Mahabharata: History or Fiction?
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If there be a word for the most incredible tale ever told – then it is the story of the Mahabharat. There is a great debate about whether there is any historical accuracy in the story of Mahabharata. This narrative is so remarkable that it has made numerous people speculate - 'Did it really happen? Let's find some answers....
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Decoding the language
It has been written in the epic from time to time that Mahabharat is a "itihas" which exclusively means "thus occured". The words "Puraan" and "Itihas" were specifically coined by the ancient people to categorize the "ancient" and "recent" events. Both the words denote history that has occurred at different times. If the intentions of the writer were to write a poem or a work of fiction, he would have stated it to be a "mahakavya" or "katha".
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Records of the Bharat-Dynasty
It is mentioned in Aadiparva, Adhyaya 62 that the records of the Bharat-Dynasty are recorded in the Mahabharata. A number of dynasties with their long lineage of kings (more than 50 from Manu) have been presented in the work. If it were just fiction, 4-5 kings would have sufficed to build the story on.
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Details of Kaliguga
Read the description of Kaliyuga as mentioned in Mahabharata. Whatever Krishna said tallies with creepy, mysterious accurateness with modern life as it exists today. And remember - this was written thousands of years ago! Fiction? Unlikely because there are way too many corroborations and tallying circumstances for it to be fiction.
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The city of Dwaraka
Marine archaeology has also been utilized in India off the coast of the ancient port city of Dwaraka in Gujarat, uncovering further evidence in support of statements in the Vedic scriptures. An entire submerged city at Dvaraka, the ancient port city of Lord Krishna with its massive fort walls, piers, warfs and jetty has been found in the ocean as described in the Mahabharata and other Vedic literatures.
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The unfortunate fate of Dwaraka
This sanskrit verse from the Mausala Parva 7 verse 40 of the Mahabharata, describes the disappearance of the city of Dvaraka into the sea.
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Ancient cities described in the Mahabharatha
More than thirty-five sites in North India have yielded archaeological evidence and have been identified as ancient cities described in the Mahabharatha. Copper utensils, iron, seals, gold & silver ornaments, terracotta discs and painted grey ware pottery have all been found in these sites. Scientific dating of these artifacts corresponds to the non-aryan-invasion model of Indian antiquity.
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Lineage of Shri Krishna
The Greek historian Megasthenes has stated that Chandragupta Maurya was the 138 King in the lineage of Shri Krishna. This means that Shri Krishna did exist in the bygone era and that Mahabharat did really occur.
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Present cities from Mahbaharata
All places mentioned in Mahabharata are real places, all are identified as real places. For instance, Hastinapur is in UP. In draprastha is the present day Delhi. Dwarka is located in Gujarat coast. Moreover, Ma habharata cities are not limited to present day India because Mahabharata referred In dian subcontinent as Bharata. For example, Gandhar could be present day Kandhar.
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The Underwater Discoveries
Among the extensive and deep underwater discoveries were the massive Dwarka city wall, a large door socket and a bastion from the fort wall, natural harbour, two rock-cut slipways of different width and sizes extending from the beach to the intertidal zone and numerous old stone ship anchors were excavated...
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The Underwater Discoveries The three-headed motif on a sea-conch shell was also found in the excavation and such motif is referred in the scripture Harivamsa is a further proof of the existence of Dwarka city and a direct link to Kurukshetra war.
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Flying Aircraft & Nuclear War
The Indian Epics, especially the MAHABHARATA, pick up the thread of the tale of devastation and destruction. Sanskrit scholars could not comprehend what was being described in the Epics until the dropping of the first atomic bombs on Japan.
There are Authentic Verses from Mahabharata: "Gurkha, flying a swift and powerful vimana (fast aircraft) hurled a single projectile (rocket) charged with the power of the Universe (nuclear device). An incandescent column of smoke and flame, as bright as ten thousand suns, rose with all its splendour.".
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The Gregorian Calendar
Not a surprise, but surely very interesting to note that the Gregorian Calendar indeed vouches for the Kurukshetra War to have taken place, as it states the beginning of Kali Yuga. Per the Calendar, the event occurred on February 18, 3102 BCE at 2:27:30 AM. Both, the Eastern and Western culture have accepted this date and time to have been the beginning of Kali Yuga and, also the death of Lord Krishna.
