Guest guest Posted March 23, 2006 Report Share Posted March 23, 2006 Srimad Bhagavat Maha-purana, Canto III, Chapter XI> >>> >> Translation by Richard Shaw Brown, PG> >>> >> Forward> >>> >> It is only recently that the Western scientists discovered the> >> existence of the atom; but the following ancient Sanskrit verses show> >> that the atom or anu was already known to the Asian seers thousands> >> of> >> years back.> >>> >> English Translations> >>> >> Verse 1: (The great sage) Maitreya said: "The smallest particle of> >> material substance, which has not yet combined with any other similar> >> particles, is called paramanu (a sub-atomic particle of matter).> >> Paramanus always exist both in the dormant and manifest states of> >> material existence. It is the combination of more than one paramanu> >> (sub-atomic particle) which gives rise to the illusory concept of a> >> (material) unit.> >>> >>> >> Verse 2: And the entire manifest material existence, taken as a> >> non-specific whole, and before returning to an unmanifest (dormant)> >> state, is defined as the largest (material) size.> >>> >>> >> Verse 3: We can understand the short and long dimensions of> >> (material)> >> time, as a potency of the Supreme all-pervading transcendental Lord,> >> Who, in the form of the Sun, passes across the small and large> >> dimensions of (material) things.> >>> >>> >> Verse 4: The amount of time it takes the Sun to pass across the> >> smallest particle of matter is called paramanu which is the smallest> >> measure of time, while the period it takes to cross the total expanse> >> of material creation is called the longest measure of time.> >>> >>> >> Verse 5: A combination of two paramanus constitutes an anu (atom);> >> and> >> three anus (atoms) makes one trasarenu. Trasarenus are visable [to> >> the> >> naked eye] when seen floating upward in the air while viewed through> >> rays of sunlight which enter a room through a latticed window.> >>> >>> >> Verse 6: Three Trasarenus is called a truti (8/13,500 part of a> >> second), which is a measure of time it takes (the Sun) to travel> >> across> >> three Trasarenus. A combination of one hundred trutis is called a> >> vedha> >> (8/135 part of a second), and three vedas together is known as a> >> lava> >> (8/45 part of a second).> >>> >>> >> Verse 7: A combination of three lavas is called a nimesha or the> >> twinkling of an eye (8/15 part of a second), while three such> >> nimeshas> >> equals a ksana (8/5 part of a second). A combination of five ksanas> >> is> >> known as a kastha (8 seconds), and fifteen kasthas is equal to a> >> laghu> >> (2 minutes).> >>> >>> >> Verse 8: A conglomerate of 15 laghus is called a nadika (30 minutes).> >> Two nadikas equal a muhurta (hour), and six or seven nadikas equal a> >> prahara (approximately 3 hours to 3 and a half hours, depending on> >> long> >> or short days), which is a fourth of a day by human calculation.> >>> >>> >> Verse 9: A nadika can be measured by taking a copper pot weighing six> >> palas (8 tolas==ck dictionary) that can contain about 14 ounces of> >> water> >> and punching a small hole in the bottom using a 10-12" long golden> >> needle that weighs four mashas (ck dictionary); when the pot is> >> placed> >> in water it takes a nadika of time (about 30 minutes) to fill up (and> >> sink).> >>> >>> >> Verse 10: Oh Vidura, who respect all beings, (the Sage Maitreya> >> continued), for humans, day and night consist of four yamas (6 hour> >> periods), while 15 such days & nights make up the bright or dark> >> fortnight, by rotation.> >>> >>> >> Verse 11: Two of these fortnights (the bright and the dark) equals a> >> masah (one month consisting of 30 days length), and this period is> >> taken as one day and one night of the forefathers (Pitris in heaven).> >> Two of these months equal a ritu or season, while six such months is> >> called an ayana (one full movement of the Sun from North to South or> >> South to North).> >>> >>> >> Verse 12: By the calculation of the demigods in heaven these two> >> ayanas> >> (12 months by human calculation) make up their celestial day and> >> night> >> which is one year for humans. And the full life span for humans is> >> 100> >> years.> >>> >> Send instant messages to your online friends> >> http://uk.messenger.> >>> >>> >>> >>> >> >> > Send instant messages to your online friends http://uk.messenger.> >> >> >> >> >> >> > Links> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> Messenger with Voice. Make PC-to-Phone Calls to the US (and 30+ countries) for 2¢/min or less. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 23, 2006 Report Share Posted March 23, 2006 sacred-objects, G Karthik <gkarthik26 wrote: > > Dear All, > > Can I have the mail id of Sriman Pt. Tataji > > Karthik ---The following are the details for contacting Pandit S.P.Tata. Address: Pandit S.P.Tata H-5/3, 3rd Floor Malviya Nagar New Delhi - 110017 Phone: 91-11-32603045 (Reliance), 91-11-26673281, 91-11-55763324 Mobile: 9911119235. Email to: sptata You can also contact him online 9 Am to 8pm IST with: Messengers - the user ID is s_p_tata MSN Messenger - the user ID is s_p_tata AIM Messenger: sivaprasadtata Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You are posting as a guest. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.
Note: Your post will require moderator approval before it will be visible.