Speed Of Light Mentioned In Rig Veda, Which Is Around 6000 Yrs Old
A hymn in the Rig Veda states "Yojananam Sahastra Dwe Dwe Shate Dwe Cha Yojane Aken Nimishardhena Krammana Namostute."
Meaning :
"With deep respect, I bow to the sun, who travels 2,202 yojanas in half a nimesha."
Note: Nimisharda = half of a nimisha
In the vedas Yojana is a unit of distance and Nimisha is a unit of time.
Unit of Vedic Time: Nimisha
The Moksha Dharma Parva of Shanti Parva in Mahabharata describes Nimisha as follows:
15 Nimisha = 1 Kastha
30 Kashta = 1 Kala
30.3 Kala = 1 Muhurta
30 Muhurtas = 1 Diva-Ratri (Day-Night)
We know Day-Night is 24 hours
So we get 24 hours = 30 x 30.3 x 30 x 15 nimisha
in other words 409050 nimisha
We know 1 hour = 60 x 60 = 3600 seconds
So 24 hours = 24 x 3600 seconds = 409,050 nimisha
409,050 nimisha = 86,400 seconds
1 nimisha = 0.2112 seconds (This is a recursive decimal. The wink of an eye is equal to 0.2112 seconds.)
1/2 nimisha = 0.1056 seconds
Unit of Vedic Distance: Yojana
Yojana is defined in Chapter 6 of Book 1 of the ancient vedic text “Vishnu Purana” as follows:
10 ParamAnus = 1 Parasúkshma
10 Parasúkshmas = 1 Trasarenu
10 Trasarenus = 1 Mahírajas (particle of dust)
10 Mahírajas= 1 Bálágra (hair’s point)
10 Bálágra = 1 Likhsha
10 Likhsha= 1 Yuka
10 Yukas = 1 Yavodara (heart of barley)
10 Yavodaras = 1 Yava (barley grain of middle size)
10 Yava = 1 Angula (1.89 cm or approx 3/4 inch)
6 fingers = 1 Pada (the breadth of it)
2 Padas = 1 Vitasti (span)
2 Vitasti = 1 Hasta (cubit)
4 Hastas = a Dhanu, a Danda, or pauruSa (a man’s height), or 2 Nárikás = 6 feet
2,000 Dhanus = 1 Gavyuti (distance to which a cow’s call or lowing can be heard) = 12,000 feet
4 Gavyutis = 1 Yojana = 9.09 miles
Calculation of the Speed of Light from the Rig Veda:
So now we can calculate what is the value of the speed of light in modern units based on the value given as 2202 yojanas in 1/2 nimisha
= 2,202 x 9.09 miles per 0.1056 seconds
= 20,016.18 miles per 0.1056 seconds
= 189,547 miles per second
As per the Rig Veda the speed of light is 189,547 miles per second.
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2 个月I have been following this claim regarding the speed of light mentioned in Rigveda. To clarify everyone there is no such verse in RigVed. Here is the snap shot of the claimed verse. There is no such verse in book 1 chapter 50. THIS IS A FALSE CLAIM
Dhanu = 6 feet. This is the fundamental relationship of the British Unit Feet that helps calculate how much is 1 Yojana. So why list all the way from Paramanu to Hasta?? The derivation of Ardhanimisha tracing from Day-Night is good. But tracing the distance unit Yojana from Dhanu = 6 feet does not look foolproof. How do we know Dhanu is equal to 6 feet? Asking because when I look up "Yojana" in the WWW, there are many variants listed starting from 5 miles to 9 miles. There seems to have been several different yojanas used through history.
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3 个月Aapne bahut achi jaankari di hai, Main sikh aur hindu dharm dono ki izzat kerta hu, but main sabhi sikh logo ko request karunga ek baar vedo se bhi apna judav badhaye, Bahut hi jyada gyan hai ved me,
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6 个月Nicely done :)! Thank you for sharing
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1 年Please mention book number, Hymn number and verse number of Rik Veda,