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Varahamihira - Really 427 of Saka Era? : Pancha Siddhantika
Varahamihira was one of the 9 gems of Vikramaditya’s court. There is a famous shlokam which says this. Kalidasa was one of the other nine. Kalidasa’s Megha Sandesam demonstrates a clear kn… more →
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Varahamihira - Really 427 of Saka Era? : Pancha Siddhantika
wrote 3 days ago: Varahamihira was one of the 9 gems of Vikramaditya’s court. There is a famous shlokam which sa … more →
Bhishmakund - Sri Krishna's knowledge of Artesian Wells
wrote 4 months ago: When Bhishma lay dying on his bed of arrows, in Kurukshetra, he felt thirsty. But he didn’t wa … more →
Bhishmakund - Sri Krishna's knowledge of Artesian Wells
wrote 4 months ago: When Bhishma lay dying on his bed of arrows, in Kurukshetra, he felt thirsty. But he didn’t wa … more →
The Saptarishi (Great Bear) Calendar : Date of the Bharata War and of MahaPadma Nanda
wrote 6 months ago: Varahamihira quoted the views of Vrddha (Senior) Garga, in the 13th chapter of his Brhat Samhita, as … more →
Paradigm Shift After Reading the Surya Siddhantam : Astronomy in Ancient India
wrote 6 months ago: So far I have read and summarised 2 chapters of the Surya Siddhantam Here. In many ways it has been … more →
The Surya Siddhantam taught by Surya to Maya Danava
wrote 6 months ago: Once before the end of the Kruta Yuga, Maya Danava, the father of Mandodari, the father-in-law of Ra … more →
Varahamihira
wrote 7 months ago: Today, I have started a page for Varahamihira here. As usual, the page will grow in detail and becom … more →
Date of Mahapadma Nanda
wrote 1 year ago: Varahamihira, the author of the Brihat Samhita, said that 1050 years passed between Parikshit and Ma … more →
Varahamihira
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wrote 1 year ago: He was one of the nine gems in the court of King Vikramaditya. He was a great astronomer and astrolo … more →
