About Science : Ancient Indian Astronomers

Rig Veda, the oldest and maybe most mystical text ever composed in India, says: "With deep respect, I bow to the sun, who travels a pair of,202 yojanas in 0.5 a nimesha." A yojana is concerning 9 yankee miles; a nimesha is 16/75 of a second. 2,202 yojanas x nine miles x 75/8 nimeshas = 185,794 m.

So it says that daylight travels at 186,000 miles per second! In 1387 A. D. They recognize the right figure for the speed of sunshine. Yogis were using the mala to stay track of the amount of mantras. it's 109 beads, 108+1 Guru Bead. Why so? A] The mala represents the ecliptic. it's divided into twenty seven equal sections referred to as Nakshatras, and every of those into four equal sectors referred to as paadas, or "steps," marking the 108 steps that the sun and moon take through heaven. 2] They stop at the 109th "guru bead," flip the mala and continue reciting backwards. The guru bead represents the summer and winter solstices. employing a mala could be a symbolic method of connecting ourselves with the cosmic cycles governing our universe. however there are another astronomical references to it :

 1] the space between the planet and therefore the sun is approximately 108 times the sun's diameter. Distance between earth & sun is 149,597,890 km and diameter of sun is one,392,000 km i.e. 107.45 times.

2] and therefore the distance between the planet and therefore the moon is 108 times the moon's diameter. Distance between earth & moon is 375,403km and moon diameter is three,476 km i.e. 108 times.

 3] The diameter of the sun is concerning 108 times the earth's diameter. Sun diameter is one,392,000 km and Earth diameter at equator is 12756 km i.e. Sun is 109 times that of earth. that's why Gurumani is taken into account as of 109th.