?? Cosmic Conundrum ??: Tracing the Birth Date of Lord Rama ??
Divya Sharma
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With a scientific mind & a childlike curiosity to explore, I decided to unveil the Celestial Connection between Astronomy + Astrology, and Ram Navami or Ram’s birth date. What I found is quite fascinating. Get Ready to be AMAZED Literally!
Ram Navami, the sacred Hindu festival celebrating Lord Rama's birth, is part of the intricate interplay between astronomy and astrology. His birth date has been a hot topic of discussion amongst scientists, historians, planetarians & astrologists alike with each academic coming up with a different value.
Literary Dating
According to Rishi Valmiki’s Ramayana Bala Kanda.18/ Sloka 8, 9, when Rama was born in Karkata lagna
? the sun was in Aries & the moon was in its own house - Cancer,
?? Jupiter was in Libra, Venus was in Pisces, and Mars was in Capricorn.
?? it was the 9th day of the moon's ascending phase in the lunar month of Chaitra.
Astronomical Dating
Astronomy which is the scientific study of celestial objects and phenomena helps us understand cosmic alignment at all times. With the use of a powerful piece of planetary software, the Institute for Scientific Research on Vedas has replicated Lord Sri Rama’s birth chart (see below). This marks Ram’s birth date as 10th January 5114 BC.
The same was verified by Pushkar Bhatnagar in his book titled “Dating the Era of Lord Ram” ??
BIG REVEAL: Several scholars have even managed to replicate Ravana's birth chart too. ??
Scientific & Statistical Method
Along similar lines, International Journal of Jyotish Research published statistical data for the last 10 years between 2014-2023 for Chaitra month along with Tithi’s angular durations calculated between the Padyami start and Asthami end.
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Based on their readings, Raghavendra Sai Akkinapragada and Dr. Venkata Chaganti from the University of Applied Vedic Sciences, London & USA respectively, concluded that the position of Sun must be in Aries and within 7.3° of that sign and is in exaltation which perfectly corroborates with Sage Valmiki’s Sloka cited above.
Even more fascinating is the prediction that similar planetary conditions will appear once more and thus, Lord Rama will be born again on 19th July 7875 AD. Should Hindus prepare for “RamEaster” now? ?? ??
Astrological Dating
Astrology, on the other hand, explores the influence of celestial bodies on humans. According to Dr. P. V. Vartak, who has successfully dated the Mahabharata Era to 5561 BC, he has approximated Ramayana to have been composed before Taitriya Brahmana dated 4600 BC. Calculating planetary positions backward from Mahabharata to Ramayana, he has speculated Rama’s date of birth as 4th Dec 7323 BC.
To my disbelief, he has even calculated EXACT DATES of Ram-Seeta Vivaah, the war, Ravana Vadh and their return to Ayodhya.
Historical Dating
Since ancient Indians had developed a perfect method of time measurement, they recorded the “tithi” or “days” according to the nakshatra on which the moon prevailed. Thus, the dates months, seasons, years, & even the different Solstices can be assumed to be correct. Therefore, historians believe that by noting a particular arrangement of the astronomical bodies, which occur once in many thousand years, the dates of the events can be calculated.
Some skeptics and scholars are adamant about disproving the VERY EXISTENCE of Rama, Ravana and the Ramayana in its entirety. However, my motto is a take on “innocent until proven guilty” i.e. “believe as fact until proven to be myth”.
It is interesting to note how intricately ancient mythology or human history is intertwined with celestial events and their divine narratives.
If you believe in reading your daily horoscope or consulting astrologers with Kundli, go ahead!
If you believe in Rama's existence, drop a "YAY"; if not, drop a "NAY" in the comments supporting your theory. Looking forward to discussions!
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7 个月According to this article, the Sun was in Aries and within 7.3 degrees of that sign and it was the 9th day of the moon's ascending phase. Lord Rama's birth star is taken as?Punarvasu. Since it was the 9th day of the moon's phase, the angle between sun and moon would be between 96deg and 108deg. The Punarvasu star occurs when Moon is between 80deg and 93deg 20arc-minute. Even if Sun is at 0th degree in Aries, the 9th day means Moon would be at more than 96deg which is larger than the angle indicated by Punarvasu star. In the Sloka quoted in https://www.researchgate.net/publication/372053996_Review_of_Sun's_precise_position_in_Lord_Sri_Ram's_birth_chart_based_on_Dasa_Vargas, Maharshi Valmiki says Lord Ram was born in the month of Chaitra. In the Luni-solar calendar, the month Chaitra can begin after the Sun's transit to Pisces (around March 15) and before transit to Aries (around April 14) so the Sun would be in the Pisces Rashi and not in Aries Rashi, which is the exalted Rashi of the Sun. The planets Kuja (Mars), Guru (Jupiter), Sukhra (Venus) and Shani (Saturn) were in exalted position and Moon in his own house. It is most likely I have missed something; can you please confirm whether Sun was in Aries or Pisces.
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11 个月Thanks for posting such interesting facts about Ramayana & Birth Of Lord Rama during Navratras. Looking forward for next from you .