Orion in the middle - Above Auriga and below Columba and little below is Vela constellation not seen in this pic. Vyomavarga- Amarkosha Observation is the key to understand time in Astronomy Observation is the key to understand time in Astronomy, not only in the watching of the sky but also from inside the Sanskrit … Continue reading Tasminneva Agrahāyaṇī-Some traces of lost constellations- Part 1
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Ancient Indian Civilization and My Dating of Ṛg-veda so far till 50,000 BCE
1) Archeological/Anthropological/Genetics Achuelian [contemporary Indian Madrasian and Soanian] Madrasian- 1.5 Ma Madrasian is a lower Paleolithic culture, yet advanced with microliths etc. Both, Madrasian and Soanian cultures, are contemporary to Acheulean Culture. Soanian- 500,000-125,000 BP Soanian culture continued till upper Paleolithic times, the similar implements are found in North as well as southern India, southern … Continue reading Ancient Indian Civilization and My Dating of Ṛg-veda so far till 50,000 BCE
Vishnupada vs Vishnupadi; Evidence of Obliquity and Sun’s Course within the confines of Vishnu
Gods and their sciences Every god in Indian texts, be it Rigveda, Purana, Upanishad etc, have their works assigned. They are formulated to make less mortals understand the forces of nature and cosmos. In this line we will discuss one such attributed force, out of many, of deity Vishu. This blog site mainly sees the … Continue reading Vishnupada vs Vishnupadi; Evidence of Obliquity and Sun’s Course within the confines of Vishnu
King Kandu and His 987 years, 6 months and 3 days.
Story behind MArisha: Many years ago, there used to be a sage called Kandu. This sage was performing difficult tapasya on the banks of the river Gomati. To disturb him, Indra sent an apsara (dancer of heaven) named Pramlocha. Kandu fell in love with her, married her and lived with her for more than a … Continue reading King Kandu and His 987 years, 6 months and 3 days.
Rigvedic Arkshya’s connection with Little Dipper from 50,000 BCE
Video to understand what Saptarishi looks like in the sky during different epochs before going into the detailed discussion over Riksha and Arkshya. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ApotLvRG8bI Assembled sanskrit texts and notes to solve timeline of Agastya and Rigvedic king Shrutarva-Arakshya, their connection with Big Dipper and Little Dipper... आग॑न्मवृत्र॒हन्त॑मं॒ज्येष्ठ॑म॒ग्निमान॑वम्।यस्य॑श्रु॒तर्वा॑बृ॒हन्ना॒र्क्षोअनी॑क॒एध॑ते॥Mantra Rig 08.074.004 आ । अ॒ग॒न्म॒ । वृ॒त्र॒हन्ऽत॑मम् । ज्येष्ठ॑म् । अ॒ग्निम् । आन॑वम् । यस्य॑ । श्रु॒तर्वा॑ । बृ॒हन् । आ॒र्क्षः । अनी॑के । एध॑ते ॥ यऋक्षा॒दंह॑सोमु॒चद्योवार्या॑त्स॒प्तसिन्धु॑षु।वध॑र्दा॒सस्य॑तुविनृम्णनीनमः॥Mantra Rig 08.024.027 यः । ऋक्षा॑त् । अंह॑सः । मु॒चत् । यः । वा॒ । आर्या॑त् । स॒प्त । सिन्धु॑षु । वधः॑ । दा॒सस्य॑ । तु॒वि॒ऽनृ॒म्ण॒ । नी॒न॒मः॒ ॥ य … Continue reading Rigvedic Arkshya’s connection with Little Dipper from 50,000 BCE
How Aryabhata Perceived Earth.
I am here taking one of the Aryabhatiya verse which has been least visited by any authorship. And why I am pondering into it: because it is the brilliance of Aryabhata who perceives the Earth like a flower of Kadamba. This is the most favorite flower of Krishna, an incarnation of Vishnu. In southern India … Continue reading How Aryabhata Perceived Earth.
Asura and Deva in Astronomy, Taittirīya Saṃhitā 1.04.20 and the Physical World
Asura and Deva in Astronomy is a well known concept and Taittirīya Saṃhitā 1.04.20 and it contains interesting information regarding the same. Asura and Deva in Astronomy The ancient dichotomy between Asura and Deva, typically understood as the Demonic and the Divine, has significant astronomical connotations. In texts such as the Sūrya Siddhānta and Āryabhaṭīya, the Devas are … Continue reading Asura and Deva in Astronomy, Taittirīya Saṃhitā 1.04.20 and the Physical World
Day and Night in Rig Veda
Note to self; The below mentioned Rig mantra 1.73.07 is for how the knowledge of two opposite sides of a 24 hours Day, i.e., Day and Night, is to be acquired. That to find the antiquity of Rig Veda may need immense labor, we may, in between, marvel on how it has contained knowledge of … Continue reading Day and Night in Rig Veda
Ūrṇanābhī (ऊर्णनाभी)
Had it not been essentially the knowledge of Cosmology even Vedanta would not have come into existence. Recently, I came across the word Ūrṇanābhī (ऊर्णनाभी) which compelled me to write this little blog. Curiously, I had been watching many spiders of the size of 1mm around my garden which is a small Araṇya in itself, … Continue reading Ūrṇanābhī (ऊर्णनाभी)
Evidence of Equinoctial Node in Rg Veda V, 69, 4- Part 1
Usually when the Naval wheel is steered the hands of Captain never operate on the spokes which are 180 degrees apart. In the quest of Mitra and Varuna author feels that one equinoctial and other solstitial point is used as spokes to steer the yearly wheel. Thus samvatsara used to be vasanta but the year … Continue reading Evidence of Equinoctial Node in Rg Veda V, 69, 4- Part 1