NASA Images Find 1,750,000
Year Old Man-Made Bridge
The Hindustan Times
10-10-2
WASHINGTON (PTI) -- The NASA Shuttle has
imaged a mysterious ancient bridge between India and Sri Lanka, as mentioned in
the Ramayana.
The evidence, say experts matter-of-factly,
is in the Digital Image Collection.
The recently discovered bridge, currently
named as Adam's Bridge and made of a chain of shoals, 30 km long, in the Palk
Straits between India and Sri Lanka, reveals a mystery behind it.
The bridge's unique curvature and
composition by age reveals that it is man-made. Legend as well as Archeological
studies reveal that the first signs of human inhabitants in Sri Lanka date back
to the primitive age, about 1,750,000 years ago and the bridge's age is also
almost equivalent.
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Courtesy NASA Digital Image Collection
Space images taken by NASA reveal a
mysterious ancient bridge in the Palk Strait between India and Sri Lanka. The
recently discovered bridge currently named as Adam&laqno;s Bridge is made
of chain of shoals, c.18 mi (30 km) long.
The bridge&laqno;s unique curvature and
composition by age reveals that it is man made. The legends as well as
Archeological studies reveal that the first signs of human inhabitants in Sri
Lanka date back to the a primitive age, about 1,750,000 years ago and the
bridge&laqno;s age is also almost equivalent.
This information is a crucial aspect for an
insight into the mysterious legend called Ramayana, which was supposed to have
taken place in tredha yuga (more than 1,700,000 years ago).
In this epic, there is a mentioning about a
bridge, which was built between Rameshwaram (India) and Srilankan coast under
the supervision of a dynamic and invincible figure called Rama who is supposed
to be the incarnation of the supreme.
This information may not be of much
importance to the archeologists who are interested in exploring the origins of
man, but it is sure to open the spiritual gates of the people of the world to
have come to know an ancient history linked to the Indian mythology.
Comment
From Hugh Joseph
10-12-2
Hi Jeff...
I read the story headlined above with great
interest. This is a story of major significance, as understanding its
implications will turn the entire world of Science and History on its head.
This bridge, according to accounts in the Ramayana and the Srimad-Bhagavatam,
was constructed in the age know as Treta, over 2 million years ago.
How did the writers without super
space-ranging satellites know about the existence of this bridge? In these
ancient accounts, written over 5,000 years ago, we find discussions of, among
other things, space travel, inter planetary travel, what we call UFOs and what
we mistakenly call ETs. This is not only the History of the planet Earth, but
also of this Universe, (a mediocre universe among many millions of universes.)
Here one can also learn the real
undisguised and uncontaminated truth about God. Our man-made religions are of
little or no value when compared to the stunning and breathtaking revelations
found in the pages of the Srimad-Bhagavatam, Ramayan, Bhagavad-gita, etc.
I hope you will publish this comment for
the benefit of your readers.
Thank you for the great work you are doing.
Hugh Joseph
For your readers, here is the way the
"Srimad Bhagavatam" describes the event:
Text 22
nara-devatvam apannah
sura-karya-cikirsaya
samudra-nigrahadini
cakre viryany atah param
Translation:
"In the eighteenth incarnation (of
Lord Krishna), the Lord appeared as King Rama. In order to perform some
pleasing work for the demigods, He exhibited superhuman powers by controlling
the Indian Ocean and then killing the atheist King Ravana, who was on the other
side of the sea".
Purport
(by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta
Swami Prabhupada)
The Personality of Godhead Sri Rama assumed
the form of a human being and appeared on the earth for the purpose of doing
some pleasing work for the demigods, or the administrative personalities, to
maintain the order of the universe. Sometimes great demons and atheists like
Ravana and Hiranyakasipu and many others become very famous due to advancing
material civilization by the help of material science and other activities,
with a spirit of challenging the established order of the Lord. For example,
the attempt to fly to other planets by material means is a challenge to the
established order. The conditions of each and every planet are different, and
different classes of human beings are accommodated there for particular
purposes mentioned in the codes of the Lord. But, puffed up by tiny success in
material advancement, sometimes the godless materialists challenge the
existence of God. Ravana was one of them, and he wanted to deport ordinary men
to the planet of Indra (heaven) by material means without consideration of the
necessary qualifications. He wanted a staircase to be built up directly
reaching the heavenly planet so that people might not be required to undergo
the routine of pious work necessary to enter that planet. He also wanted to
perform other acts against the established rule of the Lord. He even challenged
the authority of Sri Rama, the Personality of Godhead, and kidnapped His wife,
Sita. Of course Lord Rama came to chastise this atheist, answering the prayer
and desire of the demigods. He therefore took up the challenge of Ravana, and
the complete activity is the subject matter of the "Ramayana".
Because Lord Ramachandra was the Personality of Godhead, He exhibited
superhuman activities which no human being, including the materially advanced
Ravana, could perform. Lord Ramacandra prepared a royal road on the Indian
Ocean with stones that floated on the water. The modern scientists have done
research in the area of weightlessness, but it is not possible to bring in
weightlessness anywhere and everywhere. But because weightlessness is the
creation of the Lord by which He can make the gigantic planets fly and float in
the air, He made the stones even within this earth to be weightless and
prepared a stone bridge on the sea without any supporting pillar. That is the
display of the power of God.
