Moon in Mahabharata

 

*Scientific refferences in Mahabharata - Part - 1*

There are many scientific references at various places in the Mahabharata written by Vyasa.  You must know that many scientific weapons were used in the crusades that took place in Mahabharata.  In this series of articles, we are going to study the scientific references scattered in various chapters  in the Mahabharata. Let us read the first article today.

Bhishma Pitamah told Dharmaraja Yudhishthira the dialogue between *Brhaspati and Manu*.  That dialogue is recorded by Maharshi Vyas in Mahabharata and is mentioned in *Chapter No. 203*.  Let's see the explanation on it.
*Mahabharata Shanti Parva, Mokshadharma Parva* In chapter 203, verse no.  15 to verse no. 23, the moon, sun and celestial phenomena are well described as related to mind, body and spirit.  We will see its meaning.

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यथा चन्द्रो ह्यमावस्यामलिङ्गत्वान्न दृश्यते |
न च नाशोsस्य भवति तथा विद्धि शरीरिणम् ||१५||
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On Amavasya Tithis the moon is not visible due to lack of light, but its existence does not perish, the moon does not perish.  Similarly, even though the soul is invisible (not visible), it exists.  It has to be accepted.

क्षीणकोशो ह्यमावस्यां चन्द्रमा न प्रकाशते |
तद्वन्मूर्तिविमुक्तोsसौ शरीरी नोपलभ्यते ||१६||

On Amavasya Tithi, the moon moves away from its position of light, not visible in the sky.  Similarly, when the embodied soul leaves the body, it becomes invisible, invisible to the eyes.

It is an astronomical theory that a new moon cannot be seen but exists.  *(ama -,together and vas \ vas - to live ) = Amavasya.* On this tithi the sun and moon are in close proximity to each other so the moon is not visible on the night of amavasya.* Sun and moon are living together. The closeness of Sun and Moon should be called Amavasya.  This astronomical theory was known to us during Mahabharata.
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यथाSSकाशान्तरं प्राप्य चन्द्रमा भ्राजते पुनः |
तद्वल्लिङ्गान्तरं प्राप्य शरीरी भ्राजते पुनः ||१७ ||
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Again the same moon appears on the other side of the sky and shines again.  In this way the soul manifests again by assuming another body.

It is said that the soul is immortal, indestructible and leaves one body and enters another body.  Although it seems to be a philosophical verse, there is a great astronomical truth hidden in it.  It says that *the moon appears in another sky.* That is, when it is day in India, it is night in America or in some other countries it is night.  The real moon neither sets nor rises, it stays where it is.  But, *Due to Earth's rotation (rotation around itself) we see days, nights and other celestial phenomena*
Also it rises in another country i.e. *a country on earth like America* Now tell me that since Mahabharata happened in our India, the geographical situation of the countries on the opposite side of India was also known at the time of Mahabharata, that is why the sages described it here accurately and correctly.

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जन्म वृद्धिः क्षयश्चास्य पारत्यक्षेणोपलभ्यते |
सा तु चान्द्रमसी वृत्तिर्न तु तस्य शरीरिणः ||१८ ||
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The various phases of the moon that we see are not caused by the moon because the moon is steady. *This means that the Earth rotates around itself and the Earth rotates around the Sun  was known in Mahabharata.* That is, we knew this before Western scientists.
Similarly birth happens to the body.  Not of the soul.  Because the soul is imperishable, immortal.  That's why you should never pay homage to the deceased.  It should be said as *Homage to the soul or spirit of the deceased.

In short, our *Vedic culture had many repositories of knowledge.  But the Macaulay style of education made all this information obsolete and stamped Indians as backward.* Our tragedy is that we are forgetting our original culture, its scientific context, history and our universal Sanskrit language while promoting English education.  *We will see more scientific references in the next article.*

*In the discourses of the Mahabharata only the story of Kaurava's and Pandav's is told.  It is our tragedy that the scientific references in Mahabharata do not come to light*

Thanks for reading this article. Will meet on next Wednesday with another interesting subject from Mahabharata

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वेदविज्ञानरंजन - ५५

 

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*टीप : प्रस्तुत लेख लेखकाच्या (श्री. वैभव दातार ) नावासह पुढे पाठवावा.*

🌺 *अनेक सूर्य, अनेक ब्रह्मांड* 🌺

नासाने मान्य केल्यानुसार विश्वात अनेक आकाशगंगा आहेत त्या अनेक आकाशगंगांचे अनेक सूर्य देखील आहेत. हा शोध नासा ह्या संस्थेला काही दुर्बिणी किंवा अवकाशयाने ह्यांच्या माध्यामातून लागला आणि हा शोध अगदी अलिकडचा आहे. जगातील सर्वांत प्राचीन लिखित वाङ्मय असलेल्या *वेदांमध्येदेखील ह्याचा उल्लेख आहे.* त्याचा अभ्यास आपण करू.

अथर्ववेद कांड १३, सूक्त ३, मंत्र १० मध्ये सात सूर्याचा उल्लेख आहे

🚩यस्मिन् *सूर्या* अर्पिताः *सप्त* साकम् ||१०|| 🚩

ब्रह्मांड जे एकत्र झालेल्या तेजाने व्यापले आहे त्यात *सात सूर्य एकत्र राहतात.*  त्यांची तत्त्वे पुढीलप्रमाणे आहेत : *शुक्ल, नील, पीत, रक्त, हरित, कपिश, चित्ररूप*

महत्त्वाची गोष्ट अशी की आपल्या वेदांनी ह्या सात सूर्याचा अभ्यास करून *त्यांच्या तत्त्वांना नांवे सुद्धा दिली आहेत* जे अजून आधुनिक पाश्चिमात्य वैज्ञानिकांना जमले नाही.

सामवेदाचे एक ब्राह्मण आहे त्याला *ताण्ड्य ब्राह्मण* असे म्हणतात. त्यात अध्याय २३, खंड १५, मंत्र ३ मध्ये पुन्हा एकदा सात सूर्यांचा उल्लेख केला आहे.

त्रि वै *सप्त सप्तादित्याः* ||३||

ह्यात सुद्धा *सात सूर्यांचा उल्लेख* आहे.

ऋग्वेद मंडल ९, सूक्त ११४, मंत्र ३  ह्या मध्ये अनेक सूर्यांचा उल्लेख केला आहे.

सप्तदिशो *नानासूर्याः* सप्त होतार ऋत्विज:|
देवा आदित्या ये सप्त तेभिः सोमाभि रक्ष न
इन्द्रायेन्दो परि स्रव||

सात दिशा, ऋतू, यज्ञकर्ता सात ऋत्विज आणि सात सूर्य आहेत. हे सोमा! त्यांच्या बरोबर आमचे पण रक्षण कर आणि तू इंद्रासाठी वाहत रहा.

समर्थ रामदास स्वामी ह्यांनी सुद्धा *लवथवती विक्राळा ब्रह्मांडी माळा असे म्हटले आहे. म्हणजेच अनेक ब्रह्मांडे आहेत आणि त्यात माळा म्हणजे आकाशगंगा आहेत हे समर्थ रामदास स्वामी ह्यांना ज्ञात होते.*

आपल्या प्राचीन संस्कृत वाङ्मयात हे सर्व सिद्धांत मांडले आहेत असे दिसून येते. इथे एक विचार करण्यासारखी गोष्ट आहे की प्राचीन काळी अवकाशयाने, दुर्बिणी अशी साधने नव्हती तरीदेखील अचूक शास्त्रीय माहिती कशी काय मिळाली? इतका अचूक तर्क करणे शक्य आहे काय? तर ह्याचे उत्तर असे देता येईल की *अवकाशयाने प्राचीन भारतात अस्तित्वात होती, त्यातून अवकाशयात्रा होत असे. ह्याचे पुरावे वेदांमध्ये दिले आहेत.*
किंवा दुसरे उत्तर म्हणजे *योगबळाने आपल्या ऋषींनी हे ज्ञान मिळवले असावे. सूक्ष्मरूप घेऊन विश्वात संचार करून हे अमूल्य ज्ञान प्राप्त करून घेतले असावे.*

