Distance between Sun and Earth is Mentioned in Hanuman Chalisa – 15th Century Prayer

Distance between Sun and Earth has been mentioned in the ancient prayer – “Hanuman Chalisa” which is written by Goswami Tulsidas. According to Modern Astronomy and Science, we knew that the earth’s orbit around the sun is not a circle and is slightly elliptical. Therefore, the distance between the earth and the sun varies throughout the year.

At its nearest point on the ellipse that is the earth’s orbit around the sun, the earth is 91,445,000 miles (147,166,462 kms) from the sun. This point in the earth’s orbit is known as Periapsis (perihelion) and it occurs around January 3.

The earth is farthest away from the sun around July 3 when it is 94,555,000 miles (152,171,522 km) from the sun. This point in the earth’s orbit is called Apoapsis (aphelion). The average distance from the earth to the sun is 92,955,807 miles (149,597,870.691 km).

Distance between sun and earth mentioned in Hanuman chalisa written by gowswami tulsidas

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Distance Between Sun and Earth Mentioned in Hanuman Chalisa :

According to Records, For the first time in 1672, Jean Richer and Giovanni Domenico Cassini measured the distance between Earth and Sun as 22,000 times of Earth Radii.( Earth’s Radius is 6,371 Kms) i.e 22000 * 6371 kms = 140,162,000 kms (140 Million Kms).

Two lines from Hindu Prayer ” Hanuman Chalisa” computes this distance with great simplicity.

"! जुग सहस्त्र योजन पर भानु, लील्यो ताहिमधुर फल जानू !"

This means that Sun (भानु) is at a distance of  Juug Sahastra Yojans (जुग सहस्त्र योजन- Distance Unit in Hindi)According to following conversion practices that are in use as per Hindu Vedic Literature-

1 Juug = 12000
1 Sahastra= 1000
1 Yojan = 8 Miles
Thus
12000 X 1000 X 8 =  96,000,000  miles
1 mile = 1.6 kms

This further implies that distance is  96,000,000 * 1.6 kms = 153,600,000 Kms

A portion of Hanuman Chalisa

Here’s a portion of hanuman chalisa : (Check out he 18th line – Bolded)

Jai Hanuman Gyana Gunasagara, Jai Kapeesa Tihu Loka Ujaagara 
Rama Doota Atulita Baladhaamaa, Anjanee Putra Pawanasuta Naama

Mahabir Bikram Bajarangee, Kumatee Nivaara Sumatee Ke Sangee
Kanchana Barana Biraaja Subesha ,Kanana Kundala Kunchita Kesha

Haatha Vajra Aur Dhwajaa Birajay, Kaandhe Moonj Janeun Saaje
Shankara Suvana Kesaree Nandana,Teja Pratapa Maha Jaga Vandana

Vidya Vaana Gunee Aati Chatur, Ramakaja Kareebe Ko Aatur
Prabhu Charitra Suneebe Ko Rasiya,Rama Lakhana Seeta Mana Basiya

Suukshmaroopadhari Siyahi Dikhava,Vikataroopadhari Lanka Jarawaa
Bhima Roopa Dharee Asura Sanhaare, Ramachandra Ke Kaaja Sanwaare

Laaye Sanjeevan Lakhana Jiyaye, Shri Raghubeera Harasheeura Laaye
Raghupatee Keenhi Bahuta Badaayii,Tum Mam Priya Bharata Sama Bhayee

Sahas Badan Tumharo Jas Gave, Asa Kahe Shreepathee Kantha Lagaave
Sanaka Dik Brahma Dee Muneesa, Narada Sharada Sahita Aheesa

Yama Kubera Digapaala Jahan The, Kavi Kovida Kahee Sakay Kahan The
Tum Upakaara Sugreevaheen Keenha, Rama Milaaya Rajapada Deenha

Tumharo Mantra Vibheeshana Maanaa,Lankeshwara Bhaye Saba Jaga Jaanaa
Juga Sahastra Yojana Par Bhanu ,Leelyo Taahi Madhura Phala Jaanu

Prabhu Mudrika Meli Mukha Mayee, Jaladhi Laanghee Gaye Acharaj Nahee
Durgama Kaaja Jagatke Jethe, Sugama Anugraha Tumhare Tete

Rama Duaare Tuma Rakhawaale, Hota Na Aagyan Bina Paysaare
Sab Sukh Lahai Tumhari Sarana, Tum Rakshak Kahoo Ko Darna

Aapan Tej Samhaarao Aape, Teeno Lok Haankate Kaapein
Bhoota Pishaacha Nikata Nahee Aawe, Mahabeera Jaba Naama Sunaavay

Naashai Roga Hare Sab Peera, Japata Nirantara Hanumatha Beera
Sankat Se Hanuman Chodave, Man Krama Bachana Dhyan Jo Laave

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Goswami Tulsidas – Author Of Hanuman Chalisa

Goswami Tulasidas, Hanuman Chalisa Author

Hanuman chalisa was written by Goswami Tulasidas (born 15th century) in Awadhi language who belongs to 15th century. which means the distance between Sun and earth has been calculated much more accurately than the 17th century scientists even before 2 centuries.

The Questions like “How Tulsidas calculated this distance ?” or “How he is able to know about this distance ?” are not limited but “What are the advanced technologies our ancient ancestors used, regarding which we have no clues “. We also have to observe that the people of that era has more knowledge, capabilities and much more advanced technology that is beyond the imagination of our present day technologies.

History is not presented to us in the way it should be. There are still many elements and precious jewels of information that are being kept hidden from us. Ocean of history is before you, dive in and dig the jewels out. The gleaming beam of knowledge from these jewels will not only enrich our country but will also keep bestowing direction to our future generations.

I hope that this post will help you to understand the significance of our ancient principles, technology and culture. Please feel free to correct me if there are any mistakes and leave your opinion in the comment section.



