desichica thumbnail
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Posted: 16 years ago
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Hey all,
I have a question that i thought maybe i knew the answer to...but i guess i've been pondering on this question every since my little brother questioned it....& indeed its a very tough question for me to answer 😕
When Lord Ram & Laxman were in Pataal lok, the only way to prevent their "demise" by Ahi & Mahi Ravan was to wait until Surya Dev set!!!!! Hanuman being the outstanding devotee he is requested upon Surya Dev that he not set until he can save Lord Ram & Laxman!!!!! Surya Dev said that being he is the Kul Devta of Lord Ram & Laxman he would not set....meaning he stood still & did not have his chariot move (i think i have that right).......
So here is the question....
How did Surya Dev NOT MOVE...if according to modern science theory, The Earth revolves around the Sun, which has been "proven"......
i hope this makes sense to you all....because i'm once again stumped on answering a question my little brother asked (which is usually the base of my topics)....& if this topic has been disussed before...i am unaware of it & apologize!!!!
Please guys reply with ur perspectives......i would gr8ly appreciate it!!!

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Posted: 16 years ago
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That is a good question. I guess when it comes to religion, or rendering serving to God, science will change. During the Ramayan, everyone, including humans and Gods, wanted to render Shri Ram some service and help. To help Prabhu Shri Ram, maybe Surya Dev stopped the Earth from moving around it for as long as the vanar-sena needed to rescue Ram and Lakshman. This would not be completely against science, because the Earth didn't stop moving forever. After Shri Ram woke up, Earth once again revolved around the Sun.

My opinion is that to forward the Lord's purpose, the Devas may even go against science, as they have a right to, because science is in the grasp of Gods. For example. Agni Devi controls the fire, Vayu the wind, Varun the waters, etc. If these Gods wish to help the Supreme Lord in ridding the world of evil, it makes sense that they change science, which is after all not even permanent.
Mata Prithvi Devi (Earth Goddess) revolves around Surya Dev, and when Lord Vishnu came to Earth as Shri Rama, Surya Dev asked her to stop revolving around him for a little while, until Shri Ram wakes up. After that, she may revolve again. I don't think the Gods would change science permanently, because they are the ones who created science, but to change it temporarily to assist the Lord is not really going against science.
I hope I helped, or maybe I blabbered on without making sense.😊
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Posted: 16 years ago
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You have asked for scientific explanation, so let me give that.
According to Modern Physics, there is nothing called absolute rest and also, there is nothing called absolute motion. Rest and motion depend on frame of reference. In other words, they are relative.
For example, I can see a table in front of me, on which my computer is kept. I see that it is at rest. Is the table at rest or is it in motion? Both are correct depending on where you fix your frame of reference.
If you fix the frame of reference on the Earth, then it is at rest.
If you fix the frame of reference on the Sun, then it is moving.

If you fix the frame of reference on the Sun, then the Sun is at rest and the Earth is moving. If you fix the frame of reference on the Earth, then the Earth is at rest and the Sun is moving. Both views are correct. Do not be shocked by reading this. It is a fact that both views are correct.

There was a time, when people thought that the Earth was rest and the Sun was moving. If it is true that it is correct to fix the frame of reference on the Earth, if we so wish, then why do we say that they people were wrong? They were wrong not because they fixed the frame of reference on the Earth, but because of following reasons:-
1. They did not have the idea of the frame of reference. They believed that Earth was in absolute rest.
2. They believed that Earth is at rest and the Moon, the Sun and other heavenly bodies move round in perfect circles. But, in reality, if you fix the frame of reference on the Earth, then the Sun and the Moon move in ellipses. But these ellipses are very close to circles, so even if we assume the paths of Sun and Moon as circular, then also we will get very accurate results, so that is fine. But the problem comes when you study the motion of a planet, e.g., Jupiter.
If you fix the frame of reference on the Earth, then the path of Jupiter consists of an ellipse with lots of smaller ellipses on it - these smaller ellipses are called as epicycles.
3. For studying the motion of the bodies in solar system, it is far simpler to fix the frame of reference on the Sun than to fix on the Earth. By fixing on Earth, the Mathematics becomes too complicated and we do not gain anything by the extra complexity - so the extra complexity is unnecessary.

Let me know if you need any further clarification on this.

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Posted: 16 years ago
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great question !!!!
ok my take on this is that every planet revolves on it's own axis ,so does THE SUN !!!! as u also know tht THE SUN is the king of the solar system ,means SUN is in the middle of the solar system & all planets revolve around THE SUN ,SUN also controls every planet be it gravitational force or any forces ,so when SURYA DEV stopped his chariot ,the whole solar system came to stand still ,due to which the movement of all the planets including the EARTH was also affected !!! due to which the day-night cycle on EARTH was disturbed !!!
u might hv also read tht on north & south poles these are 6 months day & 6 months night !!!! that actually sounds like mircale but it's true !!!
that was my take on ur query suniti .
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Posted: 16 years ago
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Thank you all for the wonderful perspectives & info....I think all does make sense in their own ways!!!!!!! It makes explaining to my lil brother a heck of a lot easier now.....
THANK YOU ALL!!!!!
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Posted: 16 years ago
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Oh yes one more thing...i sincerely apologize for the late thanx.....I have been really busy at work!!!!!!

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