Science and Vedic concepts are not different. Scientists are revealing facts which could be explained as acceptable to most of the people. Religious people could reveal facts which could not be explained in acceptable way to common men. Most of these facts revealed by Religious people were based on logic.
Scientists are trying to explore the nature for the use of human comforts. Most of the times, they use the nature itself as a tool to find the results. Already it was written that there are many questions for which answers could not be found. The only answer for them is nature.
Scientists are staying within the nature and using the nature to explore the nature. We are on the Earth which is rotating at roughly 1000 Kilometer per hour and moving on its orbit at 1,00,000 kilometer per hour. We could not realize because we are a part in the system. Similarly, how is it possible to explore the nature by staying in it?
Religion shows the way! Scientist’s brain is trying to explore the nature through natural means. But, religious people (saints) used their brain to control the nature itself to serve them.
The science of astronomy found many heavenly matters through their natural ways and means (Space vehicles).
‘KOLAM’ (Pronounce L as in pLay and not as soLar) in Tamil means sphere. ‘BOOKOLAM’ means Geography. Kolam is an ancient word. How the ancient people knew that the Earth was in sphere shape?
‘KOLGAL’ means planets. Mars was named as ‘SEVVAI’. Sevvai in Tamil means reddish. How the ancient people understood mars as red planet?
I can quote many examples like this. What tool they would have used to explore all these heavenly matters?
We have answered for this question in last chapter. The tool used to control the nature was YOGA. We can call it as yogic science.
Apart from yogic science, particularly Adharvana Veda deals with many other sciences.
1. Vedic mathematics could be found in Adharvana Veda. There are only thirty two methods mentioned called ‘Suthras’ to solve any sum. It will be surprising to note such solving could be possible in few lines. But, it did not attract the educationists. We can note that it is an unexplored area.
2. Chemistry is an another area where ancient people were conversant with. Gold and copper were mixed to prepare jewelries. Five metals were mixed to prepare idols. Mercury was treated to prepare medicines. It seems that they knew the technique of converting one metal to the other. But, this method was kept secret.
3. Medical science: Vedas quote that God is in the form of herbs. Using herbs for curing sickness is called as Siddha medical system. Siddha and ayurveda are two systems that are available in Indian medical system. There were many herbs mentioned in Vedas for curing various sicknesses. At present, many herbs could not be traced or became extinct.
Indian medical system believes that causes of most sicknesses are due to malfunction of the inner organs. All the organs consist of three constituencies called Vadha, piththa and sleshma (Air, heat and fat). These three aspects are studied from the pulse rates of wrist nerves by using three fingers. It requires more experience to diognise the problems. Indian medical practitioners could tell the sickness correctly without asking the patient’s feelings.
The same practitioners were having ability to prepare medicines by using various herbs. As the system gives slow relief, most of the Indians are preferring modern treatment only. There are methods to operate minor wounds and cure them. But, organ transplantation and major surgeries are not found in Indian medical methods.
4. Astronomy and Astrology: Ancient saints revealed many facts about the heavenly bodies. Modern scientists found the planets and phisical conditions alone. But, the saints have the characters of the planets too.
Indian method of calculations on planet’s movement is one of the oldest in the world. They found the influence of the planets on lives.
Full moon, new moon, different eclipses, planetary positions and the days on which they are going to occur and many other activities could be learnt accurately.
Horoscope is a chart for an individual based on scientific positions of the planets at specific place and time. Those who could understand the astronomy will agree that planetary positions vary with respect to place and time even with a small change to a fraction of second. Ancient saints found such changes alone make the persons to have different characters.
There are two types of calculations exist in the field of astronomy. One is comparatively modern using the actual positions of planets informed by Scientists (NASA). The other one is based on ancient principles which have minor differences. It seems that the influence of the planets on the Earth after deflections in the mid way are taken into consideration by ancients.
Movements of individual planets with respect to the positions at the time of one’s birth were compared to decide on their activities and results. Such study is called predictions.
The details in horoscope are scientific. Predictions for such horoscopes were the findings of saints.
Saint Parasara wrote astrology book on astrology in which many combinations of planetary positions and corresponding results on particular person were given. There were similar books written by few saints. It is the opinion of astrologers that they proved to be accurate even today. But, scientific explanations for such predictions could not be given.
The field of astrology was called as Jyothisham in Sanskrit. As the subject is connected to the resultant of the light that are emitted or reflected by planets. ‘Jyothy’ means light.
Civil Engineering: Indus valley excavation revealed the expertise possessed on the field of building constructions, road laying techniques and water harvesting methods by the people on those days. We understand that there was a book called ‘Manai adi Sasthiram’ in Tamil which dealt with civil Engineering. But, this book is not available at present.
Now, the subject is referred as ‘Vasthu’. It mostly deals on the design with respect to religious concepts. We could understand that Human comfort and safety points were the main aspects given importance in this science.
Ancient (1000 Years before) temples, forts, memorial buildings like Taj Mahal which are existing still were the examples of building designs and construction methods.
Transportation: It seems that wheels were first used by Indians. There were evidences from Indus valley sites that those people used carts pulled by oxen.
Similarly, small boats to big ships were built by Indians in ancient days. ‘Kattumaram’ is a Tamil word being used in English as such. Similarly ‘Navai’, a Tamil word is borrowed to English as Naval.
Weapons: Rig Veda mentions about many deadly weapons that were used on those days. There were weapons which will attack the enemies and return back. It seems that there were chemical weapons too.
Vimanam is a word used to mean plans in Sanskrit. ‘Silappadhikaram’, Tamil literature mentions about ‘Pushpaga vimanam’. That should be equivalent to present aeroplanes.
There is a purana story about a king who went the heaven in a plane but happened to be pushed back. The descending king was stopped in the middle by Saint Viswamithra and separate heaven was created. That place is referred as ‘Thrisanku sorgam’.
Apart from benefits achieving through yoga, Adharvana Veda has details about many techniques too to develop comforts for the human. .
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