The achievements of Ancient Hindu society before the Abrahimic crusades
[ My piece originally hosted at merimarzi.com]
We live in a strange country.
This was succinctly put by the PM in his Ireland speech[1]
yesterday when he said that Irish children can sing hymns in Sanskrit. But if
we tried the same in India, there’d be hells falling with
“secularism-in-danger” brouhaha.
Most of the 4 pillars has
actively participated in self-flagellation of our own capabilities over
centuries, ably egged on by the institutional and monetary might of the 5th
column after independence. We therefore learn that invaders kept coming drove
after drove to vanquish the vulnerable pagan barbarians who willingly fell from
one slavery unto another, or so the story goes. The examination of this popular
historic school is a subject of another post. But in spite of the best efforts
of our eminent historians, they haven’t been able to count the servitude of our
uncultured roots beyond the 800 ADs when the Arabs first appeared on Bharat’s
horizon.
Let’s look at the post Islamic
Hindu struggle for independence, which is often whitewashed, later. It’s not
surprising that the Whites dismantled our own traditional Gurukul[2] schooling
methods to introduce us to a method which indoctrinates our educated masses
into self-hate. In the bargain, we lost a large part of our wisdom, passed on
from guru to shishya over millennia, mostly by Smriti or memory! We now learn
that the world’s regions are described as the West (America being “discovered’
by Columbus, with no credits the original inhabitants), Middle East(Which is
west of India), Far East(Not so far from India), Latin America and so-on. Such
is the Europe-centric world view through which we try and understand our own
roots.
Recall the controversy created in
Jan 2015, when participants recounted the achievements of Indian Science in the
Indian Science Congress. Captain Anand Bodas, a retired principal of a pilot
training facility, dedicated an entire lecture to the ancient airplane
technology. “There is a reference to ancient aviation in the Rigveda,” Bodas
said. And he wasn’t talking of Air India!
Today let’s have a glimpse of the
many achievements in the scientific front which were again later discovered by
Europeans, and claimed to be their own. Sample these stellar examples which
have been locked away in our ancient books:
Before one of
illustrious leaders in India espoused on his theories of Jupiter escape
velocity for Dalits and radioactive corpses, John Dalton (1766 – 1844) from
England was widely credited with the development of atomic theory. However, a
theory of atoms was actually formulated by Acharya Kanad[4] around
650 BC. His real name is said to be Kashyap. It was Kanada who originated the
idea that anu (atom) was an indestructible particle of matter. He also stated
that anu can have two states - Absolute rest and a State of motion. 2500 years
later Dalton became father of this.
2> Lalitha
Sahasranama[5],
told by Hayagreeva[6]
to Agasthya[7]
muni, describes the Goddess as the super consciousness/Brahman that pervades
even the sub atomic particles within matter. "Paranjyotih parandhamah
paramanuh paratpara"[8].
The word "anuvu[9]"
for atom, and other particles have been used in Hindu literature for centuries.
3> Scientists
have unearthed an ancient city of Mohanjodaro, where there is evidence to show
an atomic blast[10]
dating back thousands of years, from 8,000 to 12,000 years, destroying
everything most of the buildings and by estimates about half a million people.
This needs further research, but the cooperation required between the modern
states of India and Pakistan is hard to come by to facilitate this research.
4> Much
before India discovered our ever quarrelling political parties to annihilate
all parliamentary functioning, The Mahabharata clearly described a catastrophic
blast that rocked Bharatvarsha. "Bhramastra[11], A single projectile charged with all the
power in the Universe...An incandescent column of smoke and flame as bright as
10,000 suns, rose in all its splendor...it was an unknown weapon, an iron
thunderbolt, a gigantic messenger of death which reduced to ashes an entire
race.” Historian Kisari Mohan Ganguli[12]
says that Indian sacred writings are full of such descriptions.
