بسم
الله الرحمن
الرحيم
Following the Aryan invasion and their destruction of the great Indus civilization, these barbarians plunged India into dark ages that were to last for 2500 years, from 1500 BC to 1000 AD, darker than the Ecclesiastical Dark Ages of Europe. Brahmanic Science during this period held that, and still holds that :
Such
beliefs existed amongst many primitive peoples, but not in the 10th
century AD,
and definitely not now, when institutes are set up in India to prove
that many
of the fallacies stated above are correct.
The basic section ends here. The advanced section, complete
with references
attached, follows below.
Brahmanic
"Science" & The Vedic Dark Ages
Introduction
Following the collapse of the
Semito-Dravidian Indus valley civilization, India was plunged into 2500
years
of darkness known as the Vedic Dark Ages from 1500 BC to 1000 AD. Of
these, the
first millennium from 1500 BC to 500 BC was the darkest, with no
written
records or any material of any sort surviving. The caste system,
introduced by
the Aryans, meant that only Brahmans could read and write. The Arab
scientist
Al-Beruni mentions that, even in the 10th century when he visited
India, most
of the Brahmans were only memorizers of texts. He amply demonstrated
the
intellectual stagnation of pre-Islamic India. One may forgive the Aryas
for
having had such beliefs in 1500 BC. But given the fact that innovative
Greeks
entered India in the 2nd to 3rd centuries BC, this maintenance of
primitive
beliefs is narrow-minded. Enlightened Muslims ruled India for 1000
years, yet
even now institutes are set up trying to prove that the Vedas are
right, ie.
that the Earth is flat, that a snake supports the Earth etc. At the
present day
one can see swamis and pandits clad in unwashed dhotis preaching that
eclipses
are due to demons eating the sun and moon, an elephant supports the
earth so
that it does not fall down, etc. This is merely an indication of the
fundamentalist
mindset of the Hindus (ie. Indo-Aryans).
1. Geography
Arya (Indo-Aryan) texts
repeatedly affirm
that the Earth is supported by a serpent. The earths are seven in
number, like
7 covers one above the other, the upper one is divided into 7 regions [
al-B.
i.228 ]. There exists a serpent, Seshakhya, under the 7th lowest Earth,
it has
1000 heads, so it feels no pain and bears the earths one above the
other [
al-B. i.237 ]. Other texts say that the Earth is supported on a giant
tortoise.
Still others hold that this tortoise is in turn on top of a giant snake
[
Kovoor 158 ]. Some other texts claim the Earth is held by 4 pillars,
held by an
elephant seated on a big tortoise [ Panda 69 ]. According to
Balabhadra, the earth
is in the midst of water, the lower part is immersed in water and the
part
above the water is round like the back of a tortoise [ al-B i.273 ].
The surprising thing is that
these texts
were composed in the early centuries AD. The enlightened Greeks came to
India
in the centuries BC, yet there is no indication of any renaissance due
to this
influence. Some Greek texts were apparently copied into Sanskrit, but
no
intellectual revolution took place. As far as geography is concerned,
India
remained in the Vedic Dark Ages right up to the 10th century and the
introduction of Islam.
Arya texts of a comparatively
late period (5
century AD) still maintain a belief in the fictional Vedic Mt. Meru. It
is
supposed to be one hundred thousand times higher than Mt. Everest!
Regarding
this mountain, the Matsya Purana says,
"It [Mt Meru] is
golden and shining like fire. The colour of the eastern side is white
like the
colour of Brahmans, that of the northern side is red like the that of
Kshatriyas, the southern is yellow like that of Vaishyas, the western
is black
like the colour of Sudras. It is 86000 yojana high, and 16000 of these
lie in
the earth. Each of the 4 sids has 34000 yojanas ... There are beautiful
golden
houses inhabited by spiritual beings, the Devas, by the singers the
Gandharvas
and their harlots the Apsaras. Also Asuas, Daityas and Rakshasas are
living in
it. "
-- [ Matsya Pur. quoted in al-B. i.247 ]
In general, 1 yojana = 8 miles
= 32000 yards
and 1 kroh = 1/2 yojana [ al-B i.167 ]. Thus Mt. Meru would be 8x86,000
=
704,000 miles high. Mt. Everest, by comparison, is only 29,000 ft., or
less
than 6 miles, high. Hence Mt. Meru is 100,000 times higher than Mt.
