prasthana trai | प्रस्थान त्रै
A material mind has material experiences and has partial knowledge of material rules. With such a mind divine rules cannot be learned or understood.
Vedas are the final authority in Sanatana dharma . Since, they are God-like they cannot be understood by anyone.
Still, to start sadhana one needs to acquire tattvajnana . For knowing spiritual facts one has to lean into shabda pramana . This is the only way.
To ensure correct interpretation of Vedas , they are cross-referenced with two more scriptures. This form of evidencing to derive the right understanding of the spiritual facts is called prasthana trai (Devanagari: प्रस्थान त्रै ISO15919: prasthāna trai ).
Evidence is cited from following three sources to ensure that the understanding of scriptures are being understood correctly.
- shruti prasthana - consisting of the Upanishads ,
- smriti prasthana - consisting of the Gita ,
- nyaya prasthana - Vedanta .
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