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Where is it?
It is in Eran in Madhya Pradesh.
How old is it?
Over 1500 years old. It belongs to the Gupta Dynasty.
What is it?
It is a temple for Vishnu’s Varaha Avatara. The temple itself is shaped as Yajna Varaha (Boar Avatara of Maha Vishnu.)
Who built it ?
King Toramana.
Why did he build it?
To celebrate his victory over the earth (BHUMI) spreading towards ocean on four directions like Varaha Avatar who lifted the mighty earth from the bottom of the ocean which was hidden there by the demons/Asuras.
What is it called in science?
It is part of Geological Science. Hindus taught Geology through the fits three avataras. Mastya/Fish, Kurma/Tortoise and Varaha/boar.
What does it say?
Billions of years ago the earth was full of water. Then came the water borne creatures. Then came the amphibians; then the land animals appeared. Human beings with hard work reclaimed the land and started agriculture, Balarama and Parasurama Rama went with axe throughout earth and taught the people farming. Darwin copied the Dasavatara and wrote his theory. It is called Theory of Evolution.
What is written in Sanskrit here?
It is one of the oldest inscriptions in Sanskrit and the oldest Boar avatara statue. The king bosats that he won many countries like Lord Vishnu. He traces his ancestors: father Harivishnu, , great grandfather Indra Vishnu, a brahmana saint. He praised his brother Dhanya Vishnu. They were Bhagawats (all the Guta kings were Parama Bhagawats. That is great worshippers of Lord Vishnu.). They traced their origin to Vedic Gods Maitra Varuni (Mitra- Varuna)
When was it built?
On the Dasami thithi off Falguna month (in Tamilized Sanskrit it is Panguni).
What is the scorpion Puzzzle?
The boar statue has the inscription on its throat. It has got garlands going around it. It has got 28 circles. Of the 28the circle it has got scorpion figure. Other 27 have got man and woman in half sitting posture. Scholars’ think these are 27 stars and the scorpion is Vrischika Rasi. Probably the temple was erected during Vrichchika Rasi time.
What is the conclusion?
Some half baked scholars wrote that the Greeks taught us Zodiac signs when Hindus were using only 27 stars. This inscription and Sangam Tamil book Paripatal explodes that theory. Of the 18 Sangam Books , which are 2200 years old, Paripatal, Purananuru and other books mention Zodiac Signs. Paripatal verse 11 used two Sanskrit words Panguni and Mithuna Rasi. Other books translated the symbols into Tamil like Aries/mesha=goat etc. Tamil verses used Mithuna, Makara , Budhan, all Sanskrit words. All the 12 Tamil months are in Sanskrit. This shows that 2200 years ago from Kanya Kumari to Kashmir people knew astronomy very well. Tamils had mentioned the Agastya star (Canopus) as well.
Compared with the above Gupta Inscription, we can conclude that zodiac signs such as Mithuna, Makara, Mesha , Vrischika are very familiar to Hindus. Strangely both Paripatal Tamil verse 11 and above Yajna Varaha inscription at Erakina village used the month Panguni . Only hitch is Panguni would not correspond with Vrischika Rasi. May be the King’s birth was Vrischika rasi or the temple work commenced in Vrishika Rasi . Malayali Hindus use only Zodiac signs as month names until today .
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Tags- Gupta inscription, Eran, Sanskrit, Varaha Avatara, Boar, Scorpion sign, 27 stars, Paripatal, Tamil
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