There is a situation in Ṛg-Veda in contrast to Atharva-Veda on two phraseological accounts, one i.e. "śatahimāḥ suvīrā: and jīvema śaradaḥ śatam ।।2।।("शतहिमाः सुवीरा:। and another is जीवेम शरदः शतम् ।(अथर्ववेद; 19. 67.2)) . This gave me a nightmare for a while, for why such a phrase. Then I tried to understand our way of lives vs their … Continue reading Śa॒tahi॑māḥ(श॒तहि॑माः) of RV 06.012.006 – Memory of Colder Events in Ṛg-veda
Category: Astronomy
Kṛttikādi and 28 constellation system
In the previous blog we saw how the beginning of seasons went to Asuras via Kṛttikāḥ being at autumnal equinox. I have already taken Tai. Bra text to 10,000 BCE w.r.t Saṃvatsara in Viśuva-Vernal Equinox at Uttarā Phālgunī in one of my blogs. The previous blogs go little further back into antiquity around 15,000 BCE … Continue reading Kṛttikādi and 28 constellation system
Seasons went to Asuras
We come across many astronomy incidents and knowledge in Ṛg-veda, and it never stops astonishing me either. In Ṛg-veda-8.96.9 I came across "Asura adevā", which gives a notion of opposites ( in nature, position etc). "Asura adevā"-Ṛg-veda-8.96.9 Yet another synonym which Halayudha Kosha has recorded- "Asura pūrvedevāḥ" which appears to say that initially the Asuras … Continue reading Seasons went to Asuras
Fascinating Astronomical and Eustatic Observation by King Bṛhadratha
Let us see some interesting observations of King Bṛhadratha in the Maitrayāṇī Upanishad (MAU). I have once mentioned King Bṛhadratha, in one of my previous blogs, who is a Rigvedic Ikṣvāku lineage king mentioned in Rigveda (I. 36.18, X. 49.6). The Maitrayāṇī Upanishad - MAU has very interesting various evidence in regard to noticing of Astronomy … Continue reading Fascinating Astronomical and Eustatic Observation by King Bṛhadratha
Ṛg-veda, Tai. Āranyakā and Vedāṅga Jyotiṣa on Gharma-Heat
Ṛg-veda and Gharma A calendrical event from Ṛg-veda solves the problem of Vedanga's Gharma vṛddhī-increase in Heat. Vedāṅga is said to be one of the 6 limbs of Vedas. Already in the early portion of Ṛg-veda (VII- 103. 7-9), certain calendrical knowledge has recorded the Gharma. ब्रा॒ह्म॒णासो॑ अतिरा॒त्रे न सोमे॒ सरो॒ न पू॒र्णम॒भितो॒ वद॑न्तः । सं॒व॒त्स॒रस्य॒ तदह॒: परि॑ ष्ठ॒ यन्म॑ण्डूकाः प्रावृ॒षीणं॑ ब॒भूव॑ ॥ऋ० ०७।१०३।००७ ब्रा॒ह्म॒णास॑: सो॒मिनो॒ वाच॑मक्रत॒ ब्रह्म॑ कृ॒ण्वन्त॑: परिवत्स॒रीण॑म् । अ॒ध्व॒र्यवो॑ घ॒र्मिण॑: सिष्विदा॒ना आ॒विर्भ॑वन्ति॒ गुह्या॒ न के चि॑त् ॥ ऋ० ०७।१०३।००८ दे॒वहि॑तिं जुगुपुर्द्वाद॒शस्य॑ ऋ॒तुं नरो॒ न प्र मि॑नन्त्ये॒ते । सं॒व॒त्स॒रे प्रा॒वृष्याग॑तायां त॒प्ता घ॒र्मा अ॑श्नुवते विस॒र्गम् ॥ ऋ० ०७।१०३।००९ 1. … Continue reading Ṛg-veda, Tai. Āranyakā and Vedāṅga Jyotiṣa on Gharma-Heat
Kumuda – Nymphea Alba and Its Connection to Sharad Moons
Nymphea alba Indian texts are full of Kaumudī references for the "Month of Lotuses". The Kaumudi Festival was a festival celebrated in ancient India. [1] It was celebrated on the day of Kaumudī (i.e. the full moon of Kartik month). There is also a play called 'Kaumudīmahotsavam' which is a composition of Vizjika or Vijayabhattarika … Continue reading Kumuda – Nymphea Alba and Its Connection to Sharad Moons
The quote of Aśvatthā leads to 5000~6000~7000 BCE
Old "memories" die hard अश्वत्था f. day of full moon in the month Āśvina (in which month the fruit of the Ficus Religiosa generally becomes ripe). This information comes from Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary, 1899 Lexicon directly. I haven't found time to locate it for more authenticity as of now. We require to see the source of this information. Keeping at … Continue reading The quote of Aśvatthā leads to 5000~6000~7000 BCE
Churning of Ocean and Shilājit
In the quest of Shilājit in Rigveda, which I couldn't trace, yet I found something very interesting which I thought of noting them down. Shilājīt is Himalayan edible asphalt highly praised in our Ayurvedic texts, finds special place in Suśruta samhita. https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=101&v=h6Y7o8xzMSQ&feature=emb_logo According to ancient Hindu philosophy, Shilājātu/Shilājit was created from a friction of the … Continue reading Churning of Ocean and Shilājit
Some Part of the Rigveda is still Acheulean in Nature – aśna, dhanu, iṣava, ṛṣṭi, svadhiti
Some part of the Ṛgveda still exhibits Acheulean (prehistoric archeological art tools) culture manifestation in their mantras. Lets look into few tool's names used as war tools or tools to defend. aśna बृह॑स्पते॒ तपु॒षाश्ने॑व विध्य॒ वृक॑द्वरसो॒ असु॑रस्य वी॒रान् । यथा॑ ज॒घन्थ॑ धृष॒ता पु॒रा चि॑दे॒वा ज॑हि॒ शत्रु॑म॒स्माक॑मिन्द्र ॥ RV 02.030.004 तपु॒षाश्ने॑व विध्य॒ would mean, "pierce as if with a fiery stone" There are two sublimes in this mantra. Those who kill … Continue reading Some Part of the Rigveda is still Acheulean in Nature – aśna, dhanu, iṣava, ṛṣṭi, svadhiti
Tasminneva Agrahāyaṇī-Some traces of lost constellations- Part 2- The other Invakā
Thanks to Dr. Ganeshan I thank Shri Ganeshan ji for his priceless contribution in the search of Invakā as an inseparable part of Mṛgaśīrṣa Nakshatra. I was in dilemma to find a similar shaped Invakā, a new found northern constellation Auriga in the southern hemisphere. If you recall I had mentioned in the previous blog … Continue reading Tasminneva Agrahāyaṇī-Some traces of lost constellations- Part 2- The other Invakā
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