Who goes around whom, Earth vs Sun?

Who goes around whom, Earth vs Sun?

Heliocentric theory of our solar system was first propounded by Copernicus in 1453. He propounded that the Sun is the center of our universe and all planets revolve around it. As it was against the views of the holy Bible, he had been prosecuted. Afterwards in the year 1632 Galileo, supported this view and became sinner in the eys of Church.

But, Indian perception about our solar system is clearly stated in Vedas and other oriental Astronomical texts.

Ancient Vedic knowledge is very lucid in its expression about Sun being the center of our Universe(Solar system).

Let us analyze few Vedic verses in this regard,

mitro daadhaara prthavimutyam mitrah krstih

(Rigveda 3.5.59.1)

Sun, with his attracting force is holding this earth and other celestial bodies.

Trinabhicramajaramanarvam yenemaa visva bhuvaanitastuh

(Rigveda 1.164.1)

All the celestial bodies (planets) are moving in elliptical orbits.

आयम् गौः प्श्निरक्रमीत् असदन्मातरं पुरः पितरं च प्रयन्त्स्वः।

(Rigveda 10.189.1)

Moon being the sub planet of Earth, is revolving around its motherly planet earth and earth is revolving around its fatherly planet Sun.

Sun never sets or rises ,because of earth's movements , it appears to us as sun rising in the east and setting in the west.

(Rigveda- Aitareya Brahman)

Aryabhatta, had clearly explained this phenomenon with a logical principle called, “Laghu-Guru Nyaya”(लघु गुरु न्याय). Laghu means small or light weighted object, Guru means big or heavy object . It implies that a small object revolves around a big object, like a disciple going around a Guru or Teacher.

He had also stated that Moon gets Light from the Sun and so shines. He is the first person to propound that each planet moves around itself and he had accurately calculated the time taken for Earth's rotation around itself and Earth's revolution around Sun.

In the Indian view, the Sun and the moon were also considered to be “Graham” (The meaning of the word should not be mistaken for Planet). “Graha” in Sanskrit means that which influencesor which gets influences.

Many Astronomical and Astrological calculations of various Indian Astronomers were based on the relative positions of various celestial bodies. Hence these calculations should not be interpretted as “Earth centered Universe”. There ws a crystal clear clarity among Indians that Sun is the center of Universe. The Vedas, and the above-referred Indian Astronomical texts, substantiate this fact.

(Source: Ancient Indian Science & its relevant to modern world P-27; Published by Rashtriya Sanskrit Vidyapeth, Tirupati).

Many Apples had fallen before Newton's Gravity Laws

Yes, many apples , especially many Indian apples had fallen down before Newton had discovered Laws of Gravitation. Ancient Indian Astronomical texts are replete with Gravitational laws. It is not fair to say that Newton had discovered them first without giving due recognition to great Indian Astronomers.

Let us get into the facts....

• Surya Sidhantha, the classical Indian Astronomical text says “because of the dhāraņātmika śakti, Earth is standing firm in the without falling away”

madhye samanatāņdasya bhūgolo vyomni tiśţhati

bibhraņah paramām śaktim brahmaņo dhāraņātmikam

(Surya Sidhantha 12^th Ch - 32^nd Sloka)

• Varahamihira (6^th Century AD) had said “it is an experience of everyone that on any part of the earth, that the flames of the fire go up and the objects that were thrown up fall down.

gaganamupaiti śikhiśikha kşiptamapi guru kincit

yadvadiha mānavām a surāņam tadvadevājghaĥ

(Pancha Sidhanthi, 13^th Ch - 4^th sloka)

• Bhaskaracharya (11^th century AD), the famous Indian mathematician in his text “Leelavathi” explains, “Earth has guruthvākarśņa śakti (Gravitational force). Due to mutual attraction between the planets , they (planets) are able to hold themselves firmly in space.”

• In his other text “Siddhantha Shiromani”, Bhaskaracharya reveals that, “Earth naturally attracts every object in the space towards itself. Because of this attracting force, all objects fall on the earth. When there is balance in attraction among planets where would they fall?”

  ākŗşţa śaktiśca mahī tayā yat svastham guru svābhimukham svaśaktyā

  ākŗśyate tatpatatīva bhāti same samantat kva patatviyam khe

  (Siddhaantha Shiromani, Bhuvanakosa, 6^th sloka)

  Brahmagupta (7^th century AD), renowned Mathematician in his famous text “Brahma Sputa Siddhantha” discloses “like water having natural downward flow, Earth also has similar attraction power, because of which all objects get attracted towards it.”

• Jagad Guru Sri AdiSankara in his commentatary on Prasna Upanishad said, “ as earth attracts the up going (thrown up) objects, so do the ever elevating Pranasakti in the body, is being pulled down by the Apanasakti.

  tathā pŗthivyāmabhimānini yā devatā prasidtha saişā

  puruşasya apāna vŗttimavaşţabhyā kŗşya vaśikrithyādha eva

  apakarşena anugraham kurvatī vartata ityarthaħ

  anyathā hi śarīram gurutvāt patet sāvakaśe vodgacchet

  (Commentary od AdiSankara for 3Ch-8^th sloka of Prasnopanishad)

  Many Indian texts had similar references about Gravity Laws. All these facts were revealed centuries before Newton.