At every Sri Rama Navami I used to post an article. This year I am  posting the 82nd chapter of my upcoming book ' Ramayana 5114 BCE' 

The discovery of "Raghava Yatra" inscription helps in decoding the route of Rama to Citrakuta. 

Rama began his exile by spending the first night on the banks of the Tamasa River, then journeyed to Guha's abode in Shriṅgaberapura, where he matted his hair. After resting under an Ingudi tree on the second night, he crossed the Gaṅga by boat and continued eastward. He spent the third night under a tree near the Gaṅga, and by the next evening, reached Bharadvaja's ashrama, near the confluence of the Gaṅga and Yamuna, where he spent his fourth night in exile. 1/5 🧵 The next day the trio walked along the Yamuna's western bank, seeking an ancient tīrtha, a bustling bathing ghat. A notable landmark on the opposite bank was a banyan tree, drawing attention to the Akshayavata Ghat, an ancient and sacred site on the Yamuna's northern bank. This ghat, named after a banyan tree, became a revered shrine, attracting pilgrims. Although the tree was later enclosed within the Allahabad Fort complex, the underground shrine remains a crucial part of the Prayaga pilgrimage. The three must have crossed the Yamuna at the Akshyavata ghat on the banks of Yamuna. 2/5

#DailyWisdom from the Ramayana!

Starting today, I'll be tweeting one proverb/ saying a day from the Ramayana. The 'Nara' thread will also continue.

Sumantra told Kaikeyi that she was like her mother in character. Both were bitter like neem.
Will Honey ooze from the Neem tree?
#DailyWisdom from the Ramayana

Sumantra rebuked Kaikeyi reminding her of her mother's ruthless treatment of her husband. He observed that Kaikeyi had inherited her mother's unyielding nature illustrating the adage that sons emulate their fathers, while daughters emulate mothers

I had the privilege of reading Sandhya Jain's recent book, "Ayyappa: Unique Sampradaya", which proved to be a fascinating and enlightening experience. This meticulously researched book is a treasure trove for both devotees of Lord Ayyappa and constitutional experts @vijayvaani 🧵 The book raises two fundamental questions that warrant serious consideration: firstly, the need to reassess the judiciary's definition of religion, which fails to capture the complexities and diversities of Sanatana Dharma; and secondly, the necessity to revisit +

இராமர் 11,000 வருடங்கள் ஆண்டாரா? 🧵

இராமர் பதினோராயிரம் ஆண்டுகள் வாழ்ந்தாரா, ஆண்டாரா என்பது இருக்கட்டும். அவர் வாழ்ந்த காலம் வரையிலும், அவரது தம்பிமார்களான லக்ஷ்மணன், பரதன், சத்ருக்னன் ஆகியோரும் வாழ்ந்தார்களே, அவர்களும் 11,000 ஆண்டுகள் வாழ்ந்தார்களா?
அவர்களுடன் அவர்கள்+ மனைவிமார்களும் இராமருடன் சரயு நதியில் இறங்கி வைகுந்தம் போனார்களே அவர்களும் 11,000 வருடங்கள் வாழ்ந்தார்களா?

சரயுவில் இறங்குவதற்கு முன், அவரவர் தங்கள் மகன்களை ஆங்காங்கே அரசர்களாக நிறுவினார்கள் - இராமரது மகன்களான லவ - குசன் உட்பட - அவர்கள் கூட 11,000 வருடங்கள் வாழ்ந்தார்களா? +

The Alumni Association of the Department of Vaishnavism of Madras University invites you all for my lecture on Exploring the Time-line of Ramayana. The talk is arranged at 6 PM on 27th April (Saturday) to enable overseas viewers to take part. The log-in details are given in the+ invitation. I have planned to begin the talk with two reasons on why we need to find out the date of Ramayana. One was the much mis-understood Yuga concept that Rama was born in Treta Yuga, 8 lakh years ago and the other was the tithi-star mismatch of Rama-s birth day. +

