Artist impression of the three worlds higher, middle and lower spheres of the universe. Vedas strongly believe in elevating soul and expanding consciousness interdimensional travel and interplanet journeys yields no benefit to earthlings. Modern scientists, however, have no information of other planetary systems and, indeed, are hardly conversant with the planet on which we are now living. This is explained in srimad bhagavatam canto 1 chapter 3 text 2 within the stem of the lotus there are fourteen divisions of planetary systems, and the earthly planets are situated in the middle. Please note we are accepting orders but please expect delays due to the impact of covid19 on logistcs and procurement. The upper planets, which include the sun and moon, are considered heavenly while the lower planets are generally hellish. Artwork courtesy of the bhaktivedanta book trust international, inc. It also describes the totality of these planetary systems to be sisumara. The authors have put forth great efforts in gathering present day knowledge about different objects within our solar system and universe. In the vedas there are also certain ceremonies especially meant for sexual improvement and promotion to higher planetary systems, where the demigods are enjoying sex. Oct 19, 2018 thus there is a description of the 14 planetary systems situated within the upper half of the universe vertically, from the middle to the top.
Dreams have been described as dress rehearsals for real life, opportunities to gratify wishes, and a form of nocturnal therapy. For each planetary system, a definitive body is given by lord krishna to sustain in that loka planet. But to understand the reality taught in the vedas requires a guru. Rather they contain carefully chosen historical incidents from other yugas, manvantaras, kalpas, upper or lower planetary systems or even other universes for didactic purposes. The vedic concept of the 14 lokas state that they are divided into 7 upper worlds svargaloka and the 7 lower ones, generally known as the patalas. Bhugola simply means a spherical or round global shape. The evidence we have of planetary systems in formation also suggest that they are likely to produce multiplanet systems. So the four vedas, the original ramayala by valmiki the mahtibhtirata and the purtilas are classified as vedic literatures.
It provides an introduction to the hindu gods, the process of creationdestruction of the universe as explained in the vedas, and karma, and how this links to the planets and human birth. The first confirmed detection of planetary system of a mainsequence star was made in 1995, when a giant planet, 51 pegasi b, was found in a fourday orbit around the nearby gtype star 51 pegasi. The first planetary system was found around the star upsilon andromedae in 1999 using the doppler method, and many others have been found since then over 700 as of early 2021. The cosmology and cosmography of the ancient vedas is awe inspiring to say the least.
He appears as a dragon blocking the course of the rivers and is heroically slain by indra. Planetary systems in hindu cosmology satyaloka tapaloka janaloka maharloka dhruvaloka sanaiscara saturn brihaspati jupiter anagarka mars. The planetary system on the very top is where brahman lives. Jun, 2016 some scholars have claimed that the babylonians invented the zodiac of 360 degrees around 700 bce, perhaps even earlier. Jun, 2020 the 3layered planetary systems and the 14 worlds. Planetary astronomy is a comprehensive book about observing, imaging, and studying planets. Furthermore, the structures of bhumandala correspond with the planetary orbits of the solar system figure 9.
Buy the secret teachings of the vedas book online at low. The vedas, especially three vedas, namely sama, yajur and. Directly under brahman, on another loka, is where the ascetics live. The descriptions of our solar system and what modern astronomy has discovered of the visible universe corresponds with the ancient vedic knowledge. Traditional source of vedic literature stephen knapp. Coopers aeon 14 books, 82 eridani is the destination of the colony ship intrepid. The astronauts who travel in space may take information from srimad bhagavatam that in space there are fourteen divisions of planetary systems. Duration of one manvantara, the lifespan of one manu. With this alphabet brahma gave expression through his mouth to the four vedas along with the om and vyahritis mystical names of the three planetary systems, bhuh, bhuvah and svaha with the intention of pointing out the duties of the four priests officiating at a sacrifice, namely adhwaryu, udgata, hota, and brahmana. In fact, i personally consider all the four vedas to be of the same time, for rigveda clearly contains references to other vedas as well, for instance in purusha sukta.
According to vedic cosmology, there are 14 planetary levels in our universe. Each brahmanda appears after mahavishnus breathing out and when garbhodakashayi vishnu gives birth to brahma on a satyalokas lotus. Jambudvipa is round like the leaf of a lotus flower. The vedas have a lot to offer with respect to planetary. The ancient mayans apparently had a placevalue system with zero already seen in vedas before them and later known to the world by great aryabhatt. The hubble space telescope imaged this protoplanetary disk in the orion nebula, a region of active star formation, using two different filters. Although the vedic books speak often about astronomical phenomena, it is only. There is no definite arrangement of planetary systems, nor are there present the different stages of consciousness sleep, wakefulness and deep. It is hard to believe that these facts were already mentioned in hindu books. The human beings on earth are situated at the beginning of. When the conditioned soul accepts the shelter of the creeper of fruitive activity, he may be elevated by his pious activities to higher planetary systems and thus gain liberation from hellish conditions, but unfortunately he cannot remain there. Brahma, creator of our universe lives 311,040,000,000,000 human years, and during his lifetimes, 504 000 manus vedic adams, first men are changing.
