http://SaturnianCosmology.Org/ mirrored file For complete access to all the files of this collection see http://SaturnianCosmology.org/search.php ========================================================== mb_mahabharatha.htm ------------------------------------------------------------------------ /Mahabharata /is a great epic poetic story from India (India is hence forth referred to as /Bharata/) in Sanskrit, considered by many to be a folklore type historical document. This epic details politics of an old era covering many generations, with a climax in a major battle that occurred in Northern part of the /Bharata./ Whether it is considered as historical fact or fiction/, Mahabharata/ story and its moral ethos have had profound influence on millions of /Bharateeya/?s for many generations. The battle is said to have occurred before the transition of eons (rough translation of /yuga/) from /Dwapara yuga/ eon to /kali yuga/ eon. /Aryabhata/, a famous early astronomer from /Bharata/ with contributions to science made estimates of /Kaliyuga /start nearly 1500 years ago. His estimate of p, and the time of moon revolution around the earth are so accurate, that his works are being extensively researched. There is also evidence to suggest he used zero in his work. Aryabhata (476-550 AD) stated that /Kaliyuga/ started 3600 years ago, when he was 23 years old (in year 499 AD), making the start as 3102 BC [/Aryabhateeya/ ref-1].). /Surya Siddhanta/ [Ref 2], a document evolved from roughly same period, states that sun was 54 degrees away from vernal equinox when Kaliyuga started on a new moon day, corresponding to February 17/18, 3102 BCJ, at /Ujjain/ (75deg47minE 23deg 15 min N). /Varaha Mihira/ (circa 560 AD), another famous astronomer, stated that 2526 years before start of /saka/ count (either /Shalivahana saka starting in /79 AD or /Vikrama saka starting in /57 BC) [/Brihat Samhita/ Ref-3] as per text below. When /saptarishis (/ursa major) were near Magha /Yudhistira/ was king 2526 years before saka time. Presently, traditional /sanatana dharma/ followers consider that /Kaliyuga/ started at 3102 BC (based on /Aryabhata/?s/ /Surya Siddhanta/ data base), and that /Mahabharata/ battle occurred a few decades before that. Millennium year 2000 AD is /Kali/ 5102.Like Homer?s Iliad, another epic poetry from Greece, different scholars have expressed opinions varying between the story of /Mahabharata /being either total fiction or true record of historical facts. It took efforts by Schliemann, and others to show physical archeological evidence of existence of Troy in present day Turkey, and Homer?s poems having historical relevance. /Bharata/ has been continuously and relatively densely lived in for thousands of years and in Northern /Bharata /the archeological evidence is difficult to come by because of many 100?s of generations of people living in same area. Hence, it is usual to look for /Puranic/ and /vedic/ (written and oral recitation) evidence to substantiate the time periods. As is true of all such documents like bible stories, Scandinavian, Chinese, Japanese, Egyptian and other documented local folklore, the historical truths are likely to be anywhere between absolute truth to vivid imagination. An objective analysis can help in determining the likelihood of folklore being a historical fact or not.