(Srimad-Bhagavatam First Canto, Chapter 3,
text 24, 1972)
Here's the account from the
"Ramayana" of Sage Valmiki:
"At Rama's command, those lions among
the monkeys entered the mighty forest with alacrity in hundreds and thousands
on every side and those leaders on the simian tribes, tearing up the rocks,
which in size they resembled, and the trees also dragged them to the sea and
they covered the ocean with Sala, Ashvararna, (list of tree names).Those
foremost monkeys transported those trees, with or without roots, bearing them
like so many standards of Indra (the king of heaven) and they heaped (list of
tree names) here and there. With the aid of mechanical devices, those powerful
colossi dug up stones as big as elephants and rocks, and the water suddenly spouted
into the air only to fall instantly. Thereafter those monkeys churned up the
sea by rushing into it on all sides pulling on the chains.
"That immense causeway constructed by
Nala in the bosom of the sea was built by the arms of those monkeys of formidable
exploits and it extended over a hundred leagues.
"Some brought trunks of trees and
others set them up; it was by hundreds and thousands that those monkeys, like
unto giants, made use of reeds, logs and blossoming trees to construct that
bridge, rushing hither and thither with blocks of stone resembling mountains or
the peaks of crags, which, flung into the sea, fell with a resounding crash.
"The first day those monkeys
resembling elephants, or immense energy, full of high spirits and exceedingly merry,
erected fourteen leagues of masonry. The second day, those highly active
monkeys of formidable stature set up twenty leagues. Bestirring themselves,
those giants threw twenty-one leagues of structure over the ocean on the third
day and on the fourth, working feverishly, they built up twenty-two leagues in
extent. The fifth day, those monkeys, industrious workers, reached to
twenty-three leagues distance from the further shore.
"That fortunate and valiant son of
Vishvakarma (architect of the demigods), leader of the monkeys, constructed a
causeway worthy of his sire over the ocean and that bridge erected by Nala over
the sea, the haunt of whales, dazzling in its perfection and splendor, was like
the constellation of Svati in space.
"Then the gods, Gandharvas, Siddhas
(living beings superior to humans) and supreme Rishis (great sages) assembled
in the sky, eager to see that masterpiece, and the gods and Gandharvas gazed on
that causeway, so difficult of construction, that was ten leagues in width and
a hundred in length built by Nala.
"Those monkeys thereafter dived, swam
and shouted at the sight of that unimaginable marvel that was almost
inconceivable and caused one to tremble! And all beings beheld that causeway
thrown over the ocean and by hundreds and thousands of kotis (millions), those
monkeys, full of valor, having built that bridge over the immense repository of
waters, reached the opposite shore.
"Vast, well-constructed, magnificent
with its wonderful paved floor, solidly cemented, that great causeway like unto
a line traced on the waves, resembled the parting of a woman's hair.
"Meanwhile Bibishana (brother of
Ravana who joined Rama), mace (club) in hand, held himself ready at his post
with his companions in case of an enemy attack. Thereafter Sugriva addressed
Rama, who was valiant by nature, saying "Mount on the shoulders of Hanuman
and Laxmana (brother of Rama) on those of Angada. O Hero, vast is this ocean,
the abode of whales; those two monkeys who freely range the sky will transport
you both."
"Then the fortunate Rama and Laxmana
advanced thus and that magnanimous archer was accompanied by Surgriva. Some
monkeys strode forward in the center, some threw themselves into the waves,
some sprang into the sky, others marched on the bridge, some ranged through
space like birds, and the terrific tumult of the trampling of that formidable
army of monkeys drowned the roar of the ocean.
"When those simian troops had passed
over the sea by the grace of Nala's causeway, the king ordered them to camp on
the shore which abounded in roots, fruits and water.
At the sight of that masterpiece that had
materialized under the command of Raghava (another name of Lord Rama), despite
the difficulties, the gods, who had drawn near with the Siddhas and Charanas as
also the great Rishis, anointed Rama in secret there, with water form the sea,
and said: "Mayest thou be victorious over thy foes, O Thou, who are a God
among men! Do Thou rule over the earth and the sea eternally!"
Thus in various auspicious words, did they
acclaim Rama in the midst of the homage offered to him by the Brahmins."
(The Ramayana of Valmiki, Yuddha Kanda)
Note: Lord Krsna's incarnation Rama,
appeared as a human being because only a human being could kill Ravana, due to
certain benedictions that he had been given.
Note: The monkeys mentioned here as
comprising Rama's army, were not ordinary monkeys. They were in fact greatly
powerful demigods who appeared on this earth to assist the Lord in his pastime
of subduing this atheistic demon, Ravana.
Note: There are 4 ages, or yugas, rotating
through time like the 4 seasons: Satya, 1,800,000 yeas long; Dvarapa, 1,200,000
years long, Treta, 800,000 years long and Kali, 432,000 years long. In this
most recent yuga cycle, the Dvarapara and Treta yugas were reversed. This event
took place about 2 million years ago.
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