Dear Bhagavathas, This may be deviating a little bit from the present topic. I being from technical background as well believe Vedas are also science. Our ancient Indian Science was subject based and not object based as is the prsent day science. I still agree with our ancestors who rightly termed Perumal as Ksheerasaagara Shayana (One who rests on the milky ocean). If we are not wrong, our galaxy is named Milky way. Our ancestors were far ahead of the present day science. The other point would I would like to stress is the Navagraham. Navagraham depicts Sun at the centre of the Graha (planetary) system. This is the heliocentric thoery. Our ancestors knew this long back. But for the modern day science, it was Galileo who gave this theory. If we can spend more time into the works of ancestors, may be we can find even more that has not discovered or invented yet. Aduyen, Thuphal Viayaraghava Dasan Hungary -----Original Message----- From: Sudarshan K Madabushi [mailto:mksudarshan2002@xxxxxxxxxxx] Sent: Tue 7/20/2004 6:52 PM To: SriRangaSri@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Cc: Subject: [SriRangaSri] Re: Moolavar Dear Bhagavatas: As mentioned in aan earlier posting, it would be helpful if some PramaaNams from our scriptures could be cited in support of the scientific explanations. Moderator =============================================================================== --- In SriRangaSri@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, Maya Iyengar <maya_s1717@xxxx> wrote: > I wish to hear from fellow devotees their opinion about this and the reasons for use of lime stone and wood in some temples. What do aagamaas say about the choice of granite and other substances? > Regards, > Maya. Dear member, The forwarded article is very interesting. If the experiments described are true, we now have at hand a sound (pun un-intended) scientific justification for idolatry. But it also makes one wonder about another thing. If the granite inside the sanctum is so very important -- in terms of 'pH factor', 'acoustic' and 'ionic' conductivity etc. etc. -- then perhaps the time has come for us to leave the 'moolavar-vigraham-s' in our temples alone? Perhaps, we should no more overburden 'moolavars' with all manner of "aabharaNam-s" (jewellery of gold, diamond, precious gemstones, what not)? Surely, all the heavy jewellery covering the idol (head-to-foot as in some of our temples) must be negatively interfering with, why even diminishing, all the positive energy the granite is said to generate? Can scientific-minded members please throw some light? Thanks and regards, dAsan, Sudarshan Yahoo! Groups Links [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Make a clean sweep of pop-up ads. Yahoo! Companion Toolbar. Now with Pop-Up Blocker. Get it for free! http://us.click.yahoo.com/L5YrjA/eSIIAA/yQLSAA/VkWolB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/SriRangaSri/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: SriRangaSri-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
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