The illustration of VAHANAS

Lets talk about what makes up the 33 million Gods described in the ancient scriptures of Hinduism. Why Hindus worship so many gods and goddesses is a real mystery for most people. The interesting thing is that one culture can see this as fiction while most Hindus, without a second thought, can walk into a temple with multiple deities, bow down and offer prayer and worship with devotion treating that deity as much like a person as you and me.

I’m going to break this topic down to smaller segments simply to ensure that ‘I’ will not confuse myself further. One aspect that has always been fascinating me is the relationship of our God and Demigod with their ‘Vahanas’.  

Vāhana (वाहन, skt. that which carries, that which pulls) denotes the being, typically an animal or mythical entity, a particular deva is said to use as a vehicle. In this capacity, the vāhana is often called the deity's mount. Upon the partnership between the deva and his vāhana is woven much iconography  and mythology. Often, the deva is iconographically depicted riding (or simply mounted upon) the vāhana. Other times, the vāhana is depicted at the deity's side or symbolically represented as a divine attribute. (SOURCE: WIKIPEDIA)

Eg: The Garuda, the vahana of Sri Maha Vishnu, one of the Divine Trinity, is a large mythical eagle-like entity that is part of both Hindu and Buddhist culture. The Garuda is often depicted as having a shiny, golden body, red wings, white face, a sharp, eagle's beak and a man's body. He is a powerful creature, full of energy and a size big enough to block the Sun God Himself! The Garuda is one of the most powerful demigods and is given an important place in Indian mythology. This can be gauged by the very fact that there is a complete Upanishad and Purana (Garudopanishad and Garuda Purana respectively) on him. Garuda has several other names such as Syena, Gaganeshvara, Chirada, Khageshvara, Kashyapi, Kamayusha, Sitanana, Sudhahara, Nagantaka, Tarkshya, Suparna, Vishnuratha, Vainateya and so on. 

Below is a list of Hindu gods and goddesses who are inseparably linked with their respective 'vahanas':

·         Aditya - seven horses

·         Agni - the ram

·         Brahma - seven swans

·         Durga - the lion

·         Ganesha - the mouse

·         Indra - the elephant

·         Kartikya - the peacock

·         Lakshmi - the owl

·         Saraswati - the swan or the peacock

·         Shakti - the bull

·         Shani - the crow

·         Sheetala - the donkey

·         Shiva - Nandi, the bull

·         Varuna - seven swans

·         Vayu - a thousands horses

·         Vishnu - Garuda, the eagle & Adi Shesha, the serpent

·         Vishwakarma - the elephant

·         Yama - the male buffalo

·         Durga - Lion or Tiger

·         Chamundi- Owl

·         Asvini Devas – Donkey (also for Indra and Agni)

·         Sun - 7 Horse Chariot

·         Rahu/ Shasti - Cat

·         Rathi - Pigeon

Now comes the big question: Why does our God have these animal representatives as their mode of transport when it is truly impractical to ride them or even domesticate them in this context!!

What if these were actually the interpretation of mankind that lived during this era together with our fellow ‘space travelers’ (GOD) that were here to impart their knowledge on civilization or to actually exploit planet earth for some important elements? Humans were just getting accustomed with civilization during this era by which these space travelers were helping us cope with these advancements. We were still relying on domesticated animals as a mode of transport (eg: horse, cow, elephant and so on). What if all these vahanas were actually base on that current civilization of mankind during that era??

The divine vehicle or vahana of Lord Muruga is a peacock named Paravani.  The Vahana peacock is also by way of representation that the Lord has entirely conquered pride, egoism, vanity. What If Lord Muruga’s actual mode of transport was this flying object that was pretty colorful? This flying object in the eyes of our fellow ancient humans might have been interpreted by them as a peacock.  They might have come to an understanding that this flying object is what a peacock might have been in the world of these Gods!!

Same goes for Lord Ganesha with his vahana- the mouse. What if Lord Ganesha as what he has been portrayed to be ‘fat’ resembling an elephant to be using a small motorcycle as his mode of transport. Humans might have thought it to be a mouse from the world of these Gods.

