In any case, using similar astrological calculations, it can be shown that Bhishma was born in BC, and was thus years old at the time of the Mahabharata war. By the way, it may seem odd to you that everyone was so old, but you have to keep in mind that people were much longer-lived in the Dwapara Yuga.
If we consider "sacred-texts" as the most reliable source for Mahabharata, then the only ages I could find are those of Guru Drona, who was 85 years old , and Abhimanyu, Having slain Bharadwaja's son Drona.
Dhrishtadyumna was filled with great joy, and uttered leonine shouts, whirling his sword. Of a dark complexion, with white locks hanging down to his ears, that old man of five and eighty years of age , used, for thy sake only, to career on the field of battle with the activity of a youth of sixteen. He was a young prince, when his half brothers, Chitrangada and Vichitravirya younger were born.
He was mature enough to take an oath for a lifelong celibacy. Let's say he was at least 10 years during the oath. At the earliest, Vichitravirya would have been married at the age of So Bhishma would be at least 30 years when Dhritarashtra, Pandu, Vidura were born. It is likely that in earlier times women were getting pregnant at somewhat early ages. They may not have waited to reach the age of 18 years as in the modern era e. Mahatma Gandhi's wife Kasturba got married at 13, but became pregnant only at the age of The curse of Gandhari had wiped out the whole Yadu clan, 36 years after the war.
In such sense, Shri Krishna wouldn't have lived beyond 75 years. Human anatomy hasn't changed much in several thousand years; hence if we hear about over-the-top heights, ages and strengths, then they ought to be ignored either as interpolation or translation errors.
The Mahabharat mentions the time periods that Pandavs spent at different places after they left for Varnavat when they were already adolescents. The sons of Kunti reached the town of Varanavata and lived there with their mother. And, agreeably to the command of Dhritarashtra, those illustrious slayers of all enemies lived in the palace of lac, while in that town.
And they lived in that place for one year , protecting themselves from Purochana. After they escaped, Bhima married Hidimba and Arjun won the hand of Draupadi in Panchal where they again stayed for a year. And having obtained Draupadi as their common wife they then dwelt there for a year.
And after they became known, those chastisers of all enemies went back to Hastinapura. And the sons of Pritha dwelt there for many years.
And they brought, by force of arms, many a prince under their subjection. And Arjuna, that tiger among men, of firm soul, and gifted with every virtue, lived in the woods for eleven years and months. And deceiving Yudhishthira by means of the dice played through the hands of the son of Suvala, Duryodhana sent the Pandavas into the woods for twelve years and one additional year to be passed in concealment, thus making the period full thirteen.
And thereupon war was declared. Adding these we get somewhere close 35 odd years account of their life after adolescence. So I think their age around 50 years would be more accurate rather than it being around 90 years. I would like to point out that the classical commentator Nilakantha claims that years mentioned in the Mahabharata do not mean ordinary human years.
The translator Sri K. Ganguli says in a footnote that 'Nilakantha spends much learning and ingenuity in making out that sixty-five years in this connection means thirty-two years of ordinary human computation'.
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Such are the tales associated with the end of the great epic, the Mahabharata. They relate several incidents that occurred during the last days of the Pandavas and of Lord Krishna , the eighth avatar manifestation of Sri Maha Vishnu, one among the Divine Trinity of Deities. Each and every avatar of Vishnu had a clear mission to perform during the course of their human manifestation. After the completion of that mission, each of these avatars returned to merge with Vishnu, the Supreme Godhead.
Lord Vishnu. This is larger than the number of people in the armed services of India today. This is almost the same as that quoted by Dr. Veda Vyasa, IAS. This is far different from the calculations coming from Indian sources. Nalini Mohan says that one sure-shot of verifying these counter claims is to look for astrological evidence.
For example, the death of Bhisma is an important events in Mahaabharata. Important for us because Bhishma deliberately waited for an auspicious moment to die. What is that auspicious moment? We know Bhisma waited for the Sun's northward journey. Did Vyasa mention anything else about the positions of stars in the sky that would be useful to us in fixing the date?
Perhaps the muhoortham of Krishna's death was mentioned. How can these muhoorthams help us? To make it simple, let me explain as fallows. We know that the Earth spins like a top.
As it spins, its axis does not always point exactly in the same direction; it precesses. As a result, at a fixed moment of a year, say the Spring Equinox time, the Sun does not always rise in the same Raasi constellation year after year; it progressively shifts from Raasi to Raasi as time goes by.
After about 26, years the whole cycle repeats. For example, if we know that Bhisma died at a time when the Sun was rising, at the Spring Equinox time, in the constellation Taurus, then we know for sure that Bhisma died in B. This is modern scientific knowledge.
If someone who really understands Mahabhaarata can tell us if there is any mention of the Raasi in which the Sun was rising during the Mahabharata times, we can tell when exactly the story took place. Vyasa also says that an akshauni is 21, chariots, 21, elephants, 65, horses and , foot soldiers.
This is a hard question to answer. But, let me try the following approach - just for the fun of it. It was estimated that 50 million people died in that war. That is, one out of 50 people on this planet died during that war. But, how many of the 4 million people serving in the armed forces died during the Mahabhaarata War? The poet says all of the fighting men died, save a handful. If this literal interpretation is true, then India's population in B.
Is this possible?
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