What the Hindu Scriptures reveal about Jesus Christ?

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Parables of truth Many people in India say that Jesus Christ was a great saint who founded the Christian
Religion. The Bible tells us that all mankind have sinned and fall short of the glory of God
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(Rom.3:23) and that Jesus Christ, the Son of God, was sent by God to this world, to
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become the propitiation for our sins. Who is this Jesus? Apart from the Bible, let us
About women and know about Him from the ancient Hindu Scriptures. An Indian saint who had a thorough
salv ation knowledge of the ancient Hindu Scriptures presented Jesus from the Hindu Scriptures.
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 He is the late Adhyaksha Anubhavananda Kesava Raya Sarma Mandapaka. The message
The doctrine of
written by him is quoted below:
Incarnation of Jesus

The doctrine of All mankind have sinned, having transgressed the law of God. Therefore, they devise

crucifix ion of Jesus various ways and means as to how to escape the wrath of God, and live. In our own
country, the Brahmins perform sacrifices, and the non-Brahmins offer animals in sacrifice.
Salv ation through Jesus
Christ An examination of the Vedas reveals that sacrifice is spoken of as the only means of
salvation. Prathamani Dharmani; Sacrifices are the foremost of our first duties.
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Yagnovai Bhuvanasya Nabhih- Sacrifice is the mainstay of the world.
Dev otion, Eternity ,
Div ine Presence, Yagne Sarvam Pratishthitam It is sacrifice that bestows all things.
Contemplation,
Bondage, Serv ice and Yagnovai Sutarmanowh- Sacrifice is the bark (boat) that enables one to live well.
Suffering
Yagnena Va Deva Divangatah Only by means of sacrifice, the gods attained
Indian Christianity in
heaven
search of Christ within
itself
Rutasyanah Pathanaya Ati Viswani Durita- Deliverance through the path of sacrifice
How Christianity
influenced Bengal The above doctrines proclaimed by the Vedas emphasize that sacrifices should be
the foremost of all penances that must be performed for the atonement of sins.
Testimony of Pandit
Dharam Prakash Let us also see what the Bhagavad Gita says:
Sharma
Slo. Sahayagnah Prajasrushtva Purovacha Prajapatih Anena Prasavishyadhwam
Death of a Guru: The Eshavvostvishta Kamadukh In the beginning alone, along with the creation of man, God
story of Rabi Maharaj instituted the sacrifice, and told them, May this grant the desires of your heart

Dr.E.Stanley Jones of
Yagnakshapitakalmashah Those whose sins have been effaced by means of
America, an apostle of
sacrifice
Christ to India
Nayam lokostyayagnasvah kutanayah kurusattama Oh, noble Guru, there is no
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place in this world for him who does not perform even a single one of these sacrifices; how
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then shall he obtain heaven?

Persecution, suffering
In this manner, the importance of sacrifice is taught.
and discipleship

Further, in the Mundakopanishad, we see, Plava hyere adrudhayagnarapah The

Mahatma Gandhiji on
timbers of the bark of sacrifice are unsound.
Christianity

V iews of Swami In Skanda Puranam Yagna Vaibhava Khandam, 7th chapter, we read:

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 V iv ekananda on Slo. Plava eyete sura yagna adrudhasheha na samshayah Ye gods, sacrifices are
Christianity like the timbers of a bark; there is no doubt that they are unsound

Tandya Maha Brahmanam says, Sru: Yagnota avati tasyachhaya kriyate It is a

sacrifice that saves. What is being performed, is the shadow of sacrifice.

In Rig Veda, we read, Sru: Atmada baladah yasya chhaya-mrutam yasya mruatyuh
He whose shadow and death become nectar shall, by his shadow and death, confer the
spirit and strength.

The above sayings clearly reveal that the sacrifices performed do not themselves
confer salvation but they are the type and the shadow of a great salvation-giving sacrifice.

