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Question – 81
Since Amavasya
occurred on Trayodasi tithi, did it affect the entire tithi-star alignment?
Answer:
Yes. The Gara
Karana which must have occurred on Uttara Phalguni advanced after the comet-hit
on Pushya day. As a result, the next Karana cycle started early with Chatushpada
and Nagava (Karana-s) coming on Trayodasi when Vishakha star was running.
The normal nakshatra-tithi-karaṇa
alignment is shown in the left figure, based on Krishna’s starting of the journey in Revati nakshatra. The right-side table shows the changed
alignment since Pushya day.
The table
unmistakably reveals that Karṇa’s specific reference to Gara Karaṇa can be
traced to the fact that 'Gara' which must have been running on Uttara Phalguni
(the day of this conversation) was missing but found to be coming on the Citrā
day with the phase of the moon showing quick reduction as to cause Amavasya on
Vishakha.
After the
comet-hit, the running Shashthi tithi on Pushya day changed into Saptami.
A tithi was lost
forever thereafter.
No simulator can
detect this.
No man, no
scientist had ever known this.
Only the great
Itihāsa of the Mahabharata has retained this information meticulously, that we
Indians are ignorant of.
The cause of
ignorance is the absence of subject knowledge used in these verses.
Knowledge of the
subject is more important for dating Mahabharata!
