The Vedas are eternal truth revealed to the Rishis of Bharat. The word Rishi means a seer. The word is derived from Dris - to see. The Rishi is the ''Mantra-Drashta,'' a seer of Mantra or thought. The thought was not his own. The Rishis saw the truths or heard them. Therefore, '''the Vedas are what are heard''' ([[Shruti (श्रुति)|Sruti]])<ref name=":0">Swami Sivananda, All About Hinduism.</ref>. | The Vedas are eternal truth revealed to the Rishis of Bharat. The word Rishi means a seer. The word is derived from Dris - to see. The Rishi is the ''Mantra-Drashta,'' a seer of Mantra or thought. The thought was not his own. The Rishis saw the truths or heard them. Therefore, '''the Vedas are what are heard''' ([[Shruti (श्रुति)|Sruti]])<ref name=":0">Swami Sivananda, All About Hinduism.</ref>. |