Download my book “Myth of ‘The Epoch of Arundhati’ of Nilesh Nilkanth Oak”

I am glad to inform the readers that my eBook, “Myth of ‘The Epoch of Arundhati’ of Nilesh Nilkanth Oak” is now available in academia.edu  

Click here for free download https://www.academia.edu/44757153/Myth_of_The_Epoch_of_Arundhati_of_Nilesh_Nilkanth_Oak

This is an updated version incorporating features not covered in the eBook edition – most of them pertaining to the traditionally accepted date of Mahabharata (12^th chapter) validated by me.

 The Mahabharata war occurred in the year 3136 BCE corresponding to the year Krodhi, 35 years before Krishna left and Kali Yuga began in 3101 BCE, corresponding to the year Pramathi.

The updated features include

·         the starting date of the exile of the Pandavas,

·         the identification of Adhika Masa-s in the 13 year period,

·         establishing the Adhika Masa in the lunar month of Magha that caused Bhishma to postpone his date of death,

·         the date of the Gada Yuddha and the solar eclipse at the start of the Gada Yuddha,

·         the coronation date of Yudhishthira,

·         additional inputs on why there were no twin eclipses during the 13 tithi phases,

·         additional inputs on the comet hit,

·         identifying the location of the comet-hit on the moon,

·         the details of the twin eclipses during the war,

·         Establishing the traditional features such as Ratha Saptami vrata, Bodhayana Amawasya Tarpana done by Krishna and establishing that there could have been no interpolation in the version of Ganesha as the scribe for Vyasa,

This book is basically a critique of the book written by Mr Nilesh Nilkanth Oak “When did the Mahabharata War happen? The Mystery of Arundhati.”  

In the course of this book, I am purely guided by a desire to set the record straight with reference to Arundhati and the date of Kali Yuga.

I may have sounded harsh at times on Nilesh Oak, but it must be understood that

MY AIM IS ESTABLISHING THE TRUTH AND STOPPING THE GULLIBLE AND UNINFORMED READERS FALLING INTO A WORK OF UNTRUTH.

I want this book to have a wider reach so that the awakened Hindu readers get clarity about what it means by scientific dating of Mahabharata and how the date of Mahabharata is already embedded in our time scale, but not grasped by many. I request readers to share this book with as many people as possible and in as many ways as possible. All that you have to do is to create a log-in ID in academia and download. It is hassle free and gets you access to the works of almost all the top scholars of diverse fields. You can choose to read it online too.

Just to give a brief of the 13 chapters:

Chapter 1 establishes the symbolism of Arundhati and why her iconic stature cannot be sullied.

Chapter 2 presents the Purva paksha of the book of Nilesh Oak, his methodology and other references divulged at different times in his videos and blogs.

This is followed by Uttara Paksha comprising of the exposition of the flaws in the entire book of Nilesh Oak.

Chapter 3 evaluates his assumptions and the contradictions in his theses.

Chapter 4 reveals the flaws in his understanding of Mahabharata astronomy, his faulty interpretation of traditional concepts such as Adhika Masa and Pidana by the planets.

Chapter 5 critiques his understanding of equinoxes and solstices that are fundamental to positioning Mahabharata time period. The equinoctial degree at the time of Mahabharata is also derived in this chapter.

Chapter 6 reveals the flaws in the application of Karl Popper’s theory of falsification for treating the Arundhati- Vasishtha observation as the Basic Sentence.

Chapter 7 is about his mis-interpretation of the concept of Pramana as applied to the Arundhati- Vasishtha verse by Vyasa.

Chapter 8 deals with his faulty understanding and use of the term “Prishtha” that is fundamental to the verse on Arundhati and Vasishtha.

Chapter 9 shows why it is wrong to treat the nimitta of Arundhati as a scientific concept.

Chapter 10 is about the non-violability of the Kali Yuga date that he casually treated in his book and blogs by denouncing stalwarts of the past like Aryabhata, Kalhana and others.

Chapter 11 is the core exposition about why Mr Oak’s Epoch of Arundhati never existed. This chapter gives the scientific causes for the freak appearance of the A-V stars that lasted for a few moments.

Chapter 12 is quite long as it works on the entire period from the start of the exile of the Pandavas till the last day of Bhishma. The dates of the Mahabharata war along with all the other events are established based on all the astronomy references used by Mr Oak and other references not covered by him.

Chapter 13 resolves the most mis-understood concept of the “Fall” of the Abhijit star and establishes the start of the Vedic culture around 12k years ago by none other than Skanda. All these were derived from Mahabharata only.

Appendix I shows how all the astronomy data supposedly corroborated by Mr Nilesh Oak in his book are found to be just manipulations to corroborate his date.

Appendix II furnishes the mathematical proof given by Dr Harish Saranathan on which of the two stars, Arundhati and Vasishtha, went ahead of the other in the period of the so-called Epoch of Arundhati