Science in Vedas (Vedic Astronomy)

— Vishal Arya

The divine knowledge of Vedas was revealed in the beginning of human civilization in the hearts of four Rishis by Almighty, is the basis of both physical as well as spiritual sciences.

1. Shape of earth चक्राणास परीणह पृथिव्या हिरण्येन मणिना शुम्भमाना । न हिन्वानाससित तिरुस्त इन्द्र परि स्पशो अद्धात्  सूर्येण ॥ ~ ऋग्वेद(१-३३-८) It is clear from the mantra that the earth is round and rests on the attraction of the सूर्य.

The circumferential form in the शतपथ is also a symbol of the spherical shape of the earth.

भास्कराचार्य also replicated in his book Siddhanta Shiromani (Goladhyay & 4-7) on the basis of Vedadhyayan, like the Earth being round and having attraction (magnetic) power in it.

2. Earth Revolves around the sun

आयं गो पृश्निर क्रमीदसवन्मातारं पुर:। पितरं च प्रयन्त्स्व॥ ~ यजुर्वेद ३-६ It is clear from the mantra, that the earth revolves around the sun including water. Only superiors(Aryas) can write the principle of planetary operations.

3. Sun is hundreds of times larger than Earth

The Vedas call the Sun as वृघ्न, that is, hundreds of times larger than Earth and millions of कोस away.

4. Both Earth and Moon illuminated by Sun

दिवि सोमो अधिश्रित। ~अथर्ववेद १४-९-९

Just as चन्द्र is illuminated by the Sun, similarly the Earth is also illuminated by the सूर्य.

5. Sun's Seven Rays

एको अश्वो वहति सप्तनामा । ~ऋग्वेद १-१६४-२

The knowledge of the sun's seven rays became known to the world with this mantra of the ऋग्वेद.

अव दिवस्तारयन्ति सप्त सूर्यस्य रश्मय:। ~अथर्ववेद (१७-१०-१७-९)

The seven rays of the sun produce the day. There are dark spots inside the sun.

6. Eclipse (ग्रहण)

यं वै सूर्य स्वर्भानु स्तमसा विध्यदासुर:। अत्रय स्तमन्वविन्दन्न हयन्ये अशक्नुन ॥ ~ऋग्वेद ५-४०-९

That is, when the Moon comes between the Earth and the Sun, the Sun is not completely clear. The solar eclipse is the only time the Moon engulfs the Sun in darkness.

Therefore, it is clear that the Aryas had knowledge of the scientific reasons for the solar and lunar eclipse and also had a precise knowledge of the circumference of the Earth.

7. Telescope

The तुरीय Yantra (telescope) is clearly revealed in Siddhanta Shiromani. The proof of Siddhanta Shiromani in the picture given below —

In the picture, it is written in the craft code that first prepare the glass by melting the soil, then clean it and make clean glass (making a lens) in a bamboo or metal tube (etc., middle and end) and then see the eclipse.

The Veda also says that when a solar eclipse is caused by the shadow of the moon, the eye looks through the तुरीय यंत्र. ~ (Rigveda 5-80-4)

8. Day and Night

It is written in the ऐतरेय nd गोपथ ब्राह्मण that tell the true meaning of Vedic mantras, tht neither the sun ever sets nor rises. It always remains, but when it hides from the earth it bcm night nd whn the cover is removed frm the earth it bcms day.(ऐतरेय ब्राह्मण Vol.2, p.243)

Similarly, the Vedas also describe the day and night of six-six months in the Dhruva region. There is no place left on earth which the Aryas don't know. Now those who say that the Aryas did not make all the subtlest inventions of astronomy, they would be called fools.

9. Distance of different planets

The figures presented by the great Vedic astrology scholar आर्यभट्ट ji about the distance of various planets from the Sun are very similar to the present day figures. Today, the distance of the Sun from the Earth is (1.5 * 108 km).

It is called AU (astronomical unit). Based on this ratio, the following list is made: -

10. Period of the Year

Period of the year in the Vedas: - It has been said in the Rigveda (1–14–4) that the year keeps revolving again in the cycle form like a chariot wheel. In that cycle (द्वादश+प्रधय:), like in a cycle there are १२ small ones, Pradhi = Nails.

Similarly, there are १२ months in a year. During its rotation, there are three seasons when a part comes near / away from the Sun. Nails of ३६० days in that year never get distracted.

11. The expansion of the universe

Regarding the vastness of the universe, the Vedas have said that it is infinite, that is, there is no limit to it. But this is what today's scientists say in another language.

Nowadays the unit of light years is used to know the vastness of the universe. Light runs at a speed of 3 lakh kilometers in a second. The distance traveled in this year by running at this speed is called light year.

Modern science suggests that the length of our Milky Way is one million years and the width is ten thousand light years. There is a galaxy 20 million 20 thousand light years away from this galaxy. And there are billions of such galaxies in the universe.

The creation of that eternal Ishwara is also infinite. Every attribute of Ishwara has a name. Therefore, among the myriad names of his infinite qualities, one name is also an infinite category cosmic hero(अनंत कोटि ब्रह्मांड नायक).

This name not only explains the infinity of the universe, this adjective also gives the impression of being a complete scientist.

॥ ओ३म् ॥