From: Shriharsha Sharma < >
Who is a Hindu?
I am a Hindu.
Dr. Shriharsha Sharma
1.The word Hindu is most ancient and it is mentioned in Rig ved—8:2:41
In Rigved there is description of a king named’ VivHindu’ who donated 46000 cows. He was a very powerful king and involved in charity.
2. Rigved describes about a Rishi named Sandhav who was later popularly known as Haindav or Hindav.
3. Rigved mentions Hindu word in Brahspati Agyam.
Himalayam samarabhya yavat Indu sarovaram,
Tam devnirmitam desham Hindusthanam praca kshate.
Himalaya to Indusarovar, the nation established by Devas is called Hindusthan.
4. Meru tantra or Shaiv tantra has used word Hindu.
Hinam ca dushya tyeva hindu ri tyu ccate priye.
He who comes out of ignorance and narrow thinking is a Hindu.
5. The above mantra has been repeated in ‘Kalpdrum’
Hinam dusayati iti Hindu means he who is not narrow minded is a Hindu.
6. In Paarijaat Haran the word Hindu has been described
Hinasti tapasa paapaam dahikaam dushtamaansaan,
Hetibhih satruvargam ca sa hindubhidhiyate.
7. Hindu in Madhav Digviya
Onkaar mantra mooladhaya punarjanm dridhaashayah,
Gobhakto bharat gurur hindu hinsan dushakah .
He who believes that ONKAR sound is Parmatma itself and who believes in theory of karma or cause and effect, he who cares and looks after cows and he who keeps away from evilness is a Hindu.
The word Hindu is as ancient as Vedas and we have inherited it from the oldest scriptures Vedas. The invaders never gave this to people of Bharat rather Vedas have addressed the people of Bharat as Hindu.
ॐ Hinduu Nation ॐ 