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Historicity of Mahabharat

 

This article is based on the information that I found in March 1995

issue of " Saptagiri " published in Telugu by Tirumala Tirupati

Devastaanam, authored by Shrii Janamaddi Hanumanta Rao. The article

itself was based on the research effort by Professor K. Srinivasa

Raghavan. The research was acclaimed by several famous pundits of

Panchanga Shaastra including the Secretary of the All India Panchanga

Samskarana Sangha, Pandit Radhashyaam Shaastri from Hariyana, and Vice

chancellor of Sourashtra University, Shrii D.R. Mankad, etc.

 

Based on the astrological information provided by Veda Vyaasa (Position

of the stars etc), Mahabharat war was estimated to have started on

3067B.C. on 22nd November. On the day of the war, the astrological

positions of the Sun, Moon, Rahu, Saturn, Guru, Mangala and Sukra

planets have been described by Vyaasa. By looking at the position based

on Panchangam, Indian Calendar, and matching with the position of the

stars described by Vyaas and comparing with the Julian Calendar, one can

arrive at the precise dates for the war. Furthermore all other related

incidents that took place before and after the war were described in

Mahabhaarat, and the dates for these can be precisely matched with the

Julian calendar, as discussed bellow.

 

Shrii Krishna made a last minute effort to make peace but failed. He

left the Upaplaavya city on Kaartiika Shuddha Dvaadasi day in Revati

Nakshatra (star) between 7:36 - 8:24AM. He reached Hastinaapura in

Bharani Nakshatra, and had discussions with the Kouravaas till Pushyami

Nakshatra. The day Duryodhana rejected the peace proposal was Krishna

Pancami. Krishna left Hastinaapura, and had consultations with KarNa

before he departed. (He revealed to KarNa that he was the eldest son of

Kunti) on Uttara Palghuni day. Krishna informed KarNa that Duryodhana

must get ready to fight, seventh day from that day, which will be

Amaavaasya day (New-moon day) with JyeshTa Nakshatra. Krishna returned

to Upaplaavya city on Chitta Nakshatra. Three days after that on

Anuradha Nakshatra Balarama came to Upaplaavya. Next Pushya Nakshtra

day Pandavaas left with Krishna to Kurukshetra.

 

Fifteen days after return from Upaplaavya city, Balarama left on

Punarvasu Nakshatra on the tour of sacred places. (Balarama did not want

to participate in the war that involved cousins on both sides). He

returned to Kurukshetra after forty-two days in the ShravaNa Nakshatra.

The war already started eighteen days back. On the nineteenth day,

BahuLa Caturdashi day on ShravaNa Nakshatra, Duryodhana died. It was

the fifty-ninth day after Amaavaasya with JyeshTaa Nakshatra.

 

Krishana returned from Hastinaapura after his unsuccessful peace mission

on Uttara Palghuna day. Starting from that day, the seventh day is

New-moon day (amaavaasya) with Saturn on Rohini Nakshatra as discussed

by Vyaasa. Rahu was approaching the Sun, and the Moon was turning

towards Amaavaasya (New-Moon day).

 

36 years after the Mahabharat war, Yaadava kula was destroyed. This

was predicted by Krishana by astrological happening - " Rahu has

compressed Purnima on Chaturdasi day. This happened once before the

Mahabharata war and again will be happening soon and this will lead to

our destruction " . He remembered Gandhari's curse on the Yadava kula.

 

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 Mahabharata war-time a rare thing

happened - the paksha got compressed to 13 days. (May be 13 is a bad

number). This aspect has been discussed in the Bhiishma 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 it self . This peculiar condensation of the thithiis into thirteen

from fifteen is a rare phenomenon as discussed by Vyaasa in Mahabharat

and has inevitably followed by mass destruction due to war. This

incident provided a direct means to establish the precise date of

Mahabharat 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 " - says Vyasa. That, on

the same month Sun and Moon eclipses falling during the missing thitiies

is a rare phenomenon, resulting in large-scale disaster to people.

 

One month before, in Margashira, during Purvaashhaada Nakshatra, armies

of Pandavaas and Kouravaas have assembled on the West and the East sides

of the Hiranya river , respectively. The next day was Navaraatri and

Durga Puja day. Duryodhana was itching for the war. That evening

Duryodhana sends a word with Sekuni's son Ulaka, " We have finished the

prayer to the arms and everybody is ready - why there is further delay

in starting the war? " The next day, Margashira Shudda Ekadashi day, in

KRittika Nakshatra, the war started. Hence, the famous Bhagavad Geeta

teaching also started on that day. The war began at 6:30 am. The date

according to Julian calendar was 22nd November, 3067B.C.

