Riddle No. 7 The turn of the tide Or How did the Brah- mins declare the Vedas to be lower than the lowest of their Shastras? - Page 72

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the position of the Vedas and to subordinate them first to the Smritis, then to the Puranas and lastly to the Tantras. The question of all questions is what made the Brahmins degrade the Vedas and supersede them by Smritis, Puranas and the Tantras if they regarded their Vedas as the most sacred ?

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