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If you are a Hindu, you might have seen the pictures of Sri Vishnu sleeping on the serpent Shesha naga. It is said that shesha carries the planets and the universe on his head. He carries the earth along with other planets on his head and constantly praises his lord, Bhagawan Sri Vishnu for his wonders and miracles.
When correctly interpreted, we can conclude that this myth about the snake carrying the universe is really true. Read further.
Shesha naga is also known as Sankarshana. “Sankarshana”- literally means one who has both the powers of attraction and repulsion*. Likewise at the Genesis of creation, he manifests**himself thus creating the Universe and during the Maha Pralaya – the Great Destruction, he by this force with draws the Universe into Himself as a transfixed point – which modern science calls “The Point of Singularity” – “The Vindu”. We cannot decipher it using mathematical calculations.
*:- I’m trying to refer the force of gravitation because, when an attracting force is there, there is always an equal and opposite repelling force. (Newton’s third law of motion)
**:- I will post about this in the next post so that it will be easy to understand.
Shesha naga is also called as Anantha naga. Now, “Anantha” means never ending or infinite.
As we all know, the universe is unending and also, the gravitational force is never ending. These can be formulated today, using the Newton’s laws which say that the force acted by a body is applied on the whole universe. Or simply, everybody in the universe attracts every other body no matter how far apart they are.
So, the universe exists. The fundamental forces exist. Therefore, the metaphorically written texts are also true and they will never be outdated. Finally, one thing: Sanskrit literature began with a BIG BANG just like the Universe!
sincerely,
-K.Ajey.Pai (Dynapie)
Very nice way of relating sanskrit and big bang
Dreams of Vishnu (final version)
As you rest amidst eternal rays,
Heaven starred with all your Glory,
Calming with serene-still gaze,
All of a life’s unwritten story.
In immortal dreams of night and day,
Borne upon blue mountain springs,
Whilst whispered music gently plays,
As regal birds fly, soar and sing.
To a sweet yet lingering refrain,
That rises up in coloured flight,
To where in sun and crystal rain,
Dreamers pass on through the night.
Under clouds of pillowed wind,
Where the sacred flowers grow,
Diamond thoughts all doubts rescind,
In Time’s fountains endless flow.
Mr. Alexander Crowe, Im thrilled by reading your poem. Is it one of your compositions?? Or.. you have referred it from somewhere…
Hari Om.
Respected Sir,
Very thought provoking blog.
Does this mean shesha is infinite whereas Vishnu is a finite being that sleeps on the infinite sankarshana.
I think you should also take into account all the four forces – weak and strong forces, electromagnetic ones and nuclear ones to make the explanation more scientific. That will be in line with the grand unified theory that applies to quantum worlds and astronomical galaxies.
Also looking forward for your expert comments on Gayatri Mantra as the noise originating from the supermassive blackhole that resides at the center of the galaxy.
Dear Jayakar,
The post, being one of many of my interpretations; thought up and wrote mostly within a few minutes or intuited in dreams may not be approving when compared to modern day astrophysics. but its worth giving a try to understand our books as nobody can say for sure that “this works in this way” (इदं इत्थं |) everything is changing in this dynamic world. ill quote world and not universe because universe is something out of our perception. it is dynamic in a more spiritual realm. what we know today, about our universe or ourselves for that matter, is equal to knowing about a fingernail on the human body!
P.S please avoid “sir” in your future comments… Im just a college going boy
Mahavishnu being the superpower might seem to be sleeping on the infinite shesha.. but being the ultimate, he also has the power to become infinitely infinte than shesha naga