Lord Indra the chief of swarga loka with his white elephant named Iravata which actually flies – put it this way, Lord Indra piloted a huge white vehicle that was able to take off from ground, just like any jumbo jets would do these days. People saw it as a white elephant.

After thousands of years into civilization we are now building aircrafts, spacecrafts and all these sophisticated machineries base on the blueprints given to us by nature!! Super jets are being constructed according to the mechanics of a falcon, submarines base on whales and we even have a name for it- BIOMIMICRY!!

So basically when these tales were carried from one generation to the next, we simply concluded that these vahanas were indeed animals and we never gave us room to question this aspect and continued to instill this fake belief in us that Gods have mystical power, so do not dare questioning these scriptures!

If you believe in Vimanas to be spacecrafts as much as I do, then I sincerely think that you will give a thought to the context of Vahana to be more complex than what it actually symbolizes. 

The wait is over!

I've been receiving mails all this while seeking for the reason behind my long absence..and I continued my silence despite the kind concern of some of you out there. I truly appreciate it guys... The actual reason to my long pause is nothing but ignorance! I took sometime off to experiment with life and to look for answers within myself. I had been researching on hinduism to seek for scientific clarity and to my shock, I am just as amazed as a kid would be in a candy store; because the more you seek the more you get!!

So lets not waste time anymore....meet you all in my upcoming updates!

 

The mystery of vimanas deepens!!

Its good to be back..Its relatively gone away for bout a few seconds in the celestial order!! Its in fact been years over here on earth..wow..

Ok lets get started!!

The questions that had both my hands and mouth tied up for all these while is nothing but; Why is it so hard to understand our foreign ancestors??

So is there any convincing, tangible evidence that these ancient flying machines existed? Well, no. The arguments for the existence of vimanas and ancient technology, based largely on loose interpretations and assumptions, are, at best, flimsy. The people who propose these theories – alternative historians, UFO spooks, conspiracy theorists and so on – are more noteworthy for imagination than scholarship. So it was with a healthy dose of skepticism that I recently looked through the ancient sources these writers cite in their speculations about vimanas.

The mention of airplanes is found many times throughout Vedic literature, including the following verse from the Yajur-Vedadescribing the movement of such machines:

"O royal skilled engineer, construct sea-boats, propelled on water by our experts, and airplanes, moving and flying upward, after the clouds that reside in the mid-region, that fly as the boats move on the sea, that fly high over and below the watery clouds. Be thou, thereby, prosperous in this world created by the Omnipresent God, and flier in both air and lightening. (Yajur Veda, 10.19)

The Rig Veda, the oldest document of the human race includes references to the following modes of transportation:

• Jalayan - a vehicle designed to operate in air and water. (Rig Veda 6.58.3)

• Kaara- Kaara- Kaara- a vehicle that operates on ground and in water. (Rig Veda 9.14.1)

• Tritala- Tritala- Tritala- a vehicle consisting of three stories. (Rig Veda 3.14.1)

• Trichakra Ratha - Trichakra Ratha - Trichakra Ratha - a three-wheeled vehicle designed to operate in the air. (Rig Veda 4.36.1)

• Vaayu Ratha- Vaayu Ratha- Vaayu Ratha- a gas or wind-powered chariot. (Rig Veda 5.41.6)

• Vidyut Ratha- Vidyut Ratha- Vidyut Ratha- a vehicle that operates on power. (Rig Veda 3.14.1).

Kathasaritsagara refers to highly talented woodworkers called Rajyadhara and Pranadhara. The former was so skilled in mechanical contrivances that he could make ocean crossing chariots. And the latter manufactured a flying chariot to carry a thousand passengers in the air. These chariots were stated to be as fast as thought itself. (source: India Through The Ages: History, Art Culture and Religion - By G. Kuppuram p. 532-533).

This post, is nothing but to build up the anticipation guys!!!

Hang on there, the best is yet to come..

Aham Bhramasmi

New entry for the NEW YEAR

It has indeed been sometime since my last post..but I can assure the wait is almost over..

I would be posting my new entry pretty soon..I took a break to compile and to do some research on another mind blowing topic which the world, by which i mean the scientific community are still clueless..

