Vedic Tradition
NATARAJA TEMPLE OF CHIDAMBARAM .. !!
Natarajar Temple at Chidambaram is living testimony of ancient “Advanced astrological and geological knowledge” of Hindus surpassing to anything contemporary.
STUNNING FEATURES OF ARCHITECTURAL EXCELLENCY:
The place where temple located is the center point of world’s magnetic equator.
Three of the five Panchaboothasthala temples, those at Kalahasti, Kanchipuram and Chidambaram all stand on a straight line exactly at 79 degree 41 minutes East longitude -truly an engineering, astrological and geographical wonder. Of the other two temples, Tiruvanaikkaval is located at around 3 degrees to the south and exactly 1 degree to the west of the northern tip of this divine axis, while Tiruvannamalai is around midway (1.5 degree to the south and 0.5 degree to the west).
The 9 gateways signify the 9 orifices in the human body.
The Chitsabai or Ponnambalam, the sanctum sanctorum represents the heart which is reached by a flight of 5 stairs called the Panchaatchara padi – pancha meaning 5, achhara – indestructible syllables – “SI VA YA NA MA”, from a raised anterior dias – the Kanakasabai. The access to the Sabhai is through the sides of the stage (and not from the front as in most temples). The Chit sabha roof is supported by four pillars symbolic of the four Vedas .
The Ponnambalam or the Sanctum sanctorum is held by 28 pillars – representing the 28 agama s or set methodologies for the worship of Shiva. The roof is held by a set of 64 beams representing the 64 forms of art and is held by several cross-beams representing the innumerable blood vessels. The roof has been laid by 21,600 golden tiles with the word SIVAYANAMA inscribed on them representing 21600 breaths. The golden tiles are fixed using 72,000 golden nails which represents the no. of nadis exists in human body. The roof is topped by a set of 9 sacred pots or kalasas, representing the 9 forms of energy. The arthamandapa (sanctum) has six pillars denoting the six shastras (holy texts).
The hall next to the artha mantapa has eighteen pillars symbolizing the eighteen Puranas .
LORD PARASHUMA ASKED LORD SHIVA HERE TO BLESS THIS PLACE HIMSELF ...AND HE DID !!! - Vadakkunnathan Temple - Trichur Kerala
Siva Linga at Gregorian Etruscan Museum Vatican City (Vatika)
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This Siva Lingam is exhibited in Gregorian Etruscan Museum Vatican City.
This has the most important Etruscan collection in Rome, starting with early Iron Age objects from the 9th century BC.
Encyclopedia Britannica mentions under the headings “Etruria” and “Etruscan” that between the 2nd and 7th centuries BC, northern Italy was known as Etruria.
During archaeological excavations many such “meteoric stones mounted on carved pedestals (Siva Lingas on Bases)” are discovered in Italy.
This Siva Lingam was dug-up from Vatica City itself. Many more must be lying buried in the Vatican’s massive walls and numerous cellars.
The word ‘Vatican‘ itself is derived from sanskrit word ‘Vatika or Vatica‘, which means vedic cultural or religious centers.
In sanskrit Vatika word is used to describe a place, such as Ananda-Vatika, Ashrama-Vatika, Yagna-Vatika etc.
Lord shiva who is known by the name of vadakum Nathan.Vadakkunnathan Temple (Malayalam: വടക്കുന്നാഥൻ ക്ഷേത്രം) is an ancient Hindu temple dedicated to Shiva at city of Thrissur, of Kerala state in India.
LEGEND : This is the first temple built by Parasurama, the sixth incarnation of Vishnu. The story of the origin of the Vadakkunnathan Temple is briefly narrated in Brahmāṇḑa Purāņa and there are references to it in some other works also. Though there are small differences between these accounts as regards details, all agree on the central fact, namely, that the temple was founded by Parasurama. Parasurama exterminated Kshatriyas twenty one times. In order to expiate the sin he performed a yajna at the end of which he gave away all the land to Brahmins as dakshina.
Some sages approached him at the end of the yajna and requested him to give them some secluded land. Parasurama then made the request to Varuna for their sake. Varuna gave him a winnow (surpa) and asked him to hurl it into the sea, as he did a large territory of land was at once thrown up by the sea; this territory that rose out of the sea was Kerala. It was then known by the name "Surparaka", from the word, "Surpa" meaning winnow.
