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It is known that pitrs and devas assist brahmanas in their performance and dissemination of dharma, which includes interpretation of the vedas with the correct meaning.

It's also known that rakshasas and asuras have a malevolent influence in the spread of adharma on Earth through humans. For example, in the mahabharata war, Bhishma was possessed by a daitya (asura) to do adharmic acts.

My question is, are non-Hindus secretly assisted by asuras and rakshasas in their translations of the vedas to distort its meaning?

I have good reason to suspect that it is the case, but is there any definite scriptural backing to support this?

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The answer is no, according to Swami Vivekananda:

citing from HSE itself:

Did the great Vedic scholar Sayanacharya reincarnate as Max Muller who propagated Aryan Invasion Theory?

"mone holo ki jaanis, Sayan i nijer bhashya nije uddhar korte Max Muller hoye jonmechhen,aamaar anek din hoitei oi dhaarana." (Swami-Sishya-Samvad, Sarachchandra Chakraborti, Udbodhan, page 56)

Meaning: Do you know what seemed to me? It was Sayana Himself who was born as Max Mueller to revive his commentaries. This is my "Dhaarana"(impression)

Another so-called "mleccha" Arthur Avalon made Tantric doctrines more available to everybody with his translations

https://www.tititudorancea.com/z/john_george_woodroffe_arthur_avalon_biography.htm

Rohan Murty is as Sanatana Dharmi as they come, and he has commissioned "Mleccha" scholar Sheldon Pollock for translating Sanskrit works for the Murty Classical library.

https://www.huffpost.com/archive/in/entry/2016/03/02/rohan-murty-pollock-removal_n_9371122.html

Don't see Asuras or Rakshasas anywhere.

S K
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    I think he just said that because MM heavily used Sayana's commentary. – Ikshvaku Mar 19 '21 at 18:41
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    All Rohan Murthy has is his dad's millions to throw at anyone who can dazzle him. – RamAbloh Mar 20 '21 at 13:55
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    There are several eminent Indian scholars who have criticized this Murthy Classical Library for its typical western academic biases in translations. – RamAbloh Mar 20 '21 at 13:57
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    @ramabloh - it must be my purvajanma punya that you are here to enlighten me. – S K Mar 20 '21 at 15:13
  • @RamAbloh While I respect your expertise at subject and you're welcome to critique the work as well, but in no way personal attack is acceptable here on HSE. Please refrain yourself from doing so. – TheLittleNaruto Mar 21 '21 at 18:02
  • @TheLittleNaruto My first comment has been deleted completely. It had an important point, which is now fully gone. And I don't think there was any personal attack. What constitutes personal attack? If it is hidden under the guise of sarcasm (as done by SK above), does it go under the radar? – RamAbloh Mar 22 '21 at 21:48
  • @RamAbloh This part especially: "Rohan Murthy is as Sanatana Dharmi as Sheldon Pollock. He has no knowledge of Sanskrit, Vedas, or other scriptures, and not even a scent of traditional scholarship even if our noses are deep into his armpits. He doesn't have the depth of understanding to see what twisted theories Pollock has put forth in his attempt to undermine the role of Sanskrit." – TheLittleNaruto Mar 23 '21 at 05:55
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