It is known as the Einheitliche Feldtheorie @ Einstein's proposed Unified theory or the modern term which is known as the String theory @ M-thoery @ quantum gravity

Explained through the HINDUISM..

BIGBANG

The cosmic evolution is that phenomenon in the life of a Cosmos without which the existence of god Almighty himself would get negated. The big bang theory is an integral part of the cosmic system. The big bang theory is not a subject of speculation. The existence of the big bang theory is advocated from the fact that life exists on Mother Earth. The existence of human beings confirms the occurrence of the big bang.

It says Brahman is that ultimate 'world’ which we gain access to by distilling the world down to its inmost content, or the furthest stop from where we get off by traveling backwards in time-space. Astronomical observations have confirmed more or less beyond doubt that stars, galaxies and clusters of super galaxies are receding from the earth and from one another.

HINDUISM IS SCIENCE

Deciphering the Mysteries and Wonders of STRING THEORY through HINDUISM

The real question which is the root cause for all of this discussions are why and how these two vastly different subjects, the modern sciences and the Vedas interrelated? Any deep, scientific analysis of Hinduism and Physics should be done by experts within their respective fields working together. Admittedly, I am not an expert in either field; therefore I will limit my comparison in both depth and scope. I will try to point out how, when one compares the Hindu notion of Brahman with the specific branch of Theoretical Astrophysics known as String Theory, that gross similarities appear between these two ideas due to the poetical, structural, and mystical nature of these two vastly different subjects.

Due to the intensively mathematical nature of String Theory, I will only briefly explain what it is in order to show its relevance to the comparison. String Theory is an attempt by Physicists to find a unified description of all forces in the Universe, a quest between quantum physicists and academicians in the field of relativity. String Theory "a structure that pushes the frontiers of mathematics and conceptual limitations of the human imagination to the extremes". In String Theory, the basic units in the universe are not particles (such as neutrons, protons, quarks, and other sub-atomic particles) which occupy a single point of space, but things that have a length but no other dimension, like an infinitely thin piece of string. These `Superstrings', as they are often called, may have ends or they may be joined up with themselves in closed loops. In String Theory all the particles which we have so far discovered emerge as vibrations of these Superstrings. String Theory, matter becomes nothing more than the harmonies created by these vibrating Superstrings. There are an infinite number of forms of matter that can be constructed out of the vibrating Superstrings. This explains the richness of the particles in nature. Out of this cosmic orchestra all of the matter, energy, space, and time emerges and becomes all of the things that we see around us. String Theory explains that we are in a medium with 11 Dimensions around us unlike our present understanding that we have only 4 Dimensions.

Now let us look at the Hindu corollary to this theory, which is given in the Upanishads.

"According to the Upanishads,...everything has come from the same source, called pure Being. From pure Being emerges pure space. When pure space begins to vibrate, air, the next element, comes into being. From the friction of air comes fire and fire then products water in the same way that we begin to sweat when it is hot. And when the sediment from water settles the element of earth arises"

Here it points out two similarities to String Theory, One: the vibrations of space give way to the `elements'. Two: the elements that he mentions, curiously enough, match the four different states of matter, which are plasma, gas, liquid, and solid.

Coming back to epic Mahabharatha, Krishna; lord of gravity, who is the famous chariot jockey for great warrior Arjuna . The conversation between Krishna and Arjuna is called " The Bhagwat Gita" (song of God) which became the sacred text for Hindu religion. As strange as 11th dimension in string theory, with amazing coincidence, 11th chapter in Bhagwad Gita reveals the Multidimensional universal form of Krishna.

Here is some of the excerpts from Bhagwat Gita in Sanskrit language followed by translation. ( Translation from Stephen Mitchell)

KRISHNA TO ARJUNA
Look Arjuna Thousands Millions of my divine forms Beings of all kinds and sizes Of every color and shape The whole Universe , all things Animate or inanimate Are gathered here-Look -enfolded Inside my infinite body
But since you are not able To see me with mortal eyes I will grant you divine sight ..look Look! The depths of my power!

