Bhagavad Gita 10:21 states…. आदित्यानामहं विष्णुर्ज्योतिषां रविरंशुमान्। मरिचिर्मरुतामस्मि नक्षत्राणामहं ‘शशी’।२१। A typical translation (majority of translations if not all) translates the last portion of this Shlok as “among the nakshatras I am the Moon“. This translation bothered me since I came across it the very first time. But I could not think of alternate explanation.…
Shri Harshad Sarpotdar has proposed 4494 BCE as the year of Rama Janma. When he became aware of my proposals for year of Rama-Janma (12240 BCE) and year of Mahabharata war (5561 BCE) He wrote… (Nilesh Nilkanth Oak हे जर रामायण १२००० वर्षांपूर्वी झालं असं मानत असतील तर ३१०१ या महाभारत काळापर्यंतची सुमारे ९००० वर्षे…
Fall of Abhijit ~15,000 BCE King Trishanku & Sage Vishwamitra & Pratisrushti of Vishwamitra – ~ 13,500 BCE Ramayana – 12,240 BCE – 12,196 BCE Rama-Ravana Yuddha – 12,209 BCE Taittiriaya Samhita – ~ 9,000 BCE Surya Siddhanta (Nakshatra Latitudes) – 7,200 BCE – 7,800 BCE Mahabharata War – 5,561 BCE Flooding & destruction of Dwarka – 5,525…
“If ‘Arundhati – Vasishtha (AV) observation’ does not qualify as the most unambiguous astronomical evidence in determining the date of Mahabharata War, let’s stop talking about astronomical evidence in Mahabharata.” – Nilesh Oak “You have to be an asshole to quote yourself.” …
I predict that the time for catastrophic event (Tsunami or similar) for Dholavira soil layer (discussed in these articles) would be around 5600 BCE! I said it here, on 9 September 2016. (Newspaper articles posted below are copied from FB wall of Shri Rajeev Ranjan) The articles refer to functioning Dholavira from 5000 BCE to about 3500…
I had published it as an appendix (Appendix A) in my book ‘The Historic Rama’. It is reproduced here, on my blog, per requests of many, for wider circulation. — Appendix A ORIGIN OF WEEKDAY NAMES By Sudarshan Bharadwaj & Nilesh Nilkanth Oak The nomenclature of the weekdays is similar across multiple cultures. The weekdays…
There were and there are numerous efforts to determine the timing of Mahabharata war. At one level, they all are to be welcomed. Having said that, good number of them are puerile, juvenile and idiotic. If one is not careful, one may end up wasting a lot of time and efforts – arguing with creator(s)…
“Making a garden requires pulling out old weeds, not just planting new flowers. Similarly, teaching the truth involves removing the false ideas already installed.” – Rajiv Malhotra — Almost all (if not all) Mahabharata researchers, of the present and of the past, have planted weeds, consciously or unconsciously, and have distorted the entire chronology of…
After studying entire Mahabharata text for 20+ years, I have following observations for Mahabharata text in general and Shanti Parva in particular… – Shanti Parva preserves the history of ancient India (numerous plots of social, philosophical and chronological evolutions and revolutions) like none other. Anushasan Parva continues without any disconnect what Shanti parva intends to do.…
Singapore Airlines flight 318 (Singapore – London) Tuesday, August 9, 2016 As it flew towards London, it crossed India obliquely near…..? The correct answer? (Hint: All are or could be correct answers, depending not only on the timing of observation and position of the viewer but also on the knowledge and context of the observer who also…
