Science and technology behind Mahabharatha : Atomic Bombs, Asthras & Other Advanced Science.

"Mahabharatha" being the largest poem in human history talks about everything under the earth and beyond. It brings out the highest philosophy of the Upanishads through simple dialects and stories. Apart from science it speaks in volumes about politics, geography, management science, mathematics, fine arts, etc etc. In modern history great scholars, historians and scientists have envisaged the different dimensions of this incredible epic. In this little effort of mine I had only touched upon the areas mostly confined to science, metaphysics etc. This article is a combination of information gained from various books/websites and my own perceptions on the various events of Mahabharatha. I thank to all those who have indirectly helped me in this task. This is only an attempt by a very ordinary person to understand a great epic in a different dimension. I will keep this updated.

Your comments and suggestion are most welcome. Please keep commenting which helps me to write more about this subject.

- Sthithapragnan
Sarvam Krishnarpanam.

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Perceiving Mahabharatha

 

When we read the verbatical translation of Mahabharatha from the present context it may look absurd. Imagine you teach an indigenous tribal person from central Africa not aware of the outward world and you are supposed to teach him how a television works !! How will you explain it ? You don’t go into depth. You just tell him the basics of do's and do nots. You cant go beyond because its impossible for him to perceive. After the war of Mahabaratha, there was total destruction. So the next generation never possessed the knowledge to understand the technical stuff. For instance, bows and arrows are ordinary things that any lay man can understand those days which was substituted for advanced launchers. Likewise chariot's driven by horses substituted for advanced heavily armoured vehicles. Sanskrit grammarians and meta physical researchers say our vedas, upanishads and epics are written in such a way, it could give different interpretations based on the level of your intelligence. Vyasa might have encoded the technical stuff, which was far advanced to that generation and might have given an outward meaning to it (which was understandable to that generation). These poems are memorised and dutyfully passed to the next generation so that future generations advancing in science could one day decode it.


The descriptions of various technologies in mahabharatha cannot be dismissed as a scientific fiction. I beleive the inter-linked and inter-dependent stories of various personalities, groups and kingdoms and the philosophical height it has touched are all impossible to imagine. Moreover the indepth description it provides is a clear sign of history rather than mythology. (take for instance the bhisma pharva VI which describes rivers, mountains, plains, people, cultures etc). Mahabhratha times comprised of an ancient civilization influenced by hundreds of Alien's (Devas or demigods) who dominate the war. These Alien's are so powerful with their celestial and hi-tech weapons kill thousands of people in no time. Also these alien's are biologically very strong enough to withstand heavier weapons which is not humanly possible. None of these aliens are ordinary human beings as they derive their genetic codes from superhumans or Aliens. For Instance Dhritarashtra - king of the Gandharvas, Pandu - from wind god,Yudhishtira - Yama, Duryodhana - Kali purush, Sakuni - Dwapara, Sikkandin, Dussasana & other brothers - Rakshasas, Bhimasena - Wind god, Arjuna - ancient rishi Nara (also son of Indra), Nakula & Sahadeva - Aswins, Karna - One portion of sun, Abhimanyu - Moon, Dhrishtadyumna & Draupadi - auspicious portion of fire, Drona - portion of Vrihaspati, Ashwathama - Portion of Rudra, Bhishma - One of the Vasus (Son of ganga). We could observe that these great aliens who were biologically stronger and possessing incredible celestial weapons were almost indestructible. While ordinary humans belonging to this planet fell in innumerable numbers during the war.


Time of Mahabharatha

The mahabharatha war took place arount 5150 years before. (Kaliyuga started at 3102 BC based on Aryabhata’s Surya Siddhanta theory) Assuming that Mahabharata battle occurred a few decades before, I had rounded it to 5150.

The Bhishma Parva and Udyoga Parva of Mahabharatha provides considerable astronomical/astrological descriptions and omens that the Mahabharata war was approaching. It also describes during the period of war different planetary positions. The planetory position during the war with Jayadhradha also reveals a day closer to this as per Researhers.

Are there any material evidence supporting the time of Mahabharatha ?

In Kurukshetra, the scene of the great Mahabharata war, Iron arrows and spearheads have been excavated and dated by thermoluminence to 2,800 B.C.E., the approximate date of the war given within the Mahabharata itself.

The Mahabharata also describes three cities given to the Pandavas, the heroes of the Mahabharata, after their exile: Paniprastha, Sonaprastha & Indraprastha, which is Delhi's Puranaqila. These sites have been identified and yielded pottery & antiquities, which show a cultural consistency & dating consistent for the Mahabharata period, again verifying statements recorded in the Vedic literatures.

Marine archaeology has also been utilized in India off the coast of the ancient port city of Dvaraka in Gujarat, uncovering further evidence in support of statements in the Vedic scriptures. An entire submerged city at Dvaraka, the ancient port city of Lord Krishna with its massive fort walls, piers, warfs and jetty has been found in the ocean as described in the Mahabharata and other Vedic literatures.

This sanskrit verse from the Mausala Parva 7 verse 40 of the Mahabharata, describes the disappearance of the city of Dvaraka into the sea."After all the people had set out, the ocean flooded Dvaraka, which still teemed with wealth of every kind. Whatever portion of land was passed over, the ocean immediately flooded over with its waters."

Dr. S. R. Rao, formerly of the Archaeological Survey of India, has pioneered marine archaeology in India. Marine archaeological findings seem to corroborate descriptions in the Mahabharata of Dvaraka as a large, well-fortified and prosperous port city, which was built on land reclaimed from the sea, and later taken back by the sea.

