I agree with you about the “”Number of Gods”", but I think they are still replicating themselves.
I meet many of them directly.

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Fun:

I think google must knows the addresses of all gods.

if u wants to remove Fun part, delete it.

Thanks
Arun

vipra,viprA,wipra,wipraa etc which is why I dont like english.. because of the concept of spellings..
Indian languages are the best, we write what we speak

The basic idea of God in Vedas is as the universal soul, the universe itself, and for those who cant understand this universal energy, any and every form of universe can also be considered to be God. The concept of Shruthi and Smriti comes here.

Which is why vedic texts say:
Taru Devo Bhava – Greenery is God
Athithi Devo Bhava – Guest is God
Matr Devo Bhava – Mother is God
Pitr Devo Bhava – Father is God
Gurudevo Bhava – Teacher is God
Aham Brahmasmi – I am God
etc

So one can use any form of nature to represent entire nature, and worship it to be God! In fact it even allows for atheism, with the concept of Shruti and Smriti.

The idea of salvation in Vedic texts is the realization of the existence of the universal soul. It says there exists a universal soul and that we are a part of this universal soul i.e universe, just like a cell in a human body is a part of the larger structure called human being. A person who realizes and understands this unity, will get united with the universal soul and attain salvation after death, and for such a person there is no need to perform any rites after deaths is what the vedas say.

The explanation of this universal soul is quite mysterious, not as a God with feelings, emotions, etc but as a scientific energy that is powering this multiverse! Yes, not universe, but a multiverse, Brahma who represents creation/universe in vedas is said to have death, who usually lives for 100 years of Brahma! It is said that thousands of such brahmas have passed away! I used this Brahma day calculation to see what vedas say about the age of the universe.

I think all these explanations in terms of God etc have really to do with our decrypting of their real meaning, than to take it as a straight forward God’s description. The hymns actually look like they are trying to explain something more about science and technology in terms of stories like these. Else there was no need to have mathematical numbers, detailed descriptions, etc in these texts.

See http://hitxp.wordpress.com/2007/05/01/what-vedas-say-about-the-age-of-the-universe/

Also see this
http://hitxp.wordpress.com/2007/05/28/speed-of-light-explained-in-rigveda/

@Bachodi
Your Sanskrit is way better than mine, please make sure my above translation is correct.

It is like how one in India bows to the feet of his mother, or to one’s teacher, out of respect, with a sense of gratitude..

We exist because of this nature, so there is nothing wrong in bowing to the nature as God, a God whom we can see and feel! A God who has granted you everything you need and much more than that!

There is a difference between worshiping a creator God and appreciating and respecting the creation itself as God! It is just thanking this beautiful nature for what it is, and at the same time ensuring that we preserve and protect it, ensuring its continuance..

In a nutshell, giving the tag of God to nature in the vedic ages was like how we have IPC 304 today in the Indian law.
IPC 304 says that it is illegal to lethally harm a person and it is this law that prevents a large amount of crime..

Similary it is the tag of God to the nature that prevents a lot of people including those tribals and the believers in vedic texts, from doing any harm to the nature!!