थोडक्यात सांगायचे झाले तर आपल्या *वैदिक संस्कृतीत अनेक ज्ञानभांडारे होती. परंतु, मेकॉलेप्रणीत शिक्षणपद्धतीने ही सर्व माहिती कालबाह्य ठरविली आणि भारतीयांवर मागासलेपणाचा शिक्का मारला.*  इंग्रजी शिक्षणाचा उदो उदो करताना आपण आपली मूळ संस्कृती, तिच्यातील वैज्ञानिक संदर्भ, इतिहास आणि आपली सर्वभाषाजननी संस्कृत भाषा हे सर्व काही विसरत चाललो आहोत हीच आपली शोकांतिका आहे. तूर्तास इथेच थांबतो. *पुढील लेखांत अजून वैज्ञानिक संदर्भ पाहू.*

जगभरातील सर्व मराठी माणसांना ह्या ज्ञानाचा लाभ व्हावा ह्यासाठी वेदविज्ञानरंजन ह्या लेखमालिकेतील सर्व लेख खालील website वर उपलब्ध आहेत. सर्वांनी ह्या site वर लेख जरूर वाचावेत आणि आपले अभिप्राय द्यावेत ही नम्र विनंती.
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वेदविज्ञानरंजन - ५४

 

#वेदविज्ञानरंजन_५४

आज आपण प्रकाश, त्याचे सात रंग, इंद्रधनुष्य ह्याची माहिती घेणार आहोत.

थोर भारतीय खगोल शास्त्रज्ञ वराहमिहीर याने आपल्या बृहद् संहिता नवाच्या ग्रंथात खालील श्लोक लिहिला आहे.
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सुर्यस्य विविधवर्णः पवनेन विघट्टिताः कराः साभ्रे |
वियति धनु संस्थानः ये दृश्यते तदिन्द्रधनुः ||
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ह्याचा अर्थ इंग्रजी भाषेत पाहू :

The multicolored rays of the Sun being dispersed by the wind in a cloudy sky are seen in the form of a bow which is rainbow

ह्याचा अर्थ मराठी भाषेत पाहू :

ढगाळ वातावरणात सूर्यप्रकाशाचे परावर्तन आणि अपवर्तन होऊन आकाशात *इंद्रधनुष्य* तयार होते.

ग्रीक तत्त्ववेत्ता अरिस्टोटल आणि महान शास्त्रज्ञ न्यूटन यांसारख्या परदेशी संशोधकांनी इंद्रधनुष्य, प्रकाशाचे परावर्तन, अपवर्तन ह्याचा सिद्धांत मांडला अशी मान्यता आहे. परंतु वर *उल्लेख केलेल्या श्लोकामध्ये ख्रिस्तपूर्व सहाव्या शतकात प्रस्तुत सिद्धांत मांडल्याचे दिसून येते.*

सूर्याची सात किरणे

ऋग्वेद मंडल १ सूक्त ५० मंत्र ८
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सप्त त्वा हरितो रथे वहन्ति देव सूर्य । शोचिष्केशं विचक्षण ॥
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सप्त) सप्तविधाः किरणाः (त्वा) त्वाम् (हरितः) यैः किरणै रसान् हरति त आदित्यरश्मयः। हरितइत्यादिष्टोपयोजनना०। निघं० १।१५। (रथे) रमणीये लोके (वहन्ति) (देव) दातः (सूर्य्य) ज्ञानस्वरूप ज्ञानप्रापक वा (शोचिष्केशम्) शोचींषि केशा दीप्तयो रश्मयो यस्य तं सूर्य्यलोकम् (विचक्षण) विविधान् दर्शक ॥८॥

जसे किरणांशिवाय सूर्याचे दर्शन होऊ शकत नाही. तसेच वेदांना ठीक ठीक जाणल्याशिवाय परमेश्वराचे दर्शन होऊ शकत नाही, हे निश्चयपूर्वक जाणावे. ॥ ८ ॥

*सप्त हरितः* म्हणजे *सात किरण* येथे हरितः ह्याचा अर्थ हिरवा रंग असा नसून *किरण* असा आहे.

ऋग्वेद  मंडल १ सूक्त ५० मंत्र ९

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अयुक्त सप्त शुन्ध्युवः सूरो रथस्य नप्त्यः । ताभिर्याति स्वयुक्तिभिः ॥
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यथा सूरो याः सप्त नप्तः शुन्ध्युवः सन्ति ता रथस्य मध्येऽयुक्त तैः सह याति प्राप्नोति तथा त्वं स्वयुक्तिभिः सर्वं विश्वं जगत्संयोजयसीति वयं विजानीमः ॥९॥

भावार्थः - अत्र वाचकलुप्तोपमालंकारः। यः सूर्यवत् स्वयं प्रकाश आकाशमिव व्याप्त उपासकानां शुद्धिकरः परमेश्वरोस्ति स खलु सर्वैर्मनुष्यैरुपासनीयो वर्त्तते ॥९॥

जो सूर्याप्रमाणे स्वतःचा स्वतःच प्रकाशस्वरूप, आकाशाप्रमाणे सर्वत्र व्यापक, उपासकांना पवित्र करणारा, असा परमेश्वर आहे, तोच सर्व माणसांचा उपास्य देव आहे. ॥ ९ ॥
*सप्त शुन्ध्युन्व* शुद्ध करणारी सूर्याची किरणे.

ऋग्वेद मंडल ४ सूक्त ५० मंत्र ४

बृहस्पतिः प्रथमं जायमानो महो ज्योतिषः परमे व्योमन् |
सप्तास्यस्तुविजातो रवेण वि सप्तरश्मिरधमत् तमांसि ||४ ||

*सात मुख असलेला, अनेक प्रकारे प्रगट होणारा, सात किरणे असलेला, आकाशात सर्वप्रथम प्रगट होणारा सूर्य आपल्या प्रकाशाने अंधाराचा नाश करतो.*

ऋग्वेद मंडल ५ सूक्त ४५ मंत्र ९

आ सूर्यो यातु सप्ताश्वः क्षेत्रं यदस्योर्विया दीर्घयाथे |
रघुः श्येनः पतयदन्धो अच्छा युवा कविर्दीदयद् गोषु गच्छन् ||९||

*सूर्याने सात घोड्याने* युक्त होऊन यावे. कारण हे दीर्घ क्षेत्र त्याच्याच प्रवासासाठी आहे. हा ज्ञानी सूर्य किरणाच्या मध्ये राहतो आणि प्रकाशित होतो.

हे सर्व लिहिण्याचे कारण हेच की प्रत्येक मंत्रात सूर्याच्या सात घोड्यांचा उल्लेख आहे. हे सात घोडे म्हणजे सूर्याचे सात रंगांचे किरण सूर्यप्रकाशापासून सात रंग तयार होतात ह्याचे ज्ञान भारतीयांना वेदकाळातपासून होते.

🚩जयतु वेदविज्ञानम् 🚩

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वेदविज्ञानरंजन - ५३

 

#वेदविज्ञानरंजन_५३

🌺 *पृथ्वी - सूर्य संबंध* 🌺

आजच्या लेखात आपण सूर्य आणि पृथ्वी ह्यांचे परस्पर संबंध पाहू.

यजुर्वेद अध्याय ३३ मंत्र ४३ खालीलप्रमाणे आहे

🚩 आ कृष्णेन रजसा वर्तमानः निऽवेशयन् अमृतम् मर्त्यम् च हिरण्येन सविता रथेन आ देवः याति भुवनानि पश्यन् ||४३ || 🚩

हे मनुष्याः! यथा एतद्भूगोलाद्यैर्लोकैः सह तस्य सूर्य्यस्याकर्षणं यो वृष्टिद्वारा अमृतात्मकमुदकं वर्षयति यश्च सर्वेषां मूर्तद्रव्याणां दर्शयितास्ति तथा सूर्य्यादयोपीश्वराकर्षणेन ध्रियन्त इति वेद्यम्॥४३॥

ह्याचा सोपा अर्थ पाहू :

सूर्य (सविता ) भूगोल (पृथ्वी ) आणि इतर गोलांना म्हणजे ग्रहांना *आपल्या शक्तीने आकर्षून घेतो* आणि वृष्टीद्वारे अमृतरूपी जलवर्षाव करतो.

ऋग्वेद - मण्डल  १; सूक्त  ३५ ; मन्त्र ९ खालीलप्रमाणे आहे.

