History Revealed by the Ramayana Astronomy

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It gives me great pleasure and satisfaction to write a few words on "HISTORY REVEALED BY THE RAMAYANA ASTRONOMY" by Sri Puspendu Chaudhuri, an able student of mine. The bulk of its content is derived from the Sanskrit Ramayana of Maharsi Valmiki. In the light of various valuable slokas the writer has proved his idea of discerning the real history that is laid in the Ramayana ticked with astronomical findings which open a new dimension of the Ramayana.

Sri Puspendu Chaudhuri has exhibited his genuine enthusiasm and intelligence to enkindle the Ramayanic light in the heart of the people.

It will highly be appreciated if the book is read by the learned readers and researchers alike.

The Ramayana and the Mahabharata are two Itihasas involving the activities of two Purusottamas, Rama and Krsna respectively. As defined by Manu, Rama's forefather, "Itihasa is where there is advice for social duties (dharma), carning of livelihood (artha), ways for domestic happiness (kama) and mental peace (mokşa)"-Manu, 3/232, translated by Prof. Bankabchari Chakravorty who also translates the words "purvavitta" or "puräbrtta kathāyuktam" etc. thus: "In it (the Itihasa) there should be references of old events (puråbrtta)."- vide his book, 'Itihasa of Bharatavarsa from the Bharatiya viewpoint', Chapter 9 (History and Itihasa), page 88. The Mahabharata, the Itihasa of the later age Dvapara Yuga, therefore contains the references of the Ramayana, the Itihasa of the previous age Treta Yuga. In Šloka No. 11 of Vana-parva Chap.

112 of the Mahabharata (Haridasa Siddhanta Vagisa's edition), Bhima mentions the name of the epic 'Ramayana' in saying that his brother, the great Vanara, was very famous in the 'Ramayana:- Bhrata mama gunaslaghyo buddhi-sattva-valānvitah, Ramayaņe-ti vikhyatah sriman

vanarapungabah.

In sloka No. 49 of Drona Parva, Chapter 124 of the Mahabharata, Satyaki cited exactly in full the sloka No. 28 of Sarga 81 of the Lanka Kanda of the Ramayana of Valmiki :-

Api chayam pura Gitah sloko Valmikinā bhuvi, Na hantavyah striyascheti yad vravişi plavangama, Pidäkaramamitrănăm yat syat kartavyameva tat.

But in the Ramayana and the entire Vedic literature (including the Satapatha Brahmana) as well, there is no such reference to the Mahabharata slokas, or events, or characters.