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Question –
111
What caused the variation
in Arundhati- Vasishtha alignment for a short time as
reported by Vyasa?
Answer:
The comet-hit on
the earth over several days, with the major hit felt on Pushya day caused the
variation in the appearance. The impact coming from Southwest – west which caused
the east flowing rivers to turn towards west - gives the planet earth a spin
push forward and sideward, depending on the impact angle. The forward push
towards the east moves the earth where it is colder as in the North, swings
back where it is warmer, moister in the South, and moves back to the North. One
up – down and up movement. As a result, the latitudes move to newer highs before
they come back to their regular position.
Similar impacts
were seen in the Burckle impact which went on for two weeks. In the Kaali
impact 1490 BC, observations described the swing into North, causing to experience
sudden cold by which the ducks were frozen in the water.
Suppose a person is
standing in a specific latitude, he will suddenly find himself in a different
latitude (without his knowledge) because of the earth swinging up as happened in
the Mahabharata event.
The shift in latitudes gives a different appearance of the celestial stars – particularly those which are close to each other. This can be best explained by the observation of Venus and Moon a few years ago when they were seen side by side from Chennai (13-degree latitude N). At the same time, the two were seen in a different alignment from Malaysia (4-degree latitude N)
In the figure in the left, the smaller looking Venus and the bigger crescent moon were seen side by side at 13-degree N. In the figure in the right, the same was seen at the same time, at 4-degree N as though the Moon was behind Venus.
A similar change in
the appearance of Arundhati is caused by the observation from a different
latitude with the sudden swing of the earth northward. As a result, the pair
seemed upside down with Vasishtha behind Arundhati just like the above
illustrated image of Moon looking behind Venus in a lower latitude.
In the above figure,
O is the observer who sees V (Vasishtha) and A (Arundhati) in a particular
alignment. When the earth had swung by the impact, the observer’s location is shifted.
From the new location he will see A and V appearing tilted as the tilted Venus-
Moon appearance from 4 degrees in the previous illustration.
Such appearance of
A-V lasted until the swinging regained its original position. This happened
within 2 days according to Mr. Seifert who is working on impact theories. That
is why this appearance is a nimitta – a temporary phenomenon which foretold
that something terrible happened.