Aitareya Brahmanam says, Sru: Yaja-manah pashuh yajamanameva suvargam

lokam gamayati He who offers the sacrificial animal; therefore, he who performs
sacrifices goes to heaven

In the Satpatha Brahmanam, we read, Prajapatir yagnah God Himself is the

sacrifice.

In Tandya Maha Brahmanam of Sama Veda, we read, Sru: Prajapatir devebhyam

atmanam yagnam krutva prayachhat God would offer Himself as a sacrifice and obtain
atonement for sins

Satapadha Brahmanam says, Tasya prajapatirardhameva martyamasidardhamrutam

God became half mortal and half immortal. This means that He united in Himself the
human and the divine.

In the Purusha Sukta, we read that the God Brahma is sacrificed. What is evident
from the above teachings is that the true and great redeeming sacrifice would be the one
performed by the Sovereign Lord of this world, who putting on both mortality and
immortality and becoming incarnate as God-man, would Himself be the sacrificial animal
and offer Himself as a sacrifice to redeem mankind from their sins.

This is what the Rig Veda says about the sacrificial animal:

I. It must be a goat without blemish

II. The balusu bush must be placed round its head;

III. It must be bound to a sacrificial post.

IV . Nails must be driven into its four legs till they bleed.

V. The cloth covering the goat should be divided among the four priests.

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 V I. None of its bones must be broken.

V II. The goat should be given a drink of Soma juice.

V III. After it has been slain, it must be restored to life again.

IX. Its flesh should be eaten.

Now these details lead us to conclude that the sacrificial death of the incarnate God-head
must have answered this description in full.

Thus, it is said that God Himself must become man, and then become a sacrifice to save
sinners. But we do not read any such thing written about the incarnations of our country
nor in the Sastras. There is no God-incarnate man, who died a sacrificial death to save
sinners. But there is a country called Palestine in the west of Asia, on the Mediterranean
coast, in the center of the great land mass of the world. In this country was born of a holy
virgins womb, the incarnate God, in Whom were fulfilled all the details of the description
given about the God-man. He was absolutely without blemish. He lived a perfectly holy
life. He was both mortal and immortal. That is to say, He was both human and divine.
From the beginning, He foretold His sacrificial death to save the mankind and then of His
living again as deaths conqueror. He voluntarily surrendered Himself into the hands of
wicked men, who loved sin, hated His teachings and wanted to kill Him. If we examine
the way in which he was killed, we find that like the sacrifice of God Brahma as described
in Purusha Sukta, everything said about the sacrificial animal in the Rig Veda, was clearly
fulfilled in this incarnation in the following manner.

I. He was the sinless God-man (I Pet.2:22)

II. A crown of thorns (balusu) was placed on His head (Mark 15:17).

III. He was crucified on the cross (sacrificial post) (Mark 15:24-25)

IV . He was nailed hands and feet to the cross (John 19:18).

V. Those who nailed Him to the cross divided His garments among
themselves (Matt.27:35).

V I. Not one of His bones was broken (John 19:36).

V II. He was given vinegar (Soma juice)to drink (Matt.27:34)

V III. He rose again as deaths conqueror (Matt.28:5-6).

IX. Before His death, He told His disciples that they should eat His flesh and
drink His blood which were sacrificed for the redemption of the world, and that they
should, while often remembering His death, symbolically partake of bread and wine;

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 and for this purpose, He instituted a Sacrament. This sacrament continues to be
observed to this day (Matt.26:26-29).

Since in the incarnation that took place in Palestine was fulfilled the atoning sacrifice for
the salvation of sinners, it is evident that this was the true Incarnation of God Whom
sinners should take hold of for their salvation. This incarnation is the Lord Jesus Christ.
The Name JESUS means the One Who saves His people from sins (Matt.1:21). Neither
is there salvation in any other: for there is none other name (except Jesus Christ) under
heaven given among men, whereby we must be saved (Acts 4:12).

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