Mahabharata Quiz - 100

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Question – 100

So far no one had said that an extra terrestrial impact is reported in the Mahabharata. On what basis do you make such a claim?

Answer:

The reference to a comet falling on Pushya day was already written. The unusual advancement of Amavasya in Trayodasi tithi and the subsequent Full moon of Margashira coinciding with the star Krittika again are irrefutable proofs for something amiss in Nature caused by an extra-terrestrial impact.

Above all, the 75+ nimitta-s narrated by Vyasa are of the same nature as found in the aftermath of a comet- hit. There are about 8 major proxy features for identifying a cosmic impact. Of them the three must-be-present proxies are,

1. the loss of iron oxide from the meteor (normally shrinks by 90%) and the rest only hits the floor,

2. the loss of titanium from the meteor. Both can be best identified in time series of peat moss (because of exact dating of horizons with 14-C)

3. abundant release of NO2 (nitrogen dioxide) in the atmosphere. The reddish-brown color of this gas causes the water bodies and the rainwater to turn red. This is recognized as ‘rain of blood’ or ‘rivers flowing with blood’ by the people.

All these are detected in the data available for the impact of 3136 BCE. Any object entering from space produces NOx. For example, a falling satellite back onto the earth produces 7 tons of NOx. The Hastināpura event also produced NOx, expressed in many ways as rain of blood, river of blood, vomit of blood, blood in the mouth, in the body etc., explained as nimitta-s.

Examining the IntCal13 graph and the associated data from 2050 -4050 BC, sharp calibration drops are seen, caused by meteor-impacts producing 14-C for four different years, one among them being 3136 BCE. The 13th tithi Amavasya and the delayed Uttarāyaṇa offer fresh insights on orbital disturbance of the moon and the earth besides the change in the appearance of the sky. Mahabharata is the only documented evidence of a meteor-hit in a remote past.