Acharya Prashant explains that scriptures are purposeful documents intended for the troubled and confused mind, acting as medicine for a diseased mind. Just as medicine is used to combat disease and is discarded once health is restored, scriptures are meant to eliminate illusions and suffering. They are not the final state of realization but a means to reach it. The scriptures themselves suggest that once a person is liberated, they should be set aside, as their purpose has been fulfilled. However, this transcendence is the final step of a long journey, and one must work diligently with the scriptures before reaching that point.