🚩 हिरण्यपाणिः । सविता । विचर्षणिः । उभे इति । द्यावापृथिवी इति । अन्तः । ईयते । अप । अमीवाम् । बाधते । वेति । सूर्यम् । अभि । कृष्णेन । रजसा । द्याम् । ऋणोति॥ 🚩

। हे सभापते यथायं सूर्योबहुभिर्लोकैः सहाकर्षणसंबन्धेन वर्त्तमानः सर्वं वस्तूजातं प्रकाशयन् प्रकाशपृथिव्योरान्तर्यं करोति तथैव त्वया भवितव्यमिति ॥९॥

ह्याचा सोपा अर्थ पाहू :

जसा हा सूर्य पुष्कळ गोलांना म्हणजे अनेक ग्रहांना आपल्या *आकर्षण शक्तीने स्थिर ठेवतो* (बांधून ठेवतो ), सर्व वस्तूंना प्रकाशित करतो त्याचप्रमाणे पृथ्वी आणि द्युलोक म्हणजे आकाश यांचा संयोग करतो, तसेच आचरण ठेवावे.

ऋग्वेद आणि यजुर्वेद ह्यांनी पृथ्वीचे परिवलन आणि परिभ्रमण, पृथ्वी - सूर्य ह्यांच्यातील गुरुत्वाकर्षण शक्ती इत्यादी खगोलीय सिद्धांतांचे अतिशय उत्तम रीतीने विश्लेषण केले आहे. वेद हे अनादी काळापासून अस्तित्वात असून त्यांचा काळ निश्चित करणे सुद्धा अवघड आहे. जगातील पहिले लिखित वाङ्मय म्हणून सर्व वेदांना जगाने मान्यता दिली आहे.
गुरुत्वाकर्षण शक्ती, पृथ्वी गोल आहे अशा अनेक सिद्धांताचे श्रेय न्यूटन, कोपर्निकस, गॅलिलिओ अशा परदेशी शास्त्रज्ञांना देण्यात आले आहे. परंतु, अनादिकाळापासून असलेल्या वेदांना मात्र ह्याचे श्रेय नाही. मेकॉले ह्यांनी लादलेल्या शिक्षणपद्धतीमुळे आपले पुरातन वाङ्मय नजरेआड झाले आणि आपले अपरिमित नुकसान झाले आहे. माझी सर्वांनाच विनंती आहे की आपल्या मुलांना ही सर्व माहिती द्यावी.

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जगभरातील सर्व मराठी माणसांना ह्या ज्ञानाचा लाभ व्हावा ह्यासाठी वेदविज्ञानरंजन ह्या लेखमालिकेतील सर्व लेख खालील website वर उपलब्ध आहेत. सर्वांनी ह्या site वर लेख जरूर वाचावेत आणि आपले अभिप्राय द्यावेत ही नम्र विनंती.
*www.ancientindianscience.com*

प्रस्तुत *लेख तुमच्या सर्व ग्रुप्स वर पाठवावा* ही नम्र विनंती.
ज्यांना ही *लेखमालिका*  हवी असेल त्यांनी माझ्याशी ( *श्री. वैभव दातार*  ) पुढील what's app number वर संपर्क साधावा *8898482382*

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वेदविज्ञानरंजन - ५२

 

#वेदविज्ञानरंजन_५२

*टीप : प्रस्तुत लेख लेखकाच्या (श्री. वैभव दातार ) नावासह पुढे पाठवावा.*

🌺 *श्रीमद्भागवत ग्रंथातील वैज्ञानिक संदर्भ भाग - ६* 🌺

*अक्षवृत्त आणि रेखावृत्त ह्यांची संकल्पना* 

*श्रीमद्भागवत पुराण स्कंद ५ आणि अध्याय २१* मध्ये पृथ्वीचे परिवलन आणि परिभ्रमण त्यामुळे निर्माण होणारे दिवस रात्र यांचे चक्र तसेच *अक्षवृत्त आणि रेखावृत्त* यांची कल्पना ह्या गोष्टी लिहिल्या आहेत. आपण सविस्तर पाहू.
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एतेन हि दिवो मण्डलमानं तद्विद उपदिशन्ति
यथा द्विदलयोर्निष्पावादीनां ते अन्तरेणान्तरिक्षं
तदुभयसन्धितम् ॥
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वरील श्लोकाचा अन्वयार्थ पाहू :

तद्विदः हि एतेन यथा निष्पावादीनां *द्विदलयोः* (तथा) दिवः मंडलमानं उपदिशन्ति ते अन्तरेण तदुभयसंधितम् अन्तरिक्षं (अस्ति)|

तज्ञ लोक खरोखर ह्या *भूमंडलप्रमाणावरून* जसे पावटा वगैरेंच्या दोन पानांचे तसे स्वर्गाच्या *वर्तुळाचे प्रमाणे* सांगतात त्याच्या मध्ये त्या दोघांच्या सांध्यावर लागून ठेविलेले आकाश आहे.
येथे *मंडलमानम्* असा शब्दप्रयोग केला आहे. म्हणजेच ही *पृथ्वी गोल* आहे आणि पृथ्वीवरून दिसणारे आकाश सुद्धा आपल्याला गोल भासते आणि क्षितिजाला टेकलेले दिसते.

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यत्रोदेति तस्य ह समानसूत्रनिपाते निम्लोचति
यत्र क्वचन स्यन्देनाभितपति तस्य हैष
समानसूत्रनिपाते प्रस्वापयति तत्र गतं न पश्यन्ति
ये तं समनुपश्येरन् ||
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वरील श्लोकाचा अन्वयार्थ पाहू :

यत्र उदीत तस्य ह समानसूत्रनिपाते निम्लोचति एषः यत्र क्वचन स्यंदेन अभितपति तस्य ह समानसूत्रनिपाते प्रस्वापयति ये तं समनुपश्येरन् ते तत्र गतं न पश्यन्ति |

ह्याचा सोपा अर्थ पाहू :

ज्याठिकाणी उदयाला येतो, त्याच ठिकाणच्या सारख्या *सुताच्या समोरील समांतररेषेत अस्ताला जातो*, हा सूर्य ज्याठिकाणी कोठेतरी *घाम येण्याइतक्या उन्हाने उष्ण प्रकाश देतो*, त्याच्याच सारख्या सुताच्या समोरील समांतर रेषेत असणार्‍यांना *गाढ झोपी नेतो*, जे त्या सूर्याला *स्वतःच्या प्रदेशात* पहातात, ते समोरील *समांतर रेषेतील मध्यरात्री झोपी गेलेल्यांच्या प्रदेशात पहात नाहीत.*

वरील श्लोकात पृथ्वीच्या गोलार्धाचे वर्णन केले आहे. ज्या *गोलार्धात सूर्यप्रकाश असतो त्याच्या विरुद्ध गोलार्धात अंधार असतो.*
गोलार्ध म्हणजेच पृथ्वीचा अर्धा भाग. काल्पनिक रेषांनी पृथ्वीचे दोन भाग आधुनिक विज्ञानाने केले आहेत. अक्षवृत्त : उत्तर गोलार्ध आणि दक्षिण गोलार्ध, रेखावृत्त : पूर्व गोलार्ध आणि पश्चिम गोलार्ध.
पृथ्वी गोल आहे आणि तिचे परिवलन आणि परिभ्रमण यांमुळे दिवस रात्र चक्र घडते ही क्रिया प्राचीन ऋषींना ज्ञात होती त्यांनी वरील श्लोकात *समांतर सूत्र (म्हणजे अक्षवृत्त, रेखावृत्त ह्यांचा) उल्लेख* केला आहे. श्रीमद्भागवत हा आपल्या संस्कृतील अतिशय मान्यताप्राप्त आणि महत्त्वाचा ग्रंथ आहे. त्यामुळे त्यातील *उल्लेखावर शंका घेण्याचे कारण नाही.* पृथ्वी गोल असल्याने वेगवेगळ्या वेळी सूर्याची वेगवेगळी स्थिती दिसून येते ह्याची संपूर्ण माहिती भारतीय ऋषींना होती. श्रीमद्भागवत पुराणांत ह्याची सविस्तर माहिती दिली आहे. सर्व भागवत आचार्यांना माझी विनंती आहे की भागवतातील श्रीकृष्ण चरित्राबरोबरच इतर स्कंदांतील माहिती सुद्धा सांगावी म्हणजे आपल्या धर्मग्रंथांचा अभ्यास करून त्यातील वैज्ञानिक तत्वे शोधता येतील.

