Thursday, 2 October 2025
In Hinduism in Yajurveda 32:3 it says "Na tasya Pratima asti"
In Hinduism in Yajurveda 32:3 it says "Na tasya Pratima asti" - "There is no image of Him". Why do Hindus then have pictures of gods in temples and homes?
Sanskrit terms have several meanings depending on context. And this is one of Zakir Naik’s treasure which is completely taken out of context to deceive and to discombobulate.
Even the Englishman Ralph Griffith translated it correctly. Here is the context.
AGNI is THAT; the Sun is THAT; Vāyu and Chandramās are THAT. The Bright is THAT; Brahma is THAT, those Waters, THAT Prajāpati.
2. All twinklings of the eyelid sprang from Purusha, resplendent One. No one has comprehended him above, across, or in the midst.
3. There is no counterpart of him whose glory verily is great. In the beginning rose Hiranyagarbha, etc. (Sukla Yajur Veda 32 1–3)
So here in the first verse, the poet is identifying ALL to the ONE Prajāpati – Lord of Beings. The fire, Sun, Wind, Moon, luminosity, Brahmā - the creator god and the waters from which all life arises are all modalities of Prajāpati. Because the Ultimate Reality transcends all concepts it is often referred to simply as THAT - beyond, gender differences and pairs of opposites.
In the next verse he says that the Ultimate reality cannot be comprehended by the mind or cognitive processes.
In the 3rd verse under discussion, the poet declares that THERE IS NOTHING LIKE HIM in terms of his magnitude and glory - in the beginning he assumed the Golden Germ i.e. seed or singularity from which the entire Universe has sprung.
So you can now see this verse has nothing to do with ritual paraphernalia and devotional accessories.
Hereby Zakir Naik’s odious deceptions are revealed to the gentle readers.
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