 

Other notable incidences that occurred:

 

Bhiishma's death:

 

Maagha Shuddha AshTami day in Rohini Nakshtra in the afternoon that 58th

day after the war started, Bhiishma died. ( This is the actual death -

He actually fell in the war on the 10th day after the war started).

 

Sri Krishna's Birth - He was born on 3112B.C. on Friday at 11:40 PM.

 

Pandavaas Birth - YudhishTara was born on August 31, 3114BC, Tuesday

(Mangala Vaaram) Shudda Panchami JyeshhTaa Nakshatra - He was 696 days

elder to Krishna.

 

Bhiima was 347 days younger to YudhishTara. - Krishna Trayodashi, Makha

Nakshatra, and Arjuana was 303 days younger to Bhiima. Shukla

Chaturdashi Soma Vaaram (Monday) Uttara PhalguNi Nakshtra.

 

When Pandavaas came to Hastinaapura after the death of their father

Pandu, it was 3091BC and YudhishTara was 14years, 9 months and 11days

old.

 

When he was coranated by Bhiishma as a prince, YudhishTara was 20 years,

1 month and 26 days old. (November, 3094BC).

 

They reached Varanasi in PalguNa Shuddha AshTami RohiNi Nakshtra.

 

Droupadi's Swayamvaram -in 3091BC, April - to reach the Wax-house it

took 10 days for Pandavaas. They stayed there for an year. After the

burning of the wax-house, they spent six months in the Shaalihotraa's

ashram and seven months in Ekachatra city.

 

The second coronation and building of Indraprasta was in November

3091BC, seven months after the marriage.

 

Rajasuuya yagna was performed after Arjuna's dig vijaya tour - It took

five years and six months for Arjuna.

 

Subhadra's marriage was in April 3084BC. Three months after that was

Khadava vana dahanam.

 

Abhimanyu was born in 3083BC, February.

 

Kaliyugam started in 3105BC, October 13th, Amaavaasya Mangala (Tuesday)

JyeshaTa Nakshatra - Kali was born. This was the most inauspicious day.

The next Pournima day (Full-moon day) was full eclipse of the Moon,

October 1, 3104BC. That was the day, when the five grahaas along with

moon were in DhanishTaa Nakshatra.

 

Dharmajaa's Rajasuuya - Fifteen years before the Mahabharata war was

the Rajasuuya yagna of Dharmaja. That day was amaavaasya (new-moon day)

JyeshTa Muula nakshtra . YudhishTara shakam started in 3082BC, October

26th . The gambling and the banishment of Pandavaas to forest was in

November 3081BC, Margashira shukla-Trayodashi.

 

Vanavaasam was 12 years and living incognito was for one year (13 lunar

years + 5 lunar months + 12 days or 13 solar years plus 18 days) -

Bhiimshma calculates and declares that Dhurodhana's calculations were

wrong.

 

AJNaata vaasam (living incognito) began in Margashira 3069BC. Arjuna

was noticed on Margashira Krishna Navami, 3068BC.

 

The Great war began on 3067BC, Friday 22nd November, Margashira shudda

ekadashi Nakshatra.

 

The war lasted for 18 days.

 

Dharmaraju ruled for only 36 years.

 

25years later YudhishTara shaka started. (Thursday October 26th).

 

Fifteen years after Dharmaja rule started, Dhutaraashtra, Gandhaari,

Vidura, Kunti and Sanjaya left for Vaanaprasta (forest living). That

year itself Vidura performed praayopavesham.

 

Two years after that Dhrutaraashtra, Gandhaari and Kunti got caught in

the forest fire and died.

 

Sanjaya was only left.

 

Shrii Krishna passed away on 3031BC, April 13th Friday.

 

Pandavaas Maahaa Prastaanam was in 3031BC, in November.

 

These are the dates that matched the Indian astrological description of

the stars and the moon, and Julian Calendar predictions.

 

There is so much self consistency in all the events and the descriptions

that it makes one to wonder. Based on these exact information

Mahabhaarat must be Five thousand years Old (from today) as per the

historical accounting.

 

The analysis is extremely precise and scientific, matching the

astrological position of the Indian and the Julian Calendars.

 

The beauty and the scientific psychoanalysis of Bhagavad Geeta stand out

as monumental contribution by the Mahabharat period to the mankind.

Based on the above facts the historicity of Mahabharat cannot be

questioned.

 

Translation by K. Sadananda