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cybalist@yahoogroups.com, "ehlsmith" <ehlsmith@...> wrote:>
Could you enumerate what those reasons are? Obviously, for this
> finding to carry any great weight it will be necessary at least to
> show that the passages in the epic's text are actually unambiguous
> references to the specified celestial events.
Thanks, Ned Smith. You are right.
The text references together with over 25 sky graphs (based on Red
Shift and Planetarium Software) were presented in the colloquium.
Most of the references are from the Critical Edition of the
Mahabharata compiled by Bhandarkar Oriental Research Institute under
the guidance of Dr. Sukthankar. It is a tour de force in compiling
the text authoritative edition based on over 50 manuscripts from all
parts of India.
The links of pages and sky maps are at:
http://www.hindunet.org/saraswati/colloquium/mahabharata01.htm