According to some other accounts Varuna asked Parasurama to hurl his axe into the sea. Parashurama now wanted to consecrate this new land. So he went to Kailasa to his guru Shiva and requested him to take abode in Kerala and thereby bless the region. Shiva accompanied by Parvati, Ganesha, Subrahmanya and his parashadas went along with Parasurama, to satisfy the desire of his beloved disciple. Lord Shiva along with his consort parvati, blessed parashurama and ordered him to build a temple here. Since the lord himself chose this place to reside, kerala is called “God’s own country” and Thiru Siva Perur came to called as Trissur.
Shiva stopped at a spot, now Thrissur, for his seat and later he and his party disappeared and Parashurama saw a bright and radiant Shiva linga at the foot of a huge banyan tree. This place where Shiva first manifested his presence through the linga came to be called the Sri Mula Sthana.
For sometime the linga of Shiva remained at Sri Mula Sthana at the foot of a huge banyan tree. The ruler of Cochin Kingdom then decided to shift the linga to a more convenient place and enclose it in a good temple. Arrangements were soon made to reinstall the idol in the new place. But there was an initial diificulty. The linga could not be removed without cutting off a large part of the banyan tree. While cutting the branches of the tree there was the danger of a piece of it falling on the idol and damaging it. When the ruler and the others did not know what to do, the Yogatirippadu came forward with a solution. He lay over the idol so as to cover it completely and asked the men to cut the tree. The cutting began and to the wonder of all not a piece of the tree fell anywhere near the idol. The idol was removed with all due rituals and installed in the new place where it has remained till now. Then a beautiful temple was built according to the rules laid down in sastras.
And since Lord Shiva who resides in kailash came down all the way to the south, he is called vadaka Nathan (Lord of the north) here. There is a particular order in which open has to go round the prakaram which is displayed at the west entrance. Over one lakh lamps are lit in the temple during shiva rathri.
This temple is a classic example of the architectural style of Kerala and has monumental towers on all four sides and also a kuttambalam. Mural paintings depicting various episodes from Mahabharata can be seen inside the temple. The shrines and the Kuttambalam display vignettes carved in wood. The temple, along with the mural paintings, has been declared as a National Monument by India under Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Sites and Remains Act.
Trissur Vadakum Nathan temple is spread over a huge area which is maintained in an excellent manner. The lush green lawns gives a serene look. The Lord here is Lord Shiva which is fully formed of ghee and doesn’t melt at all. The alankaram is great and definitely is a treat to the eyes.
Non-Hindus are not allowed to enter into the temple
"Hindu and Celtic Culture are One"
The kingdom of Indraprastha was ruled by Hindus for 124 generations for a period of 4,157 years, 9 months and 14 days between the event of Mahabharata and the beginning of the Muslim era in 1193 AD. Below is the list of Kings that ruled Indraprastha during this period.
This gives a dating for the end of the Mahabharata war as 2,964 BC.
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Lineage of Kings of Indraprastha
30 generations of Raja Yudhisthir ruled Indraprastha for a total of 1770 years, 11 months and 10 days as follows:
King/Queen Years Month Days
1 Raja Yudhisthir 36 8 25
2 Raja Parikshit 60 0 0
3 Raja Janmejay 84 7 23
4 Dwateeyram 88 2 8
5 Kshatramal 81 11 27
6 Chitrarath 75 3 18
7 Dushtashailya 75 10 24
8 Raja Ugrasain 78 7 21
9 Raja Shoorsain 78 7 21
10 Bhuwanpati 69 5 5
11 Ranjeet 65 10 4
12 Shrakshak 64 7 4
13 Sukhdev 62 0 24
14 Narharidev 51 10 2
15 Suchirath 42 11 2
16 Shoorsain II 58 10 8
17 Parvatsain 55 8 10
18 Medhawi 52 10 10
19 Soncheer 50 8 21
20 Bheemdev 47 9 20
21 Naraharidev 45 11 23
22 Pooranmal 44 8 7
23 Kardavi 44 10 8
24 Alamamik 50 11 8
25 Udaipal 38 9 0
26 Duwanmal 40 10 26
27 Damaat 32 0 0
28 Bheempal 58 5 8
29 Kshemak 48 11 21
Vishwa, the prime minister of Kshemak, killed Kshemak and took over the kingdom.