Among the extensive underwater discoveries were the massive Dvaraka city wall, a large door-socket and a bastion from the fort wall. Two rock-cut slipways of varying width, extending from the beach to the intertidal zone, a natural harbor, as well as a number of olden stone ship anchors were discovered, attesting to Dvaraka being an ancient port city. The three headed motif on this conch-shell seal, found in the Dvaraka excavations, corroborates the reference in the scripture Harivamsa that every citizen of Dvaraka should carry a mudra or seal of this type.
Apart from Dvaraka, more than thirty-five sites in North India have yielded archaeological evidence and have been identified as ancient cities described in the Mahabharata. Copper utensils, iron, seals, gold & silver ornaments, terracotta discs and painted grey ware pottery have all been found in these sites. Scientific dating of these artifacts corresponds to the non-aryan-invasion model of Indian antiquity Moreover we should acknowledge that India unlike Turkey and Greece was continuously and densely inhabitated for thousands of years. Archeological surveys are very difficult to be conducted. When the europeans with their advanced and hi-tech equipments are unable to escavate the city of Atlantis in southern Spain (that too being an unused baren land) due to water pressure and other constraints !! imagine the case of the densely populated India. May be in future with advanced technologies we could bring to light more evidences from these densely populated areas.

Weapons of Mahabharatha

The weapons of mahabharatha I believe should have been provided by the Aliens, as their production requires large scale industrial infrastructure involving complex technology and development. Most of the gods and demigods described in Mahabharatha are in one way Aliens who are far more advanced in science than us. Aliens provided the asthras and the manthras or passwords to Invoke it. Before launching the asthras the invoker chants a manthra with utmost concentration. This may be some sort of telepathic communication to the provider of the weapon (Alien) or his control unit. This inturn results in a remote method invocation (as we use in softwares). Then the asthra is navigated and controlled from distant planets or galaxies.



Some asthras comes back to the person who launches it. Eg.Karna's nagaasthara and Krishna's Sudharsana chakra. This may be like the reusable missiles which ISRO is working on.

What about practical control issues? How can the astra be controlled from an extreme distance if the controller has no idea where it's going and what it's doing? Its simple, as we have GPS mapping for the world, there may a mapping for our entire galaxy (milky way). The person through telepathy uses the manthra (password) logs in and then communicates the object to be reached to the controller and it takes control. All missiles are not like that. Most of the missiles are aim and shoot and depends on the precision of the warrior. Some travel very long distance and that's possible only if some sort of navigational system prevails. The technology might have been much more advanced that even an inbuilt navigational system was available within the missiles. There may also be an biological address (as like an IP address in pc) for each living being which may be far advanced for us to perceive.


World's First Atomic Bomb


 

Mr.Oppenheimer, who was the architect of modern atomic bomb and in charge of the manhattan project was asked by a student after the manhattan explosion, "How do you feel after having exploded the first atomic bomb on earth". Oppenheimer's reply for the question was , "not first atomic bomb, but first atomic bomb in modern times". He strongly believed that nukes were used in ancient india. How can one explain the death of 14 billion people in 18 days!!! Its hard to digest the fact that current world population is 6 billions!! Mahabharatha war was definitely a world war as defence forces from kingdoms across the world were involved. But what
made oppenheimer believe that it was a nuclear war was the accurate descriptions of the weapons used in the mahabharatha war in the epic which match with that of modern nuclear weapons. Also, excavations of Mohen Jo Daro in North India revealed towns which had been completely destroyed quite unexpectedly!! There were no traces of natural disasters or wars! Scientists Davneport and Vincenti put forward a theory saying the ruins were of a nuclear blast as they found big stratums of clay and green glass. High temperature melted clay and sand and they hardened immediately afterwards. Similar stratums of green glass can also found in Nevada deserts after every nuclear explosion. When excavations of Harappa and Mohenjo-Daro reached the street level, they discovered skeletons scattered about the cities, many holding hands and sprawling in the streets as if some instant, horrible doom had taken place. People were just lying, unburied, in the streets of the city. And these skeletons are thousands of years old, even by traditional archaeological standards. What could cause such a thing? Why did the bodies not decay or get eaten by wild animals? Furthermore, there is no apparent cause of a physically violent death.

These skeletons are among the most radioactive ever found, on par with those at Hiroshima and Nagasaki. At one site, Soviet scholars found a skeleton which had a radioactive level 50 times greater than normal. Other cities have been found in northern India that show indications of explosions of great magnitude. One such city, found between the Ganges and the mountains of Rajmahal, seems to have been subjected to intense heat. Huge masses of walls and foundations of the ancient city are fused together, literally vitrified! And since there is no indication of a volcanic eruption at Mohenjo-Daro or at the other cities, the intense heat to melt clay vessels can only be explained by an atomic blast or some other unknown weapon. The cities were wiped out entirely. While the skeletons have been carbon-dated to 2500 BC, we must keep in mind that carbon-dating involves measuring the amount of radiation left. When atomic explosions are involved, that makes then seem much younger.


Weapons of Mass Destruction.

Musala Parva of the Mahabharatha talks about the Weapons of Mass Destruction. "Flying a swift and powerful vimana (fast aircraft) hurled a single projectile Charged with all the power of the Universe. An incandescent column of smoke and flame as bright as ten thousand Suns rose in all its splendor....it was an unknown weapon, an iron thunderbolt, a gigantic messenger of death, Which reduced to ashes. The Entire race of the Vrishnis and thr Andhakas....the corpses were so burned as to be unrecognizable. Their hair and nails fell out, pottery broke without apparent cause and the birds turned white. After a few hours all foodstuffs were infected. To escape from this fire, the soldiers threw themselves in streams to wash themselves and their equipment"


Containing a nuclear bomb


During the war of Mahabharatha weapons similar to modern day nuclear bomb were not only used but also neutralised. There were technology to rapidly neutralise the power of nuclear spread. The following is description on the encounter between Ashwathama and Arjuna. Ashwathama's uses brahmasthira by inspiring a blade of grass with proper mantras and converts it into that powerful celestial weapon. A fire then was born in that blade of grass, which seemed capable of consuming the worlds.

