If the Purana, Ithihasas are later than the Vedas, how come they are mentioned in the Vedas?
It is also stated that Viswamitra gave the world the Gayatri Mantra, to whom it was revealed.
The Rig Vedic version has one syllable short and Taittriya Aranyaka has the full detailed version.
Does this mean that before it was revealed to Viswamitra no body chanted it?
Unlike other Faiths, Hinduism does not bring all those who realized Godhead or self-realization under one name, Mystic.
There are Siddhas, Rishis of Different kinds,Munis,Guru,Yogins, Savikalpa and Nirvakalpa,Saints, Sages.
Though there is this common factor of having realized God/Self, there is a minute difference among them.
Please read m posts on Rishis, different kinds.
Siddhas are realized souls, do not die and live eternally.
Yogis reach the State of samadhi...In Nirvakalpa everything is renounced.
We have yet another classification.
Avadhuta.
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