[Advaita-l] Fwd: [advaitin] Fwd: {भारतीयविद्वत्परिषत्} My chapter on dates of the epics in IKS publication

[V Subrahmanian]

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Date: Sat, Jul 19, 2025 at 12:00 PM
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Namaste

Sri Narasimhan has taken this too far.  He brought to the table many
Vaishnava scholars and pontiffs, even Madhwas, to strongly refute the
'controversial' statements of the two stated persons.  During those YouTube
debates, in some of them, I placed this comment:

The Ramayana says 'Rama lived for 11,000 years', which Dushyanth Sridhar
explained in such a way that the fantastic time span is not taken
literally.  I pointed out: In the story Rama was exiled for 14 years.  This
would be an extremely insignificant period as against a 11K year life span
of Rama. If a 'punishment' is instituted to mean some deprivation and
suffering to Rama, Kaikeyi's specifying that period is simply nothing by
all standards. Also, from Dasharatha's life span of 60 K years, these 14
years of separation from Rama are also totally insignificant. There was no
need for him to be so upset to the extent of dying due to the sorrow.
Further, the separation of Rama from Sita is also just a few months in the
story. Also the penanance of Bharata which is so glorified in the story is
also out of place as the 14 years in their lifetime is only next to nothing.

Compared to this, the Dvapara yuga incident of the Pandavas exiled for 12
plus one year is quite reasonable, given their official life span of some
120 odd years.

Dushyanth Sridhar had also made a video explaining that the Vedic allotment
of a human lifespan is 100 years; he cited a few vedic and other passages
in support.  I recalled a purely srivaishnavaite song in Tamil conveying
the same:

வேதநூல் பிராயம் நூறு மனிசர்தாம் புகுவ ரேலும்

பாதியு முறங்கிப் போகும் நின்றதில் பதினை யாண்டு

பேதைபா லகன தாகும் பிணிபசி மூப்புத் துன்பம்
ஆதலால் பிறவி வேண்டேன் அரங்கமா நகரு ளானே.

English Translation
O lord of Arangama-nagar! Even if one were to attain the lifespan of one
hundred years granted by the Vedas, half of that was spent in sleeping. The
remaining fifty years are frittered away in childhood, disease, hunger and
old age, and so I do not desire another birth.

warm regards
subbu


On Fri, Jul 18, 2025 at 8:59 PM putran M <putranm4 at gmail.com> wrote:

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>
>> Sri Narasimhan has written his own "refutational commentary":
>>
>>
>> https://www.amazon.com/Exposing-Fake-Research-Shri-Ramayanam-ebook/dp/B0DCTYNVJ4
>>
>
> There is a Read Sample:
> https://read.amazon.com/sample/B0DCTYNVJ4?clientId=share
>
>
>>
>>
>> thollmelukaalkizhu
>>
>>
>> On Fri, Jul 18, 2025 at 4:11 AM V Subrahmanian <v.subrahmanian at gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>>>
>>> Read the full post here:
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>>> From: Jayasree Saranathan <jayasree.saranathan at gmail.com>
>>> Date: Fri, Jul 18, 2025 at 1:38 PM
>>> Subject: {भारतीयविद्वत्परिषत्} My chapter on dates of the epics in IKS
>>> publication
>>> To: bhAratIya-vidvat-pariShad भारतीय-विद्वत्परिषद् <
>>> bvparishat at googlegroups.com>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Namaste all,
>>>
>>>
>>> I'm compelled to share my chapter on the Mahabharata and Ramayana
>>> timelines, published in a book on Ancient Indian Knowledge System, to set
>>> the record straight. In light of the egregious errors and false claims
>>> being peddled by Nilesh Oak and Manish Pandit, it's essential to share
>>> accurate information and debunk their misguided assertions
>>>
>>> About the chapter:
>>>
>>> The historical timelines of the Mahabharata and Ramayana have been
>>> subject to varied interpretations, leading to confusion, fragmented
>>> scholarship, and misrepresentations. A closer look at the epics reveals
>>> inherent chronological indicators that have been overlooked. This chapter
>>> highlights these clues, challenges existing dates, and proposes a revised
>>> chronology supported by modern scientific evidence.
>>>
>>> Request you to share this chapter with as many people as possible.
>>>
>>>
>>> Regards,
>>>
>>> Jayasree Saranathan
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