Quote Originally Posted by Ganeshprasad View Post
I hear the above, all the time, these so call informed people never explain as to why we should fall back on sruti?

Who and at what point this rule was made?
It is a fundamental rule of hindu epistemology accepted by all acharyas that all paurusheya shastras must be verified with shruti. I don't understand why you have a problem with this basic rule.