 

127 thoughts on “Distance between Sun and Earth is Mentioned in Hanuman Chalisa – 15th Century Prayer”

    1. en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Appendix:Hindu_units_of_measurement

      Read through the whole thing and probably for you since science is everything….. Wikipedia means more than our shastras ….. you will have your answer

      1. Yes you don’t know in my sastra many year ago they defind every planet without using any scientific instrument and they also defined every planet rotate arround sun .

      1. Arvind Shekhawat

        You’re right
        4 yugs=12000 years
        One cycle of 4yug is also called as yug in Sanskrit
        That’s why 4 yugs=1 cycle(1yug)=12000 years

          1. satyug was 4800 yrs + Treta yug was 3600 yrs + Dwapar yug was 2400 yrs and + kalyug is 1200 yrs which is running.. 1 cycle completed four yug = 12000 yrs

            Sahastra – 1000
            Yojan – 1 Eq.to 8 miles
            1 mile qul.to 1.6km

            Now the equation will 12000 yrs * Sahastra 1000 * Yojan 8 miles * 1.6 km = 15,36,00000 yrs

      2. i yug is calculated =12000 years
        1 yug = addition of divya varsh in satyuga/tretayuga/dwaparyuga and kaliyuga(4000+3000+2000+1000) + start of kalp yuga in all four yuga(400+300+200+100)+ end of kalp yuga in all four yuga(400+300+200+100)=12000 years

        but the question is how can we multiply two unit like time and distance in same calculation….kindly answer me i had been serched too much for but did not get answer.

    2. First of all, nobody cared to reason this illogical thing with science.
      1 yug= 12000 years (years being a unit of time).
      Sahastra= 1000 (agreed).
      yojan = 8 miles (agreed).
      The illogical calculation (not agreed)
      12000*1000*8= time * random number * distance= distance*time= speed.
      hence the calculation gives out speed, and not distance!!
      how stupid can such people be…??!!
      disclaimer: Am not being against religion, am myself an ardent devotee of God. But I value science more than on rumors spoiling our religious text’s name.

      1. Speed *time =distance
        I think u should revise maths.
        Further I think he just quantified it, since Standard metric system wasn’t there at that time.

      2. Rajesh just acted oversmart! But unfortunately even the science he asmired ditched him! Take a deep breath and move on! Please do come again with another one.

      3. Science is not the heritage of modern world, it has been there with humankind for thousands of year. May be it existed in different form.
        Real science and scientist would respect all that is unknown to him and would not categorize things as religion or something else. There is no shame in referring to any ancient scripture to understand the mysteries of universe.

      4. GANESWAR SETHI

        Dear Rajesh,

        Please try to understand the things and blindly do not write something just like that. Have your own research on your mind consult others. Otherwise this will be a stupidity.

        Can you imagine when a small little bird is flying a lot of distances and again comes back to its nest very easily. This happens only because the small little bird knows his own science and maths. We human beings becoming rotten minded day by day. We are not able to calculate and keep track of our own day to day things because of our pseudo busy life. We are busy for nothing.

        Just one day only for one night sleep on a roof of your house or in an open place where you can see the sky in night. And just look at the sky and think of some stars which you know. You will get to know some of your answers which you have come across in your life.

        There are so many concepts SIXTH SENSE, TELEPATHY, HYPNOTISM, YOGA, MEDITATION all these looks just some words for some people but if you have deep thought process then you can imagine the power of each things.

        Just tell me one thing in today’s world how many people doing meditation. How many people doing yoga, pranayam. How many people are adopting the real education. EDUCATION OF SOUL AND BODY. Everyone is running after their own methods of living life. So how we can nourish our brains. There are plenty of things we can research. And moreover India is the only place which has invented and discovered so many things and which world is following.

        Now a days the world becomes short but we distanced among ourselves because of our ego, stupidity, lack of knowledge and unnecessary arguments etc. The social media, fb, twitter, whatsapp all these are giving information in seconds there is no doubt about it. But at the end what is happening can you imagine.

        Q) What happens in facebook?
        A) In facebook, we are just telling others we did that someone did this… what is the result of this… What we are trying to achieve on this. This is just to increase bank balance of facebook owner nothing else. FB owner has just implemented his idea of increasing his bank balance through advertisements. The more people engage in these social networking sites the more they earn.

        Q) What happens in twitter?
        A) Twitter is the platform where 80% people uses slang and bad words each other. Try to push supress each other. ONLY YOU WILL SEE TU TU MEME in twitter. And in india now a days it has become a platform of virtual QUARREL NETWORK. For politicians it has become a virtual ADVERTISEMENT PLATFORM. WE DID THIS AND THAT.

        Q) What happens in Whats app?
        A) Whats app is really helpful but if you use it in a proper way. But the way we Indians use it simly forwarding jokes big stories false advertisements, edited videos. Simply we just wasting our time nothing else.

        So my dear have some research on VEDA, UPANISHAD, GITA, BHAGAVAT and all HINDU scriptures you will get to know so many things regarding philosophy of life. No where else you will get these knowledge. The best way to learn these free from youtube. There are so many videos you will get if you really want to do some research on that. Other scriptures will just teach you how to stop others how to destruct the things etc etc.

        So choose where you want to be?

        Now a days Indians are becoming slaves day by day. After education we just searching a job. ENGINEER, DOCTOR are the most desired professions. But there are so many good my brother. The way we are creating pollution, population we will be no more after some years. Need to search some other planet.

        Every Sanskrit sloka has a meaning. try to understand the meanings you will see how our ancestors sages were so great. If you see the old temples of India you can not believe how talented were our ancient architects. I was amazed by looking at Puri Jagannath temple, Konark Temple etc. Ancient Indian History is such a subject, if you read the true history will blow your mind.

        I wrote these many lines not because of I know so many things or you don’t know anything. Just to awake my Indian brothers that we have so many resources. Just we need RESEARCH and live a better life. JAI HIND, JAI BHARAT, BANDE MATARAM, VASUDHAIVA KUTUMBAKAM.