Arjuna immediately uses a weapon to neutralise it blazed up with fierce flames like the all-destroying fire that appears at the end of the yuga (world). Similarly, the weapon that had been shot by Ashwathama blazed up with terrible flames within a huge sphere of fire. Numerous peals of thunder were heard; thousands of meteors fell; and all living creatures became inspired with great dread. The whole world seemed to be filled with noise and assumed a terrible aspect with those flames of fire. The whole earth with her mountains and waters and trees, trembled.

In the words of rishi (enlightened Saint) Vyasa, "The region where the weapon called brahmashira is baffled by another high weapon suffers a drought for twelve years, for the clouds do not pour a drop of water there for this period".

We know how Japan witnessed (last century) this in Hiroshima and Nagasaki.

Bows & Chariots - Advanced launchers & Heavy armoured vehicles

In Mahabharatha "bows" are very clearly used as substitution for advanced launchers. This could be clearly understood from the prominence they give for those bows received from Aliens. For instance Arjunas "Kandiva", Karna's "Vijaya", Krishna's "Saranga" are all extremely powerful launchers. Karna's description to Duryodhana while preparing for the war is a fine example.




"My bow, called Vijaya, is the foremost of all weapons (of its kind). Desirous of doing what was agreeable (to Indra), it was made by Vishavakarman (the celestial architect and chief engineer) for Indra. With that bow, O king, Indra had vanquished the Daityas. At its twang the Daityas beheld the ten points to be empty. That bow, respected by all, Sakra gave to Bhrigu's son (Rama). That celestial and foremost of bows Bhrigu's son gave to me. With that bow I will contend in battle with the mighty-armed Arjuna, that foremost of victorious warriors, like Indra fighting with the assembled Daityas. That formidable bow, the gift of Rama, is superior to Gandiva. It was with that bow that the Earth was subjugated thrice seven times (by Bhrigu's son). With that bow given to me by Rama I will contend in battle with the son of Pandu....His is that celestial and foremost of bows, called Gandiva, which is irrefragible in battle. I also have that excellent, celestial, and formidable bow called Vijaya. In respect of our bows, therefore, O king, I am superior to Arjuna"

Likewise "chariot's" and "cars" are substituted for "heavy armoured fighting vehicles" which were provided by the Aliens. For instance Arjuna receives his vehicle from Indra as Arjuna was impressed by its first appearance itself as described below. 
"the car endued with great effulgence and guided by Matali, came dividing the clouds and illuminating the firmament and filling the entire welkin with its rattle deep as the roar of mighty masses of clouds. Swords, and missiles of terrible forms and maces of frightful description, and winged darts of celestials splendour and lightnings of the brightest effulgence, and thunderbolts, and propellors furnished with wheels and worked with atmosphere expansion and producing sounds loud as the roar of great masses of clouds, were on that car"

Brahmasthra - The incredible weapon

This powerful form of weapon is used by great warriors at many stages of war. This weapon is invoked by mantras where an object like bows or even a blade of grass can be transformed into a mighty brahmasthira. Brahmasthra or Brahmashira which I believe may be of different varieties based on capacity of the launcher and the type of manthra by itself. For instance Karna uses brahmasthra which was baffled by Arjuna belong to less powerful category.

KARNA PARVA 91, Karna, invoking the brahmastra, "showered his shafts upon Dhananjaya, and once more made an effort to extricate his car. Partha also, by the aid of the brahmastra, poured arrowy downpours upon Karna".

While the one used by Ashwathama and baffled by Arjuna belongs to a highly powerful variety. Where the total atmosphere trembles and ved vyas and sage Narada appear immediately for mediation.

We can understand the differnce from the description itself. The mighty Pasuputa asthra given by Shiva to Arjuna also belongs to a variety of Brhamasthira."Arjuna said, 'O illustrious god having the bull for thy sign, if thou wilt grant me my desire, I ask of thee, O lord that fierce celestial weapon wielded by thee and called Brahmasira--that weapon of terrific prowess which destroyeth, at the end of the Yuga the entire universe--
Shiva replied, 'O powerful one. I will give to thee that favourite weapon of mine called the Pasuputa. O son of Pandu, thou art capable of holding, hurling, and withdrawing it. Neither the chief himself of the gods, nor Yama, nor the king of the Yakshas, nor Varuna, nor Vayu, knoweth it. How could men know anything of it? But, O son of Pritha, this weapon should not be hurled without adequate cause;"

Varunasthara - Artificial Rain.

When I was reading about the Asthras, Varunastra came to my special attention.

Its mentioned in the Mahabharatha like this "when a warrior discharges a varunastra which is made of such materials, whose smoke is converted into a cloud. The moment it comes in contact with air it converts the cloud to rain".

It very closely resembles our modern science of Artificial Rain, where chemicals like ammonium nitrate are used to rise and form rain clouds, then the density of the clouds are increased and finally a jet of rain-making chemicals is shot directly into the clouds.

But I think Varunasthra is much more advanced, it combines all the three process involved in one shot. Moreover I think its not a weapon of its own, but should be used as a counter weapon for Agniastra (weapon inducing fire). Because you cannot destroy people with rain. It is also quiet evident that the battlefield should be spread in miles to use such kind of weapons.

Vayavyastra - Artificial wind

This weapon creates artificial wind. Normally used to disperse clouds formed by the Varunasthara.

Use of Aircrafts

The Vaimaanika shasthra of Maharishi Bharadhwaja gives description of aircrafts that are much more advanced than our present generational aircrafts. Since here we discuss only about Mahabharatha, I dont want to go deep into that.



According to the Dronaparva, Vimanas are described as shaped like a sphere and can move along at great speed on a mighty wind generated by mercury. It says the vimana moved like a UFO, going up, down, backwards and forwards as the pilot desired.

Section XLIII of Vana Parva describes about Arjuna's arival at the city of Indra "Amaravati"

"And having beheld those celestial gardens resounding with celestial music, the strong-armed son of Pandu entered the favourite city of Indra. And he beheld there celestial vimanas by thousands, capable of going everywhere at will, stationed in proper places. And he saw tens of thousands of such cars moving in every direction"..... This throws light on the city "Amaravati" and its advanced cars".