आपल्याकडे श्रीमद्भागवत ग्रंथाचे अनेक भागवत सप्ताह होतात त्यात स्कंध १०, ११ मध्ये भगवान श्रीकृष्ण चरित्र आहे. सर्व ठिकाणी तेच सांगितले जात असल्याने *भागवतातील विज्ञानाकडे आपले लक्ष जात नाही*. माझी *सर्व आचार्यांना विनंती* आहे की भागवत सप्ताहात *श्रीकृष्णचरित्राबरोबरच इतर स्कंधांत असलेले वैज्ञानिक दाखलेसुद्धा जरूर सांगावेत.*

श्रीमद्भागवत ग्रंथातील वैज्ञानिक संदर्भ ही लेखमालिका इथे समाप्त होत असून पुढील शनिवारपासून *वेदांतील विज्ञान ही लेखमालिका चालू होईल*

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जगभरातील सर्व मराठी माणसांना ह्या ज्ञानाचा लाभ व्हावा ह्यासाठी वेदविज्ञानरंजन ह्या लेखमालिकेतील सर्व लेख खालील website वर उपलब्ध आहेत. सर्वांनी ह्या site वर लेख जरूर वाचावेत आणि आपले अभिप्राय द्यावेत ही नम्र विनंती.
*www.ancientindianscience.com*

प्रस्तुत *लेख तुमच्या सर्व ग्रुप्स वर पाठवावा* ही नम्र विनंती.
ज्यांना ही *लेखमालिका*  हवी असेल त्यांनी माझ्याशी ( *श्री. वैभव दातार*  ) पुढील what's app number वर संपर्क साधावा *8898482382*

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वेदविज्ञानरंजन - ५१:शेषाच्या मस्तकावर पृथ्वी आहे

 

#वेदविज्ञानरंजन_५१

🚩 *शेषाच्या मस्तकावर पृथ्वी आहे?* 🚩

*वेदविज्ञानरंजन ह्या लेखमालिकेची आज वर्षपूर्ती* होत आहे. ह्या वर्षभरात *महाराष्ट्र आणि महाराष्ट्राबाहेरील मराठी वाचकांचा खूप छान प्रतिसाद* ह्या लेखमालिकेला मिळाला. ह्यासाठी मी *सर्व वाचकांचे आभार* मानतो. ह्या निमित्ताने *विविध ठिकाणी व्याख्याने देऊन वेदविज्ञानचा प्रसार करण्याचे भाग्य* मला लाभले. आपल्या *सर्वांचा लोभ असाच कायम राहावा* अशी प्रार्थना करतो. ह्या लेखमालिकेतील काही *लेखांचे videos तयार केले असून ते खालील you tube link* वर जाऊन पाहता येतील.
https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLxUd5Q3xIze11_fIwWBoUR0wdlxuYYM7l

*टीप : प्रस्तुत लेख लेखकाच्या (श्री. वैभव दातार ) नावासह पुढे पाठवावा.*

🌺 *श्रीमद्भागवत ग्रंथातील वैज्ञानिक संदर्भ भाग - ६* 🌺

आजच्या भागात पृथ्वीसंबंधीत श्रीमद्भागवत ग्रंथातील काही वैशिष्ट्ये पाहणार आहोत

🌺 *पृथ्वी गोल आहे* 🌺

श्रीमद्भागवत पुराण स्कंध ५ - अध्याय २५ (श्रीसंकर्षण देवांचे विवरण आणि स्तुती ) (भूविवरविध्युपवर्णनम्) - श्लोक २ आणि श्लोक १२

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श्लोक :२

यस्येदं क्षितिमण्डले भगवतोऽनन्तमूर्तेः
सहस्रशिरस एकस्मिन्नेव शीर्षणि ध्रियमाणं
सिद्धार्थ इव लक्ष्यते ॥ २ ॥
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यस्य अनंतमूर्तेः सहस्रशिरसः भगवतः एकस्मिन् एव शीर्षणि ध्रियमाणं इदं क्षितिमंडलं सिद्धार्थः इव उपलक्ष्यते |

ज्या असंख्यस्वरूपी हजारो मस्तके असणार्‍या शेषावतारी भगवंताच्या एकाच मस्तकावर धारण केलेले हे *पृथ्वीमंडळ* (पृथ्वी गोल आहे ) मोहरीच्या दाण्याप्रमाणे अगदी अल्पसे दिसते. ॥२॥

ह्या भगवान *अनंताची (शेषाची ) एक हजार मस्तके आहेत.* ह्यापैकी एका मस्तकावर ठेवलेले हे *क्षितिमंडल* (क्षिती =पृथ्वी ) पृथ्वीमंडल ( *गोल पृथ्वी*  ) *मोहरीच्या दाण्याएवढी* दिसते. (सिद्धार्थः इव उपलक्ष्यते) *सिद्धार्थः म्हणजे अतिशय छोटा दाणा*

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मूर्धन्यर्पितमणुवत्सहस्रमूर्न्घो ।
*भूगाेलं*  सगिरिसरित्समुद्रसत्वम् || १२||
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अन्वयार्थ :
सगिरिसरित्समुद्रसत्त्वं *भूगोलं* सहस्रमूर्ध्नः मूर्धनि *अणुवत्* अर्पितं सहस्रजिह्वः कः आनंत्यात् अनिमितविक्रमस्य भूम्नः वीर्याणि अधिगणयेत् |

पर्वत, नद्या, समुद्र व प्राणी ह्यांसह *भूगोल* हजार फणांच्या *शेषाच्या मस्तकावर* *अणूसारखा* ठेवला आहे (तोलला आहे ) . इथे *शेषावर पृथ्वी कशी काय आहे?* अंतराळवीरांना तर शेष कुठेच दिसला नाही 😝 अशी टिंगल करण्यात येते. *शेष शब्दाचा अर्थ नीट जाणून न घेतल्यामुळे झालेला हा गैरसमज आहे*. तुम्हाला गणितातील *निःशेष भागाकार ही संज्ञा* माहिती असेल. *भागाकार केल्यावर बाकी काहीच राहत नाही ती शून्य असते* म्हणजेच *शेष काही राहत नाही त्याला निःशेष भागाकार* म्हणतात. ह्याचा अर्थ *शेष म्हणजे उरलेले* आणि निःशेष म्हणजे न उरलेले किंवा संपलेले.

आता इथे *शेष म्हणजे अंतराळ* कारण आपल्या आकाशगंगेत ग्रह,नक्षत्र, तारे व्यापलेले आहेत. आणि जे काही उरलेले आहे म्हणजे शेष आहे ते म्हणजे अंतराळ, अंतरिक्ष. आपण नीट अभ्यास केला तर आपल्या असे लक्षात येईल की आपल्या ब्रह्मांडांत अनेक आकाशगंगा आहेत. येथे *सहस्रमूर्ध्नः* हा शब्द *अनेक*  (हजारो )ह्या अर्थी योजला आले. आपण इंटरनेट वर आकाशगंगा (Galexy ) पाहतो. त्यात *आकाशगंगा सर्पिलाकृती* म्हणजे सापाच्या आकृतीसारख्या दिसतात. वेटोळे घातलेला साप आहे असा भास होतो. *हबल ह्या दूर्बिणीद्वारे* नासाने आकाशगंगांची छायाचित्रे टिपली आहेत. आपले आधुनिक विज्ञान सुद्धा हेच सांगते की अनेक आकाशगंगा आहेत. *अंतराळात हा भूगोल म्हणजे पृथ्वी अगदी अणू एव्हढी* आहे. ह्याचा अर्थ *अणू* ही संकल्पना भारतीयांना कणाद ऋषींच्या आधीपासून ज्ञात होती. कणाद ऋषींनी अणूवर विस्तृत भाष्य केले आहे ते पुढे कधीतरी पाहूच.

