Technology in mythology
As I was thinking about the Mahabharata, few points came to my mind, how these stories had technology we use these days but these were implemented long back!
1. Virtual reality
Mother Yashodha saw all the 7 worlds in Lord Krishna's mouth when he ate mud!
2. Live telecast:
Sanjaya was able to watch the action in kurukshetra and explain to the blind king Dritharashtra.
3. Camcorder or record and play:
Sasirekha was able to see Abhimanyu in the mini laptop which shows one's deep desire. Courtesy: movie mayabazar
4. The rajdhani thali or the never say full:
The Akshaya patra was capable of serving how many ever stomachs with as many as possible dishes.
The sacred cow Nandini could feed any number of people.
5. IVF/embryo transfer
Queen Gandhari with the help of sage Vyasa performed this procedure and was bestowed with 101 children in 101 test tubes or pots!
6. Boeing 777
When Lord Hanuman could fly nonstop to Sri Lanka and return.
Ravana carried away Sita, lord Bhramma kidnapped the shepherd boys.
7. Beyond time and space:
We have many examples
Dadhipandan attaining moksha, travelling to Vaikunta, Sundarar, Avvai travelling to Kailasha with their mortal bodies, Lord Bhramma kidnapped the friends of Krishna to his world, etc..
The Vamana avatar travelling to Bhrammaloka!
Naradhar travelling to all the worlds at ease!
8. Money transfer:
One of Lord Shiva's devotees would have requested the Lord for money for performing Annadana and the Lord obliged. This devotee was scared to carry it with him as robbers may rob him and so asked the Lord for a solution. The lord said to throw the gold coins in the river and to collect them in the water body
when he reaches the destination!
Courtesy: sri. Ganesa Sarma discourse.
9. Multitasking
How Ravana would have managed 10 brains?! For one itself, we are facing so many challenges!
10. Incognito
Ravana's son Indrajit was capable of becoming invisible! The same was with Gatodgaja.
There may be many more to this list which again proves our mythology is not imaginary stories but we had actually used all the technology way before us!
--Vishnupriya
[1/22, 2:36 PM] Shreya : Awesome. They were all way forward than what we are now and call ourselves techies ?!
ReplyDelete[1/22, 2:36 PM] Shreya : I love the apt heading
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ReplyDelete[1/22, 2:54 PM] shuba : Wow semma vishnu very true
ReplyDelete[1/22, 2:55 PM] shuba : Even I see atom bomb will be like those asthrams one atom split in to many
Right!
DeleteBhramastra is atom bomb!!
Wow.. romba nalla compile panni eluthi irukeenga vishnu.. As usual to the point vishnu..
ReplyDeleteOvvoru pointa padikum pothu, ada intha technology ellam epdi appove use panni irukanganu yosikiren..
Even Sushrutha brain open panni surgery panninaram & then eye / heart surgery ithellam panninaram.. ippo irukira technology vache brain surgerylam romba kastam.. avar epdi intha surgerya appo panninaro theriyalai..
ithellam karpanaiya illaiyanratha thandi, avanga appo sonna vishayangalai than ippo namma use pannuromo ����
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