Astronomical Interpretation of Ramayana+Mahabharata

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By Prash Trivedi

 

In my study of ancient Vedic scriptures, I have come across some

startling conclusions. Through this piece I would like to share some

of them with you.

 

For example, the ancient Vedic seers knew about the phenomenon of

relativity, as can be seen from this story taken from one of the Vedic

scriptures:

 

An Earthly King was called upon by Brahma, the Creator among the

Trinity of Vedic deities presiding over universal affairs, to visit

him in his abode which was quite far (many light years) away from

earth. The Earthly King agreed, and visited the abode of Brahma and

spent around fifteen minutes (of Brahmaloka time) witnessing the

splendour of Brahmaloka.

 

After that he asked Brahma to arrange for his return to Earth as his

family and kingdom awaited him. Brahma laughed and told him that by

the time he returned to earth, thousands of years of Earth time would

have passed. No one would recognize him as his Kingdom no longer

existed and his family had already gone through many generations. This

shows beyond doubt that the ancient Vedic seers knew about time travel

and the relativity of time and space long before Albert Einstein

revealed his theories to the modern world.

 

I feel that the key to unlocking the recently discovered "Orion"

mystery of the Pyramids, the "Draconis" mystery of temples in Angkor,

and the "Pleiades" mystery of the Mayan civilization, lies in the

ancient Vedic texts. These texts contain more references concerning

all these sacred constellations and deep sky objects than any other

ancient manuscripts.

 

.....It is quite surprising that the two main ancient Vedic epics,

Ramayana and Mahabharata, deal with nothing but the culture and

lifestyle of the four main Ages before 2000 B.C. Those ages are the

Age of Leo, the Age of Cancer, the Age of Gemini, and finally the Age

of Taurus.

 

The Vedic scripture Ramayana tells us of the Kings who ruled in the

Age of Leo, and reveals that they all considered themselves

Suryavanshi, meaning the direct descendants of the Sun!

 

In other words, they were all Sun Kings, which is a very strong

indicator of that time being the Age of Leo, as Sun has the lordship

of Leo according to Vedic astrology.

 

The Ramayana also reveals that some of the cities in that Age which

were built mostly of Gold, which again is associated with Sun and the

sign of Leo in Vedic astrology.

 

The epic talks about flying machines, which functioned simply from the

power of thought, and throughout, it describes a very advanced

civilization whose downfall came through pursuit of excessive

materialism.

 

The information that the Ramayana contains is in the form of a long

continuous story, but it is not hard to decipher the hidden meaning,

especially if one uses the astrological hints given throughout the tale.

 

The killing of Ravana, (the Titan king, who has Leo rising as his

ascendant in his chart) by Rama, (the Aryan prince, an incarnation of

Vishnu and the deity of preservation among the Vedic Trinity who has

Cancer rising as his ascendant), symbolises the end of the Age of Leo

and the beginning of the Age of Cancer.

 

This transition was brought about through a terrible war in which Rama

defeated Ravana ith the help of his friend the Monkey King and his army.

 

Astrologically, this shows that Mars was the planet which helped bring

about the Age of Cancer, which is no surprise as Mars is the most

benefic planet for Cancer ascendant. According to Vedic astrology,

Mars is the planet which rules over monkeys and other primates.

 

It also brings to fore an interesting thought that some primate races

were existing side by side of more evolved human races. This could be

a key for solving the long unsolved riddle of evolution of human

beings, as it opens up the possibility that humans and primates may

not have a common ancestry.

 

Rama was succeeded by his twin sons, Luv and Kush, which symbolized

the change from the Age of Cancer to the Age of Gemini, which is the

Sign of the Twins.

 

This transition also took place with a struggle in which the twin

brothers defeated their father's armies. Not much emphasis is paid on

this part of the scripture, as it puts Rama on the wrong side, which

is not acceptable to many orthodox Hindus.

