VIMANA SHASTRA - Part 4 of 4 : SUNDARA VIMANA

SUNDARA VIMANA

VIMANA SHASTRA - Part 3 of 4 : TRIPURA VIMANA

TRIPURA  VIMANA

VIMANA SHASTRA - Part 2 of 4 : SHAKUNA VIMANA

SHAKUNA VIMANA

VIMANA SHASTRA - Part 1 of 4 : RUKMA VIMANA

vimana  shastra

                                                     science of aeronautics

                                                                     ---- Sage Maharshi Bharadwaja 

Abstract

Ancient advanced aerodynamic flying vehicles originally written in Sanskrit text

            

Presented by ,

SANTOSH DANDIN

Introduction

Vaimanika Shastra is an ancient Hindu text written in Sanskrit, which holds back its origin to creators from Vedic sage Maharshi Bharadwaja and other Rishis.

Vimanas are widely described in the genuine ancient texts such as the Ramayana and Mahabharata, as well as other later texts such as the dramas of Kalidasa. They are not metaphors or hyperbole, nor do you have to be a god to own or ride one as in other mythologies. They are treated as manufactured, physical objects, even if portrayed as fanciful flying houses, invested with magical powers of levitation. Sometimes they are simply employed as a plot device to get characters from one end of India to the other quickly. Often they are portrayed as weapons of war. Also compelling, in my mind, are the descriptions of ancient Indian weapons that bear a striking resemblance to artillery, mechanized infantry, chemical, biological, and nuclear weapons, as well as high powered lasers or other energy beams. So there are abundant mysteries to explore in the ancient texts, which you can do at sacred-texts' Hindu texts area.

Vimana capabilities includes means to view remote images on screens, listen to remote sounds, disguise the vimana as clouds or other images, create terrifying sounds, and so on . There is an extensive discussion of the various types of vimanas and their construction, including some that can double as boats or submarines.  There are discourses on the structure of the atmosphere, aeronautic hazards and how to avoid them, and even a section on diet and clothing for aviators! Of interest is the discussion of flying through the various yugas (epochs): in the earliest, most spiritual yuga, people could fly without any mechanical contrivances.

The text is top-heavy with long lists of often bizarre ingredients used to construct various subsystems. This includes items such as monkey skin, eagle bones, sea-foam, and many that are only named in Sanskrit. Often the recipes are a mix of plant, animal and mineral ingredients, and involve mixing these ingredients and cooking them at high temperature in a furnace shaped like an animal, such as a frog. One wonders whether we are talking about metallurgy here, or some kind of alchemy. Most of the systems are described as mechanical devices, powered by steam, electricity or even solar power; a number literally involve smoke and mirrors.

 

RUKMA VIMANA