The surya siddhanta or the book on vedic cosmology informs that t. In former times, people got their information from traditional books of wisdom. Duration of 100 years of brahma his lifetime duration 311,040,000,000,000 years. Indian astronomy has a long history stretching from prehistoric to modern times. Oct 02, 2016 total destruction of the universe takes place after 100 universal nights and days in which all planetary systems collapse. Patalaloka above the planetary systems where humans live is the sky. Vedic version of the planetary system vedic cosmology. Sankarshana ananta shesha is an expansion of krishna at the bottom of the universe bhagavata purana 3. This means that it begins from the total material substance, from the topmost planet of the universe. After reaping the results of his pious activities, he has to return to the lower planetary systems. Each loka resembles a galaxy, and is made up of planets, stars and other celestial beings. The great souls, who rely on vedanta, know me, as mentioned before, to be the only object to be known from all the vedas. The 14 planetary systems vedic version iskcon srimad. Anyone who is very much attached to knowledge derived from these three vedas is respected in society.
Many claim that india received the knowledge of the zodiac from babylonia or even later from greece. So the four vedas, the original ramayala by valmiki the mahtibhtirata and the. So what is the actual meaning of these words according to these books. These lower planetary systems are the same size as the earth planet, and begin 560,000 miles below earth. Ulupi abducted arjuna while he was bathing in the ganges river fi. Some of the earliest roots of indian astronomy can be dated to the period of indus valley civilization or earlier. Number of planetary systems clarification needed in this brahmanda material universe clarification needed 14. Note that all of these 14 are within this material world only. The ramayala is also a historical epic which contains all the necessary information from the vedas. Astronomy later developed as a discipline of vedanga or one of the auxiliary disciplines associated with the study of the vedas, dating 1500 bce or older. See more of decoding vedic cosmology the 5th canto of srimad. And also the word nakshatra not actually mean starasterisk.
Apr 27, 2018 according to vedic cosmology, the universe is made up of 14 vertical planetary systems called lokas. Lokas, the planets of advanced aliens dungeons and dragons, dark. Chaitanya mahaprabhu remarked, in every verse of srimadbhagavatam and in every syllable, there are various meanings. Nilakanthas system, however, was mathematically more efficient than the tychonic system, due to correctly taking into account the equation of the centre and latitudinal motion of mercury and venus. If you are particularly interested in our planetary systems full details, the best place to start is the surya siddhantha. Brahma creates 14 planetary systems which can be roughly compared to. The 14 planetary systems vedic version iskcon srimad bhagavatam vedic tour of universe. Vedic cosmology the planets of the material universe. Lokatraya the 3 planetary systems there are three planetary systems, namely the lower worlds, the intermediate worlds and the upper worlds. Rigveda, one of the four vedas is said to be the worlds most ancient text.
As explained, the size of our inner material universe deep inside our surrounding brahmanda universe, is 500,000,000 yojana in. Book is really good but if you are looking for teachings from bhagwat geeta looking for vedas. The more modern of the vedic texts are known to originate from approximately 3000 b. The planetary systems within the universe are generally categorized into either 3 or 14 planetary systems. Veda vedas and vedic knowledge online vedic encyclopedia. The followers of the three vedas are called traividyah, but they are not devoted to vedanta or trayyanta. Aztec architecture implies practical geometry skills. Twenty years later, thousands of exoplanets have been identified, including planets with sizes and masses between earths and neptunes, which we dont have in our own solar system. This book has been written to provide an alternative to the highly problematic, inconclusive, and highly speculative theories of the soul, the universe, life, and life after death. The planetary system known as bhumandala resembles a lotus flower, and its seven islands resemble the whorl of that flower.
Below the earth are seven other systems called atala, vitala, sutala, talatala, mahatala, rasatala, and patala. This is called naimittika or occasional annihilation. According to vedic cosmology, the universe is made up of 14 vertical planetary systems called lokas. Astronomers using data from nasas kepler mission and groundbased telescopes recently confirmed that the system, koi961, hosts the three smallest exoplanets known so far to orbit a star. The lower systems are called bhurloka, the middle systems are called bhuvarloka, and the. Most astronomers of the kerala school of astronomy and mathematics who followed him accepted his planetary model. A great depth of information and clear writing style make this book a necessary addition to anyone wanting to seriously learn vedic astrology jyotisha. Other stars are also fixed on different sides of the sisumara planetary syst. On the right side of this coil are the fourteen prominent stars from abhijit to.