ARJUNA TO KRISHNA
With innumerable mouths and eyes Faces too marvelous to stare at Dazzling ornaments, innumerable Weapons uplifted, flaming-Crowned with fire, wrapped In pure light, with celestial fragrance He stood forth as the infinite God, composed of all wonders If a thousand suns were to rise And stand in the noon sky , blazing Such brilliance would be like the fierce Brilliance of that mighty self Arjuna saw the whole universe Enfolded, with its countless billions Of life forms, gathered together In the body of the God of gods. All gods in your body And multitudes of beings, Lord, And Brahma on his lotus throne And the seers , and the shining angles I see you every where , with billions Of arms, eyes, bellies, faces Without end, middle, or beginning Your body the whole universe, Lord I see you beginningless, endless, Infinite power , with billion Arms, the sun and moon Your eyeballs, the flames of your mouth lighting the universe with splendor you alone fill all space and the three worlds shudder when they see your astounding, terrifying form As moths rush into a flame And are burned in an instant, all Beings plunge down your gullet And instantly are consumed you gulp down all worlds, everywhere swallowing them in your flames and your rays, Lord Vishnu, fill all the universe with dreadful brilliance who are you in this terrifying form? Have mercy, Lord ..grant me even A glimmer of understanding To prop up my staggering mind

KRISHNA SAID:
I am death, shatterer of worlds, annihilating all things with or without you, these warriors in their facing armies will die Therefore stand up; win glory; Conqueror the enemy; rule Already I have struck them down; You are just my instrument Arjuna

ARJUNA SAID:
Why should they bow, eternal Creator, infinite lord? You are both being and non being, And what is beyond them both, The primal God, the Primordial Person , the ultimate place Of the universe, the knower and the known, The presence that fills all things
Again and again I bow you Form all sides, in every direction, Majesty infinite in power You pervade- no you are -all things Having seen what no mortal has seen I am joyful, yet I quiver with dread, Show me your other form -please- The one that I know; have mercy

KRISHNA SAID
Graciously for your sake Arjuna I showed you my highest form- Dazzling, infinite, primal Which no one has seen but you The vision that you have been granted Is difficult to attain Even the Gods are always Longing or behold me like this Not by study or rites Or alms or ascetic practice Can I be seen in this cosmic Form , as you have just seen me

Krishna blesses Arjuna with divine sight , which could not been seen with naked eye to feel the awesome display of his multidimensional and multicolored universal form. As observed by Arjuna, Krishna's transcendental form has no beginning ,no middle and no ending. Krishna's universal form embodies every kind of life exits on earth and every where. In his multi dimensions, Krishna displayed the time dimension, where he made Arjuna realized all his reverend teachers, cousins, and his dear ones already killed. Through Krishna's universal form and his amazing powers Arjuna realized, he is just an actor to follow his duties as a warrior in the grand old scheme.

Bhagvad Gita tackles the most advanced theories of physics describing the gravity, time travel and multiple dimensions. Bhagvad Gita (Song of God) irrespective of its religious affiliation, shines in front of the most intellectuals in the world , and must be read book, for enthusiasts of string theory and unification theory. The line between a sacred philosophy " Bhagvad Gita" and the most advanced theory of Physics " String theory" is getting blurred and both try to make us understand the true intent and purpose of our lives in this complex universe.

Gayatri Mantra - Big Bang Theory

Gayatri Mantra is held next to AUM in most hindu scriptures. It is one mantra that is common to many sects of Hinduism. AUM indicates the Universe, its composition in terms of particles and states of matter. Gayatri Mantra indicates how AUM the Universe or cosmos expanded or came into being. More precisely, it points to the Big Bang theory for the formation of Universe or AUM.

Aum
Bhuh Bhuvah Sva
Tat Savitur Varenyam
Bhargo Devasya Dheemahi
Dhiyo Yo nah Prachodayat

~ The Rig Veda (10:16:3)

The First Word Om (Aum)

It is also called Pranav because its sound emanates from the Prana (vital vibration).

AUM characterizes the cosmos, the entire universe. Aum by describing matter, energy, dark matter/energy and the unknown beyond in terms of particles and states of matter, describes the cosmos or universe in a single word.