Everest !
The
Kurma Purana has this to
say on this topic,
" Earth, composed
of seven continents, together with the oceans extends 500,000,000
yojanas
across. Holy Jambudvipa lies in the middle of all the continents; in
its center
is said to be lofty Mt. Meru, bright as gold. Its height is 84,000
yojanas, and
it extends 16,000 yojanas below the earth; its width at the top is
32,000
yojanas, and its diameter at the base is 16,000 yojanas."
-- [ Kurma Purana, quoted in Classical, p. 52 ]
The
impossibly high Mt. Meru
is held to be the source of really existing rivers in India such as the
Sita:
" Ganga, the
heavenly river flowing from the feet of Visnu and inundating the orb of
the
moon, falls all around the city of Brahma. Falling on the four regions,
O
twice-born ones, she subdivides into four rivers, namely Sita,
Alakananda,
Sucaksus and Bhadra. The river Sita flows from the atmosphere east of
Mt. Meru
and then through the eastern range called Bhadrasva to the sea. And
each of the
others does likewise: Alakananda to the South enters Bharatavarsa;
Sucaksus to
the West falls on Ketumala, and Bhadra to the North falls through
Uttarakuru..." -- [ Kurma Purana, in Classical, p. 54 ]
The scripture then describes
nine different
subcontinents, of which one (Bharatavarsa) includes or is the same as
India.
Eight of the subcontinents are populated by people who live paradisial
lives.
Their lifespans are 10,000 years apiece or more and their diet consists
of
sweet foods like bread-fruit and sugarcane. By contrast,
" In Bharatavarsa
women and men display diverse colors, worship various gods and perform
many
different duties. The full length of their lives is said to be a
hundred years,
O virtuous ones. They consume all kinds of food and live their lives
according
to virtue or vice... In these eight subcontinents, Kimpurusa and the
others, O
great sears, there is neither sorrow nor weariness, and no anxiety,
hunger, or
fear. And the people, healthy, unoppressed, free from all cares, ever
youthful,
all enjoy themselves in various ways. Only in Bharatavarsa, the wise
say, and
nowhere else, occur the four Ages: Krta, Treta, Dvapara and Kali."
-- [ Kurma Purana, in Classical, p. 54 ]
Of these nine [lands], it is
in
Bharat-varsha only that there are sorrow, weariness, and hunger; the
inhabitants of other varshas are exempt from all distress and pain, and
there
is in them no distinction of yugas. Bharata is the land of works, where
men
perform actions, winning either a place in Heaven, or release; or, it
may be,
rebirth in Hell, according to their merit. Bharata is, therefore, the
best of
Varshas; other varshas are for enjoyment alone. Happy are those who are
reborn,
even were they gods, as men in Bharat-varsha, for that is the way to
the
Supreme. [ Coom 396 ]
The
earth is repeatedly held
to be flat. Near Baroda, Gujarat, is situated the Jambudvip institute
that was
set up to try to prove the Jain and Arya-Vaishnava belief that the
Earth is
flat.
2. Cosmology
Some scholars are in the habit
of claiming
that Aryan scientists arrived at a remarkably accurate view of
cosmology. They
are either ignorant of the actual state of Indo-Aryan knowledge, or
delibarately overlook this material.
All
the Arya texts assert
that eclipses are the result of two demons, Rahu and Ketu. The solar
and lunar
eclipses occur when they devour planets. In addition, 9 grahas are
taken into
account in Aryan astrology: Sun, Mars, Mercury, Jupiter, Saturn, Rahu
and Ketu,
moon, Venus If, as some astrologers claim, these demons are only
symbolical [
Panda 41 ], then why are they included in the grahas?
