BHARATA VARSHE -- BHARATA KHANDE
'Bharanath cha prajaanaam vai manur bharata uchyate' is the sentence taken from vayupurana by the great KOTA VENKATACHALAM GARU' in his 'Dhruvanivasa Khandanamu'. He explained it like this. The name of this extent of land was originally called as 'Ajanabhamu'. Aja means Brahman and Nabhi means novel.May be, as this serves as the novel of the Globe was called as that. When Satyavrata the first manu took charge of saving the people from the great deluge he became the first Bharata who held the responsibility of safeguarding the populi. Hence he became the first bharatha. The name was adopted by so many great people leaving doubt among the skeptic that the name of the country was named after them.
The giant land mass on earth was called Jambudvipa. Dvipa in Sanskrit means an Island.
This Jambudvipa was divided into nine varshas (geographical regions) of which one was Bharatha Varsha. The other eight varshas were Ketumoola Varsha, Hari Varsha, Ilavrita Varsha, Kuru Varsha, Hiranyaka Varsha, Ramyaka Varsha, Kimpurusha Varsha, Bhadrasva Varsha.Of these, Ilavrita Varsha was at the present North Pole (the Arctic Region)! More about this could be found in the fantastic research done by Lokamayna Bal Gangadhar Tilak in his book “The Arctic Home in the Vedas” North Pole was at the exact center of Ilavrita Varsha. To the west of Ilavrita varsha was said to be Ketumula Varsha most of which is today under Atlantic Ocean. To the east of Ilvarita Varsha was Bhadrasva Varsha which is today under Pacific Ocean. On one side of the Ilavrita Varsha were Hari Varsha, Kimpurusha Varsha and Bharatha Varsha. On the other side of the Ilavrita Varsha were Ramyaka, Hiranyaka and Kuru Varsha. Kuru Varsha was hence on the opposite side of Bharatha Varsha on the globe.
It can be observed that in those times, most of South American continent, southern half of African Continent and entire Australia were submerged under water. On the other hand most of modern day Atlantic ocean and Pacific ocean, and the entire Arctic ocean were above sea level.
The Ancient Greater India – Bharatha varsha
In the Ancient Times India was called Bharatha varsha and it extended in the west including modern Egypt, Afghanistan, Baluchistan, Iran, Sumeria upto Caspian Sea (which was called Kashyapa Samudra in those days). Bhratahvarsha was the Greater India while Bharatha Khanda referred to the Indian Subcontinent which lies at the heart of the Vedic Civilization and extended from Himalayas in the north to KanyaKumari in the South. This is supported by the following sloka which depicts the boundaries of this great soil as consolidated by Vikramaditya of Pramara Vamsa, whose name was sent to gloom by European Historians,during 1 B.E.C.
paschime sindhu nadyanthe setu bandhehi dakshine
uttare badari staane poorvecha kapilaanthake
But mlecchas invaded many provinces over a period of time and Salivahana who came to throne in 1C.E. could revert the situation by invading them and in fleeing them away to the other side of Himalayas. Thus he established bharata khanda with Sri lanka in the south, Himalayan range in the north Sindhu River in the west and up to Tibet in the east.
The aryan invasion theory of migration of Aryans from Central Asia to modern northern India is a baseless theory, for the entire ancient aryan civilizational geography spanned across the above mentioned regions. The very term “arya” in Sanskrit refers not to any race, but actually means a “noble person”.
During the ancient times Arabian sea did not exist, and the land mass stretched continuously from modern India to Africa. The mighty Saraswati river born in the Himalayas flowed for over 4500 miles into Africa before entering the Oceans. This was the largest and longest river in those days.
There was no border security for a kingdom and border disputes were very rare. One king might conduct a military campaign (often designated as Digvijaya meaning victory over all the directions) and defeat another king in a battle, lasting for a day. The defeated king would acknowledge the supremacy of the victorious king. The defeated king might sometimes be asked to give a tribute to the victorious king. Such tribute would be collected only once, not on a periodic basis. The defeated king, in most cases, would be free to rule his own kingdom, without maintaining any contact with the victorious king. There was no annexation of one kingdom by another. Often a military general conducted these campaigns on behalf of his king. A military campaign and tribute collection was often associated with a great sacrifice (like Rajasuya or Ashvamedha) conducted in the kingdom of the campaigning king. The defeated king also was invited to attend these sacrifice ceremonies, as a friend and ally.