आपल्याकडे श्रीमद्भागवत ग्रंथाचे अनेक *भागवत सप्ताह* होतात त्यात *स्कंध १० मध्ये भगवान श्रीकृष्ण चरित्र* आहे. सर्व ठिकाणी तेच सांगितले जात असल्याने आणि इतर स्कंध त्यामानाने दुर्लक्षित असल्याने इतर स्कंधांतील *भागवतातील विज्ञानाकडे आपले लक्ष जात नाही.*  माझी सर्व आचार्यांना विनंती आहेत की भागवत सप्ताहात श्रीकृष्णचरित्राबरोबरच इतर स्कंधांत असलेले वैज्ञानिक दाखलेसुद्धा जरूर सांगावेत.
पहा *किती विचार केला आहे आपल्या ऋषींनी!*  अतिप्रचंड विस्तार असलेल्या ह्या ब्रह्मांडातील एक भूगोल हा अगदी छोट्या कणा एवढा म्हणजेच अणूएवढाच दिसतो. इथे हा भूगोल *तोलला* आहे म्हणजे balance केलेला आहे कारण *पृथ्वीचे स्वतःचे गुरूत्वबल, सूर्याचे आणि इतर ग्रहांचे पृथ्वीवर असणारे आकर्षण बल यांचा तोल (balance) साधून पृथ्वी शेषावर (अंतराळात ) परिभ्रमण करीत आहे. *माझा हा लेख वाचून तुम्हाला समजेल की प्रत्येक गोष्टीचा अभ्यास करून ती गोष्ट आपल्या प्राचीन ग्रंथांत लिहिली आहे.* ह्यापुढे जर कोणीही पृथ्वीचा भार शेषावर आहे ह्यासंदर्भात *हेटाळणी* केली तर त्याला *सडेतोड उत्तर द्या.*
*एव्हढा स्पष्ट दाखला श्रीमद्भागवत पुराणांत देऊन सुद्धा* आपल्याकडील विद्वान शास्त्रज्ञांच्या मनात ह्यावर *अधिक संशोधन करावे असे येत नाही का?* आपण असे किती दिवस  पाश्चात्य वैज्ञानिकांचे गोडवे गाण्यात धन्यता मानणार आहोत? असो. ह्यापुढे तरी आपल्या *धर्मग्रंथांचा शास्त्रीय दृष्टीने अभ्यास करावा ही नम्र विनंती.*

आपल्याकडे श्रीमद्भागवत ग्रंथाचे अनेक भागवत सप्ताह होतात त्यात स्कंध १०, ११ मध्ये भगवान श्रीकृष्ण चरित्र आहे. सर्व ठिकाणी तेच सांगितले जात असल्याने *भागवतातील विज्ञानाकडे आपले लक्ष जात नाही*. माझी *सर्व आचार्यांना विनंती* आहे की भागवत सप्ताहात *श्रीकृष्णचरित्राबरोबरच इतर स्कंधांत असलेले वैज्ञानिक दाखलेसुद्धा जरूर सांगावेत.* आज इथेच थांबतो.
श्रीमद्भागवत ग्रंथातील अजून काही वैज्ञानिक सिद्धांत आपण पुढील लेखात पाहूया.

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Scientific refferences in Ramayana part - 7

 

*Scientific refferences in Ramayana part - 7*

*Was Jatayu human in Ramayana?*

Saddened after Ravana abducted Sita, Lord Rama along with his brother Lakshmana searched for Sita in the wilderness.  At that time he saw there *a Jatayu bird (vulture ) screaming in an injured state*. Jatayu informed Sri Rama that Ravana took Sita in a chariot (plane) flying from the sky and went to the south direction and Jatayu died in blood and flesh. This it is written in Valmiki Ramayana Aranyakanda Sarg No. 68, Rama gave him Urdhvodehik and Pindadana (rituals after death) *

🚩एवमुक्त्वा चितां दीप्तामारोप्य पतगेश्वरम् ।

ददाह रामो धर्मात्मा स्वबन्धुमिव दुःखितः ॥ ३१ ॥ 🚩

Due to this, Dharmatma Sri Ramachandra was saddened and placed the body of Pakshiraja on the pyre and cremated it like his brother's rites by setting fire to it.

🚩रामोऽथ सहसौमित्रिर्वनं गत्वा स वीर्यवान् ।

स्थूलान् हत्वा महारोहीननुतस्तार तं द्विजम् ॥ ३२ ॥🚩

🚩रोहिमांसानि चोद्धृ्त्य पेशीकृत्य महायशाः ।

शकुनाय ददौ रामो रम्ये हरितशाद्वले ॥ ३३ ॥ 🚩

Then the mighty Sri Rama along with Lakshmana went to the forest and brought huge Maharohi (kandamool special) and spread the darbha (kush) on the earth with the intention of offering them to Jatayu. The great Lord Rama removed the gar of Rohi and made it into a pinda and *offered pinda to Jatayu* on those beautiful green buds. 

🚩यत् यत् प्रेतस्य मर्त्यस्य कथयन्ति द्विजातयः ।

तत्स्वर्गगमनं पित्र्यं तस्य रामो जजाप ह ॥ ३४ ॥ 🚩

Lord Sri Ram chanted all the *prayer related mantras* which the Brahmin people say is necessary for the purpose of attaining heaven for a person living in the afterlife.

Taking into account the meaning of all the above people, it can be seen that *Prabhu Sri Ramachadra cremated Jatayu, offered him Pindadana, offered him tilanjali, jalanjali and bathed in Godavari for purification.* This means that *Jatayu must be a human being and not a bird. Funeral rites for humans. And other rituals are mentioned in our scriptures*.  It is not believed that Prabhu Sri Ramachandra would perform funeral and then Pindada etc. for one party.  We have a *tribal tribe wearing a variety of picture strange costumes. Thus it is possible that Jatayu wore a vulture-like garment.* Jatayu fought Ravana with a winged garment and was wounded and died in it when Ravana cut off his wings.  There are some more verses in Ramayana which confirm the statement that *Jatayu should not be a bird but a human being*.  We will see that.

 *Kishkindha Kand Sarg no.  60 clearly mentions the human forms of Sampati and Jatayu.* Sampati, the elder brother of Jatayu, comes to the ashram of a certain Nishankar Rishi, *Nishankar Rishi* calls Sampati -

🚩सौम्य वैकल्यतां दृष्ट्‍वा रोम्णां ते नावगम्यते ।

अग्निदग्धाविमौ पक्षौ प्राणाश्चापि शरीरके ॥ १८ ॥🚩

He said - 'Soumya!  Your hair has fallen out and both wings have been burned.  The reason for this is not known.  In spite of all this life has survived in your body.

🚩गृध्रौ द्वौ दृष्टपूर्वौ मे मातरिश्वसमौ जवे ।

गृध्राणां चैव राजानौ भ्रातरौ कामरूपिणौ ॥ १९ ॥🚩

I have previously seen two vultures as fast as the air.  They were both brothers and shapeshifters at will.  At the same time, he was the king of Gridhas (The King of Vultures ) 

Here *Sampati and Jatayu could change their form at will.* That is, they could change the *vulture-like garb they were wearing.*

🚩ज्येष्ठोऽवितस्त्वं संपाते जटायुरनुजस्तव ।

*मानुषं रूपमास्थाय* गृह्णीतां चरणौ मम ॥ २० ॥🚩

 I have known you. You are the elder of the two brothers. Jatayu was your younger brother. Both of you *take human form and touch my feet.*

Here Maharishi Valmiki has clearly written that *Sampati and Jatayu could assume human form because they were human.The truth is written in Ramayana and that is what I am telling you here.  I do not say anything about myself.* We will know more about Jatayu in the next article.

 *Note: I have expressed the above opinion while studying Ramayana from a scientific point of view.  Not everyone will agree with my opinion.*

 *In the discourses of the Ramayana only the story of Rama is told.  It is our tragedy that the scientific references in Ramayana do not come to light because science is not mentioned in it.*

Thanks for reading this article. Will meet on next Wednesday with another interesting subject from Ramayana. 

