VEDAS- THE INDIAN SYSTEM OF SCIENCE AND
TECHOLOGY-
THE KEY TO HUMANISATION AND WELFARE,
RATIONAL MANAGEMENT PRACTICES
Abstract:
A technology oriented approach always shaped this country
through ages of efforts which led to the establishment of organised settlements
all along the length and breadth of the country, one after the other, in a span
of several ages. From “Ra" to “Pura” to “Ram” large well planned townships
and cities came into being. Welfare or well being of the entire human race
along with the environment and the universe as a whole was the founding
principle. Rationalization over a period necessitated the standardization of
'Time". Time is the basis of economy and economy led to the rational
approaches towards welfare. This led to the codification processes of
digitized form of varied streams of knowledge bases called as "Veda".
The Concept of economy emerged with the standardization of
Time and giving it a unitary value. This can certainly be ascertained in the
6th and seventh Manvantaras. We do not have a system of management. It
was a system of welfare. But, Welfare incorporates a practice of rational
management which included forecasting and planning. Armament research and
development was another major component used only for humanization processes
and creation of organized and systematic way of Life. This necessitated
planning and rational management. Management of natural resources and drawing a
schematic pattern for administration all these are collectively what we call
today management. It involved the management of Values that appeared in the
later phases which essentially meant to be Royal insignia or mint of these
days. Money without value never existed and these values were not for the
individual consumption but integrated with larger structures.
KEY WORDS:
Ra, Pura, Ram, Humanization, Indian System, Vedas. 2
VEDAS- THE NDIAN SYSTEM OF SCIENCE AND
TECHOLOGY-
THE KEY TO HUMANISATION AND WELFARE,
RATIONAL MANAGEMENT PRACTICES
A PERCEPTION
Vedas are considered to be the most ancient scripture of
mankind. These are also believed to be emerged from the insight of Rishis and
also as Verses in Sanskrit or Samskrutam. The schematisation of the Vedas is
believed to be primarily based on Panini and Pathanjali Maha Rishis. The
Chandas or the scale is believed to be that of Rishi Madhu Chanda. Vedas are
also seen as the proprietary of Brahmins meant for the rites and is seen as a
Holy Scripture of Sanatana Dharma or Hindu religion.
These and other perceptions of linguistic experts,
Indologists, Vedic scholars, grammarians, religious leaders have been looming
in this subcontinent and abroad may be for ages. Are the Vedas to be treated
so? A clear perception on the Vedas is a must in today’s situations. Most
pertinently Vedas are not a subject of dispute and argument. It has a
structure, objectivity and the utilitarian pattern.
A system of Knowledge evolved during six manvantaras or
transitory phases of humanisation and evolution of organised kinship and
territories. These included materials, methods, practises, theories,
formulation, parenthesis, hypotheses, theses, that are required to create,
control, manage , defend and destroy the systemic structures created by its
progenitors. Knowledge is segregated and is imparted to those who have the
judicious mind and strength, behavioural pattern, control of emotions and who
has a commitment for universal well being. Many of the knowledge systems
were not a part of the regular curriculum of the schools of the Rishis, and
were beset with a pattern of transfer of these knowledge systems. Most
intricate technologies and systems were with held by those Rishis who attained
the stature of Brahma Rishis. They served as the advisors in confidence to the
rulers and their word was the last, which was never disregarded. The Brahma
Rishis had a language of their own which was based on numerical system or
Ganita. They had developed a key or code to exchange ideas and thoughts. This
intricately coded numerical system with precision and a definitive stylisation
of rendering that convey the functional moieties with perfection are what today
we call the Vedas.
It was never in a sequence and continuity, but subject
specific. It is the numerical derivation that holds the key to derive and
abridge in particular sequence. Whether it be structural conformations or
reaction or metallurgy or armament technology or architecture or health or an
administrative matter, the sequences are denoted by the numerical system.
