Puranic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Puranic Literature c9.4121
Purāṇic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Purāṇic Literature c9.4121
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9) The period of the Vedas. The Indians believe that the spells and incantations and the Brāhmaṇas are not man-made, but are revelations by God. So they are considered to be beginningless and endless. The hermits are considered to be seers of the spells. It is mentioned "Mantradraṣṭāraḥ na tu Kartāraḥ". (They are seers of Mantra, not makers). In the opinion of one party, according to this maxim, it is not necessary to search for the creators or the period of creation, of mantras. They hold that only the Sūtras (thread, clue, guide, rule, aphorism) are made by man.