Wednesday, July 6, 2011

Moon - A Satellite of the Earth



आयंगौ: प्रुस्निराक्रमिदसदंमातारम पुरः |
पितारँच प्रयांत्स्वः ||



Aayangauh prusnirakramidasadanmaataram purah |
pitarancha prayantsvah ||

"The moon, being a satellite of the earth, revolves a round its mother planet and follows in it its revolution round the self-luminous father planet (the sun). "

Source: Rig-Veda, Mandalah 10, suktam 189, Mantrah 1 (6000 BCE)

1 comment:

Shivarchit said...

How can I believe it?????