THE EXACT DATE OF MAHABHARAT WAR
16TH OCTOBER 5561 YEAR B.C.
Harivansh
(Vishnu Purana A. 5) states that when Nanda carried Krishna to Gokul on
Shravan Vadya Navami day, there was dry cow-dung spread all over the
ground and trees were cut down. The presence of Dry Cowdung all over in
Gokul indicates the presence of Summer in the month of Shravan. Trees
are usually cut down in Summer to be used as fuel in the rainy season.
The seasons move one month backwards in two thousand years. Today the
rainy season starts in Jeshtha but two thousand years ago, at the time
of KaIidas, rainy season used to start in Ashadha. At the time of
Krishna's birth the Summer was in the month of Shravan while today it is
in Vaishakha. Thus the summer is shifted by four months, hence
Krishna's period comes to 4x2000 = 8000 years ago approximately. This
means about 6000 years B.C., the same period we have seen above.
At
the time of Mahabharat, the Vernal Equinox was at Punarvasu. Next to
Punarvasu is Pushya Nakshtra. Vyas used "Pushyadi Ganana" for his Sayan
method, and called Nirayan Pushya as Sayan Ashvini. He shifted the names
of further Sayan Nakshtras accordingly. At that time Winter Solstice
was on Revati, so Vyas gave the next Nakshatra Ashvini the first palee
in the Nirayan list of Nakshatras. Thus he used Ashvinyadi Ganana for
the Nirayan method. Using at times Sayan names and at times Nirayan
names of the Nakshatras, Vyas prepared the riddles. By the clue that
Nirayan Pushya means Sayan Ashvini, it is seen that Nirayan names of
Nakshatras are eight Nakshatras ahead of the Sayan names Thus the Saturn
in Nirayan Purva, and Sayan Rohini, Jupiter was in Nirayan Shravan, and
Sayan Swati (near Vishakha), while the Mars was in Nirayan Anuradha,
and Sayan Magha, Rahu was between Chitra and Swati, by Sayan way means
it was in Nirayana. Uttara Ashadha (8 Nakshtras ahead). From these
positions of the major planets we can calculated the exact date. My
procedure is as follows:
I
found out that on 5th May 1950, the Saturn was in Purva Phalguni. From
1950 I deducted 29.45 years to get the year 1920 when the Saturn was
again in Purva. In this way I prepared a vertical column of the years
when the Saturn was in Purva. Similarly, I prepared vertical columns of
the years when the Jupiter was in Shravan and Rahu in Uttara Ashadha.
Then I searched in horizontally to find out the year common in all the
three columns. It was 5561-62 B.C. when all the three great planets were
at the required places. Then I proceded for the detailed calculations.
Bhisma
expired at the onset of Uttarayan i.e. on 22nd December. This is a
fixed point according to the modern Scientific Calendar. He was on the
arrow-bed for 58 nights and he had fought for ten days. Hence 68 days
earlier than 22nd December the War had started. This shows that the War
started on 16th October. We have to calculate the plane- tary positions
of 16th October 5561 B.C.
SATURN
Encyclopedia
of Astronomy by Larousse states that one rotation of Saturn takes 26
years and 166 days. One year means 365.25 days. So the Saturn's round
takes 29.4544832 years.
5th
May 1950, Saturn conjugated with Purva. We have to see its posi- tion
in 5561 years B.C. 5561+1950 = 7511 years. 7511 divided by 29.4544832
gives 255.00362 rounds. This means that Saturn completed 255 rounds and
has gone ahead by 0.00362 or 1.3 degrees. Hence Saturn was in
conjugation with Purva on 5th May 5561 B.C. On 16th October' 5562nd B.C.
i.e. 164 days later it must have travelled (0.0334597 degrees (daily
pace) multiplied by 164 days =) 5.487 degrees. So Saturn was at 141
degrees or in Purva Nakshatra.
In
October 1962, Saturn was at 281 dgrs. 1962 + 5561 = 7523 years. 7523
devided by 29.4544832 gives 255.41103 turns. After completing 255 full
turns, Saturn has gone back by 0.411003 turn i.e. 148 dgrs. 281-148= 133
degrs. This was the position of Saturn in Purva.
Calculating
from 1931 or 1989 also Saturn appears at 141 dgrs. in Purva. Thus on
16th of October 5562nd B.C. Saturn was in Purva as told by Vyas in
Mahabharat.