Fourteen generations of Vishwa ruled for 500 years, 3 Month and 17 days as follows:
King/Queen Years Month Days
1 Vishwa 17 3 29
2 Purseni 42 8 21
3 Veerseni 52 10 7
4 Anangshayi 47 8 23
5 Harijit 35 9 17
6 Paramseni 44 2 23
7 Sukhpatal 30 2 21
8 Kadrut 42 9 24
9 Sajj 32 2 14
10 Amarchud 27 3 16
11 Amipal 22 11 25
12 Dashrath 25 4 12
13 Veersaal 31 8 11
14 Veersaalsen 47 0 14
Veersaalsen was killed by his prime minister Veermaha whose 16 generations ruled for 445 years, 5 months and 3 days as follows:
King/Queen Years Month Days
1 Raja Veermaha 35 10 8
2 Ajitsingh 27 7 19
3 Sarvadatta 28 3 10
4 Bhuwanpati 15 4 10
5 Veersen 21 2 13
6 Mahipal 40 8 7
7 Shatrushaal 26 4 3
8 Sanghraj 17 2 10
9 Tejpal 28 11 10
10 Manikchand 37 7 21
11 Kamseni 42 5 10
12 Shatrumardan 8 11 13
13 Jeevanlok 28 9 17
14 Harirao 26 10 29
15 Veersen II 35 2 20
16 Adityaketu 23 11 13
Raja Dandhar of Prayaag killed Adityaketu of Magadh. 9 generations of Dhandhar ruled Indraprastha for 374 years, 11 month and 26 days as follows:
King/Queen Years Month Days
1 Raja Dhandhar 23 11 13
2 Maharshi 41 2 29
3 Sanrachhi 50 10 19
4 Mahayudha 30 3 8
5 Durnath 28 5 25
6 Jeevanraj 45 2 5
7 Rudrasen 47 4 28
8 Aarilak 52 10 8
9 Rajpal 36 0 0
Rajpal was killed by Samant Mahanpal who ruled for 14 years. Later Mahanpal was killed by Vikramaditya of Ujjain (called Avantika). Vikrmaditya ruled for 93 years. He was later killed by Samudrapal yogi of Paithan. 16 generations of Samudrapal ruled for 372 years, 4 months and 27 days as follows:
King/Queen Years Month Days
1 Samudrapal 54 2 20
2 Chandrapal 36 5 4
3 Sahaypal 11 4 11
4 Devpal 27 1 28
5 Narsighpal 18 0 20
6 Sampal 27 1 17
7 Raghupal 22 3 25
8 Govindpal 27 1 17
9 Amratpal 36 10 13
10 Balipal 12 5 27
11 Mahipal 13 8 4
12 Haripal 14 8 4
13 Seespal 11 10 13
14 Madanpal 17 10 19
15 Karmpal 16 2 2
16 Vikrampal 24 11 13
Raja Vikrampal attacked Malukhchand Bohra in the west. Vikrampal was killed by Malukhchand Bohra (from west) in the war. 16 generations of Malukhchand ruled for 191 years, 1 month and 16 days as follows:
King/Queen Years Month Days
1 Malukhchand 54 2 10
2 Vikramchand 12 7 12
3 Manakchand 10 0 5
4 Ramchand 13 11 8
5 Harichand 14 9 24
6 Kalyanchand 10 5 4
7 Bhimchand 16 2 9
8 Lovchand 26 3 22
9 Govindchand 31 7 12
10 Rani Padmavati 1 0 0
Rani Padmavati was the wife of Govindchand. She had no child. So her advisors appointed Hariprem Vairagi for the throne. 4 generations of Harimprem ruled for 50 years, 0 month and 12 days as follows:
King/Queen Years Month Days
1 Hariprem 7 5 16
2 Govindprem 20 2 8
3 Gopalprem 15 7 28
4 Mahabahu 6 8 29
Mahabahu took sanyas. Hearing the news of his sanyas, Adhisen of Bengal attacked and took over the kingdom of Indraprastha. His lineage ruled for 151 years, 11 months, 2 days.