Also in section CLXV of VANA PARVA mentions about aircrafts

"And from all sides in vimanas resplendent as the sun, hosts of Gandharvas and Apsaras began to follow that represser of foes, the lord of the celestials. And ascending a vimana yoked with steeds, decorated with burnished gold, and roaring like clouds, that king of the celestials, Purandara blazing in beauty came unto the Parthas. And having arrived (at that place), he of a thousand eyes descended from his vimana".

Also when Arjuna being dropped by Shiva's space ship at section CLXIV and "Matali" being the driver."And it came to pass that once a day as those mighty charioteers were thinking of Arjuna, seeing Mahendra's vimana, yoked with horses of the effulgence of lightning, arrive all on a sudden, they were delighted. And driven by Matali, that blazing vimana, suddenly illuminating the sky, looked like smokeless flaming tongues of fire, or a mighty meteor embosomed in clouds and seeing before them that vimana driving in which the slayer of Namuchi had annihilated seven phalanxes of Diti's offspring, the magnanimous Parthas went round it. And being highly pleased, they offered excellent worship unto Matali, as unto the lord of the celestials himself. And then the son of the Kuru king duly enquired of him after the health of all the gods. And Matali also greeted them. And having instructed the Parthas even as a father doth his sons, he ascended that incomparable vimana, and returned to the lord of the celestials".

The horses being mentioned is only a substitution for engine's or similar advanced technologies. The mentioning of "smokeless flaming tongues of fire" could be clearly perceived as an eco-friendly jet engine's emision.

Medical Science in Mahabharata

Abhimanyu, A warrior in the womb

In Mahabharatha, when Subhadra was pregnant, Arjun (there is one version saying its krishna, somebody can start a thread on this) told her the secret of entering the chakravyuh. When he was explaining the exit procedure, Subhadra fell asleep. Hence Abhimanyu learned the entrance procedure while he was in Subhadra's womb and he never had the chance to learn the exit strategy.

There was a time when people criticized this concept of a child learning from the womb of a mother. But further scientific developments have made things very clear and modern science says that it is very much possible.

In his book "Right Brain Education in Infancy" by Dr. Makoto Shichida, world-renowned founder of over 350 Child Academies in Japan says, the right brain is active during gestation. Furthermore, the imaging right brain is the center for extra sensory perception, or ESP.

He further adds cells are sensitive and can transmit subtle energy patterns to the brain, a child has extra sensory perception in the womb. The unborn baby uses the cells of his developing body to gain information from the world around him, which is transmitted to his right brain hemisphere.

Unless there is interference, the right brain hemisphere is capable of putting extra sensory impressions on the screen of the mind, which is how it got the name image brain. Young children are highly receptive when it comes to extra sensory impressions because the left brain is not dominant in children up until the age of six or seven.

Dr. Shichida found that young children can be easily trained in ESP and that babies in the womb have ESP. He believes this is because the fetal right brain hemisphere is active while the left brain hemisphere is dormant.

The existence of Bacteria and Viruses

The existence of bacteria and viruses are explained in the following text from the Mahabharata Santi Parva Section XV

I also feel it advocates the Darvin's theory "Survival of the fittest"

Arjun said: "I do not behold the creature in this world that supports life without doing any act of injury to others. Animals live upon animals, the stronger upon the weaker. The mongooose devours mice; the cat devours the mongoose; the dog devours the cat; the dog is again devoured by the spotted leopard. Behold all things again are devoured by the Destroyer when he comes.This mobile and immobile universe is food for living creatures. This has been ordained by the gods. The very ascetics cannot support their lives without killing creatures. In water, on earth, and fruits, there are innumerable creatures. It is not true that one does not slaughter them. What higher duty is there than supporting one's life? There are many creatures that are so minute that their existence can only be inferred. With the falling of the the eyelids alone, they are destroyed"

Embryo development and Artificial Fertilization

Mostly people are aware that the Mahabharata states of an embryo being divided into one hundred parts each becoming, after maturation in a separate pot, a healthy baby and this results in the birth of the Gauravas.

There is also mention of an embryo, conceived in one womb, being transferred to the womb of another woman from where it is born. The transferred embryo is Balarama and this is how he is a brother to Krishna although he was born to Rohini and not to Devaki.

In the case of Kunti conceiving by chanting manthras through yogic trans, there is fertilization (the process involving a sperm fusing with an ovum) but without physical Intercourse. May be the manthra acting like a password invokes the object of Meditation (Indra, Vayu Etc) to transmit its chromosomes to the meditator (using her biological address). A very advanced form of Artificial Fertilization.

Advanced Plastic Surgery or an Alien Bio shield

Karna the son of Surya (sun god) is born with a shield that protects him from weapons. It may be a biological shield similar to Exoskeleton found in tortoise but incredibly strong. Unlike artficial Exoskeleton used by humans, Karna's kavach was blended with his body which may be an Alien biological implantation or modification.


Sexual orgasm

In a conversation between Yudhishtra and Bhisma, Yudhishtra asks the following question in
[ANUSASANA PARVA PART I section XII]

"Yudhishthira said, 'It behoveth, O king to tell me truly which of the two viz., man or woman derives the greater pleasure from an act of union with each other. Kindly resolve my doubt in this respect."
Bhishma while replying his questions explains a story where a king transformed into a women later given an option to again opt for whichever sex he/she likes opts to remain as women with the following explanation for it."The lady said, 'I desire to remain a woman, O Sakra. In fact,--do not wish to be restored to the status of manhood, O Vasava.--Hearing this answer, Indra once more asked her, saying,--Why is it, O puissant one, that abandoning the status of manhood thou wishest that of womanhood? Questioned thus, that foremost of monarchs transformed into a woman answered, 'In acts of congress, the pleasure that women enjoy is always much greater than what is enjoyed by men. It is for this reason, O Sakra,that I desire to continue a woman; O foremost of the deities, truly do I say unto thee that I derive greater pleasure in my present status of womanhood. I am quite content with this status of womanhood that I now have. Do thou leave me now, O lord of heaven.--Hearing these words of hers, the lord of the celestials answered,--So be it,--and bidding her farewell, proceeded to heaven. Thus, O monarch, it is known that woman derives much greater pleasure than man under the circumstances thou hast asked.'"