Hence, Aum indicates the Universe

The "Vyahrities": Bhuh, Bhuvah & Svah

Bhu indicates 'Springing', 'comes into being', 'arises of', 'place of being' etc. From the perspective of 'place', bhu indicates also earth. In fact all the above three words of the Gayatri are called Vyahrities. Vyahriti is that which gives knowledge of entire cosmos or "ahriti". Bhu, Bhuva, Svah can also be mapped to Past, Present, Future (in time domain), Tamas, Rajas, Satwah (in physical properties domain).

'OM Bhu' indicates Universe arises of or springs of..

Bhuvas as a vyahriti, indicates atmosphere or the space between Earth and Heaven. The direct meaning of Bhuva is 'of Agni' or 'of fire'.

"Om Bhu Bhuva" indicates "Universe comes into being/arises of fire".

Sva as a vyahriti, indicates heaven or space above atmosphere. Sva also indicates on ones own.

"Om Bhu Bhuva Sva" indicates "Universe comes into being/arise of Agni/fire on its own(self)".

If Big Bang theory is true, then universe came into being from that massive explosion (heat). Is this what the Gayatri indicates..? And the seed of that fire is the Savitr.

The Remaining Words

Tat simply means "that" or "thus" or "in this way"

Savitr means 'Stimulator' or 'arouser'. It is also used to indicate light, wisdom. Many scholars interpret it as Sun itself. Many scholars associate it with a spiritual Sun and not the physical sun.

Traditionally savitr indicates sun before rise or light in physical or spiritual domain. The sun just before sun rise is indicated as Savitr. Actual Sun is referred to as Surya.

Assuming Savitr indicates Stimulator or Arouser (one that arouses), Savitr indicates the seed of fire, which matches with the usage of 'Savitr' to denote the Sun just before the Sun rise.

" tat savitr" indicates, "that arouser or that seed of fire"

Varenium means “adore" or 'adore-able' or excellent

" tat savitr varenyam" indicates, "arouser or seed of fire that is adorable or excellent"

Bhargo means "illumination" or 'radiance'

Devasya means "Divine" or "Divine like or pure"

Dheemahi means "we contemplate, desire or wish upon or meditate'

"Bhargo devasya dheemahi" indicates, "we meditate/desire on that divine-like or pure radiance"

Dhiyo means "true knowledge or understanding of reality"

Yo means "who"

Nah means "ours"

Prachodayat means "excites/inspires/commands/proclaims (life)/"

"Dhiyo yonah prachodayat" indicates, "True knowledge of the one who commands/excites/inspires"

Combing all the above, it could be interpreted as

"Om Bhu Bhuva Sva" indicates "Universe comes into being/arise of Agni/fire on its own/self".

" tat savitr varenyam" indicates, "that seed of fire that is adorable or excellent"

"Bhargo devasya dheemahi" indicates, "we meditate on that pure radiance"

"Dhiyo yonah prachodayat" indicates, "True knowledge of the one who excites/inspires(gives life)"

"Universe/cosmos arises from the seed of fire on its own, the seed of fire that is excellent, we desire/wish/meditate on that divine radiance, true knowledge of who gives life (excites/inspires/commands)"

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AUM, the pranava, life vibration, that has the entire universe in itself, gives rise from savitr the seed of fire, is what the Gayatri Mantra describes. The person reciting Gayatri Mantra asks or meditates on the divine pure radiance and true knowledge of life source.

Since Gayatri Mantra describes the way we evolved and our evolution, or the secret of our evolution, it is administered in utmost secrecy and sacredness.

One reason our ancestors asked us to memorize things and repeat them is that; many times realization of a particular phrase or sentence doesn't come to us, just on reading them. Over a period, after undergoing multiple experiences in life, suddenly the meaning of the phrase becomes clear. Sometimes, we will understand it very lately. Hence if a person who understands sanskrit, memorizes Gayatri Mantra and keeps on reciting it, over a period he would find layers of meanings in it and there will be multiple realization. This way it would benefit him.

**I want to thank my dearest friends and philosophers ‘TheBigThinking’ and ‘Rudra’ in making me understand and clearing my doubts on this matter…..

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There’s so much more to be done…. So much more to examine….. So much more to understand….
SO MUCH MORE TO COMPREHEND IN SUCH A SHORT TIME…..

Scientific Verification of Vedic Knowledge in Hinduism

The Secrets of Piloting a Vimana

I have compiled some very interesting information on VIMANAS….