Another fantastic figment of
these `sages''
imagination was that the universe is pervaded with a sea of alcohol! As
per
Aryan mythology, Kushdvip is one of the seven large continents or dvips
of the
universe, and is surrounded by a sea of wine [ Alld Chmbrs 982 ].
Aryan
cosmology claims that
the universe originated from an egg. Big Bang is brushed aside as
nonsense, and
the cosmic egg is the source of the universe. Where the chicken that
lay this
egg went is not described.
" Water filled the
world .. creator created the egg of Brahaman, according to some, the
egg broke,
Brahman cmae forth, and half of the egg became the heacens, the other
half the
Earth, th bits in between into the rains."
-- [ al-B. i 221]
Even
in the 11th century the
Islamic scholar Al-Beruni noticed that this was simply folly. Yet even
today
there are bigoted pandits who accept these statements as sacred and
believe
them to be true.
It is claimed that the ancient
Indo-Aryans
arrived at an age of the universe remarkably close to what we know
today, ie. 4
billion years. In fact, some rishi just invented a very large number
which is
as far from the truth as the figure given in the Bible, ie. 4000 years.
As per
this fantastic absurdity, the time that has elapsed of the life of
Brahman
before our gauge year, ie. the age of the universe, is
26,425,456,204,132 years
[ al-B ii 4 ]. This figure of 26 trillion years is approximately 5000
times
larger than the standard result of 4 billion years.
A
whole set of nonsense is
propagated in the Vedas and Puranas :
3. Biology
Ayurvedic
medicine contains
as ingredients human urine as well as that of cows and cow-dung. The
latter two
are supposedly sacred on account of the Aryan sacredness of the cow.
Ayurvedic Medicine is, in the
eyes of the
common Aryan, a sacred practice and often attracts more credit than
practitioners of allopathy. In actual fact, ayurvedic medicine is a
host of
superstitions:
Cow's Urine -
Cow's urine "gomutra" is prescribed as an
ingredient of
various plasters and mixtures (sometimes with fermented wine) or alone,
as an
antidote for obesity, as a purgative; for eliminating vermin from an
ulcer;
vayu disorders, abdominal dropsy and many other uses. [ Su. 15.35;
44.35 ] [ Ci
1.87; 14.13 ] [ Ray 131 ] Bitumen and cow's urine is taken internally
to cure
malignant jaundice. [ Utt. 44.29 ] [ Ray 234 ]. Antimony sulfide and
cow's
urine taken internally is also used to cure malignant jaundice. [ Utt.
44.29 ]
[ Ray 234 ]. For the case of sebaceous cysts (large swellings that
exude a
fatty liquid on bursting), incision folowed by washing with cow's urine
is
prescribed. Another treatment is the surgical incision and the removal
of fat
followed by cauterization of the wound [ Ci.18.10-11 ] [ Ray 295 ].
Goat Dung and Urine -
Goat droppings "ajashakrt" are prescribed as an
accessory to
surgical cauterization and is used for cauterizing diseased skin. In
powdered
form after drying and compounding with honey and cow's urine it is used
as a
linctus for jaundice. [ Su 12.3 ] [ Utt.44.19 ] [Ray 130 ] Goat urine "ajamutra"
is an ingredient for a paste that restores the natural colour to a
cicatrix. [
Ci.I.86 ] [ Ray 130 ]
Elephant Urine -
Elephant urine "gajamutra" is used as an alkaline
decoction
preparation for a suposed cure to malignant sores. [ Ci.9.16 ] [ Ray
131 ]
Cock Dung and other
Birds' Droppings -
The dung of a specially fed cock "kukkutapurisha"
is
prescribed as an igrediant for a plaster used to cure malignant skin
diseases [
Ci.9.15 ] [ Ray 132 ] Vulture droppings "grdhrapurisha"
is an
igredient of a plaster fro bursting of non-boils [ Su.37.9 ] [ Ray 132
]. A
similar use exists for pigeon droppings "karikapurisha"
and
heron droppings "kapotapurisha" [ Su.37.9 ] [ Ray
132 ].