In short, Vedas are the genome or the total genetic endowment
of the Indian Sytems of Science and Technology for the Welfare, Administration
and territorial integrity and defence. This system of precise numerical
encoding serves as the template for the transcription of information. The
transcribing language perfectly matched is Samskrutam or Sanskrit. The
sequences that are transcribed off from the Vedas have to be translated into
definite sequences. This is a safeguard measure so that the technologies do not
get into wrong hands. It can be said to be the Nuclear Suitcase, which is
held in safe custody.
Since the weaponry became a property of the rulers, the
control over its judicious use turned out to be out of the domain of the Brahma
Rishis. Since the knowledge base had been seeded, they knew the unavoidable
will happen. The chain of information transfer of the keys was terminated. This
was to give a lease of life to the human race to reinvent the same by their own
effort. Methodology may be different, but the result will be identical.
Vedas are Apananiyam and Apathanjali. Panini and Patanjali did not deal with
the Vedic System proper. Eight letter sequences, are distributed along the
three axis or planes. One needs to have Vision of letters or Akshara Darshanam
to understand it. Apart from this in order to be perpetual in seal and
succession, the letters are articulated in a sequence to give meaningful hymns,
as devised by Kaushika through his Scheme of Gayatri. This forms the ritual
basis and pilot scale process for the well being of the Universe.
Indian System of Science and Technology or the Vedas
primarily addresses the space and not the ‘matter’. The technology is to reveal
how did space originate and matter is secondary to space. The technology of
Brahma[not Brahmaa]addresses the equations of space to matter and the processes
there in. Radiant to sub atomic to atomic and macro structures in the formative
stage is encoded as “PRANAVAM” in which the Milky Way, the sun and the
planetary system are only fractional sequences. From there everything begins. The
styled structure of OM is neither Samskrutum nor any language. It is the
emanatory design that was created in the laboratories of Swayambhoo Brahma
Rishis that was finally enshaped by Kaushika.
To say in short, the Vedaksharam is a point of convergence of
a 360Degree information base to an angle forming the arc. This is why even to
understand a Vedaksharam, a large faculty is required. This does not have any
bearing on the ritualistic process of yaga or yagna or other architectural
structures.
The origins of Vedas are from Tibet to Slovenia to
Dakshinavartam. Yet, the Dark Age swept in after a period of time and we were
left with the aberrations of philosophical tirades. Vedas constitute the
technological base devised to reinvent the human beings and develop an inherent
light of knowledge in them. We did not propagate a dictated Civilisation based
on rules, but created a set of refined and designed human beings, to bring the
nomads to a hold , settle them and to give a new orientation to life. This is
how Ra in Slovenia or Ra in Arabia took its origin, these experimental success
led to the onward journeys of human race. Such settlements “Ra” needed time
based concept. Time is life, time is living, time is organisational set up and
time is economy.
This is where over 1500 generations prior to the Sage Skanda
started working. The numerical system was developed and a system of Calculation
called Skanda Ganita came into being. This was codified as “Jyotishmati” or
“study of stellar bodies”. This was interpreted by Vasishta and came to be
known as Vasishta Hora. Hora is the periodicity of diurnal variations from
which the term ‘HOUR’ is derived. Vasishta’s theories were challenged by
Kaushika who interpreted Jyotishmati in his own way, which was denounced by the
Vasishta School. This led Kaushika to develop the new scheme of Gayatri. It set
time and the places got the name “UR” “URA” “PURA” and “PURA” and suffixed to
the Pura, “RAM” or Town ships. Each stage is an Purana or epic period, the
politico economic description of rise and fall of reigns of territorial
regions. The earth according to the Unit time of 238 or 24 units got the name
BHU, 60 units got Bhuva or Bhuvi and 3600 unit system got the name Urvi. All
such names have a technological reference. Every Brahmarishi had a Hora Sastra
of their own, that finally accepted Kaushika Hora and Gayatri schemes to have a
numerical methodology of converging the knowledge systems toa single stream
Veda which is tested and proven.
