
WRITTEN BY LONDON SWAMINATHAN
Post No. 13,647
Date uploaded in London – 9 September 2024
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Not many people know the Vedic Moon Goddesses Sinivali, Kuhu and Anumathi. People know only Chandra, the moon, in Hindu astrology. Not much research has been done about the Vedic Moon Goddesses.
But moon’s connection to mind is confirmed by Hindu scriptures and Shakespeare.
Hindu scriptures say four important things about moon. Science has confirmed a few Hindu predictions.
1.Hindus said Moon came from Ocean when it was churned by the Devas and Asuras. Science agreed with Hindus. There are a few theories about the origin of moon such as Sister Theory, Daughter Theory and Lover theory. Daughter theory agrees with Hindu literature. We said that moon came from earth, i.e from the ocean on earth. The diameter of Pacific Ocean and moon are almost same; So, it looks like a big chunk was thrown out of earth billions of years ago due to big collision of heavenly bodies.
Abja is one of the 20 Sanskrit words for moon in the Amarakosa, oldest thesaurus in the world.
Abja: =One who came out of water
One of the 14 objects or people that came out of the ocean when Demons and Devas churned the ocean is Moon. One scientific explanation is that moon went out of the earth during a big collision on earth. The scientists proposed this theory because the diameter of moon and Pacific Ocean are approximately same. So we can fit moon into the earth jigsaw puzzle.
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2.Second point made by the Hindus about the mind and the moon. Purushasuktam verse in the Rig Veda, the oldest book in the world, linked Moon with Mind and Sun with Eyes. There is a belief all over the world that moon causes madness in people’s mind. English word Lunatic came from Lunar/Moon.
Chnadrama manaso jatah chaksor Suryo ajayata
“चन्द्रमा मनसो जाताश्चक्षो सूर्यो अजायत।– Rig Veda
Shakespeare also says it in
Emilia
But now, my lord.109
Othello
It is the very error of the moon,110
She comes more nearer earth than she was wont,111
And makes men mad.112
Emilia
Cassio, my lord, hath kill’d a young Venetian113
Call’d Roderigo.
Othello V -ii-110/2
Hindu astrology says moon is in charge of Mind.
Words such as Month/Maatha in Sanskrit/Mind are cognate words. Tamils also use the Sanskrit words Maatha, Manathu etc.
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Hindus made two more predictions. Western astronomers may confirm it soon:
3.Mercury is the son of Moon: It is in Navagraha Stotra; a hymn on Nine heavenly bodies
4.Moon helps plants to grow.
It is in all Tamil and Sanskrit poems. Westerners think sun only helps the plants to make food and grow.
Hindus are superior to western astronomers, because Tamil and Sanskrit poets described the billions of galaxies and Black hole before the scientists knew about it.
So Hindu predictions will be confirmed by westerners soon
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BBC Article –The mood-altering power of the Moon
The idea that the lunar cycle can influence people’s behaviour dates back thousands of years, but has been largely dismissed by modern medicine. But new research suggests there may be some truth to these ancient theories.
Here are a few points highlighted in the BBC article:
One recent study suggested that outdoor criminal activity may be higher when there is more moonlight
In theory, the light of a full Moon might disrupt people’s sleep, which could influence their mood
When people were exposed to magnetic field changes – equivalent to those we experience as we move around our local environment – they experienced decreases in brain alpha wave activity
Another possibility is that patients are responding to the Moon’s gravitational pull in the same way the oceans do: through tidal forces —By Linda Geddes31st July 2019
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Following is from my old article on Moon
1.It has influence over the growth of plants. Science has yet to approve it.
2.Moon has influence over human mind. Purusha Sukta of the Tenth Mandala of the Rig Veda links sun to eyes and moon to mind. Science has accepted it fifty- fifty. The word ‘lunatic’ for mad behaviour came from Lunar for moon. Some statistics prove strange behaviour among mentally sick patients.
3.Hindu hymns say that the Mercury (Budha) is the son of Moon (Soma). It is again a cosmological event. That is Mercury was formed because of Moon or from the Moon. Mercury is one of the smallest planets.
4.Hindus have used the word SOMA for a mysterious, rejuvenating, unknown plant and the Moon. The word confused everyone in the Vedas. It is still a mystery where they used it for moon and for the plant. Soma plant purifies a person’s mind where as narcotic drugs and alcoholic drinks spoil a person’s mind. Since Westerners have been using only the spoiling, bad drinks and drugs they couldn’t see anything good in the Soma plant. I have already explained about the Tamil Inscription’s description of a Brahmin as Mano Suddha Somayajee (More information is in my earlier post). Probably this is the reason Hindus linked moon with plant’s growth.
5. Rig Veda clearly said moon’s light is borrowed from the sun. So they knew it was the reflection of sun light like a mirror.
6.Hindus believe that moon came of milky ocean when it was churned by the Devas (angels) and the Asuras (demons). I have already explained the link between the Pacific Ocean and the Moon.
7. Vedic Hindu Schools don’t hold Vedic classes on New Moon, Full moon and Ashtami (eighth day from full or new moon) days. So do the Buddhists. Moon’s effect on sea on those days is well known. Since our body has 70% water they believed that the moon has same effect on human body.
—Subham—
Tags – Moon, Mind, Shakespeare, Hindus, Rig Veda, Lunatic, BBC Article