King/Queen Years Month Days
1 Raja Adhisen 18 5 21
2 Vilavalsen 12 4 2
3 Keshavsen 15 7 12
4 Madhavsen 12 4 2
5 Mayursen 20 11 27
6 Bhimsen 5 10 9
7 Kalyansen 4 8 21
8 Harisen 12 0 25
9 Kshemsen 8 11 15
10 Narayansen 2 2 29
11 Lakshmisen 26 10 0
12 Damodarsen 11 5 19
Damodarsen mistreated his umrao Deepsingh who with the help of army revolted and killed Damodarsen. 6 generations of Deepsingh ruled for 107 years, 6 months and 22 days as follows:
King/Queen Years Month Days
1 Deepsingh 17 1 26
2 Rajsingh 14 5 0
3 Ransingh 9 8 11
4 Narsingh 45 0 15
5 Harisingh 13 2 29
6 Jeevansingh 8 0 1
Jeevansingh sent his army to the north for some reason. Hearing this news, Prithviraj Chauhan of Vairat attacked Indraprash and killed Jeevansingh. 5 generations of Prathviraj ruled for 86 years, 0 month and 20 days as follows:
King/Queen Years Month Days
1 Prathviraj 12 2 19
2 Abhayapal 14 5 17
3 Durjanpal 11 4 14
4 Udayapal 11 7 3
5 Yashpal 36 4 27
Sultan Shahbuddin Gauri from Garh Gazni attacked raja Yashpal and imprisoned him in the fort of Prayaag in Vikram Sanvat 1249 (1193 AD).
53 Gauri generations ruled for 745 years, 1 Month and 17 days.
References:
Satyartha Prakash by Swami Dayananda Saraswati
Source of Satyartha Prakash : A fortnightly magazine Harishchandrika and Mohanchandrika published from Srinathdware in Udaipur-Chittoregarh in Rajasthan in Vikram Sanvat 1939. The editor of this magazine translated this information from another Sanskrit book published in Vikram Sanvat 1782 (1726 AD).
Conversion from Vikram Samvat to A.D. by Virendra Verma — with Manoj Kumar, Sushen Biswas, Suman Bapari and 45 others.
In the Mahabharata, written some centuries after the Ramayana, mention is made of Sveta Dwipa, the White Island....The 'Old Sage' instructs Narada as to the situation of the White Island, telling him that it lies to the north-west of Mount Meru, the abode of the gods and the demi-gods in Central Asia....Scholars have been puzzled by this mysterious White Island, and they do not all take the same view about it. Some think it to be entirely mythical and symbolic, whilst others believe that it has a material significance, and may have been an actual island. Great Britain possesses many signs of the Boar incarnation in the form of symbolic representations, and it seems possible that the sages are referring to Alba. 'The Isle of Britain' is called by the Welsh 'Y Wen Ynys' - i.e. the White Island. The Holy Graal, or Sanct Greal, is said by Keltic authors to have been brought to the White Isle, and that 'the White Isle' is part of England
The island of Coll, the territory of a branch of Macleans, was formerly called Kelis, or Caolas. As in Bolivia, we find a name uncommonly like the Sanskrit Kailas, the sacred abode of Siva on the Himalayan Mountains.
The Druids, like the Brahmins , were communal lawgivers. Both recognized either forms of marriage. They occupied the positions of princely-chaplains, and acted as counsellors and as theological teachers. They were to be found as singers of epics extolling the heroic and deriding the unworthy. All were functions of the Druids. Like Druidic doctrine, was that of the Brahmins was originally transmitted by word of mouth....Most importantly, both acted as advisers on ritual, placing great emphasis on its correct execution."
The Indian epics and Puranas locate Druhyus in the North western part of the Indian subcontinent. Puranic lore contain accounts of a large scale migration of Drhyus from Punjab into central asia. Druhyu king Angara is said to have been driven out of Punjab by King Mandhatri of the Ikshvaku dynasty.
Kailash Temple, Ellora cave temple complex
It is a megalith carved out of one single black granite rock. It is estimated that about 400,000 tons of rocks was scooped out over years to construct this monolithic structure. It was built in the 8th century by the Rashtrakuta king Krishna I .
The Kailash Temple is notable for its vertical excavation—carvers started at the top of the original rock, and excavated downward, exhuming the temple out of the existing rock. The traditional methods were rigidly followed by the master architect which could not have been achieved by excavating from the front.
The Ellora Caves complex is in the Indian state of Maharashtra near the city of Aurangabad. The Kailash Temple should be considered one of the 7 wonders of the ancient world. The entire temple with its highly ornate carvings inside and outside the many rooms is sculpted from a single piece of stone. It is one of the greatest ornaments of any artistic, civilized society that has ever existed on earth. Simply remarkable.