Today's article is intended to project the massiveness of time scale and location geography which is depicted in our scriptures. They are highly considered as mythology when we apply them directly to planet earth. But are they mythology? or something which modern science has not even touched so far? Let us see more......
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Creation of Universe is mentioned in many of our scriptures. Modern scientists are also researching on the basis of these scriptures. But wait.... at the end of the article, we will see where we stand.....
I will explain with a Manthra and its meaning (also touch-base with the points which are still being researched by many scholars). It will zoom a different world in front of your eyes in respect of time scale and location geography (Geo-tagging).
"Sankalpa" - a Manthra which is always told before doing any time-specific rituals including weddings and poojas is the one (not the full one - a part of that manthra) which discusses this time and location. Let's consider only that part now.... This part itself needs lot of explanation for each and every word. I tried my best to be short and will present more details later in different posts.
"Aadhya Brahmana" - In the Current Brahma's life span (Brahma's life is 100 years in his time scale)
"Dvitheeya Parardhe" - In the second half of his life (He is 51 years old now)
Swethavaraha Kalpe" - In swethavarha kalpa (kalpa is one day of Brahma (8.6 billion years) - the first day of brahma in 7th Manvanthra is called as swethavaraha kalpa)
Vaivaswatha Manvanthre" - In the period of Vaivaswatha Manu (each day of Brahma is ruled by 14 manus - will present a separate article for this) and the current manu for this period is "vaivaswatha"
"Ashtaavimshathi thame" - In the 28th mahayuga in this vaivaswatha manu (each manu has 71 mahayuga in his lifetime - so now we are in 2nd half of the current manu).
"Kaliyuge" - Kaliyuga in the current 28th mahayuga (each mahayuga has a cycle of 4 yugas - see my post "End of the world Dooms day calculations"
"Pradhamepadhe" - In the first quarter of the current kaliyuga (kaliyuga is 432000 years. Each quarter is 108000 and we are in the first quarter. (This is why we say the same mantra over and over again. It never changes because of this massive time span. If we are in first quarter of kaliyuga, then for 108000 years, the same mantra will apply. But unfortunately, we call it mythology saying "the mantra is always the same" without understanding the massive time calculations in our scriptures).
"Jambudvipe" - In the land of Jambudvipa (This is the first location map - There are seven Dvipas, each one surrounded by a different kind of ocean like milk, ghee, water etc. and one among them is Jambudvipa (many scholars are researching about jambudvipa whether it is milky way galaxy or our solar system or our earth as such) which is surrounded by salty ocean. (If jambudvipa is milky way galaxy then the other seven are considered separate galaxies)
"Baratha Varshe" - Land of Baratha Varsha in Jambudvipa (again a debatable topic whether baratha varsha is solar system in milky way galaxy or planet earth as such)
"Baratha Kande" - Land of Baratha kanda in Baratha Varsha (If baratha varsha is solar system, then baratha kanda is considered as earth) In the land of Barath
"Mero Dakshine Parchve sagapthe" - to the south of Meru mountain (some scholars believe that sun along with nine planets (solar system) orbit the meru mountain which stirs an argument again)
"Asmin varthamane vyava harike" - in the current period reigning
"prabhavaadheenam sasthiya samvathsaranam madhye" - among the cycle of 60 (shashti) years starting from prabhava and ending in akshaya
".....naama samvathsre" - current year from the above 60 years
and it still goes on for the month, date, day and time specific to that particular minute. I know it is really time consuming and much confusing article but now we can see where we stand in modern science.
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As far as time is concerned, we have not gone beyond few thousand years in history. As far as location is concerned, We are still studying our our solar system. Leave alone milky way galaxy.
Are these calculations mythology? Or are these the dimensions which we could not even touch????
For your further reading :
http://www.unitedindia.com/cosmology.htm
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manvantara
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jambudvipa
http://srijaandganesh.com/the-wedding-explained/#Sankalpam
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