The hooves of animals are
powdered and after
burning restore the darkness to a cicatrix; a paste of the pwder
obtained by
burning is a cure for baldness [ Ray 132 ] Animal horns are used as
surgical
instruments and the paste is aid to be a cure for baldness. [ Ray 133
].
Meat-eating was practiced by the Aryans, since medical texts say that
meat of
various kinds is good [ Ray 110 ff ].
The urine of different animals
is
recommended for use as purifying and appetizing agents; for cardiac
stimulants
and many others. Each type of urine has special advantages [
Su.45.201-212 ] [
Ray 36 ].
The disease called
"amanushadosha", involving swollen eyes, foaming mouth, shameless
conduct, cruelty, extreme bodily strength and a fetid smell, requires a
treatment by oblations, religious rites, chanting of mantras. [ Utt.60
] [ Ray
261 ]
Charms
and spells, such as
those given in the Atharva Veda, the highest ayurvedic authorities
state leads
to diseases [ Su.24.4-8 ] [ Ray 49 ]. A fabled celestial serpent,
divyasarpa,
is said to cause death even by sight and breath. Any contact is held to
be
fatal by the highest ayurvedic medical authorities [ Ka.3.4 ; 4.2-3 ] [
Ray 122
]
Before
surgery, the proper
astral conjunction is required and an auspicious moment selected along
with the
propitiation of deities and priests. [ Su.5.2-4 ; Su 5.12 ] [ Ray 82 ]
During
surgery, the patient is to be held firmly by assistants. Ear removal is
dealt
with in depth, since it was a common punishment in those days,
Evidently the
surgeon was also to remove ears in addition to healing them [ Ray 94 ].
To
relieve the pain of surgery, cold water is sprinkled on his face. After
surgery, Vedic incantations are recited to protest the patient from
evil
influences (demons and monsters) [ Su.5.3-15 ] [Ray 83 ].
Indo-Aryan
anthropology states
that Brahmins sprang from the head of Brahma. the creator of the human
race,
while Kshatriyas sprang from his arms, Vaishyas from his stomach, and
Sudras
from his feet. How each person grew the other parts of the body is not
detailed. The origin of the Chinese, Japanese and the other races of
mankind is
conveniently ignored. This story is used to counter notions of an Aryan
invasion! EB 28 Trees 881:2b - Brahma was transformed into a bunyan
tree.
Chandogya Upanishad states that the creation of the world is equivalent
to the
breaking of an egg [ EB 17 Doctrines and Dogmas 370:1a ]. The universe
is
equivalent to an egg in other sources. In EB 370:2b the cosmos is the
result of
man's sacrifice.
Another myth that arose is
concerning the
oral conception of Rama -- [ Kovoor 29] In Jambudvipa, a tree grows the
branches of which extend over a space of 100 yojana [ al-B i 250 ].
Much confusion resulted from the variety of units used in different
countries
of India. The eras in use were as follows:
Eras: 400 Yazdajird = 1488 Sri Harsha = 1088 Vikramaditya = 953 Sakakla
= 712
Valabha = Gupta -- [alB ii 5-7] According to some, the time divisions
are 2
truti = 1 lava, 2 lava = 1 nimesha, while according to others 8 truti =
1 lava,
8 lava =1 nimesha (srudhava) [ al-Bir i 336 ].
Astrology is deeply ingrained in the aryan psyche. Propagatros of
Jyotish are
mentioned in a verse in Ganatarangini as including Brahma, Surya,
Vasishta,
Manu, Narada, Vyasa etc [Panda 50].
Reincarnation is an aryan belief, as evidenced by the quote from the
Rig Vda:
" Unless human beings are born again, they cannot reap the consequences
of
their past deeds " [ RgV. 10.129.4 ] [ Panda 14 ]
The supreme being having 1000 heads, 1000 eyes and 1000 feet pervades
the Earth
on all sides and transgresses the Universe [ RgV. 10.90.1]
From his [ Brahman ] mind was born the moon, form his legs the sun,
form his
mouth the fire and indra, form his breath was born the vayu [ RgV.