5>Newton’s
Law:
In years before
the Congress party if India established the theory of ceaseless falling, Hindu
astronomer Bhaskaracharya[13] stated
in Surya Siddhanta[14], (~400-500
AD) that “Objects fall on the earth due to a force of attraction by the earth. Therefore,
the earth, planets, constellations, moon and sun are held in orbit due to this
attraction.” Approximately 1200 years later (1687 AD), Sir Isaac Newton
rediscovered this phenomenon and called it the Law of Gravity.
6> Medicine :
Today the world
is acknowledging that allopathy, the cornerstone of medical science in modern
world, is actually an inexact science. And it has started to wake up and take
note of several millennia of past knowledge by human civilizations. Acharya
Charak’s "Charak Samhita[15],"
is considered as an encyclopedia of Ayurveda[16]
spanning more than 100,000 herbs and their medicinal values, which have not
only been used in last 2000 years but have also been rediscovered by the west
today. This has given many of our liberals the confidence that the principles,
diagnoses, and cures described in ancient Hindu texts might also be useful for
so-called modern lifestyle diseases like diabetes, tuberculosis, heart disease
etc .
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7> Sushruta
Samhita[17]
is from the father of surgeries, Sushruta[18] which
describes about 300 surgical procedures and 125 surgical instruments for
surgeries like cesareans, cataract, artificial limbs, Rhinoplasty (restoration
of a damaged nose), 12 types of fractures, 6 types of dislocations, urinary
stones and even plastic surgery and brain surgery as well as accurate use of
Anesthesia.
8>. Shrimad
Bhagavatam[19],
3rd canto, 30th chapter, gives a vivid description of the growth of the embryo[20]
in the mother's womb. If we compare the information given therein with the
information given in textbooks like Gray's Anatomy, there are striking
similarities.
9. Vimanas:
A little before
Wright brothers were noticed by the West, in 4th Century BC text
called Vymaanika-Shaastra[21] by
Maharshi Bhardwaj, was discovered in a temple in India in 1875. This book
shockingly describes in great detail the
operation of ancient vimanas including information on steering,
precautions for long flights, protection of the airships from storms and
lightning, and how to switch the drive to solar energy, or some other “free
energy” source. Vimanas were said to take off vertically or dirigible. The text
contains references to more than 70 authorities and 10 experts of air travel in
antiquity.
10.
Wind
Energy:
Sage Kanva[22]
in Rigveda sections 8/41/6 in Jagati meter of God wind explains the science of
wind. It is said, Kanva Rishi, a descendent of Sage Angirasa, looked after
Shakuntala when she was abandoned by her mother and father (rishi vishwamitra).
Bharat, the son of Shakuntala was also brought up by him.
11.
Fire:
Sterilization is
based on the presumption that nothing survives fire. Recent advancements have
shown, however, that microbes called 'fire bacteria' survive even in fire. Compare
this with the claim in Vedas that there are living entities everywhere - even
in fire.
12.
Meditation:
Sankhya[23]
Darshan defined the term "Dhyaan or Meditation" as “the state of mind
when remains without any subjectivity / objectivity i.e. without any thought
(when the mind is away from worldly objects). Concept of Samkhya is supposed to
be given by Sage Kapil[24]
(6th century BC) in his Samkhya-pravachana-sutram consisting of 527 aphorisms
in six chapters. Most celebrated works of Samkhya are Samkhya-karika (seventy
verses) of Ishwar Krishna (3rd century AD) and commentary on it by Vachaspati
Misra (850 AD) called The Tattvakaumudi. Sage Kapil teaches that there is an
unbroken continuity from the lowest inorganic to the highest organic forms. The
source of world according to him is Prakriti (fundamental nature).
13.
Creation
of Universe
In a shocking
scholarship for the entrenched beliefs and thoughts of his time, Kapil Muni
rejected the thesis of God having created the Universe. He enumerated
twenty-five principles responsible for the manifestation of the Creation
(Samasara), out of which Purusha and Prakriti are eternal and independent of
each other.
14.
Science
of Yoga:
The art of
Wellness through Yogic practices was introduced by Acharya Patanjali[25], who
prescribed the control of prana (life breath) as the means to control the body,
mind and soul. His 84 yogic postures effectively enhance the efficiency of the
respiratory, circulatory, nervous, digestive and endocrine systems and many
other organs of the body.