 

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Scientific refferences in Ramayana part - 6

 

Scientific refferences in Ramayana part - 6

In the battle between Lord Sri Ramachandra and Lord Ravana of Lanka, there is a mention of *Kumbhakarna, an extremely powerful demon*.  After sleeping for six months, Kumbhakarna was awakened with difficulty by the Rakshasena army (Army of Ravana ) and stood on the huge smoky battlefield.  Vanarasena (Army of Monkeys ) started running away in fear seeing that huge and *Ajasra Rakshasa.* Seeing that, Lord *Sri Ramachandra asked Bibhishana who is this Rakshasa?*

🚩*आचक्ष्व सुमहान् कोऽसौ रक्षो वा यदि वासुरः।*

*न मयैवंविधं भूतं दृष्टपूर्वं कदाचन ॥ ७ ॥* 🚩

Vibhishana!  Tell me!  Who is this big man?  Who is a demon or an Asura?  *I have never seen such an animal before.* 

 Before coming to Lanka, *ShriRam* had given throat bath to many demons like Tatika, Khar, Dushan, Marich.* So he knew for sure what the demons were like and how they looked.  But seeing Kumbhakarna here, *ShriRam says that I have never seen such a demon anywhere before. It definitely looks different from other monsters.* Being a robot, it must look different from other monsters.

🚩 *उच्यन्तां वानराः सर्वे यंत्रमेतत् समुच्छ्रितम् ।*

*इति विज्ञाय हरयो भविष्यन्तीह निर्भयाः ॥ ३३ ॥*

All the monkeys should be told that this is not a person;  *It is a tall machine created by Maya.* After knowing this, the monkeys (Vanarasena ) will become fearless.

🚩 *प्रक्षिप्ताः कुम्भकर्णेन वक्त्रे पातालसंनिभे |*

*नासापुटाभ्यां निर्जग्मुः कर्णाभ्याम् चैव वानरा: ||* 🚩

The mouth of this Kumbhakarna looked like a huge hole in the abyss.  Vanarasena was entering through his mouth and coming out through his nose.  Now see *Is it possible to enter through the mouth of a living animal and come out through the nose?* This makes it more likely that Kumbhakarna must be a robot.

The above verse *Bibhishan addresses Sri Rama.* In this Bibhishan says that O Lord!  We should tell the monkeys who are running away in fear at the sight of this huge smoke that Kumbhakarna is not a person.  So there is *Yantra (Machine) created by Maya*.  Knowing this, the monkeys will not be afraid.  Here *Bibhishan himself is saying that this Kumbhakarna is a yantra with immense expansion.* Those who have Ramayana should definitely read the given verse and its meaning in Ramayana.  I am not writing anything here that is different from my own.  If this is the case, then Ravana in Treta Yuga knew more advanced techniques of making robots than today.

 Now you say that *Kumbhakarna was married.  Then how is he a robot?* Kumbhakarna's wife was named Vajramala and had children.  Hanumanta killed his sons in battle.  Kumbhakarna must have been driving the robot sitting inside this *superhuman robot.* So it seems that the *robot also got the name Kumbhakarna*.

Ravana had all the equipment useful for war.  Ravana's son Meghnad had different types of fire arrows (Missiles), sophisticated planes used in war and Ravana had a Pushpak plane with all the facilities.  With such well-equipped machinery, Ravana could easily have a robot.

 *Note: I have expressed the above opinion while studying Ramayana from a scientific point of view.  Not everyone will agree with my opinion.*

 *In the discourses of the Ramayana only the story of Rama is told.  It is our tragedy that the scientific references in Ramayana do not come to light because science is not mentioned in it.*

Thanks for reading this article. Will meet on next Wednesday with another interesting subject from Ramayana. 

 

A humble request *send this article to all your groups*.

 Those who want this *article series* should contact me ( *Mr. Vaibhav Datar* ) on the following what's app number *8898482382*

Compilation and Writing : Mr. Vaibhav Datar, Kalyan

Scientific References in Ramayana - 5

 *Scientific References in Ramayana - 5*

*Who built the first highway in the world?*

*Ramayana is believed to have happened 12,000 years ago in Treta Yuga

 There is a very nice description of how the hight way is built in *Ayodhyakand Sarg No. 80* in Valmiki Ramayana.  After Rama went into exile, it was unanimously decided that Bharata should be crowned.  At that time *Bharata* decides to go to Gangatata (bank of the river) to meet Sri Rama and orders all the skilled artisans of Ayodhya to *build a beautiful high way* from Ayodhya to Gangatata.  Let us look at selected verses from it.

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अथ भूमिप्रदेशज्ञाः सूत्रकर्मविशारदाः |

स्वकर्माभिरताः शूराः खनका यन्त्रकास्तथा ||१||

कर्मान्तिकाः स्थपतयः पुरुषा यन्त्रकोविदाः तथा वर्धकयश्चैव मार्गिणो वृक्षतक्षकाः ||२ ||

सूपकाराः सुधाकारा वंशकर्मकृतस्तथा |

समर्था ये च द्रष्टारः पुरतस्ते प्रतस्थिरे ||३ ||

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Let's see the information about who departed to build the high way.

 Those who had knowledge of the land *Bhumipradeshjna: (geologist) Knowledge of making camps etc.* Sutrakarmvisharad, knights, earth diggers, tunnelers etc. went ahead.

 *Sthapataya: means architects who know architecture and Yantrakovida:* means well-versed in machinery *mechanical engineers were also present in Ayodhya*.  All of them worked together to build that highway.

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बबन्धुर्बन्धनीयांश्च क्षोद्यान् सञ्चुक्षुदुस्तथा |

बिभिदुर्भेदनीयांश्च तांस्तान् देशान् नरास्तदा ||१० ||

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Bridges are built where there is water to build bridges.  It means that before Ram Setu, bridges were built by Bharata's architects.  The technology of bridge construction was known to Indians since ancient times.   Architects knew how to build a strong bridge so that *Bharata's army and chariots, elephants etc.could  pass through that bridge properly.*

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अचिरेण तु कालेन परिवाहान् बहूदकान् |

चक्रुर्बहुविधाकारान् सागरप्रतिमान् बहून् ||१||

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Small springs, whose water flowed in all directions *were dammed* and made to *hold more water*.  That means *the technology of building dams* was known.  *Many lakes of different sizes were created and when they were filled with water, those lakes looked like seas. Digging large lakes is not possible without machines.* It seems that there were machines like bulldozers at that time.

जाह्नवीं तु समासाद्य विविधद्रुमकाननाम् |

शीतलामलपानीयां महामीनसमाकुलाम् ||  २१ ||

सचन्द्रतारागणमण्डितं यथा |

नभः क्षपायाममलं विराजते |

नरेन्द्रमार्गः स तदा व्यराजत |

क्रमेण रम्यः शुभशिल्पिनिर्मितः |

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Adorned with many types of trees, with cool, pure water bodies, that *beautiful highway looked very beautiful*.  It was created by good craftsmen.

 Recently, when a highway is constructed, food malls, big gardens, star hotels are constructed on that highway.  *In the Treta Yuga, a similar highway, which was constructed by the artisans of Bharata, had great lakes, reservoirs, wells etc. built on it.

*In the discourses of the Ramayana only the story of Rama is narrated.  It is our tragedy that the scientific references in Ramayana do not come to light because science is not mentioned in it.*

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Scientific References in Ramayana - 4

 *Scientific References in Ramayana - 4*

Vanaraja Sugriva asked the vanarasena to go to the east in search of Janakandini (Daughter of King Janaka ) Sita and accordingly gave complete information about which countries, mountains and seas they would have to cross.

Kishkindha Kanda 40 verses 53,54 and 55

🚩 *त्रिशिराः काञ्चनः केतुः तालस्तस्य महात्मनः |*

*स्थापितः पर्वतस्याग्रे विराजति सवेदिकः ||* 🚩

Above the mountain, the golden flag with palm symbols will be seen by you.  The flag has *three crests (trident) (trishirah)* and an altar is built on the lower base.  Thus the flag has gained a lot of adornment.

 🚩 *पूर्वस्यां दिशि निर्माणं कृतं तत् त्रिदशेश्वरैः |*

*ततः परं हेममयः श्रीमानुदयपर्वतः ||५४ ||* 🚩

This *Taladhwaja is established by the gods as a mark indicating the boundary of the eastern direction*.  Then there is the golden mountain, endowed with divine beauty.

While traveling to the east of India, the current *Peru country* is found.  In that country there is a mountain called *Andes* (original Sanskrit word - *Adri*) on which a big trident with three Sikhs is engraved.  At its bottom is a rectangular altar which *can still be clearly seen today*.  It is known today as *The Paracas Candelabra or Candelabra of the Andes*.  According to current geography, Peru is a country on the west coast of South America.