All intelligent thoughts have already been thought; what is necessary is only to try to think of them again. Im so proud to be part of this great civilization…..

"The pilot is one who knows the secrets"

Bodhaanada: Scientists say that there are 32 secrets of the working of the Vimaana. A pilot should acquaint himself thoroughly with them before he can be deemed competent to handle the aeroplane. He must know the structure of the aeroplane, know the means of its take off and ascent to the sky, know how to drive it and how to halt it when necessary, how to maneuver it and make it perform spectacular feats in the sky without crashing. Those secrets are given in "Rahashya Lahari" and other works by Lalla and other masters, are are described thus:

"The pilot should have had training in maantrica and taantrica, kritaka and antaraalaka, goodha or hidden, drishya and adrishya or seen and unseen, paroksha and aparoksha, contraction and expansion, changing shape, look frightening, look pleasing, become luminous or enveloped in darkness, deluge or pralaya, vimukha, taara, stun by thunderstorm din, jump, move zig-zag like serpent, chaapala, face all sides, hear distant sounds, take pictures, know enemy maneuver, know direction of enemy approach, stabdhaka or paralyse, and karshana or exercise magnetic pull.

According to the Vymankia Shastra, purportedly written by Maharishi Bharadwaja in the 4th Century BC, these are some of the secrets to piloting a vimana. They include:

Maantrika: The invoking of mantras which will permit one to achieve certain spiritual and hypnotic powers so that he can construct airplanes which cannot be destroyed.

Taantrika: by acquiring some of the Tantric powers, one may endow his aircraft with those same powers.

Goodha: This secret permits the pilot to make his vimana invisible to his enemies. Adrishya accomplishes the same purpose by attracting 'the force of the ethereal flow in the sky.

Paroksha: This helpful hint enables the pilot to paralyze other vimanas and put them out of action.

Aparoksha: One may employ this ability to project a beam of light in front of his craft to light his way.

Viroopa Karana: With this skill mastered, the pilot can produce 'the thirty-second kind of smoke', charge it with 'the light of the heat waves in the sky' and transform his craft into a 'very fierce and terrifying shape' guaranteed to cause 'utter fright to onlookers'.

Roopaanara can cause the vimana to assume such shapes as those of the lion, tiger, rhinoceros, and serpent - even a mountain- to confuse observers.

Suroopa: If one can attract the thirteen kinds of 'Karaka force', one can make the vimana appear to be 'a heavenly damsel bedecked with flowers and jewels'.

Pralaya: This deadly secret pushed electrical force through the 'five-limbed aerial tube' so that the pilot may 'destroy everything as in a cataclysm'.

Vimukna sends a poison powder through the air to produce 'wholesale insensibility and coma'.

Taara: This ability, once mastered, provides the pilot with another means of avoiding contact with an enemy or hiding his purpose from observers: 'By mixing with ethereal force 10 parts of air force, 7 parts of water force, and 16 parts of solar glow, and projecting it by means of the star-faced mirror through the frontal tube of the vimana, the appearance of a star-spangled sky is created.'

Saarpa-Gamana: This secret enables the pilot to attract the forces of air, join them with solar ryas, and pass the mixture through the center of the craft so the vimana will 'have a zig-zagging motion like a serpent'.

Roopaakarshana permits the pilot to see inside an enemy's airplane, while Kriyaagrahana allows one to spy on 'all the activities going on down below on the ground'.

Jalada roopa instructs the pilot in the correct proportions of certain chemicals which will envelop the vimana and give it the appearance of a cloud."

Aavartaas or aerial whirlpools are innumerable in the above regions. Of them the whirlpools in the routes of the vimanas are five.

In the Rekhapathha there occurs the whirlpool of winds. In Kakshya-pathha there occurs Kiranavarta or whirlpool from solar rays. In Shaktipathha there occurs Shytyaavarta or whirlpool of cold currents. And in Kendrapathha there occurs gharshanavartaor whirlpool by collision. Such whirlpools are destructive of vimanas, and have to be guarded against.
"The pilot should now these five sources of danger, and learn to steer clear of them to safety."

WHAT CAN I SAY????