Mahabharata War fought in 2156 bce on strength of astronomical evidence

[krsna]

 

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PATNA, INDIA, April 3, 2005: A Canadian researcher of Indian origin

says on the strength of astronomical evidence that the Mahabharata war

was fought between the Pandavas and Kauravas in 2156 bce. Anand Mohan

Sharan, who teaches in the faculty of engineering at the Memorial

University in Newfoundland, said he used computers and several kinds of

software to reach the conclusion about the epic Kurukshetra battle.

"The astronomical evidences proved the historicity of the Mahabharata

war by verifying the position of the planetary configurations mentioned

in the 'Bhishma Parva' of the Mahabharata," Sharan told IANS. The

Bhishma Parva is one of the 18 Parvas, or sections, that make up the

Mahabharata.

 

Sharan, who is visiting Bihar, says that his research on the

Mahabharata war proves that the epic was no fiction. According to

Sharan, the evidences include Lord Krishna's departure for negotiations

in a bid to avoid the war on Revati day and the start of Balram's

pilgrimage for 42 days along the Saraswati river on Pushya day. The

drying up of the Saraswati river is believed by many to have take place

around 1700 bce. "My results confirm that the descriptions in the

Mahabharata are correct, and do not require re-organization of the

shlokas, as suggested by many researchers in the past," he said. Sharan

said his search time span covered 500 bce to 4000 bce. "This time span

ensures that it covers all possible dates of the Mahabharata war. The

date so determined were checked against other archaeological evidences

such as the possibility of the presence of iron in India on that date."

[stonehearted]

It would be interesting to see the response of other researchers, especially some of the leading astrologers, to this dating of the war. The generally accepted date for the beginning of Kali yuga, as far as I know, is 3102 bce.

[Guest guest]

some astronomers say 1500 BC, some say around 3000 BC, and now this one says 2106 BC.

 

How could so many astronomers get it wrong?

 

There's no telling if Mr. Sharan is right or not, as there are a number of different opinions as to when the Mahabharata happened.

 

Considering that the characters are named after their virtues and vices, it makes it unlikely that the Mahabharata has much truth to it unfortunately.

 

And astronomical dating certainly does not mean the story is true however much I wish it were. Just because the astronomical positioning of the stars is true doesn't make the events that happened during that time true.

 

I could easily write my own Mahabhrata given the framework for the astronomical positioning of the stars and such.

 

My point is, it's not much evidence at all to prove the Mahabharata actually happened.

 

And that Mr. Sharan may be wrong about his calculations, as there have been quite a few people saying different dates based on astronomical data. Which also brings into question the data present in the Mahabharata. Could it be faulty and thus somewhat imagined, if so many astronomers have been unable to ascertain the date of the Mahabharata through the analysis of the astronomical data present in the epic?

[Guest guest]

 

Considering that the characters are named after their virtues and vices, it makes it unlikely that the Mahabharata has much truth to it unfortunately.

 

 

I think you mean truth with a small t. The most obvious example of Truth in the Mahabharata is the Bhagavad-gita. Truth when Krsna spoke it to Manu and Truth when He spoke it to Arjuna. So for me dating these events or even if they occured or not in a common 3d way is not relevant

[Guest guest]

dating of Mahabharata war has been done by P. V. Vartak and is accepted based on the evidences provided by him. The link is http://www.hindunet.org/alt_hindu/1994/msg00581.html

[Robbie Jena]

 

It would be interesting to see the response of other researchers, especially some of the leading astrologers, to this dating of the war. The generally accepted date for the beginning of Kali yuga, as far as I know, is 3102 bce.

 

I think 3102 BCE is the best number. That basically matches Mayan number too. And Krishna said after 5000 years Kali Yuga will be Over and next Yuga will last 5000 years....That is what I read too.

 

It all connects to Earths voyage around the Milky Way Galaxy that is 26000 years. So, about a 1000 years need to be managed on 5000 year cycle...