Guest guest Posted January 23, 2006 Report Share Posted January 23, 2006 Jaya Jagannatha Dear Smt. Laksmi, Namaste I am reading the Mahabharata on line.....in the Bhisma Parva, Section 10 of the Jamvu-kanda Nirmana Parva talks about the longevity of the people during the Dvapara era (Mahabharata) http://www.sacred-texts.com/hin/m06/m06010.htm While the Bhumi Parva talks about Saptamsa (the 7 islands of creation). The date suggested in the link you've given is not being substantiated with the exact references. >From Narada Purana Purva Bhaga Adhyaya 56 sloka 147-148, days of the commencement of the Yugas and days of the commencement of the Manus in the same chapter, slokas 149 -152 are quoted as below. However, it maybe pertinent for us to ascertain which Manu we are in...... any ideas? If Vedavyasa catalogued all the events of the Mahabharata long before it happened, we should really be looking at one of the Vedas (which were written first) or perhaps in the Puranas. Just my thoughts. kArtike shuklanavamI tvAdiH kR^itayugasya ca| tretAdirmAdhave shukle tR^itIyA puNyasaMj~nitA||56.147|| kR^iShNA pa~ncadashI mAghe dvAparAdimudIritA| kalpAdiH syAtkR^iShNapakShe nabhastasya trayodashI||56.148|| dvAdashyUrje shuklapakShe navamyaccheshvayujyapi| caitre bhAdrapade caiva tR^itIyA shuklasaMj~nitA||56.149|| ekAdashI sitA pauShe hyAShADherdeshamIsitA| mAghe ca saptamI shuklA nabhasye tvasitAShTamI||56.150|| shrAvaNe mAsyamAvAsyA phAlgune mAsi paurNimA| AShDhe kArtike mAsi jyaShTe caitre ca paurNimA||56.151|| manvAdayo mAnavAnAM shrAddheShvatyantapuNyadA| bhAdre kR^iShNatrayodashyAM maghAminduH kare raviH||56.152|| Love, Swee p/s Bipin was taken into sanctum sanctorum yesterday at Jagannatha Puri! sohamsa [sohamsa] On Behalf Of B Lakshmi Ramesh Monday, January 23, 2006 11:45 AM sohamsa Re: Mahabharata War Om Gurave Namah Dear Swee, I am forwarding the message I had sent to some other list. Hope you find the link useful. regards, Lakshmi ---- The following extract, regarding lunar fortnight of 13 days, is from from the site http://india.krishna.org/Articles/2003/01/018.html Please do visit it, because a person like you, with a penchant for research, would find it very interesting. Strange phenomenon ------------------- Astrologically a strange phenomenon occurred during the Mahabharata war. The lunar cycle (paksha - normally is 15 days) sometimes happens in fourteen days. But during the time of the Mahabharata war- a rare thing happened - the paksha got compressed to 13 days. (May be 13 is an inauspicious number). This aspect has been discussed in the Bhishma parva - 3rd Adhyaaya. Guru and Shani are in Vaishaaka, Moon and the Sun entered in the same house one after the other making amaavaasya on the Trayodasi day itself. This peculiar condensation of the tithis into thirteen from fifteen is a rare phenomenon. Vyaasa in the Mahabharata discussed this subject and this was inevitably followed by mass destruction due to the war. This incident provided a direct means to establish the precise date of Mahabharata war. According to Julian calendar this type of planetary collusion occurred definitely in 3076 BC in November. Vyaasa writes: Caturdashiim panchadashiim Bhuuta puurvamca shoodhashiim Imaantu naabhi jaaneham Amaavaasyaam trayodashiim Chandra suurya bhougrastou Ekamevam trayodashiim AparvaNi grahaNe tou Prajaa sakshapaishyataH "I have seen fourteen days a paksha, fifteen day completion or extension to sixteenth day also. This amaavaasya falling on the thirteenth day itself, I have never seen before" Vyasa says that, Sun and Moon eclipses falling on the same month during the missing tithis is a rare phenomenon, resulting in large- scale disasters to people. Yadu dynasty destroyed ----------------------- 36 years after the Mahabharata war, the Yadu dynasty was destroyed. Lord Krishna predicted this happening in astrological terms. "Rahu has compressed Purnima on Chaturdasi day. This happened once before the Mahabharata war and will be happening again soon. This will lead to our destruction". By mentioning the forthcoming destruction of the Yadu dynasty Lord Krishna was remembering Gandhari's curse on the Yadu dynasty. sohamsa, "Swee Chan" <swee@c...> wrote: > > Jaya Jagannatha > > > > Dear Lists, > > Namaste > > > > Does anyone have the indicative date of the Mahabharata War? If you do, > please give references from the books. > > > > Thank you. > > > > Love, > > Swee > > > -- > > > Version: 7.1.375 / Virus Database: 267.14.21/236 - Release Date: 1/20/2006 > *tat savitur varenyam* -- Version: 7.1.375 / Virus Database: 267.14.21/236 - Release 1/20/2006 -- Version: 7.1.375 / Virus Database: 267.14.21/236 - Release 1/20/2006 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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