Raakshasas given therein tallies with the ugly appearance of the negroes of today. The people living in the antipodes of Aryavarta were called Nagas, and their country Pataalabecause of being situated under the feet (of those living in Aryavarta). Their kings belonged to the Naaga dynasty taking their name from that of the founder who was called Naga. His daughter Ulopi was married to Prince Arjuna. From the time of kshvaaku to that of Kauravaas and Paandavaas, the Aryas were the sovereign rulers of the whole earth, and the Vedas were preached and taught more or less even in countries other than Aryavarta. Brahma was the first of the literati. His son was called Virat whose son was Manu who had ten sons, Marichi etc., who were progenitors of seven kings beginning with Swayambhava whose off-springs were the kings beginning with Ikshvaaku. This Ikshvaaku colonized Aryavarta and was its first king. At the present moment, let alone governing foreign countries, the Aryas through indolence, negligence and mutual discord and ill-luck do not possess a free, independent, uninterrupted and fearless rule even over their own country. Whatsoever rule is left to them, is being crushed under the heel of the foreigner.

 

There are only a few independent states left. When a country falls upon evil days, the natives have to bear untold misery and suffering. Say what you will, the indigenous native rule is by far the best. A foreign government, perfectly free from religious prejudices, impartial towards all – the natives and the foreigners – kind, beneficent and just to the natives like their parents though it may be, can never the people perfectly happy. It is extremely difficult to do away with the differences in language, religion, education, customs and manners, but without doing that the people can never fully effect mutual good and accomplish their object. It behoves all good people to hold in due respect the teachings of the Veda and Shaastras and ancient history.