RAHU
Rahu
takes 18.5992 years per rotation. It was at 132 dgrs. on 16th Oct.
1979. 1979 + 5561 = 7540, divided by 18.5992 gives 405.39378 turns.
0.39378 turns means 141.7 dgrs. Rahu always goes in reverse direction.
We have to go in the past, so adding 141.7 to orginal 132 we get 273
dgrs. This is Uttarashadha where Rahu was situated (by Nirayan method).
Calculations from 1989, 1962 and 1893 confirm Rahu in Uttara Ashadha.
JUPITER
Jupiter
takes 11.863013 years per rotation. On 16th October 1979, it was at 129
dgrs. 1979+5561 = 7540. 7540 divided by 1.863013 gives 635.58892 turns.
0.58892 turn means 212 dgrs. So Jupiter was 212 dgrs behind the orginal
position. 129 - 212 = -83. -83 means 360 - 83 = 277 degree 277 dgrs is
the position of the star of Shravan. So Jupiter was in conjugation with
Shravan. The span of Shravan is 280 deg. to 293 deg.
Calculations
from 1989, 1932 and 1977 show Jupiter in 285 and 281 degrees or in the
zone of Shravan. This confirms the position told by Vyas.
MARS
Mars
takes 1.88089 years per rotation. On 16th October 1979, Mars was at 108
dgrs. 1979 + 5561 = 7540 yrs. 7540 divided by 1.88089 gives 4008.7405
turns. 0.7405 turns means 266 dgrs., Mars was 266 dgrs behind the
original position of 108 deg. 108 - 266 = 158. 360 - 158 = 202 deg. This
is just beyond the star of Vishakha which is at 200 dgrs. Though in
Vishakha-zone Mars has crossed the Star of Vishakha and intends to go in
Anuradha, so the description of Vyas as "Anurad- ham Prarthayate" that
it requests or appeals Anuradha, appears to be correct.
Calculations
from 1962 and 1900 show Mars at 206 and' 208 dgrs and therefore though
in Vishakha, it can be called as appealing Anuradha "Anuradham
Prarthayate". Thus it is seen that Vyas has used tricky but correct
terms. He has not written any false statement because he was the
Truth-abiding Sage.
HELIOCENTRIC AND GEOCENTRIC
Here
an expert may raise a question whether I have used Heliocentric method
or Geocentric method. I make it clear here that I have used the
Heliocentric method that means I have considered the rotations of
planets around the Sun. But after fixing the position of the planet
around the Sun I have also seen where that planet will be seen from the
earth.
I
would like the scholars to consider one more point here. When I say
that an insect is sitting near one o' clock position on your watch or
clock, one may think that the insect is between 12 and 1 while other may
think that it is between 1 and 2. So the span to find that insect is
from 12 to 2. Similarly Vyas has mentioned the Nakshatra in the vicinity
of the planet and therefore we have a scope of one Nakshatra on either
side to find out the planet. Thus if our answer is between +13 deg. and
-13 deg. from the given position we are successful. In my calculations I
have achieved the perfect positions, but by chance, somebody gets a
different position he is requested to consider a span of -,+ 13 degrees.
The positions given by other scholars are far away than the positions
recorded by Vyas, so they are not acceptable.
I
request the scholars, to be careful while doing calculations not to
take a retrograde position of the present planet, because that may give a
false position. Please note that all the planets become retro- grade
only apparently when our earth is approaching them. We need not consider
their retrograde motion each year because their rotational periods
around the Sun are fixed and in that they are seen retrograde from the
earth apparently. We have to see if the last position of the planet is
retrograde. This can be done easily by considering the position of the
Sun and planet. Any external planet becomes retrograde when it is in the
house from 5th to 9th from the Sun.
LEAP YEAR
Please
note that i have taken 365.25 days for a solar year. It covers the
general leap years, but it does not take into account the leap years
abandoned at centuries. At the interval of 400 years leap years are
taken according to the modern scientific calendar. If these cen- tury
years are considered, there may be an error of 50 days in 7500 years
duration. As for dates these 50 days are automatically accounted for
because we have taken the winter solstice as fixed on 22nd December, and
it is referred by Vyas, while describing Bhishma's death. As far as the
planets like Saturn, Rahu and Jupiter are con- cerned 50 days are
immaterial because in 50 days the Saturn will move only 1.6 deg. while
Jupiter 4.1 deg. as an average. Hence their error is negligible.
