Refutation of Allegations on Brahma-Duhita [ Daughter ] Story by Malechas
Acharya Kumarilla Bhatta explained Brahma-Daughter Story in his Tantra Vartika 1/3/7 - That is being the protector of the world Prajapati Brahma is Sun . Rest plz read this slide for understanding this scientific story
Skanda Purana Srimad Bhagvatam contains the same narration where Brahma Sun follows his daughter Usha[ Dawn] and when counted by his sons [Rays of Sun ] Brahma Sun left his body causing Fog in all directions
There is another perspective also - Brahma is called Mind and Saraswati is called speech in various places in Vedas . Whenever we think first it comes into our mind [ Brahma] and then is spoken by mouth as speech [ Saraswati] . Hence Speech is daughter of Mind
Brahma is called Mind and Saraswati is called Speech in the following refrences from Vedas . Brahma is mind and Saraswati is speech . Mind in the form of Prajapati Brahma controlled Speech Saraswati
Satapatha Brahmana 12/8/2/6 calls Mind Brahma and Speech Saraswati as husband and wife
Perspective - Prajapati or Brahma is called ‘Mind and Saraswati is the name of speech. The mind comes before speech, so whatever is first thought through the mind is then said through speech. That mind in the form of Prajapati Brahma controlled Saraswati in the form of speech.
The mind comes before speech, so whatever is first thought through the mind is then said through speech. That mind in the form of Prajapati Brahma controlled Saraswati in the form of speech . It means that speech originates from the power of the mind.
Refutation -Pandit Madhavacharya Shastri explained in his Purana Digdarshan Page no 599 about Shiva Mohini story . Here Shiva is understood to be moon . Goddess Mohini is understood be the igneous Earth that existed in the form of fiery vapor . This expresses a scientific story
So the meaning is that on insistence of Lord Shiva in the form of Moon, the आग्नेय वाष्प in the form of Vishnu, on attaining density, assumed the form of Mohini in the form of the Earth.
So, when the Earth became stable and the Earth also got an independent orbit due to the attraction and repulsion of other planets, the Moon started revolving around the Earth, as if Lord Shiva became infatuated with the beauty of the Earth in the form of Mohini.
Yes Vedas are supreme Authority and anything against Vedas is to be rejected like a staw - Mimansa Darshan 1.3.3-4 . Secondly he accuses on Vedic Deities and allegations on them . So I will discuss this next and who are Vedic Deities and why they are not mortal beings .
He alleged on Pacavimsa Brahmana 8.2.10 and Aitreya Brahmana 6.5.27 and Satapatha Brahmana 1.7.4.1 alleging incest and misinterpreting the Prajapati term in Vedas
First of all the Prajapati term used in Vedas and Brahmanas do not denote Brahma . Rather Vedas tell that Prajapati is Sun
These are the correct interpretations of Rig Veda 8.33.17 . Vedas call woman as highly intelligent and knowledgeable - Atharva Veda 14/2/31, 14/2/75 and 2/36/1 and Mahabharat 13.39.8
A thread on Perfect preservation of Vedas as confirmed by Western Indologists and Historians
Scottish Indologist Arthur Berriedale Keith has declared Vedas perfectly preserved in his book The-Religion-And-Philosophy-Of-The-Veda-And-Upanishads page 1
Austrian Indologist Maurice Winternitz declared Vedas perfectly preserved in his book A-History-Of-Indian-Literature vol 1 Pg 37