Here is
an account from the Mahabharat about the abduction of Durydhana:
“ Although sexual attraction seems to play a role in both modern and Vedic
abduction stories, there may also be other motivating factors. The abduction of
King Duryodhana in the Mahabharata is an example in which the underlying motives
involved politics and military strategy.
King Duryodhana once had an encounter with some Gandharvas, who had cordoned off
an area around a lake for recreational purposes and had blocked Duryodhana’s
army from entering. When Duryodhana tried to enter anyway, a fierce battle took
place, and he was captured by the Gandharva forces. At this point, Arjuna, who
was staying nearby, used his political connections with the Ganharvas to free
Duryodhana. Arjuna and his brothers had been driven into exile by Duryodhana,
but Arjuna intervened to save him from the Ganharvas on the grounds that he was
a relative and a human being.
Duryodhana was humiliated by being saved by a person he had scorned and
mistreated as an enemy, and he decided to give up everything and fast unto death.
However, it seems that some other parties had long-standing plans for Duryodhana,
and they weren’t at all pleased by this turn of events:
‘ Thereupon the Daityas and Danavas, hearing of his decision, the gruesome
denizens of the nether world who had been defeated by the gods, now, in the
knowledge that Duryodhana would wreak their party, performed a sacrificial rite
in order to summon him.’
With mantras, the Danavas summoned a ‘ wonderous woman with a gaping mouth,’
and asked her to fetch Duryodhana. This woman was a Kritya, a type of demoniac
being, and she was able to transport the king by mystical travel: ‘ Kritya
gave her promise and went forth and in a twinkling of the eye went to King
Duryodhana. She took the king and entered the nether world and a little while
afterward handed him over to the Danavas.’
[ Moderator’s Note: By being referred to as residents of the “ nether world,”
Dr. Richard L. Thompson, the narrator, is not referring to the hollow portion of
the Earth but rather, planetary systems below the Earth or possibly worlds in
the inner shell. ]
The “ Nether World “ is not exactly the region beneath the surface of the
Earth. According to the Vedic literature, there are three regions known as
Svarga, or heaven. These are delineated in relation to the ecliptic, or the
orbital path of the Sun against the background of fixed stars. There is
Divya-svarga, (divine heaven ), the region of the heavens to the north of the
ecliptic. Bhauma-svarga ( earthly heaven ), in roughly the plane of the ecliptic;and
Bila-svarga ( subterranean heaven ), to the south of the ecliptic. The
Bhauma-svarga is sometimes referred to as Bhu-mandala, and it is the “ flat
Earth “ mentioned previously ( see pages 215 – 216 ).
... The nether regions can also be entered by taking the Pitr-Jana path, which
is said in the Vishnu Purana to begin near the constellations Scorpio and
Sagittarius and extend to the South in the direction of the star Agastya or
Canopus. This is described in more detail in Chapter 7 ( page 281 of Alien
Identities ).
Once Duryodhana was in the presence of the Danavas, they explained to him that
his presence on Earth was arranged in advance as part of their plan. His great
bodily strength and his near immunity to weapons were arranged by their
manipulations. He therefore shouldn’t spoil everything by taking his life.
Danavas and Daityas, taking birth as Earthly heroes, would assist him in his
battle with the Pandavas. The Danavas also pointed out that they would use mind
control to make sure that this battle would have the desired outcome:
‘ The other Asuras will take possession of Bhishma, Drona, Kripa and the
others; and possessed by them they will fight your enemies ruthlessly. When they
engage in battle, best of the Kurus, they will give no quarter to either sons or
brothers, parents or relatives, students or kinsmen, the young or the old.
Pitiless, possessed by the Danavas, their inner souls overwhelmed, they will
battle their relations and cast all love far off. Gleefully, their minds
darkened, the tiger-like men, befuddled with ignorance by a fate set by the
Ordainer, will say to one another that – ‘ you will not escape from me with
your life! ‘ Standing firm in their manly might in the unleashing of manifold
weapons, best of the Kurus, they will boastfully perpetrate a holocost.’
If this wasn’t enough, the Danavas also explained that the hero Karna and the
“ sworn warriors “ ( a band of demons ) would slay Arjuna. After convincing
Duryodhana that he would be victorious, the Danavas arranged for his return:
‘ The same Kritya brought the strong armed man back when he was dismissed, to
the very spot where he had been fasting unto death. Kritya put the hero down,
saluted him, and when the king had dismised her, vanished then and there.
After she was gone, King Duryodhana thought that it had all been a dream,
Bharata, and he was left with this thought: I shall vanquish the Pandus in
battle.’
This story from the Mahabharat has a number of features that are seen in UFO
abduction accounts. These include:
1. A strange being takes Duryodhana bodily to another location, where he has a
meeting with other stange beings.
2. Mystical or higher-dimensional transport is used.
3. The strange beings have human form, but look “ gruesome.” Certainly they
are “ aliens.”
4. These beings have been guiding Duryodhana’s life from the very beginning.
5. They designed his body so that he would be impervious to weapons. Thus they
apparently engaged in genetic manipulations, or something similar.
6. The aliens were planning to manipulate human beings through mind control.
7. After his interview, Duryodhana returned to the spot where he was taken, and
after settling him down, his captor disappeared.
8. After the experience, it seemed to be a dream.
9. There are accounts in the UFO literature which parallel the story of
Duryodhana.”
The above has been an excerpt from the book Alien Identities