10.90.12] [
Panda 13 ]
From his navel came the mountains. From his head, the sky, from his
feet the
earth. Thus the universe was formed [ Rg Veda 10.90.13 ] [ Panda 13].
According to vedic cosmology, man in his present form appeared along
with all
the species of living beings, no evolution form monkeys [ Panda 18 ].
Anthropomorphism is common in Aryan legend; men are transformed into
animals
and vice versa.
The fallacious belief in
reincarnation is
internally contradictory for the population of humans is increasing, so
hence
the number of souls must be increasing too.
Thus,
during this period
free thought was suppressed. Only Brahmins, who currently form 5 % of
the pagan
population, could read and write.
4. Culture
The
Sanskrit language held
in such esteem by the Aryans is the speech of marauding nomads. It
displays
such rustic characteristics in that one object has a multitude of names
and one
name has a multitude of meanings. Thus a happy confusion results, and
later on
specific meanings had to be narrowed down so as to infuse at least some
meaning
into texts. A large number of sounds were invented, often only slight
variations implying different alphabets altogether. For very long the
Aryan
pundits opposed putting any text to paper, because it would supposedly
pollute
the text. Memorization and oral transmission were the only approved
means. [
Madan Gopal ]
The
Aryans displayed a
marked aversion towards settled life in towns. This is the likely
reason why
they destroyed the Indus cities. For more than 1000 years after the
Aryan
invasion, no cities worth mention survive. Even brick-making technology
vanished from the scene [ S & T ].
5. Astrology
Astrology
is a part of Arya
science. It is used to determine the dates for sacrifice.
6.
Mathematics
Some
persons hold that the
Vedas are the source of all mathematical knowledge in the world. `Vedic
Institutes' are set up at great expense, trying to prove that all
science and
mathematics is contained in the Vedas.
" The Vedas should
contain within themselves all the knowledge needed by mankind "
-- [ Swami p. xiii ]
This Swami then goes on to
describe 16
mathematical algorithms [ Swami ] which are mathematically sound, and
it was
possible to derive them from the `Vedic' sutras cited. However, it
proved
impossible to trace them back to the Vedas ! They were found to be
make-belief,
cooked up by the author [ S & T 402 ]. They are not even
classical Hindu
mathematics .
In
fact, it has been
demonstrated that the Arya mathematics is of Greek Origin.
" They [the
Indians} have 5 SIddhantas:
1. Surya-Siddhanta [of the Sun],
2. Vasishta-siddhanta [after one of the stars of the Great Bear]
3. Pulisa-siddhanta, so called from Paulisa, the Greek, from the city
of
Saintra, which I suppose to be Alexandria, composed by Pulisa.
4. Romaka-siddhanta, so called frm Rum, the Roman Empire, composed by
Shrisena.
5. Brahma-siddhanta, [composed near Multan]
The authors of these books draw from one and the same source, the book "Paithamaha",
so called from the first father, ie. Brahman."
-- [ al-B. i.153 ]
This
is evidently a
reference to the Paitamahasiddhanta, which is an Indian adaptation of
Greek
material preserved now in an incomplete form in the
Vishnudharmottarapurana [
Pin ]. Aryabhata derived all his parameters from Greek tables and made
no
observations that we can know of [ Pin ].
" Brahmagupta
says:`Many of the Siddhantas are Surya, others Indu, Pulisa, Romaka,
Vasishta
and Yavana.' "
-- [ al-B. i.153 ]
Thus
out of the Siddhantas mentioned
above, three out of six are Greco-Roman. It is evident that these were
introduced into India in the period of the Scytho-Hellenistic kingdoms
(the
Kushans, Indo-Greeks, Sakas etc.) which were hellenized as evident from
their
coinage. The Aryans were so barbaric that they did not even have a word
for
brick [ S&T 373 ], and it is thus only natural to expect that
their
sciences should be corruptions of the Greek.
References
1. [
Rg Ved ] = Rig Veda