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Re: REQUEST : Dating of the Mahabharata war?
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To: ghen@netcom.com
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Subject: Re: REQUEST : Dating of the Mahabharata war?
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From: "Dr. Jai Maharaj" <jai@aloha.com>
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Date: Mon, 4 Nov 1996 12:17:51 -1000 (HST)
In the article <ghenE0D0v8.FDx@netcom.com>,
of Mon, 4 Nov 1996 19:01:56 UTC,
skrishna@gp101.jsc.nasa.gov wrote:
> I remember reading an issue of Science Today (Times
> of India publication) many years ago regarding
> attempts to date the Mahabharata war.
> The process included various methods such as
> examining the list of 'rajyas' (kingdoms) listed in
> the Mahabharata and working out when they all
> existed, to analysing the eclipses mentioned therein
> [...]
Here is one of the posts on this subject from 1993:
[Occurrences of "A.D." and "B.C." have been replaced with
CE (Common Era) and BCE (Before Common Era), respectively.]
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THE SCIENTIFIC DATING OF THE MAHABHARAT WAR
(16th October 5561 BCE)
by
Dr. Padmakar Vishnu Vartak
(Part-8)
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PLUTO (was also known to Vyas in 5561 BCE)
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Krittikaam Peedayan Teekshnaihi Nakshatram......[30-Bheeshma.3]
Vyas states that there was one Nakshatra, i.e, some immobile
liminary troubling Krittika (Pleides) with its sharp rays. This
"star" in Krit- tika must have been some "planet". It must have
been stationary for many years, that is why Vyas called it
Nakshatra which means a thing that does not move according to
Mahabharat itself [Na Ksharati Iti Makshatram]
Hence the Nakshatra was a planet moving very slowly like pluto
which takes nine years to cross one Nakshatra of 13 degrees. My
assumption that this Nakshatra was Pluto gets confirmed by
B.O.R.I (Bhandarkar Oriental Research Institute?) Edition which
states thus :
Krittikasu Grahasteevro Nakshatre Prathame Jvalan...... [26-
Bhishma.3]
Some editions mention 'Grahasteekshnah'. Thus Teevra, Teekshana
and Nakshatra are the names of one and the same planet (graha)
which was in Krittlka in 5561 BCE Let us see if Vyas has given
these names to Pluto and if Pluto was in Krittika. It is stated
that Krittika was troubled with sharp rays by that planet - this
indicates that it was Nirayan Krittika.
Pluto was at 175 degrees in 1979. It takes 248 years per
rotation. 1979+5561=7540 years. 7540 divided by 248 gives
30.403223 turns. 0.403223 turn means 145 degrees. 175 - 145 = 30
degrees. This is the site of Krittika. Thus it is proved beyond
doubt that Vyas bas mentioned the position of Pluto, which was
discovered to the modern world in 1930. Vyas could have used his
Yogic Vision or mathematical brain or a lens or some other device
to discover Teevra, Teekshna' or Nakshatra or Pluto.
Thus all the three so-called 'New' planets are discovered from
Mahabharat. It is usually held that before the discovery of
Herschel in 1781 AD, only five planets were known to the world.
This belief is wrong because Vyas has mentioned 'seven Great
planets', three times in Mahabharat.
Deepyamanascha Sampetuhu Divi Sapta Mahagrahah....[2-Bhishma.17]
This stanza states that the seven great planets were brilliant
and shining; so Rahu and Ketu are out of question. Rahu and Ketu
are described as Graha' 23 meaning Nodal points. (Parus means a
node). Evidently Rahu and Ketu are not included in these seven
great planets. The Moon also is not included, because it was not
visible on that day of Amavasya with Solar Eclipse. From the
positions discovered by me and given by Vyas it is seen that
Mars, Sun, Mercury, Jupiter, Uranus, Venus and Neptune were the
seven great planets accumulated in a small field extending from
Anuradha to Purva Bhadrapada. So they appeared to Ved-Vyas as
colliding with each other, during total solar eclipse.
Nissaranto Vyadrushanta Suryaat Sapta Mahagrahah....[4-Karna 37].
This stanza clearly states that these seven great planets were
'seen' moving away from the Sun. As these are 'seen', Rahu and
Ketu are out of question. This is the statement of sixteenth day
of the War, naturally the Moon has moved away from the Sun.
Hence, Moon, Mars, Mercury, Jupiter, Uranus, Venus and Neptune
are the seven great planets mentioned by Vyas.
Praja Samharane Rajan Somam Sapta grahah Iva......[22-Drona 37].
Here again seven planets are mentioned, excluding the Moon.
Even if we do not consider the planetary positions, from the
above three stanzas, it is clear that seven planets are mentioned
which do not include the Sun, Moon, Rahu and Ketu. Naturally the
conclusion is inevitable that Vyas did know Uranus (Shveta) and
Neptune (Shyama) as planets.
If they were known from 5561 years BCE then why they got
forgotten? The answer is simple, that these two planets, Uranus
and Neptune were not useful in predicting the future of a person.
So they lost importance and in the course of time they were
totally forgotten. But, in any case, Neelakantha from 17th
century knew these two planets very weIl. Neelakantha is about a
hundered years ancient than Herschel, and he writes that Mahapata
(Uranus) is a famous planet in the Astronomical science of India.
He also mentions the planet 'Parigha' i.e. Neptune. 22 So both
were known in India, at least one Hundered years before Herschel.
Vyas is 7343 years ancient than Herschel, but still he knew all
the three planets Uranus, Neptune and Pluto. [...]
Courtesy of Prasad Gokhale
Jai Maharaj, Jyotishi, Astrologer jai@aloha.com jai@mantra.com
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