Thread…The secret of Pi (Katapayadi sankhya) in Indian History. The shloka above, seems to be one of the many written in praise of one of the most enigmatic and divine Lords of Hinduism, Krishna. 
So, what is so special about this shloka, Simple enough, the shloka demonstrates one of the strongest and most intelligent examples of extreme knowledge and wisdom of our ancient men. Grahacāraṇibandhana based in the year 683 CE and Laghubhāskariyavivarana based in the year 869
speak of a certain numerical notation which goes by the name of Katapayadi Sankhya.
Under this system, a number is ascribed to each and every alphabet of the script, a concept highly similar to the ASCII system in computers.
Under this system, a number is ascribed to each and every alphabet of the script, a concept highly similar to the ASCII system in computers.
The 2nd pic would better explain the relation between the alphabets and the numbers. if the letters in the shloka are replaced by the corresponding numbers, i.e. 'go' by 3, 'pi' by 1, 'bha' by 4, 'ya by 1' and so on, the following result is obtained:
31415926535897932384626433832792
The number, as obvious, is the decimal representation of pi upto 32 decimal places.
Who could have thought encrypting a mathematical concept in a devotional Shloka dedicated to Krishna? I am not sure why would someone do like this
The number, as obvious, is the decimal representation of pi upto 32 decimal places.
Who could have thought encrypting a mathematical concept in a devotional Shloka dedicated to Krishna? I am not sure why would someone do like this
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