        Today this much. Will meet in some new thread.

        1. Surinder Marwaha

          A befitting reply to a fool…Rajesh. You have shared a very enlightening and knowledgeable information Mr.Ganeswar Sethi. Thanks a lot.

        2. very nice answer sir.
          but i think we should not judge one of our brothers because he made a silly mistake. who knows maybe he replied ina hurry and didnt get time to check his answer before comenting.
          Isnt there many better things in this world to do than fight each other in the name of religion.
          i dont think that god made us for a purpose.
          i think we are not important in this universe at all.
          we are so small in this brahmand and not in the vision of god at all.
          email me if you want to correct my viewpoint or if you want to discuss about theology.

      5. C. CHANDRASEKHAR

        In Sanskrit, numbers are generally represented by symbols – as most of the mathematical texts are presented in poetic form. For instance, ‘seas’ refers to no. 7 (seven seas). Similarly Jug (or Yug in South) refers to the no. of years in a cycle of 4 yugas (also called Mahayug).

      6. don’t you calculate light year light year is a measure of distance where we multiply sec. in 1 year to speed of light and it gives us distance travelled by light
        as same here is the time yuga and shahtra multiply to speed (probably speed of hanumanji if we follow the light year forrmula ) and we get distance travelled by hanumaji

    3. Can u give me the standards that says 1KM = 1000mts.

      I’m sure you do not have an answer for it right now and you will require to google for it. Similarly, if you will read Hindu Vedic Literature you will find answers to your every question.

      You gotta read 😊

      1. 1 sahasra is not 15000. it is 1000 . you are wrong mike de fleuriot.
        u might search some stupid website on the internet and got that wrong info.it is literally our language and we know better.so u western people should stop acting as if we don’t know our own language. and 1 yojan is 8miles not 12 and also 1 juug is 12000,not 189000.

    4. जुग सहस्त्र योजन पर भानू
      overall ye ek metaphor hai just symbol ke tarah use kiya ye batane ke liye ki wo cheej(भानू) intni door hai(सहस्त्र योजन) ki wahan tak jaane mein kai din(जुग ) lag gye .
      baki ye sara afwaah pandito ka failya hua hai ,

      जहाँ न पहुंचे रवि वहां पहुंचे कवि .
      जो चाल ना सोचे कोई वो सोचे पंडित ,
      सब दान-दक्षिणा की मोह् -माया है।

    5. Dharmendra Kumar

      We still have many more knowaledge about everything after the destruction of our history by foreigner. We kown smaller thing from higgs bosson.

    6. In Sanskrit, the people used to measure distance in Yojan which basically means about 8 kms.

      Shastra – This literally means 1000.. in numerology.
      Yug ( Its not Juug) – This is measure of time meaning 12,000 divine years. The earth cycle is said to be consists of 5 Yug.

  1. "The Question here is not how Tulsidas calculated this distance or how he came to know about this distance."

    Are you high on something? Of course we need to know how he arrived at these results!

    1. There may be more sources and information available on this, one just need to re-search.
      Mind it, India was the epicenter of Science and faith in ancient times.

      No doubt it was India was called the Golden Bird, but as it was attacked by the Turks, Arabs, Afghans and the French and British over the period on time, much of its ancient legacy, science, fortune was either destroyed or stolen by these invaders.

      India and Indians were the pure race, genuine culture that standalone by itself in the history. We had universities like Takshashila and Nalanda opened to entire world. Snatana Dharma was the only religion not long ago and now we are Jack of all traits as in…religions, cultures and faiths.

      1. According to modern calculation:
        Average distance between the Sun and Earth =149 million kms = 92 million miles.
        However, the orbit of the Earth is not a perfect circle, but an ellipse. Sometimes the Earth is closer to the Sun and sometimes it is farther.

        Shortest distance between Sun and Earth (perihelion) = 91 million miles = 147 million kms (early January)
        Longest distance between Sun and Earth (aphelion) = 94.5 million miles = 152 million kms (early July)
        It is surprising to note that Tulasidasa who lived in 16th century could give the most accurate estimation that is very close to the estimation by 20th century astronomers.
        Let us decipher the calculation in Hanuman Chalisa…
        Hanuman, in his childhood, assuming the Sun to be a ripe mango, jumped to catch it. Tulasidasa recounts this incident in his Hanuman Chalisa as follows:
        yuga-sahasra-yojana para bhanu
        leelyo tahi madhura phala janu
        Considering the Sun to be a sweet fruit, Hanuman jumped to swallow it.
        Here the distance he travelled is mentioned as yuga-sahasra-yojana. Let us try to decipher this.
        What is a yuga? According to Bhagavad-gita, one day of Brahma is called kalpa and is equal to 1000 yugas and this is followed by a similar duration of night.
        sahasra-yuga-paryantamaharyadbrahmanoviduh
        ratrim yuga-sahasrantamte ‘ho-ratra-vidojanah
        1 yuga = 4,320,000 years = 12000 divine years
        (1 divine year = 360 years according to human calculation)
        This is also confirmed in Manu-samhita: etad dvaadasha sahasram devanam yugamuchyate
        According to the above verse from Hanuman Chalisa, the distance between Sun and Earth is
        yuga-sahasra-yojana = 12000 x 1000 yojanas.
        Yojana is a Vedic measure of distance and approximately equals to 8 miles (according to the 14th century scholar Parameshvara, the originator of drgganita system). And 1 mile = 1.60934 kilometers.
        According to the calculation presented in Hanuman Chalisa
        Distance between Sun and Earth = 12000 x 1000 yojanas = 96 million miles = 153.6 million kms, which is much closer to the calculation of the modern scientists.
        The assumptions we have made in the above calculations are as follows:
        We assumed yuga to mean the number 12000 based on the time calculation system of Vedic period based on the statement from Bhagavad-gita and Manu Samhita.
        We approximated 1 yojana = 8 miles based on what Srila Prabhupada has mentioned in his purports. However there is still disagreement among scholars as to whether it is 5 miles or 8 miles. Some other calculations indicate values ranging from 7.6 miles to 8.5 miles.
        But it is astonishing that Tulasidasa mentioned the distance to this level of accuracy as early as in 16th century when the Western astronomers, with the help of telescope, were trying to figure out the distance.

