33 Koti Devata are 33 Bones in Spinal Cord

33 koti devata does not mean 33 crores of gods. Koti in sanskrit has multiple meanings and one of them is ‘type’ or ‘category’. 33 main devatas of Svarga Loka are the Aadityas (12), Vasus (8), Rudras … Read more

Atmospheric Layers of Earth in Valmiki Ramayana

Kishkinda Kanda of Valmiki Ramayana describes Jatayu and Sampaati flying high and getting their wings burned. Sampaati describes atleast 2 layers of Atmosphere which indicates he must have gone atleast 15 km high from sea level. Valmiki … Read more

16 Functions of Brain in Aitareya Upanishad

Aitareya Upanishad, which is embedded within Rig Veda, mentions 16 higher cortical functions of human brain like language, vision, recognizing objects in space (visuospatial recognition), awareness etc. Human brain is the most complex computer system, both in … Read more

Why Ancient Year was called Varsha

Rig Veda mentions 3 seasons (Summer, Rainy and Winter) which are observed only in India and neighbouring countries. In most parts of the world, rain comes either in Summer or in Winter (in few places as snow … Read more