Tamil New Year starts when the sun enters the star Ashvini in Mesha rasi. Looking back, it was on a similar day 5,125 years ago, Krishna left his mortal coils. Yes, the New Year day followed by the Tamil people marks the time of Krishna, the Supreme God leaving his physical form+ That moment was marked by sages as the beginning of a new era called Kali Maha Yuga. Such a moment was not a celebration time but a solemn occasion to offer tarpan and do charitable acts. This is reiterated from the records of The Madras Journal of Literature and Science (Vol I)+

"Was Ravana's Lanka present inside Bharat?"
The location of Lanka was not in doubt at all until recently. It was common knowledge that Ravana's Lanka was in Sri Lanka on the other side of the sea which can be reached by the Setu bund that starts from Dhanushkodi. Even Al Biruni + the Persian scholar recorded 1000 years ago that the Setu bund linking Sri Lanka was built by the Vanaras of Rama’s army to reach Lanka. This view changed after the arrival of the British who refused to believe that the Ramayana depicts the true events in the life of Rama and +

The 16th part addresses the question "Did Rama live in Treta Yuga lakhs of years ago?"
At present we are in 5125th year of Kali Maha Yuga. Before Kali Yuga started in 3101 BCE, Dwapara yuga went on for 8,64,000 years. Treta Yuga was running before that. According to many people+ Rama lived in Treta Maha Yuga which occurred 8,69,125 years ago. They must understand that if this is true, we cannot find traces of Rama’s life nor claim a place as his Janmasthan as the entire geography would have changed over time. Insistence on such an old time for Rama will+

Mahabharata Quiz' -1

There are many versions of the Mahabharata; which one is authentic?


+jayasreesaranathan.blogspot.com/2023/07/mahabh… Mahabharata Quiz - 2

There are various versions doing rounds in the name of Vyasa Bharata. Which among them is authentic?
jayasreesaranathan.blogspot.com/2023/07/mahabh…

The historical fiction of Ponniyin Selvan written by Kalki and made into a movie differs in several ways from the original history of the characters portrayed. The true history of that period is being brought out in a series.

Part 1: Introduction
jayasreesaranathan.blogspot.com/2023/03/who-ki…
+ In part 2, I've shown 2 revelations of importance to solve the mysteries of that period. Successor was appointed when the predecessor died. Madhurantaka was given kingship by Aditya when Sundara chola died.
jayasreesaranathan.blogspot.com/2023/03/aditya…
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How many people know that today is Srirama Navami day? Exalted Sun in Mesha+ waxing Navami. This is birth time combination of Sri Rama celebrated in Srirangam. Only Punarvasu, Rama's birth star is missing. These 3 never occur together making people think Rama's birth is mythical+ Since waxing Navami + Punarvasu occur together in Meena rashi, Srirama Navami is observed in Phalguna month. But the important determinant of Time, namely the Sun will be in Meena, not in Mesha as was the case when Rama was born. Why Rama's birth combination can't reappear now?+

Part 1 of my talk on Rama's time in #Mediyaan
I spoke about
* why Ramayana is a true story
* yuga concept
* long term Yuga measured by planets
* short term Yuga measured by Dharma.
Rama lived in Treta 'Dharma' Yuga that lasted between 10k to 7k yrs ago.
Part 2 of my talk to #Mediyaan
on
* Rama as a contemporary of Valmiki
* contemporariness makes Ramayana a reliable and true source of Rama's life
* the formulation of avatara concept
* avataras in human bodies and in other forms.

Sanskrit is part of Tamil. How?There are 4 types of words in Tamil as per Tolkaappiyam.
1. Naturally Tamil words (Eyar sol)
2. Altered words (Thiri sol)
3. Adopted from outside languages (Disai sol)
4. Northern words ( Vada sol / Sanskrit)
3rd type, a result of migrations from + 12 lands around Tamil lands. Their names given by Nacchinaarkkiniyar in his commentary covers Karnataka, & Goa. These regions were occupied by migrants since Mahabharata times and intensely from 1500 BCE when Velir migration took place. From Maharashtra to Nagarkoil, enroute+