        1. hey i was confused about yug if it is same yug that are satyuga tritayug than it consists 432000 years in kaliyug and you explained wrong that there are 12000 divine years in kaliyug but it’s 1200 divine years
          so what i beleive is that the jug or yug mentioned in hanuman chalisa is different from the Yug cycle

    2. GANESWAR SETHI

      @stan richi, the way you know sometimes if there is someone falling ill or your mother knowing sometimes if something happens to you. this is called sixth sense. Even you can imagine when a small little bird is flying a lot of distances and again comes back to its nest very easily. This happens only because the small little bird knows his own science and maths. We human beings becoming rotten minded day by day.

      Just tell me one thing in today’s world how many people doing meditation. How many people doing yoga, pranayam. How many people are adopting the real education. Everyone is running after their own methods of living life. So how we can nourish our brains. There are plenty of things we can research. And moreover India is the only place which has invented and discovered so many things and which world is following.

      Now a days the world becomes short but we distanced among ourselves because of our ego, stupidity, lack of knowledge and unnecessary arguments etc.

      So my dear have some research on VEDA, UPANISHAD, GITA, BHAGAVAT and all HINDU striptures you will get to know so many things regarding philosophy of life. No where else you will get these knowledge. Other will just teach you how to stop others how to destruct the things etc etc.

  2. i appreciate your work … really a good info … i believe religions were originated only for our good things … certain people took it as wrong way and following fake things … you pls continue your blog work and share this knowledge to the world ..
    thank you …

  3. This shows INDIA's capacity and capabilities in comparison to rest of the world. But I think instead of boasting about past culture and civilizations, we should concentrate on making our present even richer than ever before.

  4. In this calculation you are violating a very basic principle of Physics. Dimentionally its incorrect
    Yuga =12000 YEARS ie UNIT of TIME
    Jojan= 8 MILES UNIT of Distance .
    your unit have to be same on both side of equation
    TIME X DISTANCE =DISTANCE (Wrong)

    Tulsidas who wrote hanuman chalisa is also famous for his shloka-
    Dhol, Gawar, Shudra, Pashu aur nari, sab hai tadan ke adhikari
    {Drum (tabor), Illiterate, Shudra, Animal & Woman, All are rightful/liable to be beaten up.}

    1. See Mr.anti-******….just read my post again.. I didn't used the word Yuga.. It's JUUG.. which is equal to 12000 value.. not 12000 years..
      it's better u read something clearly and understand it first before u comment on it.. I hope u can read English.. if there's really something wrong in my post.. u r always welcome to comment here..but don't waste anyone's time with useless comments…no offense…

    2. This is called fake anti -supersition without even reading & understanding vedic versus. In Ramayan, Tulsidas has written a dialgoue "dhol, gavar, shudra pashu naari, sakal tadana ke aadhikari". It doesn't mean that tulsidasji has said it. My friend read & understand before commenting on anything or anyone.

      1. dhol, gavar, shudra pashu naari, sakal tadana ke aadhikari. tadan means not to beat but to check. tulsi ramayan is greatest epic in india. dont spread false romour abou it. and if dont underastand it just keep ur mout shut.
        jai shri ram.

    3. Dear Uday…
      Please dont be blind in proving urself right. The word juug u quoted is no different from yug. I would have appreciated it more if u said a yug meant mahayug the sum of four yugas.which equals 12000 years. Although the units are definately questionable. But poetries are like that.. things can have different explanations and coincidences also. Rigidity about one's personal thought makes one superstitious..

      1. Top man! Apologetics’ will try and always come back to validate their beliefs using science and mathematics ….the problem though is…that now the masses have come to realize that our religions’ nothing but poorly constructed sciences and threats of eternal suffering..at the hands of the “MERCIFUL” and all loving…top marks! To reconcile their beliefs these same apologetics come up with their own interpretation or rather interpret texts to suit their own agenda. Keep going my friend…this thing ought to stop somewhere.

    4. Mr Anti-************* & Atnjeet, in the old time, the physics is not such developed. and they used the common units. like in our daily uses. like in village we purchase milk in kg. And in old text books of ayurveda, they used and measured all the material in kg format. it doesnt mean that liquid and solid is same. They used these abbreviation for simplicity. and for better understanding. These is not for prove right or wrong. Be clear and read and think properly..

      1. Good point anti-superstitions. To convience the practicality of dimensional analysis we just need to pose a question :”How can anybody multiply 3 litres of water with 4 litres of water to get 12 litres of water. ” If can’t be done for water, it can’t be done for anything, distance, time etc

        Regarding your point Mr Vikas, as you mentioned they used common units, I agree to that. But ofcourse you will understand that they won’t use mismatched units for simple things like time and distances no matter what they label them with ( yug or years ). Like we do not ask milkman to give milk in seconds, we use litres or millilitres because it will sound absurd. A sense of unit is not integral to physics but a part of our language.

        But having said that poets are allowed jugular of words to present a beautiful concept. That’s what poems really are. If that’s the case Tulisadas was a poetic astrophysicist .

        1. Wt do u think the tulsidas was ordinary poet.Tim distance can be measure in light year then why not in yug

    5. The word is “jugg” it was used in logarithmic scale it’s just a number it’s not year or anything
      For more information learn sanskrit and study veda’s don’t simply deny anything if you know 100% then you can deny then everyone agree with that.

      The best part is “physics is a language of mathematics” most importantly Indian mathematicians are best among any other mathematicians across the globe.