 As mentioned in the above verse this Trisula - Taldhvaja ( trident ) marks the eastern boundary as there is no land after it.  *A mark indicating the direction of the east may have been created for planes flying through the sky. Airplanes existed during the Ramayana*.  Of course, we will get information about this sometime later.  Most importantly, the Taldhvaja (trident ) described by Vanaraja Sugriva is still in existence today.  Since he himself saw this taldhvaj, he has described it accurately.  Then *how could Sugriva have gone from India to Peru in the east?  Has he gone through the sea or through the sky?* As I said in the previous article, vanararaja Sugriva had circled the earth, so he also knew that *the earth is round*

Aranyakanda Sarg no.  23 describes the sighting of a *solar eclipse*.  When *Shri Ram and Khar Rakshasa (demon ) had a battle, there was a solar eclipse*.  It is mentioned as follows: 

🚩 *श्यामं रुधिरपर्यन्तं बभूव परिवेषणम् ।*

*अलातचक्रप्रतिमं परिगृह्य दिवाकरम् ॥ ३ ॥* 🚩

Around the sun, began to appear a circular circle like the Alat Chakra, which was black in color and *the color of the edge was red*.  

 Here *Alat Chakra means fire ring.*  In adventure games, the goal is to jump through a sphere surrounded by flames.  The eclipse was black (obscured) and the edge was red, meaning it was a *definite total solar eclipse or an annular solar eclipse*.

🚩 *बभूव तिमिरं घोरं उद्धतं रोमहर्षणम् ।*

*दिशो वा प्रदिशो वापि न च व्यक्तं चकाशिरे ॥८॥* 🚩

The most terrible and exciting darkness spread everywhere.  The clear sense of directions or angles was gone. 

We all know that there is darkness during a solar eclipse.

🚩 *कबन्धः परिघाभासो दृश्यते भास्करान्तिके ॥११॥* 🚩

🚩 *जग्राह सूर्यं स्वर्भानुरपर्वणि महाग्रहः ।*

*प्रवाति मारुतः शीघ्रं निष्प्रभोऽभूद् दिवाकरः ॥१२ ॥* 🚩

Near the sun, a *bandha like a periphery* began to appear.  The great planet Rahu began to afflict the Sun when there was no Amavasya(No Moon). The wind began to blow at a high speed and *the sun god's radiance faded*.

🚩 *उत्पेतुश्च विना रात्रिं ताराः खद्योतसप्रभाः ।

संलीनमीनविहगा नलिन्यः शुष्कपङ्‌कजाः ॥१३॥*

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* Even when there was no night, the stars that shone like pearls rose in the sky.* The fish and waterfowl merged in the lake. Their lotuses dried up.

🚩 *तस्मिन् क्षणे बभूवुश्च विना पुष्पफलैर्द्रुमाः ।*

*उद्धूतश्च विना वातं रेणुर्जलधरारुणः ॥ १४ ॥* 🚩

Flowers and fruits fell.  Even though there was no wind, the gray dust rose up into the sky like clouds.

It is clearly seen that all the verses presented describe the eclipse of the sun.  *Bruce Masse is credited (as always credited to foreigners) for observing the first ever solar eclipse.*

Archaeologist Bruce Masse, who putatively links an eclipse that occurred on May 10, 2807, BC

The period of Ramayana is approx.  BC  12 thousand years - *Treta Yuga* means that Ramayana writer *Maharishi Valmiki or Lord Sri Rama should be credited for seeing the first solar eclipse. Solar eclipses are also mentioned in the Vedas.  But, it is given a more elaborate description in the Ramayana.*

 *In the discourses of the Ramayana only the story of Rama is told.  It is our tragedy that the scientific references in Ramayana do not come to light because science is not mentioned in it.*

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Scientific References in Ramayana - 3

 

*Scientific References in Ramayana - 3*

In both the previous articles we looked at the scientific and geographical references in the Ramayana.  Let's look at some more references in today's article.

 We learned that Vanaraja Sugriva sent the vanarasena ( The army of monkeys ) in all four directions in *search* of Janakandini *Sita* and described the geographical regions of the earth.  At that time Shri Rama asked Sugriva that *how did you get the information about all the geographical regions?*  Sugriva then said that I roamed the whole earth while Vali was chasing me.  Let's see the related verses

Kishkindha Kanda Sarg 46, Verse 1

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🚩*गतेषु वानरेंद्रेषु रामः सुग्रीवमब्रवीत् ।

कथं भवान् विजानीते सर्वं वै *मण्डलं भुवः* ॥ १ ॥ 🚩

When all the Vanayuthpatis (Commanders of the army Or Head of the army ) had left, Sri Rama asked Sugriva, "O Friends ! How do you know the identity of all the places in the *Bhumandala* it means (bhu - earth and mandala - round) ?"

 Here the word Bhumandal has been coined by Sri Rama which means that the *earth was not flat but round* during the Ramayana period.

Kishkindha Kanda Sarg 46, Verses 12, 13

🚩 *ततोऽहं वालिना तेन सोऽनुबद्धः प्रधावितः ।*

*नदीश्च विविधाः पश्यन् वनानि नगराणि च ॥ १२ ॥* 🚩

*आदर्शतलसंकाशा ततो वै पृथिवी मया ।*

*अलातचक्रप्रतिमा दृष्टा गोष्पदवत् कृता ॥ १३ ॥*

Vali was following me and I was running away.  At that time *I circumambulated the entire earth* like a cow's hoof, *seeing different rivers, forests and countries*.  While running away I saw this *Earth as mirror and Alatchakra (ring of fire ) *.

 Darpana (Mirror ) means that *the earth appeared like a mirror,* which means that since the vast amount of water on the earth is three-fourths of water, and in the Treta Yuga that water became clear like a mirror, it must have seen a *reflection* in it.  So Sugriva must have thought of the analogy of a mirror.  It is also described that Sugriva saw the earth as a round wheel.  *Alatchakra is the chakra (wheel ) like a glowing circle of fire when a burning piece of wood is rotated in a circle*.  If we hold the incense in our hands and rotate it in a circle, we see a *bright circle*.  Thus, the *entire earth appeared round to Sugriva*.  That is, it is described in Ramayana that the earth is round.*

Kishkindha Kanda Sarg 46, Verse 24

🚩 *एवं मया तदा राजन् प्रत्यक्षमुपलक्षितम् ।*

*पृथिवीमण्डलं सर्वं गुहामस्यागतस्तः ॥ २४ ॥* 🚩

Sugriva, the monkey king, says, "O Lord! Thus in those days I saw all the *Bhumandalas directly* Then I came to the cave in the mountains of Rishyamuk.

 Sugriva has given direct evidence that the earth is round ( *Eye witness* ).  In that case, what more proof is needed?

 *Ferdinand Magellan (September 1591) is credited with circumnavigating the globe*.  Actually, the credit should go to Vanaraja Sugriva because the description and clear proof of *circling the entire earth is in the Ramayana*.

 *In the discourses of the Ramayana only the story of Rama is narrated.  It is our tragedy that the scientific references in Ramayana do not come to light because science is not mentioned in it.*

Thanks for reading this article. Will meet on next Wednesday with another interesting subject from Ramayana. 

 

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Scientific References in Ramayana - 2

 

*Scientific References in Ramayana - 2*

In the previous article we saw the scientific references in the Ramayana ( *Sunspots and Solar flares* ).  In this section we will look at some more scientific and geographical references.

In *Kishkindha Kanda of Ramayana, Vanaraja Sugriva gives some geographical references*.  Let us try to learn about it.  *The king of monkeys (Vanar - वानर - monkey, Raja- राज - King ) Vanaraja Sugriva sent his monkeys in all four directions in search of Sita.  Describing the south direction* of India , Sugriva recites the following verse to his monkeys which is written in 

Kishkindha Kanda Sarga 41, Verse No. 12

*नदीं गोदावरीं चैव सर्वमेवानुपश्यत ।*

*तथैवांध्रांश्च पुण्ड्रांश्च चोलान्* 

*पाण्ड्यानश्च केरलान् ॥ १२ ॥* 🚩

O monkeys!  You head south to find Janakandini (daughter of king Janaka ) Sitamai.  Search for Sita in the countries of *Andhra*, Pundra, Chola, Pandya and *Kerala*.

 Ramayana is said to have happened in the Treta Yuga, which has already happened two Yugas from today.  The states of Andhra and Kerala still exist under the same name.

