Mahabharata War (to swee chan)

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dear friend

 

shri avtar krishen kaul has done some research on hindu calendar

dates and has made a free software available in his group that gives

panchang details from 10000 BC to 12000 AD. however, his

observations are in minor deviation to the scriptures and i disagree

to them, yet one may like to look at his point of view.

 

the link to his group is

HinduCalendar/

 

with best wishes

arjun

 

 

vedic astrology, "Swee Chan" <swee@c...>

wrote:

>

> Jaya Jagannatha

>

> Dear Smt. Laksmi,

> Namaste

>

> I am reading the Mahabharata on line.....in the Bhisma Parva,

Section 10 of

> the Jamvu-kanda Nirmana Parva talks about the longevity of the

people during

> the Dvapara era (Mahabharata) http://www.sacred-

texts.com/hin/m06/m06010.htm

> While the Bhumi Parva talks about Saptamsa (the 7 islands of

creation).

>

> The date suggested in the link you've given is not being

substantiated with

> the exact references.

> From Narada Purana Purva Bhaga Adhyaya 56 sloka 147-148, days of

the

> commencement of the Yugas and days of the commencement of the

Manus in the

> same chapter, slokas 149 -152 are quoted as below. However, it

maybe

> pertinent for us to ascertain which Manu we are in...... any

ideas? If

> Vedavyasa catalogued all the events of the Mahabharata long before

it

> happened, we should really be looking at one of the Vedas (which

were

> written first) or perhaps in the Puranas. Just my thoughts.

>

> kArtike shuklanavamI tvAdiH kR^itayugasya ca|

> tretAdirmAdhave shukle tR^itIyA puNyasaMj~nitA||56.147||

>

> kR^iShNA pa~ncadashI mAghe dvAparAdimudIritA|

> kalpAdiH syAtkR^iShNapakShe nabhastasya trayodashI||56.148||

>

> dvAdashyUrje shuklapakShe navamyaccheshvayujyapi|

> caitre bhAdrapade caiva tR^itIyA shuklasaMj~nitA||56.149||

>

> ekAdashI sitA pauShe hyAShADherdeshamIsitA|

> mAghe ca saptamI shuklA nabhasye tvasitAShTamI||56.150||

>

> shrAvaNe mAsyamAvAsyA phAlgune mAsi paurNimA|

> AShDhe kArtike mAsi jyaShTe caitre ca paurNimA||56.151||

>

> manvAdayo mAnavAnAM shrAddheShvatyantapuNyadA|

> bhAdre kR^iShNatrayodashyAM maghAminduH kare raviH||56.152||

>

> Love,

> Swee

>

> p/s Bipin was taken into sanctum sanctorum yesterday at Jagannatha

Puri!

>

>

> sohamsa [sohamsa] On

Behalf Of

> B Lakshmi Ramesh

> Monday, January 23, 2006 11:45 AM

> sohamsa

> Re: Mahabharata War

>

> Om Gurave Namah

>

> Dear Swee,

>

> I am forwarding the message I had sent to some other list. Hope

you

> find the link useful.

>

> regards,

> Lakshmi

>

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> The following extract, regarding lunar fortnight of 13 days, is

from

> from the site http://india.krishna.org/Articles/2003/01/018.html

> Please do visit it, because a person like you, with a penchant for

> research, would find it very interesting.

>

>

> Strange phenomenon

> -------------------

>

> Astrologically a strange phenomenon occurred during the Mahabharata

> war.

>

> The lunar cycle (paksha - normally is 15 days) sometimes happens in

> fourteen days. But during the time of the Mahabharata war- a rare

> thing happened - the paksha got compressed to 13 days. (May be 13

is

> an inauspicious number). This aspect has been discussed in the

> Bhishma parva - 3rd Adhyaaya.

>

> Guru and Shani are in Vaishaaka, Moon and the Sun entered in the

same

> house one after the other making amaavaasya on the Trayodasi day

> itself. This peculiar condensation of the tithis into thirteen from

> fifteen is a rare phenomenon. Vyaasa in the Mahabharata discussed

> this subject and this was inevitably followed by mass destruction

due

> to the war. This incident provided a direct means to establish the

> precise date of Mahabharata war.

>

> According to Julian calendar this type of planetary collusion

> occurred definitely in 3076 BC in November. Vyaasa writes:

>

> Caturdashiim panchadashiim

> Bhuuta puurvamca shoodhashiim

> Imaantu naabhi jaaneham

> Amaavaasyaam trayodashiim

> Chandra suurya bhougrastou

> Ekamevam trayodashiim

> AparvaNi grahaNe tou

> Prajaa sakshapaishyataH

>

> "I have seen fourteen days a paksha, fifteen day completion or

> extension to sixteenth day also. This amaavaasya falling on the

> thirteenth day itself, I have never seen before"

>

> Vyasa says that, Sun and Moon eclipses falling on the same month

> during the missing tithis is a rare phenomenon, resulting in large-

> scale disasters to people.

>

>

> Yadu dynasty destroyed

> -----------------------

>

> 36 years after the Mahabharata war, the Yadu dynasty was destroyed.

> Lord Krishna predicted this happening in astrological terms.

>

> "Rahu has compressed Purnima on Chaturdasi day. This happened once

> before the Mahabharata war and will be happening again soon. This

> will lead to our destruction".

>

> By mentioning the forthcoming destruction of the Yadu dynasty Lord

> Krishna was remembering Gandhari's curse on the Yadu dynasty.

>

>

>

>

> sohamsa, "Swee Chan" <swee@c...> wrote:

> >

> > Jaya Jagannatha

> >

> >

> >

> > Dear Lists,

> >

> > Namaste

> >

> >

> >

> > Does anyone have the indicative date of the Mahabharata War? If

you

> do,

> > please give references from the books.

> >

> >

> >

> > Thank you.

> >

> >

> >

> > Love,

> >

> > Swee

> >

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