 

The other epic, Mahabharta, describes the Age of Taurus and the

transition from the Age of Taurus to the Age of Aries. The central

character is Krishna, an incarnation of Vishnu who is born with Taurus

rising in his ascendant. In the story, Krishna's pastimes reflect the

culture and living of that time in history in a most fascinating way.

 

It is interesting to note that he was born as a cowherd, where in

Vedic astrology, the cow is directly related to the sign of Taurus.

 

It is Krishna who said to his friend Arjun in the middle of the

battlefield:

 

"Whenever there is decay of righteousness and exaltation of

unrighteousness, O Bharata, than I Myself come forth for the

protection of the good, for the sake of establishing righteousness, I

am born from Age to Age."

 

These words again point to the shifting of the Ages and the presence

of a divine incarnation who heralds every new Age.

 

The actual war of Mahabharata, a war involving all the kingdoms on

earth, which is placed at around 3100 BC by various scholars, turns

out to be the conflict which inaugurates Kaliyuga, or the Age of

darkness.

 

In fact, this war also relates to the transition from the Age of

Taurus to the Age of Aries, symbolized by the death of Krishna. The

actual transition took place around 2000 BC, during the reign of King

Parikshit, the last king in the lineage of Pandavas, the five brothers

who emerged victorious in Mahabharata.

 

The Vedic tradition felt that humanity lost some part of their

original divinity through each of the changing ages until things

finally hit rock bottom in Kaliyuga. The cycle repeats itself after a

cataclysm similar to that of 10,000 BC.

 

After 2000 BC, we are very much into the Era of recorded history and

historical diaries of the changing ages like the Ramayana and

Mahabharata were no longer required.

 

We can see that the two cycles, one of the changing Astrological Ages

and the other of changing Ages based upon the shifting level of

consciousness of humanity, overlap each other in unison like two

wheels with different number of spokes revolving side by side with the

same speed.

 

In vedic astrology, there are 27 constellations spanning the 12 signs

of the zodiac. One of these constellations within the sign Gemini is

Ardra, which is nothing but the second brightest star in Orion, known

as Betelguese. It is supposed to be the abode of Shiva, one of the

Trinity and the Vedic deity presiding over Destruction and Regeneration.

 

Orion houses two constellations in Vedic astrology and is revered in

all the Vedic texts as the gateway from where the souls descend to

begin their earthly life. It is thus called the "Giver of Life".

 

Astronomically, Orion is located in the gap between the astrological

signs of Taurus and Gemini. This gap is one of the two celestial

gateways in the Zodiac; the other one lies between the astrological

signs of Scorpio and Sagittarius.

 

Pleiades is again one of the constellations mentioned in Vedic

astrology, and is supposed to be ruled by the Sun. It is revered as

being the "Giver of transcendental Knowledge" along with understanding

of the Cosmic Laws.

 

I feel that all the Knowledge is out there already, and all we need to

do is put the pieces together and synthesize all the seemingly

unrelated aspects.

 

For example, the fact that Draconis among the constellations signifies

the Flying Serpent, relates to the Mayan civilization which worshipped

the Flying Serpent with the temples of Angkor, which were made in the

image of this constellation.

 

The Flying Serpent is revered in the Chinese culture as the "Dragon"

which in turn symbolizes the very heights of wisdom and knowledge.

 

The same Serpent is revered in the Vedic scriptures due its

association with the "Kundalini" power, which resides at the base of

the spine and is the giver of supreme enlightenment once it opens up

the "Crown center" located at the top of the head.

 

Vedic astrology represents this Serpent power through the Moons nodes,

Rahu (north node)and Ketu (south node).

 

In my mind their is no doubt that all the cultures and civilizations

past and present have a common origin. I also think that the science

of astrology is the common link between the symbolism of all these

cultures.

 

Why it has become possible for us to break this astronomical /

astrological code of the Ancients at the present time is because we

might again be on the verge of another global transformation similar

to that of 10,000 BC, and the key to our future may lie in this very

Knowledge !