Kishkindha Kanda Sarga 41, Verse Nos. 44 and 45

🚩 *ततः परं न वः सेव्यः पितृलोकः सुदारुणः |*

*राजधानी यमस्यैषां कष्टेन तमसाऽऽवृता ॥ ४४ ॥* 🚩

O monkeys!  Next to it (*South Pole* ) is the most terrible Pitruloka, you people should not go there.  This land is the capital of Yamaraja (the God of death) , which is covered with heavy *darkness*. 

 An important thing to note here is that the land is described as *covered in darkness*.  *Modern science says that there is a daylight for six months and night for six months at the South Pole.  Here Vanaraja Sugriva and in turn Maharishi Valmiki also knew *that the earth has a south pole and there is darkness there*.  Sugriva had traveled the whole earth and had knowledge of the entire geography.

🚩 *एतावदेव युष्माभिः वीरा वानरपुंगवाः ।*

 🚩 *शक्यं विचेतुं गंतुं वा नातो गतिमातां गतिः ॥ ४५ ॥* 🚩

Brave monkeys!  This is the distance you have to go in south direction.  It is impossible to reach beyond it because beyond it there is *no habitation of animals*.

 This means *I insist that Vanaraja Sugriva commented on the South Pole before any foreign scientist.*

Kishkindha Kanda Sarga 40, Verse No. 59

🚩 *उत्तरेण परिक्रम्य जंबूद्वीपं दिवाकरः ।*

🚩*दृश्यो भवति भूयिष्ठं शिखरं तन्महोच्छ्रयम् ॥ ५९ ॥* 🚩

The people of Jambudvipa (Indian territory) get a clearer view of the Sun when the Surya deva (The Sun) circumambulates Jambudvipa in the north direction and settles on a very high peak called Saumanas.

 Here Vananaraja Sugriva has said that *the sun comes around in the north direction* which means that there is *the connection of the sun's Uttarayana*.  The people of Jambudvipa (Indian territory) *have a clearer view of the sun* i.e. *the sun shines longer in Uttarayana* and *the day is longer*.  *The sky is clear from December to May as there is no sign of rain and hence the sun is more visible to the people of Jambudvipa i.e. Indians.*

 Kishkindha Kanda Sarga 43, Verse No. 55

🚩 *स तु देशो विसूर्योऽपि तस्य भासा प्रकाशते ।*

*सूर्यलक्ष्म्या ऽभिविज्ञेयः तपतेव विवस्वता ॥ ५५ ॥* 🚩

Even though that country is sun-struck, it is always illuminated by the light of Somgiri.  Just as the countries are illuminated by the light of the hot sun, it should be considered illuminated by the rays of the sun god.

 Vanaraja Sugriva has asked the monkeys to go north* in search of Sita.  At that time *Sugriva has described the countries in the northern direction.* There are *some countries where the sun does not rise*.  Modern science states that the northern part (near the North Pole) *Norway, Greenland, Denmark, Finland, Canada and Russia do not experience full sunrise*.

 Vanararaja Sugriva also says that *the countries there are illuminated by the influence of Somagiri*.  Modern science has given the name *Northern lights*.  *The sky in Norway is bursting with different colors and that makes the sky look bright*.  There is no full sunset and sunrise.  Tourists from all over the world go there to see the game of northern lights.

 Now let's see how these northern lights are formed:

 *When particles meet the earth's magnetic shield, they are led towards an oval round the magnetic north pole where they interact with the upper parts of the atmosphere. After that the released energy is called as Northern Lights.* 

Due to Earth's magnetic field, light rays collide with the atmosphere, and thus the various colors appear in the sky.

 Vanaraja Sugriva says that *with the light of Somagiri that country is always illuminated.* In this *Somagiri should be the north pole of the earth*.  Now the credit for the discovery of *Northern Light should be given to Vananraja Sugriva of Ramayana*.  But, that *credit we have given to Galileo.* A Google search yields the following information.

*The northern lights were first described and named by galileo galilei in 1619*

 Then several thousand years before this, Vananraja Sugriva has mentioned it in Ramayana and recorded its observation.  How could Sugriva have reached the land of the North Pole?  What would they have traveled with?  All such questions need to be answered.  *In the discourses of the Ramayana only the story of Rama is narrated.  It is our tragedy that the scientific references in Ramayana do not come to light because science is not mentioned in it.*

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Scientific References in Ramayana - 1

 

*Scientific References in Ramayana - 1*

Today we will get the information about *Sunspots* and *Solar flares* formed on the surface of the Sun, explained in ancient Indian scripture Ramayana (approx. 12,000  years B. C. ) 

 First let's see how sunspots are formed:

 Due to the *magnetic events* occurring in some isolated places on the surface of the Sun, the temperature of that place decreases.  As the temperature of such a place is lower than the surrounding area, we see that area as *black in the form of spots*.

Now these *Sunspots were first observed by  Shri Ramachandra* and it is clearly mentioned in Ramayana by *Maharishi Valmiki Rishi*.  It is described as follows in *Ramayana Yudhkanda Sarga 41, Sloka 18*.

🚩 *ह्रस्वो रूक्षोऽप्रशस्तश्च परिवेषः सुलोहितः*

*आदित्यमण्डले नीलं लक्ष्म लक्ष्मण दृश्यते ||18||* 🚩

Let's see what this means:

 O Lakshmana!  Small (ह्रस्वो ), Jejune (रूक्ष ), very bad (अप्रशस्तः) and Red Circles (परिवेषः सुलोहितः ) are seen on the surface of the Sun (आदित्यमण्डले ).  At the same time, there is a *black (नीलम् ) spot i.e. sign (लक्ष्म) visible.*

*Solar flares :*

🚩 *रक्तचंदन्दनसंकाशा संध्या परमदारुणा ।*

*ज्वलच्च निपतत्येतदाद् आदित्यादग्निमण्डलम् ॥* 🚩

A very dark evening is appearing like red blood. *This mass of burning fire is falling down from the sun*.  There is a clear mention of solar flares here.

Shriram is giving some ominous hints before fighting Ravana.  Therefore, it is certain that the demon clan will be destroyed.  It clearly mentions that *Shri Rama saw sunspots i.e. black spots on the surface of the Sun*.  Although the word Blue (नीलम्) is here, it has one meaning blue and another meaning dark, black.  If you get hit, black spots appear on your body and it hurts a lot.  So here *Neelam does not mean blue but black* and Maharshi Valmiki has clearly written it.

*It is not possible to see the solar eclipse with the naked eyes.* Basically it is not possible to look at the sun with the naked eyes (you can see the rising and setting sun. But at that time spots cannot be seen).  Now, if we consider Rama as common person, not God, then *there would have been certain advanced telescopes with which Rama would have observed the sunspots.* The description of how to make a telescope is given in the *Bhrigusilpa Samhita.* it means telescopes were existing at that time. All the information about this has been given in my previous article. It means Rama saw the Sunspot either by using telescope or he is having the supernatural power to see it. Ramayana is not a poem but a history.  Its evidence is conclusive.  *Maharishi Valmiki was very knowledgeable, so he has written down all the minute events.* I am of the opinion that the Ramayana scholars should study them from a scientific point of view *paying attention to the scientific and astronomical events in the Ramayana as well.*

Another mention of this, is found in *Rigveda*. 

🚩 *सूर्यस्य चक्षु रजसैत्यावृतम् |*  🚩

The *eyes of the sun* ( सूर्यस्य चक्षु ) *covered with dust* (रजसैत्यावृतम् ) seem to refer to *solar storms* or the *Helium gas* on the sun.

 As usual we gave credit to foreign scientists for observing Sunspot *The credit of seeing the Sunspot  goes to I Ching, Chinese scientist approx. BC  364.* However, even though it is mentioned that Prabhu Sri Ramachandra saw Sunspots a thousands of years before I Ching, in the Treta Yuga, it is not attributed to Sri Rama and Ramayana. *We have given this credit to I Ching instead of Rama.* 

 I request everyone to read the Ramayana written by Maharishi Valmiki and understand its meaning scientifically.  *It should be noted that Ramayana, Mahabharata, Srimad Bhagavata, Srimad Bhagavad Gita are not only written to praise God but also contain scientific knowledge and scientific theories.*

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