      1. Yes u r correct… Some fool people only tries to deny our Vedas Bt it have really lot many things to understand which we still don’t know..

    6. Lets forget about the past. Lets talk present. When we talk astronomical figures in distance, we do not use kms or miles , we use light years.
      Now traditionally speaking, years will be a measure of time and so when we say 15 light years, we can only measure time. But a knowledgeable person will deduce the distance based upon the speed of light and come to a distance.( so the speed of light , 9.46 * 10 raised by 12 unit , is the base reference while the 15 years is the unit you multiply it with to get your distance )
      Same way, in yug sahastra yojan, ( Yug, 12000 unit is the base reference, multiplied by 1000 yojans ). I hope you understand that strictly based upon how we use terminology today , the description of distance in earlier times in very appropriate and maybe easier to grasp as well )

    7. Brother use some heart instead of brain, hanuman chalisa is a prayer to Lord Hanuman, The Monkey God(that is what some native english devotees of Lord call him )

      Now coming to the point brother a poetic language is used by the author and in this particular statement of Hanuman Chalisa poet says sun was at this much distance and lord went there and ate it thinking it is a tasty fruit

      So a poetic language is used to mention the distance of sun in this statement of Hanuman chalisa All prayers are always poetic in language it has nothing to do with various units of measurement .

      इस प्रकार की भाषा को कवियों की भाषा कहते हैं एक कहावत तो सुनी ही होगी आपने जहाँ न पहुँचे रवी वहाँ पहुंचे कवी
      (रवि अर्थात सूर्य यहाँ पर भी देखो सूर्य का संदर्भ देते हुए प्रकाश की बात की जा रही है ।) मतलब जहां प्रकाश भी नहीं पहुँचता वहाँ कवी का मन पहुँच जाता है।

      अब इस साधारण से वाक्य को कवी की दृष्टि के स्थान पर आज के आधुनिक विज्ञान की दृष्टि से देखो तो बोलोगे क्या व्यर्थ की बातें हैं सूर्य कहीं कैसे पोहोंचेगा वो तो आकाश में स्थिर है ।

    8. The mere meaning of Tarans or tadana is of course punishable but, in broader sense it is to CHECK and TRAIN/ EDUCATE. They they also have to be trained and educated.

    9. The mere meaning of Tarana or tadana is of course punishable/ beatable but, in broader sense it is to CHECK and TRAIN/ EDUCATE. Thus, these/they also have to be trained and educated.

  5. There's no doubt that ancient Indian's science was way too advance but still some questions are unanswered because there's no one to tell us about those logics but I strongly believe that our ancient Indian science was totally based on logics. And Thanks for bringing v this up.
    Tony

  6. If mr. anti*** you understand hindi alphabets, there are 2 letters, bari r and choti r. with the change of that letter alone in the word taran meaning changes 180degrees. former taran mean they are eligible to be beaten and the word with small r means welfare. now what tulsidas wrote and how people are interpreting it to malign the great text is two different story. I read Ramayan everyday. there is lot of symbolism in it pertaining to our daily life and its truths. there is a huge scope of interpretting it both scientifically and philosophically. So Mr. anti**** 'neem hakim khatre jaan mat kariye'.

  7. regarding your question of using single unit to define distance, and the magnitude of yug/juug not qualifying for the calculation!!!! what would you say to LIGHT YEARS that scientists regularly use to define distance.

    1. this modern science can make a havoc out of anything and this bloody shit is acceptable to the whole world! if modern scientists say A is not A but B people will agree to it as some shit information!!! so this calculation of jugg sahastra yojan is also distance calculated with respect to time!! 1 yug is 12000 yrs and our present calculation also belongs light years as time-distance calucation so this is also acceptable

    1. Aayus
      Anamika means to say if yug/juug are different unit for calculating distance then how light and year being two different things can be used to calculate distance (as year is a unit of time and light is the form of energy); her intention was to draw similarity between the two method of expressing the distacne.
      And in poetry such kind of things happen to maintaint the rhyme.

  8. Also amazing is that the Sun is 400 times the Moon's diameter & 400 times as far away; hence the Sun and Moon appear to be the same size when viewed from Earth & we see the spectacular Solar eclipses. Now what are the odds of that happening? Is that a coincidence or maybe another God's doing!

  9. Need more proof of God having a hand . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Circumference of the Moon – 10,917 km
    Circumference of the Earth – 40,030 km
    Circumference of the Sun – 4,370,005 km
    (Earth's circumference x Moon's circumference)/100 = 4,370,096km

    Now why on earth (no pun intended!) would the circumference of our planet multiplied by the circumference of our moon match the circumference of the sun so closely? Me thinks God likes order in his Universe!

  10. these all are various scientific codes enscripted in sanskrit. india always had the marvels in physics and astronomy. this information predicts the knowledge of the quantun foam and various aspects of mankind's evolution. we too must have had time travel and all the possibility of reality considered to be a myth or a fiction tody. the power of chakras in our body can help us forsee certainevels of the universal truth. realising god is beyond the scope of any instrument. but our bodies and aura within can help us reach the infinite boundaries of the universe which the modern cosmology finds hard to explain. we must remember tjat the myths science is trying to prove have already experinced by our forefathers is indeed a legacy of the power contained in spiritual science or the undefined PHYSICS

  11. these all are various scientific codes enscripted in sanskrit. india always had the marvels in physics and astronomy. this information predicts the knowledge of the quantun foam and various aspects of mankind's evolution. we too must have had time travel and all the possibility of reality considered to be a myth or a fiction tody. the power of chakras in our body can help us forsee certainevels of the universal truth. realising god is beyond the scope of any instrument. but our bodies and aura within can help us reach the infinite boundaries of the universe which the modern cosmology finds hard to explain. we must remember tjat the myths science is trying to prove have already experinced by our forefathers is indeed a legacy of the power contained in spiritual science or the undefined PHYSICS

  12. Great ji! Indian scriptures and history are full of such wisdom. It is only because the western culture asserts itself and we Indians are always circumspect and ashamed of ourselves, that we put the western people and their assertions in high esteem and ourselves at the lower level.
    There are questions put against this blog that what is the scientific basis and how he came to know. My answer is that "Scientific basis" is the basis which has been created by the scientists themselves and they want us to prove everything by their standards, whcih we should desisit.
    We should insist that they should prove things on the basis of our Shastrs, not the over way round, because our Shastr are much older and mature then the new found "scientific Basis".
    By doing so and following our ancient culture, most of the modern day ills will vanish.

