It’s a much talked about but less researched topic
regarding a great treasure of hypotheses in the Mahabharata and other epics
from ancient Indian literature that may lead to mind boggling scientific
discoveries.
Everybody remembers Dolly, the cloned sheep and now it
is an obsession among the scientists to go for human cloning. Recently we heard
that somewhere at a secret location the human cloned baby may be awaiting
delivery!
But as per the epics even five thousand years ago
there were human clones lived in ancient India! There were two ‘acharyas’
(teachers)- one was Kripacharya, son of sage Sharadwan and the other was
Dronacharya, son of sage Bharadwaj – both were born of one parent only (so naturally
clones !) according to the Mahabharata
written by sage Vyasa.
It’s great to see the wonderful imaginations with a
specific scientific edge emanated from people who lived more than thousands of
years ago. That is surely one aspect of the greatness and divination of the epics.
Cloning is just one example, there are many more! Many things discovered and
many more things yet to be developed from the conjectures in the epics.
The scientific researchers have to churn out the
Ramayana and the Mahabharata with due reverence and then we will be surprised!
The churning will deliver the ‘Amrita’ (Nectar), the panacea for all our
problems, divine as well as physical.
Just to enumerate a few points of importance from the
epics, compare the Pushpaka Vimana (aircraft) of King Ravana of Sri Lanka with
our modern airliners! The ‘divine eye’ given by sage Veda Vyasa to
Dhritarashtra who then gave it to Sanchaya through which the Mahabharata war at
distant Kurukshetra were easily seen from a royal room at Hastinapur palace –
Compare this with our Telescope or TV live telecasts.
Compare the Brahmastra with the nuclear warhead
missiles of the modern warfare. There are also numerous examples which can be
linked to modern day telepathy. It is interesting to think that the Kaurava brothers
were actually test tube babies because of their birth from earth pots!
To think about other areas of significance, let us consider
the theory of immortality. There are already seven immortals described in the
epics, who will live for ever as long as the world lasts. They are Ashwatama, Mahabali,
Veda Vyasa, Hanuman, Vibhishan, Kripacharya and Parasu Rama.
It will now be too immature to say but cloning may
eventually lead to the creation of immortals in the near future by constantly
replacing old cells and organs with new cloned ones!
The great scientist, Albert Einstein, had also thrown
a challenge to the scientific researchers to cross the speed of light and there
by transform into a form of energy particles. Thus ‘energised’ people would be
immortals without any signs of ageing of the body!
Reflect for a while on the ‘Mritha Sanjeevani’ plant
which had resuscitated Lakshmana, the brother of Lord Rama and also about the
divine drink, ‘Amrita’ which was also supposed to impart immortality.
Another field of research is that of cosmetics and
body care. The sage Parasara after having sexual intercourse with the girl
named ‘Matsya Gandi’ (fish smelling) had changed her into ‘Kasturi Gandi’ (musk
smelling) and also restored her virginity (even after giving birth to a child!)
Then there comes the queen, Panchali who got a boon
from Lord Shiva that she would be able to keep her youthful vigour and beauty
albeit she had to live with five husbands!
Chew upon the story of the sex change operation done
by ‘Thumburu Gandharva’ on Shikandini, the daughter of Panchala king where in she
had been converted into Shikandi, a male.
Also give a nice thought to the magnificent powers of ‘Akshaya
Patra’ (donated by Sun god to the Pandava princes) and Kamadhenu, the divine
cow, and also the mighty natural armour and ear rings of Karna, the Surya putra
(son of Sun god)!
This is just a superficial outline. There are many
more things in the depths of the great epics which the scientific, social and
medical experts should look at, research and discover, and then many incredible
things may be possible for mankind.
There is not much time left with. The earth and the
sun are not going to be here for ever. Our current system of rockets and space
technology are just child’s toys (compared to the infinitely spread Universe!)
to move around our solar system only. To scale down the vast universe we need
minimum the speed of light and immortality!
Dramatic changes just like that of the invention of
transistors in place of the valve based systems and also the ‘Nano Technology’
that has the potential to bring wonders in the computer sector, are needed in
our rocket propulsion technology in order for us to migrate into other friendly,
inhabited solar systems in the milky way galaxy and beyond.
So let us hope – the great epics will show a way! The
gate way to enormous findings and thereby to greatness!!!
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