Now,
we have seen that all the four important planets satisfy their
positions as told by Vyas on 16th October 5562nd B.C. Hence we have no
other way but to accept this date as the exact date of Mahabharat War.
Please
note that, so far, not a single Scholar has shown a date with the
planetary positions satisfying the description by Vyas in Mahabharat.
Late Mr. C. V. Vaidya and Prof. Apte show 3102 B.C., but their Mars is
in Ashadha, Jupiter is in Revati, Saturn in Shatataraka and Rahu in
Jeshtha. Prof. K. Shrinivasraghavan, Mr. Sam- pat Ayangar and Sheshagiri
show 3067 B.C. but they put Jupiter and Saturn in Rohini and Sun, Rahu,
Mars in Jeshtha. Garga, Varahmihir and Tarangini show 2526 Before Shaka
i.e. 2449 B.C. But their Mars comes in Dhanishtha, Jupiter and Saturn
in Bharani and Rahu in Hasta. P.C. Sengupta gives 2448 with Saturn 356
deg., Jupiter 8 deg., Mars 157 deg., Venus 200 deg., Sun 200 deg.,
(Ancient Indian chronology" Calcutta University). The Western scholars
as well as Romeshchandra Datta and S. B. Roy show 1424 B.C. but their
Saturn is in Shata- taraka, Jupiter in Chitra, Rahu in Purva and Sun in
Anuradha with no eclipse. Billandi Ayer shows 1193 years B.C. but his
Mars comes in Mula, Jupiter in Purva Bhadrapada, Saturn in Purva Ashadha
and Rahu in Punarvasu. At 900 B.C. as is proposed by many other
scholars, Jupiter comes in Mula, Rahu in Vishakha and Saturn in Jeshtha.
Thus not a single scholar could coroborate his date with the facts
written by Vyas.Hence, their dates have to be dismissed. (C. V. Vaidya's
Upasamhar page 94." Age of Mahabharat War").
I
have shown all the planetary positions correct to the description of
Mahabharat. In addition I have shown that the seasons tally with my
date, and the seasons never tally with other dates. I have solved all
the planetary riddles from Mahabharat which nobody could dare. So 16th
October 5562nd BC. is the exact date of the first day of the Mahabharat
War. At the beginning of the War, Vyas promised Dhrutarashtra that he
will write history of the Kauravas; so most probably Vyas must have
written the Astronomical data immediately.
URANUS (known to Vyas in 5561 B.C)
All
the planets, viz., Sun, Moon, Mars, Jupiter, Venus, Saturn and Rahu
show correct positions mentioned in the Mahabharat on 16th December 5561
B.C. This must be the exact date of the Mahabharat War. After
pin-pointing the exact date, it struck to me that the three additional
planets mentioned with positions by Vyas, may be Uranus, Neptune and
Pluto. Vyas has named them as Shveta, Shyama and Teevra. Let us see if
the conjecture is correct. We have to prove this with the help of
Mathematics, because we have to go scientifically.
Vishesheena hi Vaarshneya Chitraam Pidayate Grahah...[10-Udyog.143]
Shevtograhastatha Chitraam Samitikryamya Tishthati...[12-Bheeshma.3]
In
these two stanzas, Vyas states that some greenish white (Shveta) planet
has crossed Chitra. This means that the planet was in Swati (or
Vishakha, because Chitra and Swati are close together). This is the
Sayan position hence Nirayan position is eight Nakshatras ahead in
Shravan (or Dhanishtha). Neelakantha calls this "Mahapata" which means
having greater orbit. Greater orbit indicates a planet beyond Saturn.
Hence I assumed Shveta to be Uranus. Let us calculate and see if this
true.
In
October 1979, Uranus was at 206 degrees. Uranus takes 84.01 years per
rotation. 1979 + 5561 = 7540. 7540/84.01 = 89.75122 turns. 0.75122
rotation means 270.4392 degrees. 206-270 = -64 = 296 degrees. This comes
in the zone of Dhanishtha, but the star of Dhanishtha is at 297
degrees, so the position given by Vyas is confirmed. Hence Shveta must
be Uranus.
In
October 1883, Uranus was at 151 degrees. 1883 + 5561 = 7444 years.
7444/84.01 = 86.608498 rotations. 0.608498 turn means 219 degrees.
151-219 = 292 degrees. This is Shravan Nakshatra. So Uranus was in
Shravan during Mahabharat War as stated by Vyas under the name of
"Shveta".