15.
Mathematics
and Astronomy:
Most of us know
the contributions of Aryabhatt[26]
around 475BC in his treatise of mathematics and astronomy called “Aryabhattam[27]”.
Aryabhatt was the first to proclaim that the earth is round, it rotates on its
axis, orbits the sun and is suspended in space - 1,000 years before Copernicus
published his heliocentric theory.
16. Yajur
Vedic verse: "Brahmaanda vyapta deha bhasitha himaruja..." describes
Shiva as the one who is spread out in Brahmaanda[28].
Anda means an egg depicting the shape of the galaxy. In many scriptures, the
word Bhoogala[29]
is used, Gola meaning round. Indians, since long have always known that Earth
was spherical.
17. Distance of the Sun : Bhaskaracharya's
mathematical works called "Lilavati[30]"
and "Bijaganita[31]"
are considered to be unparalleled. In his treatise "Siddhant Shiromani[32]"
he writes on planetary positions, eclipses, cosmography, mathematical
techniques and astronomical equipment. In the "Surya Siddhant[33]"
he makes a note on the force of gravity. He calculated the time taken by earth
to orbit the sun: (5th century) 365.258756484 days
18. BOTANY and Zoology: Author of various
books such as "Bruhad Samhita" and "Bruhad Jatak, Varahamihir's
book[34]
"panch siddhant", Bruhad noted that the moon and planets are lustrous
not because of their own light but due to sunlight. He was also an expert in
geography, constellations, botany and zoology. In his botanical treatise, he
enumerates several cures for various diseases afflicting plants and trees.
19. The mysterious Siddhars[35]:
Several centuries before the advent of Doaremon and his gadgets to Rahul
Gandhi’s favourite Nobita, there were some in India who had acquired strange
powers. The Siddhars were followers of the God Shiva and according to different
texts there were 18 of them. Their teachings and findings were written in the
form of poems in the Tamil language. Agasthya[36]
of 7th century BC (considered as one of the saptarishis, or son of
God Brahma) and then his disciple Acharya Patanjali were said to be the first
Siddhar Saints. These 18 saints were said to have secret practices that enabled
them to attain 8 sidhhis which let them control time and space, to transform
the body, manipulate matter at the molecular level and achieve immortality. 8
major siddhis were
I.
To become tiny as the atom within the atom
(Anima);
II.
To become big in unshakeable proportions
(Mahima);
III.
To become as light as vapour in levitation
(Laghima);
IV.
To become as heavy as the mountain (Garima);
V.
To enter into other bodies in transmigration
(Prapti);
VI.
To be in all things, omni-pervasive (Prakamya);
VII.
To be lord of all creation in omnipotence
(Isatvam);
VIII.
To be everywhere in omnipresence (Vasitvam)
There are 10 secondary siddhis
described Bhagavata Purana that include the following:
I.
Being undisturbed by hunger, thirst, and other
bodily appetites;
II.
Hearing things far away;
III.
Seeing things far away;
IV.
Moving the body wherever thought goes
(teleportation/astral projection);
V.
Assuming any form desired;
VI.
Entering the bodies of others;
VII.
Dying when one desires;
VIII.
Witnessing and participating in the past times
of the gods;
IX.
Perfect accomplishment of one's determination;
X.
Orders or commands being unimpeded.
These above mentioned examples
clearly point out the ned for much thorough analysis of our own body of
knowledge that existed before the invasions started in India. Howevere, even
mentioning this becomes blasphemy in a world taken over by the small-minded.
Liberals were aghast when in the same Science Congress this happened:
"We in India are the
inheritors of a thriving tradition of Indian science and technology since
ancient times' mathematics and medicine, metallurgy and mining, calculus and
textiles, architecture and astronomy,” said Modi, who is a Hindu nationalist.
“The contribution of Indian civilization to human knowledge and advancement has
been rich and varied.”
Was Modi and the others wrong
about lauding our ancestors? In the light of examination of facts, which are
not what liberals want to hear, the claim holds true!
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