The central space of the universe, occupied by the creation of Brahmā, is just the central part of the universe. This core is covered by seven layers of primordial elements.
Fantastic description of the universe and material existence! The unimaginable thickness of each element that covers just one of the many universes emanating from Maha Vishnu truly makes me think how small and insignificant I am :-)
Srila Prabhupada argued that human beings could not have gone to the moon because, according to Vedic literature (specifically Srimad-Bhagavatam), the moon—or Chandraloka—is a higher-dimensional, most likely in Svargaloka.
Prabhuji, I have read about the Vedic cosmology, but couldn’t grasp the scale and structure of the bhu-mandala. Apparently, Vedic astrology as described in Brihat Parashara Hora Shastra views the planetary positions similar to current and modern astronomy. Moon in the modern astronomy is orbits Earth in about 27.3 days (a tropical month and a sidereal month). And based on this understanding, the auspicious events and days are calculated in the Vaishnava calendar. If Chandra is located in Svargaloka, how can it orbit the planet earth? I am a little confused… Could you please kindly explain?
This is one of these dificult questions that it is difficult to answer without being a demigod and directly "see" how it works. My personal thesis is that the moon we see in the sky and that orbits our planet is just a gross projection of the celestial moon, the way it is represented in our plane. I believe the same apply for the sun and the planets of our solar system. They are all celestial planets, but here they appear as lifeless bodies
Hare Krishna!
Please accept my humble obeisances.
All glories to Srila Prabhupada!
Fantastic description of the universe and material existence! The unimaginable thickness of each element that covers just one of the many universes emanating from Maha Vishnu truly makes me think how small and insignificant I am :-)
Srila Prabhupada argued that human beings could not have gone to the moon because, according to Vedic literature (specifically Srimad-Bhagavatam), the moon—or Chandraloka—is a higher-dimensional, most likely in Svargaloka.
Prabhuji, I have read about the Vedic cosmology, but couldn’t grasp the scale and structure of the bhu-mandala. Apparently, Vedic astrology as described in Brihat Parashara Hora Shastra views the planetary positions similar to current and modern astronomy. Moon in the modern astronomy is orbits Earth in about 27.3 days (a tropical month and a sidereal month). And based on this understanding, the auspicious events and days are calculated in the Vaishnava calendar. If Chandra is located in Svargaloka, how can it orbit the planet earth? I am a little confused… Could you please kindly explain?
Happy Gaura Purnima!
Your servant,
Rama Raghava dasa
This is one of these dificult questions that it is difficult to answer without being a demigod and directly "see" how it works. My personal thesis is that the moon we see in the sky and that orbits our planet is just a gross projection of the celestial moon, the way it is represented in our plane. I believe the same apply for the sun and the planets of our solar system. They are all celestial planets, but here they appear as lifeless bodies