Veda collectively is meant for the universal well being. It
has no reference to the timeliness of its implications. What is in the script
form whatever is available to us in the present form is a numerical system
designed to give preludes. The rest is to be restructured. This were not mere
revelations to the Brahmarishis, it is a standardised format with its encoded
schemes for derivations and applications. It has mechanised columns that define
space within space called Yantras with intrinsic complex structures that needs
ionic discharges or electronic feeding systems from one’s own body system to
reactivate and to open up the information content.
All these practices for well being, that is drawn to give a
new impetus to the universe through humanised beings en-shaped and refined us,
as we are today.
Such a well being has a rational scheme, to use the nature,
whether it be natural forces or Dhatus elments or precious elements, bringing
in the concept of Value. Such Value system is for those articles that cannot be
bartered for exchange. Every transitory phase of humanisation [as we call it
“epochs” or” Manvanthara”] had developed a system of community integration.
Community integration is through exchange of thoughts, ideas, materials and
occupational aspects. It is obvious that animal husbandry or “GO samskara” or
rearing of Cows was an economic system in practice much before the Vedas were
drawn. The higher breeds or high yielding varieties and multiple utility tree
species or Kalpa vrisksha or plantation economy was in practice by the sixth ‘manvanthara’
in a large scale. Self sufficiency and self reliance in technological knowhow
was a state of art and craft that led to the sustenance of the territories.
This underlies the principle of economy and management.
The basis of economy or prosperity of a territory or “Pura”
and the principles evolved for it are collectively termed ‘Purohitam”. This was
based on the technological applications to harness four factors viz. Radiant
energy or electricity, Fire or Agni that is the thermal process, Wind energy,
Water (rain or ocean, or inland waters). Agneyeyam or Thermal Processing in
Dhatu (elements) and process of refining by friction ( Ratam) to produce Ratna
( gems or Mint), Powdering, homogenising, and separation techniques were
invented for a stable economy and resource mobilisation for the growth and
prosperity of human race.
Energy is the given the prime value. Source of energy should
be respected. The respect can be worship. It is a measure to prevent irrational
use of Energy or its misappropriation. Three primary sources of energy is dealt
in the processes. Cosmic energy includes solar radiations, lightning or
electronic discharge and thirdly Fire. Of these, Fire is given paramount
significance as it forms the basis of reactivity and processing. The question
was basically of scaling down the fire for utility. The human race still then
had faced the tyranny of destructive fire, whether it was volcanic eruptions,
meteor hits, forest fires or underground gas burst and the like. Fire was an untameable
entity and was feared by the human race. The same fire had to be mechanically
produced to create a psyche to subjugate them and bring them to the processes
of humanisation. The same fire had to be scaled down to carry out processes for
the utility of mankind, from food processing to agrarian needs, to the
production of weaponry. Volatile elements were discovered for firing purposes.
Base bleed arms were invented which had long target ranges. Yantras mechanical
columns were designed for the purposes.
All meant for the prosperity and welfare of the Pura and
those practitioners became Purohitas. They knew how to do, but material
processing was vested only with the selected seers. The mechanisations and
process development is the key to labour requirement. The physical and mental
attributes of the people were categorised and they were given the skills
required, thus creating a lineage of labour division in the society.
The knowledge base and the rites that were to be carried out
for the welfare were vested with a group. The same knowledge was not required
for the general purpose of the society. Yet the progenitors of the knowledge
systems did not let them to be the custodians of the technology. The
technological part was thus to be codified, and this marked the beginning of a
new phase which had a format to render and cannot be intercepted but to be
consumed Vedyam. It depends on who renders what that the meaning and
applications were to be understood. Those custodians who were given the rights
to have the Vedas to have perpetual succession and seal are the
“Brahmana”. This has a logical
base behind this. Originally when Brahmanas used to recite together, many
portions had a low nasal pitch as takeoff and landing notes. This rendering
resembled that of Bhrahmara or wasp and the group of people who created this
effect are called Brahmarajana, which later on became interlinked with
Brahma-jnaana to be called Brahmanas. They were not supposed to stay at one
place, they have to traverse through places to perform the rites and renderings
and they were also had the quality of ‘Bhramana” or moving around. To learn
Vedas the basic qualities were that of the required sound frequencies of a
Bhrahmara. So Brahmana had three basic qualities Bhrahmara, Bhrahmana and Brahma.
