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The 4th part of the Indic Past series continues with the narration of sage Markandeya in Mahabharata on the life events of Skanda. Three events are discussed in this video in the same sequence given by Markandeya.
The 4th part of the Indic Past series continues with the narration of sage Markandeya in Mahabharata on the life events of Skanda. Three events are discussed in this video in the same sequence given by Markandeya.
The first one was the marriage of Skanda with
Devasena, the daughter of Daksha Prajapati who was offered in marriage to
Skanda by Indra! In the Tamil tradition Devasena is regarded as the daughter of
Indra. To separate myth from reality it is highlighted that the name Indra has three
connotations - as a deity, a natural force (rainfall) and a human being who
lived in flesh and blood. All the references to Indra in Indic texts can be
understood from one among these three.
In the context of Skanda’s marriage it is highlighted
in the video that Indra was a human being who lived in Indra Dweepa, comprising
Myanmar, Laos and Vietnam that is home for Parijata tree. Parijata is indigenous
only to India and these regions of East Asia.
After Skanda’s marriage the six rishi patnis were acceded
the status of mothers of Skanda, and ultimately identified with the six
Krittika stars.
Here comes the secret of the change of an Epoch
identified with astronomy features. The end of the Ice Age that marked the end
of a cycle or an epoch is recognized in the shift in position of the star
Abhijit. This shift is explained with a sketch of the orbit of the earth
shifting from elliptical to the current near-circular path by which Abhijit
which was once part of the zodiac when the path was elliptical was found away
from the zodiac as the earth’s orbit started becoming what it is now. This is a
crucial piece of evidence of the cycle of eccentricity of the earth in terms of
astronomy reference which is completely unknown to the outside world and the
scientific community.
The video further discusses the implication of this shift
and the subsequent recognition of Krittika to fill up the count, on the design
of the zodiac and how it solves some of the difficult and mis-interpreted references
in the Indic literature. Other related features such as ‘Swati Patha’ and
Skanda fixing Aries as the first sign of the zodiac are discussed.
The last theme of this video deals with
Skanda-apasmara and Shamanism recognized as Skanda cult. It is also revealed
that it is not right to grade Skanda as a sub deity or a lower deity as
Markandeya’s subsequent narration states that it was Skanda who started the
first ever Vedic Homa. That will be discussed in the next episode.