Comparison with other planetary systems the first planet circling a distant solartype star was announced in 1995. Our small single bhumandala universe, with its 14 planetary systems that is deep inside one of them, is 4 billion miles 500,000,000 yojanas in diameter. The main character in the series, tanis richards, eventually reaches 82 eridani in the seriess 4th book, destiny lost. Vedic cosmology, also known as hindu cosmology and cosmography are both interesting and inspiring. Of course no one has the knowledge as vedas explain about brahamanda. Earth is divided in many plates as much as 14 of them in present manavatara. At aakash sky,space at the water,sea,rivers,lakes etcetc at the depth of earth end and around the earth. Today we take for granted that the earth is a sphere, but the early greeks tended to think it was flat. Ancient china certainly developed mathematics, though little written evidence survives prior to chang tshangs famous book. Above the sky is the orbiting sun, which is the entrance point of the heavenly planetary systems. In the puranas and in the atharvaveda, there are 14 worlds, seven higher ones vyahrtis and seven lower ones. During his night brahma sleeps and the three planetary systems meet destruction. But we know that sun and moon are not actually planet. Thus those who seek sense enjoyment by adhering to the principles of the three vedas achieve only repeated birth and death.
It has been written under my direction by seven authors, all being skillful amateur observers in their respective domains. This episode talks about the relative nature of time across the 14 planetary systems of the material universe. For each planetary system, a definitive body is given by lord krishna to sustain in. Purport one who is promoted to the higher planetary systems enjoys a longer duration of life and better facilities for sense enjoyment, yet one is not allowed to stay there forever. There has two confusing word in vedas, puranas, upanishads etc. Vedas puranas ramayana mahabharatha a podcast on anchor. From a vast distance, the bhumandala planetary system looks like a disk. If we compare the rings of bhumandala with the orbits of mercury, venus figure 10, mars, jupiter, and saturn, we find several close alignments that give weight to the hypothesis that bhumandala was deliberately designed as a map. The length and breadth of the island known as jambudvipa, which is situated in the middle of the whorl, are one million yojanas eight million miles. There are also seven planetary systems downward, known as atala, vitala, sutala, talatala, mahatala, rasatala and patala, gradually, one below the other. Of these, bhuloka or the earthly realms belong to the middle planets and there are seven upper planetary systems and seven lower. Vedic version of the planetary system vedic cosmology vedicfeed. There are fourteen spheres of planetary systems within this universe. Astronomy and its role in vedic culture louisiana state university.
According to vedic cosmology, there are 14 planetary levels in our universe which in descending order are. Discover ayurveda books, yoga books, jyotish books, vedanta books, masters and teachings, buddhism books. Aug 20, 1993 the secret teachings of the vedas is an enlightening book that takes readers on a journey through the ancient eastern part of the world. Astronomy, cosmology science is based on vedas, vedic hindu. The side view of the disc like earth one slice of the several planes of placed worlds over each other. Bhagavata cosmology part 23 description of lower planetary. A brahmana who has studied these three vedas is called a trivedi. This ancient vedic text gives an accurate map of the planetary orbits known to modern astronomy. The system and one of its terraformed planets is known as new eden.
The appropriate title should be teachings form bhagwat geeta except for one chapter, which deals with estimation of age of vedas, you cant find anything more. The demigods are also very much inclined toward sex because that is the basic principle of material enjoyment. The vedic hymns also mention that the sun is the centre of the solar syste. From there, the whole universe is expanded, with so many branches, representing the various planetary systems.
Satyuga people travel inter planetary systems with their body and soul. The 14 planetary systems are in the stem coming from the body of garbhodakashayi vishnu. Descriptions of the 14 planetary systems in the bhumandala universe and explaining the movement of time within the fabric of space in the. In vedas suryasun and somachandramoon is grahaplanet. Vedic cosmology and the srimad bhagavatams 5th canto. The sampradaya sun independent vaisnava news feature. Vritra was also known in the vedas as ahi sanskrit. Modern inventions stolen from vedas haribhakt history. Fourteen divisions of planetary systems vaniquotes. The bhu mandala universe of 14 planetary systems that the. However, as old as the rig veda, the oldest vedic text, there are clear references to a chakra or wheel of 360 spokes placed in the sky. The universe is divided into fourteen planetary systems.
Christian viladrich, marc delcroix, jeanjacques poupeau, frederic burgeot, giuseppe monachino, and jeanpierre prost. Decoding vedic cosmology the 5th canto of srimad bhagavatam. The 14 planetary systems that make up this material universe are. Jun 05, 2019 all these planetary systems are scattered over the complete universe, which occupies an area of two billion times two billion square miles. The disk, about 17 times the size of our solar system, is in an edgeon orientation to us, and the newly formed star is shining at the center of the flattened dust cloud. Secrets about the cosmos hidden in the vedas lifestyle. Loka is a sanskrit concept in indian religions, that means plane or realm of existence. Namaste, the vedas have a lot to offer with respect to planetary systems, their environments, their behavior etc.
The word traividyah refers to the three vedas, sama, yajur and rg. Seven planetary systems, called bhur, bhuvar, svar, mahar, janas, tapas and satya, are upward planetary systems, one above the other. They are gifted with adequate resources to live peacefully here, engaging efforts for inter planetary is futile. Unfortunately, there are many great scholars of the vedas who do not know the ultimate purport of studying them.
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