  13. The one we are discussing and many other such facts clearly show that we are moving backward so for as science is concerned. It not a question of superstition of fake superstition .the past is my try we are trying to understand .
    Try to find out PARAD VIGYAN whereby it was possible to covert Mercury to Gold and if we could do it again think of the consequences.

  14. Its time..you should also believe hanumanji actually ate the Sun….Stupid thoughts… Now being given a scientific meaning without any logic

    1. Read the description given in the srimad bhagvatam about kali yuga !!! all present day details you will get with total information watever you want and its also clearly written some athiests like you will be present who will never have faith in god!!! and for ua kind info hanuman bhagwan is not a normal being he is god himself !!! a human being is incapable of even going near venus! so read shrimad bhagvatam! and ul get ua head out thinking how on earth is all written in the book! and yeah the sacred book is dated in BC nearly 5000 years or more before!!! if u still dont get then you are one of those billions of athiests who dont believe in miracles of god!!!

  15. Eratosthenes is assumed to have calculated distance between Sun and Earth in 2nd Century BC

    Eratosthenes of Cyrene (Ancient Greek), was a Greek mathematician, geographer, poet, astronomer, and music theorist who lived between 276 BC – 194 BC.
    He was the first person to use the word “geography” in Greek and he invented the discipline of geography as we understand it.
    He was the first person to calculate the circumference of the earth by using a measuring system using stades, or the length of stadiums during that time period, and his calculation was remarkably accurate. He was the first to calculate the tilt of the Earth’s axis (also with remarkable accuracy). He may also have accurately calculated the distance from the earth to the sun and invented the leap day.

    Eusebius of Caesarea in his Preparatio Evangelica (written in 4th century AD) includes a brief chapter of three sentences on celestial distances (Book XV, Chapter 53).
    He states simply that Eratosthenes found the distance to the sun to be 804,000,000 stadia.
    Assuming one stadia is 185 to 190 meters, this is equal to 148.7 to 152.8 million km, which is approximately 92,000,000 miles !
    He also mentions that Eratosthenes found distance to the moon from earth to be to be 780,000 stadia.

    ^ So this happened 1300 years before Tulsodas did it. You lose Hindu fundies.

    1. Hi Aayus

      Replying to your question , it is not only tulsidas or sayana or aryabhatta who spoke abot the speed of light . It was mentioned in one the hymns of rigveda and i hope that we are aware that vedas were composed far before (exact time period could not be apprehended) greek discoveries .
      I dont knwo if Eusebius of Caesarea had calculated it independently or took references from old indian scriptures ; I have one reason to say because after the alexander invasion
      greek were taking too much interest in indian texts.

      One more thing , here the hindu/indian claim might be completely wrong but what we could expect from you that this could given some sense of excitement within you.Rather you are more interested in taking a opposition side to rule out any claim rasied by hindu .
      May i knwo the reason for this ?

    1. Here's a portion of hanuman chalisa. :
      Check out he 18th line:

      Jai Hanuman Gyana Gunasagara, Jai Kapeesa Tihu Loka Ujaagara
      Rama Doota Atulita Baladhaamaa, Anjanee Putra Pawanasuta Naama

      Mahabir Bikram Bajarangee, Kumatee Nivaara Sumatee Ke Sangee
      Kanchana Barana Biraaja Subesha ,Kanana Kundala Kunchita Kesha

      Haatha Vajra Aur Dhwajaa Birajay, Kaandhe Moonj Janeun Saaje
      Shankara Suvana Kesaree Nandana,Teja Pratapa Maha Jaga Vandana

      Vidya Vaana Gunee Aati Chatur, Ramakaja Kareebe Ko Aatur
      Prabhu Charitra Suneebe Ko Rasiya,Rama Lakhana Seeta Mana Basiya

      Suukshmaroopadhari Siyahi Dikhava,Vikataroopadhari Lanka Jarawaa
      Bhima Roopa Dharee Asura Sanhaare, Ramachandra Ke Kaaja Sanwaare

      Laaye Sanjeevan Lakhana Jiyaye, Shri Raghubeera Harasheeura Laaye
      Raghupatee Keenhi Bahuta Badaayii,Tum Mam Priya Bharata Sama Bhayee

      Sahas Badan Tumharo Jas Gave, Asa Kahe Shreepathee Kantha Lagaave
      Sanaka Dik Brahma Dee Muneesa, Narada Sharada Sahita Aheesa

      Yama Kubera Digapaala Jahan The, Kavi Kovida Kahee Sakay Kahan The
      Tum Upakaara Sugreevaheen Keenha, Rama Milaaya Rajapada Deenha

      Tumharo Mantra Vibheeshana Maanaa,Lankeshwara Bhaye Saba Jaga Jaanaa
      Juga Sahastra Yojana Par Bhanu ,Leelyo Taahi Madhura Phala Jaanu

      Prabhu Mudrika Meli Mukha Mayee, Jaladhi Laanghee Gaye Acharaj Nahee
      Durgama Kaaja Jagatke Jethe, Sugama Anugraha Tumhare Tete

      Rama Duaare Tuma Rakhawaale, Hota Na Aagyan Bina Paysaare
      Sab Sukh Lahai Tumhari Sarana, Tum Rakshak Kahoo Ko Darna