This is very much acknowledged by modern sexologists.

Astronomy

The following verses from the Adi parva of the Mahabharatha closely resembles the Big Bang theory.

"And what is seen in the universe, whether animate or inanimate, of created things, will at the end of the world, and after the expiration of the Yuga, be again confounded. And, at the commencement of other Yugas, all things will be renovated, and, like the various fruits of the earth, succeed each other in the due order of their seasons. Thus continueth perpetually to revolve in the world, without beginning and without end, this wheel which causeth the destruction of all things".

Advanced Vision

Modern science clearly states the limitation of our human eye. The eye has limited size and therefore limited light-gathering power. Opthamologist say that the human eye has limited frequency response and it can only see electromagnetic radiation in the visible wavelengths. So what we see is not what exists but what we will be capable to see. That's why lord Krishna gave special visionary powers (divine eyes) to Arjuna to have a glimpse of his "Vishwaroopa" (exposing his cosmic body).

Modern science enables refractive laser eye surgery, performed by ophthalmologists for correcting myopia, hyperopia etc. Laser energy was introduced in refractive surgeries discovered by Rangaswamy Srinivasan. Srinivasan working at IBM Research Lab discovered that an ultraviolet Excimer laser could etch living tissue in a precise manner with no thermal damage to the surrounding area. Here Laser energy is applied to the eye for reshaping, and the flap is replaced to serve as a type of natural bandage for quicker healing. In Arjun's case too lord Krishna might have used an advanced mode of laser like energy to enable Arjun's
eye to visualize extreme frequencies.

Continuous change of particles in the body.

Please Note, the continuous change of particles in the body was well known to the sages long before. In the modern world it was shown that William Harvey (1578 - 1657) discovered the circulation of the blood.

Mahabharatha provides clear thought about the above.

"The constituent elements of the body, which serve diverse functions in the general economy, undergo change every moment in every creature. Those changes, however, are so minute that they cannot be noticed. The birth of particles, and their death, in each successive condition, cannot be marked, O king, even as one cannot mark the changes in the flame of a burning lamp. When such is the state of the bodies of all creatures, - that is when that which is called the body is changing incessantly even like the rapid locomotion of a steed of good mettle- who then has come whence or not whence, or whose is it or whose is it not or whence does it not arise? What connection does there exist between creatures and their own bodies?"


Botany

Shanthiparva 184.13-14"The creeper moves above the trunks, covering it all around. There is no path for the one without sight. Hence trees can see. The heat rays of the sun discolours the barks, leaves and flowers of trees. Since they also fade and perish because of heat, trees have the sense of touch. When covered with incense and smoke the trees become disease-free and flower a plenty. Hence they repond to gases".

Shanthiparva 172.12"By the sound of wind, fire and lightening, the fruit and flower perish. Sound is perceived by the ear, hence the trees hear".

OSMOSIS

Shantiparva 184.16"As one draws water up with the mouth (by suction) through a lotus stalk, the plant, endowed with air (pressure) drinks with its feet".
"Due to rapid evaporation of water from leaves during transpiration, a tense is created and transmited to the xylem of the roots, causing the water to cross cell wall and rise upwards".

The knowledge of Osmosis in Mahabharath was later discovered by Kramer - 1969 AD.

Conch shell sounds and its science

In Mahabharata, conch shell's had a significant place. Arjuna's shankha was called "Devdutta", Bhima's "Paundra", Yudhisthira's "Anantavijaya", Nakula's "Sughosa" and Sahadeva's was known as "Manipushpaka. Conch shell's significance can also be corroborated by science. If we try holding a shankha near our ear, the sound of the gently humming ocean can be heard. This is actually the natural vibration or cosmic energy of the Earth which gets magnified on entering
the conch shell.

The vibrations from these conch shells can overpower evil forces from the Earth and at the same time also clear environmental pollution including healing the hole in the ozone layer which causes global warming. Blowing a conch shell enhances the positive psychological vibrations such as courage, determination, hope, optimism, willpower, etc. in the blower as well as those around him.That is why a conch shell is blown during sacred rites to get rid of negative energy.

Time dilation techniques

Time dilation is very much evident in Mahabaratha. "Bhishma Pitamaha" of Mahabharata was gifted with a time control to end his life. He served his dynasty for many of his following generations becoz of this.

Einstein through his special theory of relativity gave the concept of time dilation for a body moving comparable with the velocity of light which is said to be constant and same throughout the universe and during relative motion also.

Mystical travels

Mahabharata tells the story of how the Naga princess Ulupi abducted Arjuna while he was bathing in the Ganges River. Ulupi pulled Arjuna down not to the riverbed, as we would expect, but into the kingdom of the "Nagas" (celestial snakelike beings), which exists in another dimension. Mystical travels explains how the worlds of super humans (devas) are connected with our world.

Foot note

The Aliens I had mentioned need not have reasearched like the way we do in our modern world. We should understand one thing. Research and experiments by modern day scientist are continuous search and the resulting invention is just one spark of intuition. When we tune our mind on someting relentlessly (like a radio getting the right frequency) we get the answers from the universal knowledge. All major inventions were done not by inteligence but by intuition. Einstein famously quoted " The intuitive mind is a sacred gift and the rational mind is a faithful servant. We have created a society that honors the servant and has forgotten the gift".

