Vedic Cosmology Decoding the 5th Canto of Srimad Bhagavatam, Part 6

Compiled by Mayesa dasa, edited by Gauragopala dasa.

Mars, Jupiter and Saturn

Their distances per Srimad Bhagavatam 5th Canto. I shall be using the symbol / for division and the symbol x for multiplication.

In our previous calculations we have used the 0 degree celestial or planetary orbit around Earth's equator for our equations. Now we must use Venus's lowest orbit to derive the distance to Mars.

Venus 's orbit around the equator must be divided by cos (27.8). The math is 729,886,420.9 / cos (27.8) = 825,121,092.8. Now we work the formula as we already have been. The math is as follows:

825,121,092.8 / 360 / (31,500,000 + 800,000 + 1,600,000 + 1,600,000 + 1,600,000 + 160,000) x 2,031,946,146 =120,341,776.1 / 27.2 x 360 = 1,592,758,801. Now divide by 2 = 796379400.6 (The number 27.2 is the declination of the planet).

To get Jupiter we must first divide Mars circumference by cos (27.2) to get its extreme of orbit = 895,395,480.1

The math to find Jupiter is as follows: 895,395,480.1 / 360 / (31,500,000 + 800,000 + 1,600,000 + =1,600,000 + 1,600,000 + 1,600,000 + 1,600,000) x (2,031,946,146 / 2) / 23.5 x 360 = 960,559,313.1. (The number 23.5 is the declination of the planet.)

To get Saturn we use the number 960,559,313.1 without alteration. The math is as follows: 960,559,313.1 / 360 / (31,500,000 + 800,000 + 1,600,000 + 1,600,000 + 16,000,000 + 16,000,000 + 1,600,000 = 1,600,000) x (2,031,946,146 / 2) / 22.8 x 360 = 1,021,042,287. (The number 22.8 is the declination of the planet.)

[Note to those doing this math, I am going to consolidate the numbers added to the Sun's chariot for easier calculation in the following equation.]

Now to find the 7 sages (Big Dipper, Ursae Majoris) we must first multiply 1,021,042,287 by 2 = 2,042,084,574. Now we proceed to find the 7 sages. The math looks like this: 2,042,084,574 / 360 / (31,500,000 + 2,400,000 + (5 x 1,600,000) + 8,800,000) x 2,031,946,146 / 59.04766825 = 3,850,106.169 x 360 = 1,386,038,221.

In this way, through a series of articles, we have worked backwards from Srimad Bhagavatam 5th Canto, Chapter 24, text 6 and from Chapter 21 forward to meet at the 7 sages, and we find that the numbers work. We conclude that this is a mathematical system and that it describes the distance to planetary bodies.

My spiritual master Srila Prabhupada wanted a Vedic planetarium built on this model and if I have contributed to that dream in any way, I am grateful.