      Aapan Tej Samhaarao Aape, Teeno Lok Haankate Kaapein
      Bhoota Pishaacha Nikata Nahee Aawe, Mahabeera Jaba Naama Sunaavay

      Naashai Roga Hare Sab Peera, Japata Nirantara Hanumatha Beera
      Sankat Se Hanuman Chodave, Man Krama Bachana Dhyan Jo Laave

    2. जय हनुमान ज्ञान गन सागर ।
      जय कपीस तिहुँ लोक उजागर ।।

      ऊपर लिखित दोहे को पहला दोहा मान कर जब आप 18 वे दोहे पर पहुंचेंगे तो आपको यह दोहा मिल जायेगा

      जुग सहस्त्र योजन पर भानू ।
      लील्यो ताहि मधुर फल जानू ।।

  16. Guys superb discussion on the indian ancient knowledge and the logics ….I would appreciate if some one can explain that how tulsi das used the logic at that period of time to calculate the exact distance between Earth and Sun .
    Good work keep it up

  17. Guys superb discussion on the Indian ancient and the logics but really appreciate if dome one can explain how tulsi das get the exact distance between Sun and Earth at that time I mean what's the logic …..that logic may help us to discover some new ideas……good job keep it up
    Rakesh Vyas

  18. Gr8 details. Read all discussions. Some people saying yug, juga, juuga. It’s doesn’t related with years. It’s belongs to distance. All our gr8 rishi are directly connected with God and they can see whole world from their internal eyez. Jisko aajkal 6 the sense bola jata hai.. They are great teachers, phillosper, intelligent etc.

  19. 1st and foremost research is of NASA where best of MIT ,IIT and other brains work-do ur wikepedia/google if u want

    2nd * study is based on astronomical ancient text including vedic text from ankor and bali in cambodia and indonesia and the mayan tiles from mayan temples in latin america assiyre middle eastern temples whose calender is 6250 year making the calender that many years old are part of study

    only referance from india was part surya sidhantha ephimeris which is not even 1/10th of Bali text

    3rd Some one from India discovered the connect with Hanuamn Chalisa and so the sloka./verse

    4th tulsidas may have read or was aware of the ancient text then

    last wikepedia google etc search or info may or maynot be correct

    last NASA does good work and it would be stupid 2 join issues with ignorant

    -just happen 2 reach this blog

  20. ps:
    arctic circle study has confirmed vedas 2 be the oldest text more than 10,000 or more years and were in sanskrit russia has discovered older than indus valley temple with bronze statues from the arctic circle

    Ankor is the largest hindoo temple in the world in cambodia

    Bali is also hindoo and is part of muslim indonesia

    yaznadism religion of middle east whose calendar I have quoted is based on rig veda

    India happens 2 be one of the many places following vedas in some form or the other

    all temples quoted earlier have idols as worship not advocating for or against idol worship its just information that has been in world and are older than 1000 BC

    -check ur facts even wike says so-
    thank nasa 4 the good connection and not question tulsidass
    -best of brains from india work abroad, 1st try and stop brain drain than question
    -had dna theory not been by khurana in us it would have been laughed in India
    thats a pity
    -any thing indian or from ancient india has 2 be rubbished with zero knowledge
    thanx correct me but think….

    1. Go and read something about hiranyagarbh and bhootagraj they tell about begining form of life which is DNA and these words are not from kuran but from the most ancient text vedas.

  21. Yaar. ..science is developed knowledge. ..means the facts we are reading. ..wo pahle se gyat hai. ……so why we are discussing about it?

    1. Is it possible we progressed exponentialy in past 1000yrs. No way.
      We were more knoweldgeable and advanced in some things in past but lost that knowledge some how and all we are doing is reinventingthings already done in past

  22. It proves that Tuslidasji was not a common being because he composed hanuman chalisa in Akbar’s prison simply in praise of Lord Hanumanji that too with so much philosophical and scientific meaning without even thinking too much on it!

  23. Wht 1 li8 year mean distance traveled by light in one year simply 1saal me li8 kitne door chali usi tarah se 1 yug ka hazar guna aur utne yojan

    chunki us samay Koi SI unit to hoti nahi thi to unit ka koi lafda hi ni . Jab koi janta hi ni tha ki cm,sec hota kya hai to phir cm×sec ki baat kaha se aa gai

    slok me kaha gaya hai ki jitn bada ek yug hota.hai (koi unit nai) ka multiply Sahastra (1000) (koi unit nai) se kare aur us yog (sum) ko agar yojan maan le to sun or earth ki distance.nikal aaegi

  24. slok me kaha gaya hai ki jitn bada ek yug hota.hai (koi unit nai) ka multiply Sahastra (1000) (koi unit nai) se kare aur us yog (sum) ko agar yojan maan le to sun or earth ki distance.nikal aaegi

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  27. Satya Yuga is 1,728,000 years, the Treta Yuga is 1,296,000 years, the Dwapara Yuga is 864,000 years, and the Kali Yuga is 432,000 years.

  28. Let me simplify this. If I say the X object is 20 steps away from me. 1 step equals to let say 0.5 meter, here I m taking a usual step distance. They if i go for the calculation
    20 step = 20 * 0.5 = 10 meters

    It is like number * distance = distance

    1 Juug = 12000 (number without unit)
    1 Sahastra= 1000 (number without unit)
    1 Yojan = 8 Miles (Distance in miles)

    I believe it is clear now. One can refer Surya Sidhantha for detailed astronomical information like speed of light, Earth is geo-spherical etc.

  29. SHUBHAM SRIVASTAVA

    We can think of only that thing what exist in the universe. We are made to to think what is already present and we don’t know and we are trying to know.
    We are a natural software coded and programmed buy atmosphere and society around it . We are just towards our acient science in other way.

