@Kamathshri Firstly, apauruSeyatvam (in the sense of authorlessness) is not a universal belief. The shaiva-siddhAnta school actually upholds that all scriptures are authored by different beings. But, this is not too important at the moment.++
@Kamathshri Secondly, as I have outlined my thought process here several times, I have no issues reconciling the Vedas' origin from a divine being with their historical authorship by R^Sis & R^Siputras. As I understand it, even scriptures recognize the latter facet. So, how do we reconcile?
@Kamathshri The Veda mantras and brAhmaNas pre-exist in Ishvara (Whoever this is for you); they pre-date this world, the coming of humans, etc. This is a theological belief & we need not doubt it.+
@Kamathshri In historical time, the RSis arrive at a particular sequence of words (with svara, chhandas, etc), as a result of their own, immediate circumstances, external inspiration & their own faculties/skill.
@Kamathshri Take for instance the R^gveda sUktas which relate to vishvAmitra crossing the rivers or him cursing someone in anger. sAyaNAcArya, an advaitI who upheld apauruSeyavAda, interprets these sUktas in the light of real-time incidents, which inspired the R^Si to conceive the mantras.
@Kamathshri There is clear evidence that the R^Sis were responding to the events/external stimuli around them & were moved to give shape to their thoughts & emotions in the form of words. What made these words special is the fact that these words existed before that R^Si & the world itself.
@Kamathshri In a way, all words & all combinations of words can be said to pre-exist in Ishvara. But Ishvara has endowed certain combinations of words with a sacred power and a whole range of meanings, both obvious and hidden.
@Kamathshri The R^Si manages to arrive, through his own experiences, at one of these combinations of words. Even if I call it the R^Si's creativity, it doesn't mean that it is not of divine origin. "Man-made" and "Divine origin" are not mutually exclusive at all.
@Kamathshri The R^Si's knack for alliterations, mastery of the chhandas, choice of words, etc - These are not profane. These are the Devatas at work. I have elaborated my view in several threads, all linked here:
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