Army of elephants (யானைப் படை) was an inevitable part of the 4 types of armies maintained by kings of ancient Bharat- popularly known as Ratha, gaja, turaga, padaati. Elephant army was specifically maintained by kings of hilly regions. As such Chera kings were forerunners in +

https://twitter.com/sansbarrier/status/1588375830836961283

@sansbarrier in maintaining elephant army. So let me quote from Tamil sources to show that a Chera king by name Pal Yaanai sel kezhu kuttuvan (பல் யானை செல் கெழு குட்டுவன்) who earned this name for keeping a huge army of elephants. He lived 1000 years before Rajaraja chola +

Oakian onion

Layer 1- outermost. Viewers of his videos who have no idea of Sanatan thought or the Itihasa-s. They will question you the moment they see you tweeting against Oak's work. They are not aware of the problems with his work and project him as a great Hindu researcher +

https://twitter.com/BharatRetold/status/1566302799125790721

Layer 2:
The next inner layer. It is the attack layer. Oak's army of tweeples, engaged by him. They abuse you instead of responding intellectually.
Some of them have been well noted and documented here: jayasreesaranathan.blogspot.com/2020/10/modus-…
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Some sections of Srivaishnavas are celebrating Krishna Jayanti today (21st). The rationale has an important revelation on how the moon's exact location cannot be simulated for even 150 years.
Their rationale depends on presence of Rohini at sunrise for Krishna Jayanti which + means the moon has not yet left Rohini till this morning. In reality ( Drik / Thirukkanitham) moon has left Rohini well before sunrise local time in India as a whole. But the Vaakhya tables followed by some show the moon continuing to traverse Rohini till around 8 am +

(Thread) There is an authentic record on Kṛṣṇa’s exit year but not on his birth year. What is handed down through generations is Kṛṣṇa’s birth star, tithi and month and not the year. The rationale of celebrating his birthday on tithi explained here+ jayasreesaranathan.blogspot.com/2018/09/janmas… In the history of Sanatanic practice of tracking time, there is only one feature that is being tracked. That is the current age of Kali that started 3179 years before the beginning of Shalivahana Shaka on 78 CE. This is specifically mentioned in this way to make it known to +

2 locations & dates for Krishna’s Dwaraka that don’t match with primary evidence of Harivamsha & Mahabharata.
1. Dr. S.R. Rao’s marine expedition at Bet Dwaraka (Kutch) dated c.1500 BCE
2. Mr. Badrinaryan’s NIOT expedition at Cambay of inundations between 7500 BP and 2800 BP + Why don’t they match?
1. Both Kutch and Cambay excavations show continuous occupation, but Krishna’s Dwaraka didn’t exist for even 100 years.
2. There was no harbour in Krishna’s Dwaraka which was only a rectangular walled city offering physical protection to the inmates. +

Migrations have been happening right from the beginning of Holocene & even during Yonger Dryas. At that time interior and north India were uninhabitable with only sparse population subsisting here and there. Only equatorial region in SE Asia was populated where the early vedic+

https://twitter.com/yajnaa_/status/1557990597364838401

culture started taking shape. With the gradual increase in insolation in early Holocene (11,500 y ago), the 1st flood in Indian Ocean -Arabian sea pushed Vaivasvata Manu and his clan into Saraswati and Persian Gulf. So the 1st split of a common culture happened then with a +

3 major migrations happened within India after Mahabharata war, explained in my 2 books.
1. After the sinking of Krishna's Dwaraka in 3101 BCE, the Satyaki clan spread to Saraswati region (Mb book)
2. At the fall of the Harappan c. 1500 BCE, the Satyaki clan shifted to S.India. + Known as Valangai (வலங்கை) they were in 18 groups. Lord Parthasarathy at Triplicane in Chennai must have been installed by them. The presence of Satyaki in the main garbha gruha along with Venkata Krishna, Rukmini and their sons & Balarama is proof for this. Satyaki on L of Lord+

(Thread) Not only Valmiki & Vyasa, even common man until our edu was replaced, had known that months don't shift with stars beyond 3.6ky. This limited the shift to less than a month with no noticeable change in seasons. There are records for this, not for 24k precession circle+

https://twitter.com/tshrinivas/status/1553888641168072706

24k precession is hypothetical, not supported by any evidence but framed on an assumption that the earth’s axis precesses in a circle of 24ky. But evidence is mounting against this assumption. (1) The calculation of rate of precession is found not applicable to longer time frame+