  30. Tadana ke adhikar means one has to understand these people/things like dhol, pashu(animal),shudra,nari(women) .Tadna means padtadna.( not to bea/hit
    them)

  31. Tadana ke adhikar means one has to understand these people/things like dhol, pashu(animal),shudra,nari(women) .Tadna means padtadna.( not to beat/hit
    them)

  32. वंदे मातरम

    अबे चूतियों कान्वेंट शिक्षा प्राप्त indian विदेशियों , तुलसीदास जी कविता लिख रहे थे कोई scientific journal नहीं लिख थे। you expecting him to write 96000000 पर भानु।
    1 युग में 1200 साल होते है ।(जो कि commenly know fact रहा होगा उस वक़्त) it’s about 1200 the number he needed to continue with the rhythm of the poem hence he used the term युग ।
    भाई वो कवि थे कि पंडित थे कि हनुमान भक्त थे । वो यह तीनो थे लेकिन वो यह पृथ्वी और सूर्य की दूरी ठीक उसी तरीके से जानते थे जिस तरीके से आज 6th standard ka student भी basic astronomy जनता है । मतलब उस वक़्त के पढ़े लिखे लोग इतनी या शायद इससे ज़्यादा basic astronomy का ज्ञान रखते थे । उस वक़्त की प्राथमिक शिक्षा में विद्यार्थियों को इतना पढ़ाया जाता होगा जैसे की आज ki basic school education में।

  33. Lol.. first time I am seeing that Distance is being calculated as a multiplication of time (jug)* distance (yojan)* scalar (sahastra). If some one had posted Sahastra Yojan as a measure of distance. But dumping jug, yojan in a single formula and claiming that it represents distance is just plain stupidity. Only a stupid person would interpret that verse from Hanuman Chalisa like this. Verse simply means that sun is thousands of youjans away and that represents it is very fay away, that’s all. Rest of the interpretation is just to fool ppl.

  34. If british was not here, we would have been sitting in mars or jupiter by this time. What technology we had in earlier times? How did we lost all this ? Our vimaan.. Our plastic surgery.. our transplantations.. Our test tube technology.. Making gold from cow dung..

  35. 1 Juug = 12000
    1 Sahastra= 1000
    1 Yojan = 8 Miles

    Is there any scientific standards for these things.
    If any then please do tell…..plzzz
    …tell me standard unit …because it was not consider

  36. what i usually do , tries to find out the origin/hidden meaning /explanation of any question/thing/topic that puzzles me.
    sometimes i try to understand old poetry/talks/story .
    Following many ongoing research project as a hobby , interested in medicine ,i work as a desktop/web application developer,by education i am a mechanical engineer.( mechanical wale he sabhi jagah bahatkte hai 😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁)

    and hanumaan g aur tulsidas ke baare mein

    let ramayan ,mahabharat , vedpuran ,garud puran are fiction story .
    1. story kyn banai gyi- to maintain law and order ,jeene ke umeed , bharosa , hosla dene ke liye to the public in society by taking help of supernatural things. This is one of the best possible way to maintain law and order even now in 2018 , asal mein wo sabhi ek simple insaan they jinhone bhut bare kaam kiye honge society ke liye . lekin par-dada ne dada ko kaha angoor hai , dada ne jab baap ko kahani sunai toh angoor oranges jitna bara ho gya , aur jab baap ne bacche ko kahani sunai to angoor pura ka pura taarbooj ban gya,
    In releality sun koi cheej thi jo bhut door tha .
    2. (a)FICTION:- wo sabhi insaan nahi they, wo sabhi super-insaan they.
    ravan, hirnayakasyp,bhagirath se laako saal/yugo tak tapasa ki so matlab unki umar cororo saal thi, jahir se baaat hai humaan g ki bhee umar bhaut hogi.
    Tulsidaas ji jo ek poet hai usne likha just ki जुग सहस्त्र योजन पर भानू simple ye kehna chahta tha ki suraj itna door(सहस्त्र योजन)tha ki wahan tak jane mein kai saal (जुग) lag gye ,जुग ka matlab 12oooo years se nahi hai , are poet to hafto ko bhee saal ke tarah batate hai poetry mein, जहाँ न पहुंचे रवि वहां पहुंचे कवि .

    (b) REALITY : wo keemti cheej itni door thi( सहस्त्र योजन)ki waha tak jane mein kai din / hafte (जुग) lag gye .
    wo ek kavi tha uske aur poetry mein bhut door ko सहस्त्र योजन khete hai matlab ye nahi ki 80000 miles.
    Aur jug poetry mein aksar use karte hai bahut dino ke liye .

    जुग सहस्त्र योजन पर भानू
    overall ye ek metaphor hai just symbol ke tarah use kiya ye batane ke liye ki wo cheej(भानू) intni door hai(सहस्त्र योजन) hai wahan tak jaane mein kai din(जुग ) lag gye .
    baki ye sara afwaah pandito ka failya hua hai ,

    जहाँ न पहुंचे रवि वहां पहुंचे कवि .(tulsidas)
    जो चाल ना सोचे कोई वो सोचे पंडित ,
    सब दान-दक्षिणा की मोह् -माया है।

  37. People who are saying time and distance can’t be multiplied they are fools, If you read about an unit in physics called Light Year. means distance light covers in an year means multiplying distance of 1 second light covers with seconds in an year??? light a bulb?? (3*10^8 meter * seconds in year). ancient india was more modern than what can even imagine.

  38. i have read all the comments, yojan is correct used for, used for distance, shahstra is correct used for number, but issue regarding yug, that is called 12,000/- years, so as i get to know from above comments no body has read our shastras and ancient books, also but no one has time and knowledge to under stand, i dont know when tulsidas ji wrote this or calculation taken from where, my question is, why we says 1 crore, or other says, 10 million, why difference,,, leave, you can not understand, other than this, the method of calculation was difference every time and also now a days,, the calculation is simple it can not be say that 12 sahastra sahastra yojan par bhanu, that is why he used yug sahastra yojan, so yojan is only the unit to describe distance and yug and sahastra are it,s number, it is so simple……………

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