He is not supposed to have any Brahma or lust for wealth. To impart his
functions with full mind, he was given all requisites, wealth and all
facilities.
This led to the complete processes of division of labour,
that later on became decayed, as it had no scope for elevation or promotion to
the next tier of the system.
In the new budding age, or Kali Yuga, it is the Semitic
Phoenecians or today’s Lebanese people who changed the world order. The yester
years remains of Mohenjo-Daro, Harappa, Lothal and Muzzuris remains have enough
remains to remind us of the Indian system that took off independently after the
collapse of Vedic world order. The system of trade pattern is obvious from the
seals obtained from both Mohenjo-Daro and Harappa. The period of these
settlements and the bid to link it with Vedic systems are misleading.
Mohanjodaro unicorn seals have visibly a Kharosti – Proto
siniatic scripture, where the coinage was in practice. )X( < is read as
TU(oo) Kka, means equivalent weight. Tuka in the Dravidian and eastern Indian
systems refers to amount or sum from which term ‘Token’ came into being. This
is indicative of materials that had a value other than what could be bartered
were traded against Tukka or sum, whose measure was decided by Tookam or
weight. Which in eastern India is even today is in use as ‘Takka’.
The secondary phase of the resurgence of Indian tradition
thus came up with the emergence of an alternate linguistic system and system of
practice that was delinked from the Vedic System. This was an ardent effort to
conserve the objectivity and lineage of the Vedas. The secondarily developed
language system had the Brahmi that was intimately interlinked to Thamudic ,
Proto Siniatic and Kharosti systems, to have a much better communicative and
trade relationships as well as exchange of knowledge. From Brahmi, Tulu became
the mother of pancha dravida languages- Telu (gu), Ta mil, Canarese or Kannada
and Malayalam. Tulu had the stature of Vedic reverence and “Moolabhadri” or the
coded language also had originated. Integration of Brahmi with Kharosti over
the years of interaction and transmigrations and its link with Phoenicians led
to the new order of language systems.
Vedas were totally confined to the Brahminical lineages, from
time to time revived through Yagnas.
Vedas are not ancient, it is a living system still found in
rudimentary forms practised in the vast expanse of the world. The rituals to
get permission for the cutting of the tree and to seek its blessings are
largely practiced in Slovenia.
Similarly, the clan based system of civil administration,
independent and autonomous Village systems with paramount sovereign powers
independent of Statutory or legislative frame works are the hall mark of
upholding the Vedic system in India.
The numerical value of 7777 as the peak population to land
use ratio is prevalent in the Zeme tribes of India. The population to food and
administrative control is reflected in the name of the Lotha tribe’s territory
of WoKha, ‘Wo’ means number and Kha is counting. A system of census and
population to food production system of management continued to be in practise.
Malthusian theory was a rediscovery of this practise.
Agaria tribes, the iron smelters give answer to the Aga of
Agni and the utility of Agni. Kramalis of Orissa give us the meaning of
artisans. Mon tribes of eastern Himalayas teach us the use of water of hydro
energy to run impellers- the prototype design of the modern day turbines.
Ghonds , uralis, Mannans, Cholanaykans and so on who have given us 1772
dialects and languages and systems of Technology stratified along the vast
expanse of this Nation is ideal to recapture the and redraw how the utility
based welfare systems of Vedic systems still continues.
We need to change our perceptions. Perceptions on what Vedas
are. Put end unnecessary debates on Vedas. Vedas should not be decried as
scripture or literature. Hope that in 2013, we will have a subject specific
approach that shall be drawn out of the presentations from this conference.
[Acknowledgement: Dr. S Ramakrishna Sharma, Associate
Professor, Department of English, Vijaya College, MULKI. Karnataka.]
Krishna Kumar MB
Ilavrita Institute of Indigenous Integrated Resources
