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[edit] Dating of Shrimad Bhagavat
In Shrimad Bhagavat ( Srimad_Bhagavatam )'s Eighth Skand ( Chapter ) and 8th Athyay where Mohini swaroop of Vishnu is mentioned ; there is mention that Vasant ritu is in Vaishakh month. But, in today's time Vaishakh month is proper summer ritu. ( Ritu = season ) Which means that 3 months of change in Ritu w.r.t. month. It's proved by all scientists that in 2000 years of time around 1 month of season change take place. So, 2-3 months of change will correspond to 4,000 - 6,000 years. i.e. 4000 BC - 2000 BC, which coincides with IVC period. Read http://www.crystalinks.com/precession.html on precession of equinoxes. Read last photo properly where Earth's Orbit today and on it's left 5,000 years ago is shown.
This is very good example of dating Sanskrit scriptures using Scientific points like Precession of equinoxes. WIN 10:53, 20 November 2006 (UTC)
This article is a bit ISKCON-heavy. There are lots of myths about Mohini, I read a Kerala myth that she had a brief tryst with Shiva and produced a king. And Prabhupada's sexist views are undoubtedly biased, so it's not NPOV. Can anyone provide more info and leave aside the commentaries? I'd really want to read more about Mohini.--Snowgrouse 19:53, 5 February 2007 (UTC)
Edited for NPOV out of ISKCON-heaviness, and a short passage of the Shiva, Mohini and Vyappan.--Snowgrouse 20:46, 5 February 2007 (UTC)
- Hello Snowgrouse, I agree with your editing for NPOV, but strongly disagree with your labeling of Prabhupada as sexist on this discussion page. See the below quotations from people who spent a great deal of time in his service:
- "By accepting women in the temples and giving them the brahmacarini status, Prabhupada was not pretending: he gave them all the same rights and duties of the brahmacaris in the guru's ashrama. The same thing applied when he gave them Brahman initiation. The women devotees had exactly the same spiritual activities, the same tasks, the same possibilities to progress spiritually and they were entitled to the same respect. At that time everything was done according to the abilities and the spiritual advancement of a person and not according to sex. Prabhupada did not make any distinction." Women in ISKCON in Prabhupada's Times
- "Srila Prabhupada allowed women disciples to perform aratika and deity worship in major temples. This had never been done in any major public [Vaishnava] temples in India before."Time Place and Circumstances
- Best Wishes, Gouranga(UK) 15:59, 23 March 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Moved ISCKON material
Moved ISKCON related material to The Mysterious Pastimes of Mohini-murti. Only two brief comments were left as it is the only commentary on Mohini-lila. Thanks. Bhaktivonode
Removed comments. Three links provided to known Mohini-lila have been added. Thanks. March 26, 2007Bhaktivonode