Universal knowledge contains everything, that we have already invented and to be invented. All futuristic knowledge are already present, that is the truth of our upanishads. So instead of reasearching physically in a laboratory rishis went inside them and meditated. Science of Raja yoga says "what you meditate upon, you get" If we go deeper into this subject there is a great science, but not relevant to this topic. The control rooms that I had mentioned earlier is to prove a point that these things are possible even from modern science perspective. If you approach them meta-physically answers become simple.

When I first read the full content of Mahabharatha [English prose translated from the Original Sanskrit Text by Kisari Mohan Ganguli [1883-1896] (My heartiest pranams to him)] It's scientific and technological descriptions were mind-boggling. I strongly believe it to be history and not mythology. There may be some information addition and personal bias involved due to the long period of time involved. Also the epic being transmitted from generation to generation through oral communication for almost 3000 years is bound to suffer from information loss. But still a major portion of it seems to be historical and not fiction for me. It is an history which seems unbelievable for a prejudiced generation which considers itself as most modern and scientific. In fact mahabharatha challenges the western world which takes credit of most of the inventions/discoveries that was long before mentioned in this epic. I strongly believe we haven’t realistically portrayed in our Indian feature films (using latest technology) the various scientific and technical features of this great epic. This epic has got the potential to create hundreds of “Avatar” like Hollywood films.

Again in the words of Albert Einstein’s "Science without religion is lame. Religion without science is blind" which is very much apt to mahabharatha. Mahabharatha is a blend of religion and science. The religion it preaches is "Truth prevails". The essence of life is to find "what is truth" and to live with it. So do anything for the sake of utimate truth and obstaining from acting when required is itself sin. The philosophical content of Mahabharatha is incredible. This great nation is the source of all philosophies that exist in this world. For generations innumerbale number of school of thoughts were presented and debated. Scientific research and development was less prioritized in this sub-continent called "Bharath", it focused more on higher philosophies 'eternal in substance'. As swami Vivekananda famously quoted "Science ends where philosophy starts", the endless search called science (for materialistic goals) was ignored in this part of the world and great philosophical thoughts eternal in value blosomed.

In short "Nobody could stop what the lord wants to give and nobody could give what the lord wants to stop", Lets keep acting for the sake of truth. So by his grace, let more research be done on these great sacred texts and bring to light the great science of our epics and be proud of our great heritage....SARVAM KRISHNARPANAM

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Caste away: Hindu group dwindles in Kashmir

Decades of violence have plagued the disputed land of Kashmir, a volatile region claimed by both India and Pakistan. Now, the Hindu Pandits who once made up the bulk of the population face continued discrimination from the Muslim majority.

­In 1941, the Hindu caste of Pandits made up some 55 per cent of the population of Jammu and Kashmir, a mountainous region in Southeast Asia.   

But ever since 1989, when a Pakistani backed campaign of ethnic cleansing and terror was unleashed by insurgents seeking the establishment of a Muslim state, the Pandit population has dwindled down to virtually nothing.  

Vicky Ganjoo, a Pandit resident whose family’s house was burned down during an intense period of interethnic violence, has witnessed first-hand the mass exodus of his people.  

“In the past 20 years, hundreds of thousands of Pandits in Kashmir have migrated out of the area, causing the population to decrease from 100,000 to 3,000. Recently some have started to come back here, but most say that they still face discrimination.”  

During the decades of violence, the Indian government has estimated some 200 Pandits have been killed since the insurgency began. Other organizations, however, have estimated that figure could be as high as 3000.

While many in the Pandit community had hoped to return to the Kashmiri valley, fear and discrimination ultimately keep them away.  

Ganjoo, who was forced to take responsibility for his family at a young age after his father passed away, complains of being a second-class citizen in his own land.

Living in a tiny, unheated room with his mother and brother, he has been unable to find steady work, despite having a master’s degree.  He thinks that unless the Indian government comes to the aid of his people, the Pandits’ long history in Kashmir will soon come to an end.  

“There is no hope, but if the government comes up with any packages, there is some possibility, otherwise, even the remaining few families will also move out of Kashmir…I think I will leave Kashmir.”

As of March, the Kashmiri government has been working on a comprehensive return and rehabilitation policy for Kashmiri Pandits.  

One such returnee is Vijay Sas. After having left the valley more than 20 years ago, Sas has returned to claim a place in his homeland.  

“I will never stop fighting because this is my right and nobody can deny me that whether he is from the majority or the minority. I belong to this place and this place belongs to me.”

Although Sas realizes the challenges his people face, he ultimately believes that despite the struggles ahead, the land of his ancestors will also be the land of his children.  

“We expect, not today, basically it is a small thing to say in the next 10 years, I’m saying after 100 years,  the Kashmiri Pandits will still be here. I may not be here, but the Kashmiri Pandit name will still be here and I believe that.”


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Vedic Mathematics is Modern, User - Friendly

MUMBAI:- During a lecture on Vedic mathematics, Vijay Ashar, a retired professor of statistics and decision-making, spoke of the contribution of Bharati Krishna Tirthaji, a Shankaracharya of the Govardhan Pitham at puri. The Swamiji reportedly  wrote a book on the subject which interested English mathematicians.

“Some British scholars reportedly came to India for further research on Vedic mathematics. All this sparked renewed interest in the subject- the home- grown pullet had begun to fly on the wings of ‘phoren’ approval”, Mr. Ashar says.

                                                Today, the internet features several websites devoted to Vedic mathematics. Experts say the system is also being taught in some schools in the UK, the US, Australia and Switzerland. “A great deal of  research is being done, and several schools in India are also teaching it,” Mr. Ashar says. “Several books-Indian and Western- have also been published.”
                                                                                                                                           “However, many people here still seem to be unfamiliar with the power and ingenuity embodied in Vedic mathematical principles,” says Nehru planetarium director J.J. Rawal. “Some confuse it with obscurantist ideas and operations associated with performances of Vedic sacrifices. What they do not know is that Vedic mathematics is a uniquely modern and extremely user-friendly system, one which is capable of  eradicating innumeracy which is the bane of our age."