1930
calculations show Uranus to be at 292.54 degrees or Shravan. Thus our
mathematics proves that Vyas has given correct position of Uranus under
the name of Shveta. This proves that Vyas had the knowledge of Uranus
under the name of Shveta, supposed to have recently discovered by
Herschel in 1781. Shveta means greenish white. Uranus is actually
greenish white in colour. So Vyas must have seen Uranus with this own
eyes. Uranus is of 6th magnitude and is visible to the naked eye
according to the modern science.
Neelakantha
of 17th century also had the knowledge of Uranus or Shveta. He writes
in his commentary on Mahabharat (Udyog 143) that Shveta, or Mahapata was
a famous planet in the Astronomical science of India. Neelakantha was
about 100 years before Herschel, who sup- posedly discovered Uranus. So
we can conclude that one hundred before Herschel, Uranus was known to
the Indian Astronomers and Vyas had discovered it at or before 5561 year
B.C.
NEPTUNE (was known to Vyas in 5561 B.C.)
In
1781 A.D., Herschel discovered Uranus; but its calculated positions
never corroborated with the actual positions. So the experts thought of
another planet beyond Uranus. They fixed its position by mathemat- ics,
and at that site, it was discovered by German Astronomers in 1846 A.D. I
have found that Neptune is also mentioned by Vyas in Mahabharat, under
the name of "Shyama".
Shukrahah
Prosthapade Poorve Samaruhya Virochate Uttare tu Parikramya Sahitah
Samudikshyate...[15-Bheeshma.3] Shyamograhah Prajwalitah Sadhooma iva
Pavakah Aaindram Tejaswi Naksha- tram Jyesthaam Aakramya
Tishthati...[16-Bheeshma.3]
Here
Vyas says that there was some luminary with Venus in Poorva Bha-
drapada. He adds further that a bluish white (Shyama) planet was in
Jyeshtha and it was smoky (Sadhoom). Saayan Jyeshta means Nirayan Poorva
Bhadrapada, so this is the description of one and the same planet named
by Vyas as Shyama. Neelkantha calls it "Parigha" in his commentary on
Mahabharat. Parigha means circumference, so this planet may be at the
circumference of our solar system.; and so may be Nep- tune. Let us see
by Mathematics is this statement is true. We will determine the position
of Neptune on 16th December 5561 B.C.
Neptune
takes 164.78 years per rotation. It was at 234 degrees in 1979. 1979 +
5561 = 7540 years. 7540 divided by 164.78 gives 45.75798 rotations.
0.75798 turn means 272.87 degrees. 234 - 272.87 = -38.87 = 321.13
degrees. This is the site of Poorva Bhadrapada. So Neptune was in
Poorva-Bhadrapada during 5561 B.C.
In
1948, Neptune was at 172 degres. 1948 + 5561 = 7509. 7509/164.78 gives
45.56985 turns. 0.56985 turn means 205 degrees. 172-205 = -33 =360-33 =
327 deg. This is the zone of Poorva Bhadrapada.
In
1879, Neptune was at 20 degrees. 1879 + 5561 = 7440 years. 7440 divided
by 164.78 gives 45.15111 turns. 0.15111 turn means 54.39 deg. 20 -
54.39 = -34.39 = 360 - 34.39 = 325.61 degrees. This is Poorva-
Bhadrapada.
Thus
the position of Shyama or Parigha is factually proved in the case of
Neptune. Thus, we conclude that Vyas did know Neptune too. Vyas might
have got his knowledge by Yogic Power or by Mathematics or by using
telescopic lenses. Mathematics was far advanced then, that is why
ancient Indian sages fixed the rate of precession of Equinoxes
accurately. Even the world famous scientist Gamov praised the sages for
their remarkable work in Mathematics. So could have mathematically
calculated the position of Shyama or Neptune.
Mirrors
are mentioned in the Mahabharat. So lenses too might have been present
at that time. They had Microscopic Vision (Shanti A. 15,308). As
microscopic vision was present, there might be telescopes too. Planets
can be seen with mirrors as well as lenses. Vyas must have "seen"
Neptune; its proof lies in the fact that he says that it is bluish white
(Shyama). Neptune is, in fact, bluish white in colour. Hence we
conclude that Neptune was known to Vyas in 5561 B.C.
PLUTO (was also known to Vyas in 5561 B.C)
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 B.C. 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 men-
tioned 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 B.C. 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 impor- tance
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 Her- schel, 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.
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