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PLUTO (was known to Vyas) in 5561 BCE
Subject: ARTICLE : Pluto Was Known to Vyas in 5561 BCE 
From: jai@mantra.com (Dr. Jai Maharaj) 
Date: July 18, 1996 
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THE SCIENTIFIC DATING OF THE MAHABHARAT WAR 
16th October 5,561 BCE 

By Dr. Padmakar Vishnu Vartak 
(Part-8) 
Courtesy of Prasad Gokhale 
PLUTO (was known to Vyas in 5561 BCE) 

Krittikaam Peedayan Teekshnaihi Nakshatram...... 
[30-Bheeshma.3] 
  
Vyas states that there was one Nakshatra, i.e, some immobile luminary 
troubling Krittika (Pleiades) with its sharp rays.  This "star" in 
Krittika must have been some "planet".  It must have been stationary 
for many years, that is why Vyas called it Nakshatra which means a 
thing that does not move according to Mahabharat itself [Na Ksharati 
Iti Nakshatram] 

Hence the Nakshatra was a planet moving very slowly like pluto which 
takes nine years to cross one Nakshatra of 13 degrees. My assumption 
that this Nakshatra was Pluto gets confirmed by B.O.R.I (Bhandarkar 
Oriental Research Institute?) Edition which states thus: 
  
Krittikasu Grahasteevro Nakshatre Prathame Jvalan...... 
[26- Bhishma.3] 

Some editions mention 'Grahasteekshnah'. Thus Teevra, Teekshana and 
Nakshatra are the names of one and the same planet (graha) which was 
in Krittika in 5561 BCE Let us see if Vyas has given these names to 
Pluto and if Pluto was in Krittika. It is stated that Krittika was 
troubled with sharp rays by that planet -- this indicates that it was 
Nirayan Krittika. 

Pluto was at 175 degrees in 1979. It takes 248 years per rotation.  
1979+5561=7540 years. 7540 divided by 248 gives 30.403223 turns. 
0.403223 turn means 145 degrees. 175 - 145 = 30 degrees. This is the 
site of Krittika.  Thus it is proved beyond doubt that Vyas has 
mentioned the position of Pluto, which was discovered to the modern 
world in 1930.  Vyas could have used his Yogic Vision or mathematical 
brain or a lens or some other device to discover Teevra, Teekshna' or 
Nakshatra or Pluto. 

Thus all the three so-called 'New' planets are discovered from 
Mahabharat.  It is usually held that before the discovery of Herschel 
in 1781 AD, only five planets were known to the world. This belief is 
wrong because Vyas has mentioned 'seven Great planets', three times in 
Mahabharat. 

Deepyamanascha Sampetuhu Divi Sapta Mahagrahah....
[2-Bhishma.17] 

This stanza states that the seven great planets were brilliant and 
shining; so Rahu and Ketu are out of question.  Rahu and Ketu are 
described as Graha' 23 meaning Nodal points. (Parus means a node).  
Evidently Rahu and Ketu are not included in these seven great planets.  
The Moon also is not included, because it was not visible on that day 
of Amavasya with Solar Eclipse. From the positions discovered by me 
and given by Vyas it is seen that Mars, Sun, Mercury, Jupiter, Uranus, 
Venus and Neptune were the seven great planets accumulated in a small 
field extending from Anuradha to Purva Bhadrapada.  So they appeared 
to Ved-Vyas as colliding with each other, during total solar eclipse. 

Nissaranto Vyadrushanta Suryaat Sapta Mahagrahah....
[4-Karna 37]. 

This stanza clearly states that these seven great planets were 'seen' 
moving away from the Sun.  As these are 'seen', Rahu and Ketu are out 
of question.  This is the statement of sixteenth day of the War, 
naturally the Moon has moved away from the Sun. Hence, Moon, Mars, 
Mercury, Jupiter, Uranus, Venus and Neptune are the seven great 
planets mentioned by Vyas. 

Praja Samharane Rajan Somam Sapta grahah Iva......
[22-Drona 37]. 

Here again seven planets are mentioned, excluding the Moon. 

Even if we do not consider the planetary positions, from the above 
three stanzas, it is clear that seven planets are mentioned which do 
not include the Sun, Moon, Rahu and Ketu. Naturally the conclusion is 
inevitable that Vyas did know Uranus (Shveta) and Neptune (Shyama) as 
planets. 

If they were known from 5561 years BCE then why they got forgotten?  
The answer is simple, that these two planets, Uranus and Neptune were 
not useful in predicting the future of a person. So they lost 
importance and in the course of time they were totally forgotten.  
But, in any case, Neelakantha from 17th century knew these two planets 
very well.  Neelakantha is about a hundred years ancient than 
Herschel, and he writes that Mahapata (Uranus) is a famous planet in 
the Astronomical science of India. He also mentions the planet 
'Parigha' i.e. Neptune. 22  So both were known in India, at least one 
Hundred years before Herschel. Vyas is 7343 years ancient than 
Herschel, but still he knew all the three planets Uranus, Neptune and 
Pluto. 

..... to be continued. 

Courtesy of Prasad Gokhale