Mentel MagicInternet subtractions can be performed using the second sutra of Vedic mathematics, ‘All from 9 and the last from 10’, For instance, sub-track 357 from 1,000. We simply take each figure from 10. The answer is 643. That’s as simple as that. This always works for subtractions from numbers consisting of a followed by any number of noughts.

Similarly, the first sutra-‘ By one than the previous one’- can be used to multiply two or more numbers or even to find decimal values of  proper fractions under certain conditions. For instance, to multiply 9,988 by 9,912 one has to multiply 99 by 100, that one more than the previous number, followed by 88 times 12. The result would be simply 9,90,01,056.
 
“The beauty of  the Vedic mathematical approach is that for any problem, the answer can be obtained either from left to right or from right to left,” Says Mr. Ashar. “Even as you get into the solution, you realize the deeper significance and power of the decimal system devised by the ancient HINDU tradition. 

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Putting Hinduism on the American cultural Map

“Oh, East is East and West is West, and never the twain shall meet,” wrote Kipling, the champion of the all-conquering west. Actually, an inquiry into the history of ideas reveals that East and West mingled for centuries. Greek philosophy is indebted to Hindu philosophy. Christianity owes much to Hinduism and Buddhism, in particular its mystical and ascetic tendencies. The western science and philosophy grew up drawing the wisdom as well as the wealth of India. The wealth, wisdom and splendor of India dazzled the west for centuries.

During the 18th and 19th century Hindu thought influenced western intellectuals, German Romantics and American Transcendlists.

Today east and west interaction is no longer an academic exercise. It is a practical necessity.

HINDUISM IN AMERICA

In the past 150 years, Hindu philosophy has increasingly become integrated into American society. The fact is evident in American history. Hindu thought has been of special interest to many American intellectuals during the 19th century. The Theosophical Society of Blavatsky founded in 1875 was influenced by Hindu spiritualism and mysticism. Vedas, Upanishads and the Bhagavat Gita inspired the New Thought movement of Transcendalists such as Ralph Waldo Emerson, Henry David Thoreau and Charles Filmore. Thoreau has written, “In the morning I bathe my intellect in the stupendous and cosmological philosophy of the Bhagavat Gita, in comparison with which our modern world and its literature seem puny and trivial”. In 1893, at the World’s Parliament of Religions in Chicago, Swami Vivekananda affirmed the spiritual quest of the transcendlists and contributed significantly for the Hindu spiritual movements in the U.S. In 1894, Swami Vivekananda established the Vedanta Society in New York with a mission of spreading the tenets of Hindu philosophy in the U.S. During 19th century, Hindu philosophical concepts appealed to several American intellectuals and it contributed significantly to the development of transpersonal psychology, spiritualism and mysticism.  During the last century several Hindu spiritual leaders such as Yogi Paramananda, Parbupad, Swami Sathicdanada, Swami Chinmayanda, Swami Rama, Pramukh Maharaj and Mata Amrathana Mai have spread the spiritual message of Hinduism and galvanized the American society.                       

In spite of intellectual interest on Hindu philosophy, Immigration law barred Hindu immigrants from the U.S during 18th and 19th century. By 1908, some Hindus and Sikhs have landed on the American west cost and worked in factories, farms, and railroad construction.  These small number of early Indian immigrants faced violent racial attacks, social, economic and religious discrimination, cultural ridicule and hate crime. In 1917, 1924, 1927 and 1940, U.S Congress passed laws restricting Indian immigrants. In 1946, India was given an annual quota of 100 persons. In spite of anti Hindu violence and restrictions, between 1870-1965, a total of 16,013 Indians immigrated to the U.S.  In 1965, the U.S passed the Hart-Celler Act abolishing nation-of-origin restrictions. In the first decade following the passage of the 1965 Hart-Celler Act, 96,735 Indians immigrated to the U.S. The second wave of Indian immigration was much different from the first. Today there are more than 2 million Hindus in the U.S. Hindus in the U.S work in most trades and professions. They are very well represented in small and middle-sized businesses, the computer industry, medicine, engineering, nursing, teaching and basic sciences. Hindu professionals are extremely successful. Our medium income is higher than that of the average American, according to the U.S. Census.  Hindus have made valuable contributions in every major field of science and technology, human potential movements and promoted spiritual ideas. This has impacted American society in so many ways. Recently, America is witnessing influx of spiritual and philosophical ideas as well as practices derived directly from Hindu tradition. Hindus are a tiny minority surrounded by large non-Hindu cultures. But our influence in America far exceeds our number.

THE CHANGING CONTEXT

Our economic success alone does not guarantee the existence of Hindu community in the U.S. It needs in addition, some minimal cultural, religious identity and continuity.  In the past few years, several surveys of young Hindus have shown an alarming lack of knowledge and interest in Hindu heritage. There is collective as well as individual assimilation in the form of secularization. Among secular Hindus, there is not even a moderate degree of religious observance or communal affiliation. And even a city with Hindu temples, they do not of itself ensure Hindu identity or ensure the continuity of Hindutva. Some Hindus are reluctant to identify them as Hindus. We are also living in a society of rapid social change, frequent mobility, radical life styles, rapid technological change, drug abuse, rock music, crime, violence, Christian fundamentalism, sexual promiscuity, and very many other social phenomenons, both large and insignificant. These widespread problems are robbing the family of its sense of permanence and its spiritual foundation. The circumstances in which the family finds itself today and the forces of disorganization undermine emotional security, personal fulfillment, and peace of mind. We are also living in a society where material success, and the accumulation of wealth receive great emphasis. There are several built-in pressures that make our survival even more difficult. Even the most casual observer of the American scene knows that the institution of the family is under ruthless attack. The impact of all of these pressures, cultural and contrived, lands hardest on our shoulders and fostering confusion and ambiguity concerning our role and status in this society.                                                  

