Acharya Prashant begins by stating that everything should be used for the purpose for which it was created. He explains that scriptures like the Ramayana and Mahabharata are not historical documents. For instance, Tulsidas did not write the Ramcharitmanas for people to perform interplanetary calculations. The purpose of these texts is not to derive scientific principles like Kepler's laws. He points out that people often miss the true essence of these scriptures, such as understanding the nature of Ram (Ramatva). Instead, driven by ego, they try to extract scientific facts from them, like the distance between the Earth and the Sun, merely to prove the greatness of their religion. He questions the value of such an endeavor, stating that even if these facts are present, they do not offer the spiritual benefit the scriptures intend to provide. This misuse, he argues, is a disservice to the texts and would have shocked their authors. Acharya Prashant compares trying to find science in scriptures to looking for Upanishadic verses in a physics textbook or making a devotional song (aarti) out of a physics problem book, highlighting the absurdity of such an approach. While historical figures like Shri Ram and Shri Krishna may have existed, the epics are not meant to be read as history textbooks. They are filled with symbols, not literal facts. For example, Hanuman is a symbol of a very high ideal, and Lanka is also a symbol. The speaker emphasizes that the key to understanding these epics is Vedanta. Without the 'decoder' of Vedanta, one will misinterpret the 'code' of the epics and take the stories literally. The epics are not about historical dates or factual accuracy; they are about something timeless, meant to bring one out of inner darkness. The real question to ask is not 'How did Hanuman fly?' but 'How can a person have such devotion to truth that they would stake their life for it?' This is the question worth asking, but people avoid it because they themselves do not wish to be devoted to truth.