Acharya Prashant explains that scriptures like the Ramayana and Mahabharata are not historical documents or scientific textbooks. He emphasizes that using these texts to calculate interplanetary distances or prove ancient technological superiority is a misuse of their purpose. The speaker argues that Tulsidas did not write the Ramcharitmanas for astrophysics, but to illustrate a way of living and to convey spiritual truths. He points out that people often resort to such scientific claims out of ego, wanting to prove that their culture was advanced, while ignoring the actual spiritual message of the texts.