HINDUTVA: THE SINGLE THREAD

In order to have a peaceful life, we have to embrace more firmly our collective commitment to preserve, protect and practice our religion. Such a commitment involves not only how we see ourselves, but also how others see us and how we react to their vision. While we need to theorize the Hindu identity to the challenges of living in a Christian society (one which is becoming increasingly fundamentalist), I urge Hindus to consider, at least, the Hindu identity as counter-normative to larger forces that devalues Hindu life. Hindus cannot afford any time outs in our ongoing efforts to maximize every available resource to proactively connect our people-to Hindu identity, to our common heritage, to an understanding of the responsibility each of us carry for the future of Hindus. Assimilation is not necessarily a worthwhile goal-and perhaps by itself may even be a shortsighted goal. Our collective is to help usher in establishing a Hindu identity. As Hindus, we must be proud to proclaim that we are not Christian or Muslim and are proud that we Hindus help alive alternative traditions and alternative narratives and practices to Christianity and Islam. Being a Hindu means being different and that difference is critical for preserving world spiritual culture.

BUILDING HINDU IDENTITY

I believe that Hinduism, rather than Christianity or Islam, could go a long way toward making our world a more peaceful and equitable place to live. For that we need to establish Hindu identity and unity. Hindu unity means that our capacity to create, spur changes, and cooperate in far greater than we can imagine. Hindu unity encourages interconnectedness, dialogue and shared concerns. Hindu unity broadens our consciousness, open new thought paths and enables us to identify and tackle common problems affecting Hindus. Our Hindu awareness dissolves the hard and fast worlds between us. Hindus around the world are in the midst of tremendous shifts in our consciousness, on the verge of a great leap forward unlike the world has ever seen. Hindus joined together can change America, and change the world. We need now to understand, participate, initiate, engage in dialogue and use our power to free our minds, hearts and souls from regionalism, linguistic differences, and pseudo secularism. It is time for us to assert our Hindu identity with proud and dignity. Hindu identity and unity will enable us to see the world with fresh eyes.

Understanding what it means to be a Hindu begins in our home. Our rituals teach important lessons about who we are. Our rituals and religious festivals teach us that we belong to a unique culture. And it contains spiritual narrative about what it means to be a Hindu. The ritual we practice, such as lightening a lamp connect us to specific meanings. Our religious customs and festivals also give us a touchstone for memory, a way to associate, over time with meanings, with our collective consciousness and their universal power. Our samskaras transfer the memory of who we are from one generation to the next. They give us specific cultural and religious meanings that form our identity in one way, and they give us universal, human activities that connect us to all Hindus. Establishing a Hindu identity is possible only when we practice our religion, art, music, rituals and festivals.                                                                         

BEFORE IT IS TOO LATE

Hindu life in America can only have a future if it is rooted in Hindu religious tradition and if, it confronts its own special challenges including pseudo secularism, assimilation and inter religious marriage. It is hoped, in the near future a new generation of Hindus in America will emerge with an undamaged, uncomplicated sense of Hindu identity, spiritual power and moral grandeur. Remember that the single greatest influence on whether we will have Hindu grandchildren is religious observances in our home. This outweighs any other influence. There are problems in practicing our religion, in establishing a Hindu identity, but we must never internalize it and let it affect our Hindu identity and unity. Nothing is more practical than a commitment to our Hindu values and ideals. The best hope for our future is to commit ourselves with Hindutva from which a fresh understanding of our status in American society and our role in the scheme of things. Let us all work in uniform and establish our Hindu identity and unity. Let us use our synergy to produce the most effective representations of ourselves in the world. It has to be done. The rewards, however, can be enormous.

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Indians are not descendants of Aryans, says new study

Widely believed theory of Indo-Aryan invasion, often used to explain early settlements in the Indian subcontinent is a myth, a new study by Indian geneticists says.

The origin of genetic diversity found in South Asia is much older than 3,500 years when the Indo-Aryans were supposed to have migrated to India, a new study led by scientists from the Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology (CCMB), Hyderabad, says. The study appeared in American Journal of Human Genetics on Friday.

The theory of Indo-Aryan migration was proposed in mid-19th century by German linguist and Sanskrit scholar Max Muller.

He had suggested that 3,500 years ago, a dramatic migration of Indo-European speakers from Central Asia played a key role in shaping contemporary South Asian populations and this was responsible for introduction of the Indo-European language family and the caste system in India.

"Our study clearly shows that there was no genetic influx 3,500 years ago," said Dr Kumarasamy Thangaraj of CCMB, who led the research team, which included scientists from the University of Tartu, Estonia, Chettinad Academy of Research and Education, Chennai and Banaras Hindu University.

"It is high time we re-write India's prehistory based on scientific evidence," said Dr Lalji Singh, former director of CCMB. "There is no genetic evidence that Indo-Aryans invaded or migrated to India or even something such as Aryans existed". Singh, vice-chancellor of BHU, is a coauthor.

Researchers analysed some six lakh bits of genetic information in the form of SNPs drawn from DNA of over 1,300 individuals from 112 populations including 30 ethnic groups in India.

The comparison of this data with genetic data of other populations showed that South Asia harbours two major ancestry components. One is spread in populations of South and West Asia, Middle East, Near East and the Caucasus. The second component is more restricted to South Asia and accounts for more than 50 per cent of the ancestry in Indian populations.

"Both the ancestry components that dominate genetic variation in South Asia demonstrate much greater diversity than those that predominate West Eurasia. This is indicative of a more ancient demographic history and a higher long-term effective population size underlying South Asian genome variation compared to that of West Eurasia," researchers said.

"The genetic component which spread beyond India is significantly higher in India than in any other part of world. This implies that this genetic component originated in India and then spread to West Asia and Caucasus," said Gyaneshwar Chaube of University of Tartu, Estonia.

If any migration from Central Asia to South Asia took place, the study says, it should have introduced apparent signals of East Asian ancestry into India. "Because this ancestry component is absent from the region, we have to conclude that if such an event indeed took place, it occurred before the East Asian ancestry component reached central Asia," it said.

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