Things have changed now and we lost so much to Pakistan Bangladesh, China etc. and so many present day countries in the vicinity have detached from this Bharata Khanda for so many reasons. It is for the youth to take out and devote a little time on making this country's flag flutter sky high in all the areas of prosperity.
'Bharanath cha prajaanaam vai manur bharata uchyate' is the sentence taken from vayupurana by the great KOTA VENKATACHALAM GARU' in his 'Dhruvanivasa Khandanamu'. He explained it like this. The name of this extent of land was originally called as 'Ajanabhamu'. Aja means Brahman and Nabhi means novel.May be, as this serves as the novel of the Globe was called as that. When Satyavrata the first manu took charge of saving the people from the great deluge he became the first Bharata who held the responsibility of safeguarding the populi. Hence he became the first bharatha. The name was adopted by so many great people leaving doubt among the skeptic that the name of the country was named after them.
The giant land mass on earth was called Jambudvipa. Dvipa in Sanskrit means an Island.
This Jambudvipa was divided into nine varshas (geographical regions) of which one was Bharatha Varsha. The other eight varshas were Ketumoola Varsha, Hari Varsha, Ilavrita Varsha, Kuru Varsha, Hiranyaka Varsha, Ramyaka Varsha, Kimpurusha Varsha, Bhadrasva Varsha.Of these, Ilavrita Varsha was at the present North Pole (the Arctic Region)! More about this could be found in the fantastic research done by Lokamayna Bal Gangadhar Tilak in his book “The Arctic Home in the Vedas” North Pole was at the exact center of Ilavrita Varsha. To the west of Ilavrita varsha was said to be Ketumula Varsha most of which is today under Atlantic Ocean. To the east of Ilvarita Varsha was Bhadrasva Varsha which is today under Pacific Ocean. On one side of the Ilavrita Varsha were Hari Varsha, Kimpurusha Varsha and Bharatha Varsha. On the other side of the Ilavrita Varsha were Ramyaka, Hiranyaka and Kuru Varsha. Kuru Varsha was hence on the opposite side of Bharatha Varsha on the globe.
It can be observed that in those times, most of South American continent, southern half of African Continent and entire Australia were submerged under water. On the other hand most of modern day Atlantic ocean and Pacific ocean, and the entire Arctic ocean were above sea level.
The Ancient Greater India – Bharatha varsha
In the Ancient Times India was called Bharatha varsha and it extended in the west including modern Egypt, Afghanistan, Baluchistan, Iran, Sumeria upto Caspian Sea (which was called Kashyapa Samudra in those days). Bhratahvarsha was the Greater India while Bharatha Khanda referred to the Indian Subcontinent which lies at the heart of the Vedic Civilization and extended from Himalayas in the north to KanyaKumari in the South. This is supported by the following sloka which depicts the boundaries of this great soil as consolidated by Vikramaditya of Pramara Vamsa, whose name was sent to gloom by European Historians,during 1 B.E.C.
paschime sindhu nadyanthe setu bandhehi dakshine
uttare badari staane poorvecha kapilaanthake
But mlecchas invaded many provinces over a period of time and Salivahana who came to throne in 1C.E. could revert the situation by invading them and in fleeing them away to the other side of Himalayas. Thus he established bharata khanda with Sri lanka in the south, Himalayan range in the north Sindhu River in the west and up to Tibet in the east.
The aryan invasion theory of migration of Aryans from Central Asia to modern northern India is a baseless theory, for the entire ancient aryan civilizational geography spanned across the above mentioned regions. The very term “arya” in Sanskrit refers not to any race, but actually means a “noble person”.
During the ancient times Arabian sea did not exist, and the land mass stretched continuously from modern India to Africa. The mighty Saraswati river born in the Himalayas flowed for over 4500 miles into Africa before entering the Oceans. This was the largest and longest river in those days.
There was no border security for a kingdom and border disputes were very rare. One king might conduct a military campaign (often designated as Digvijaya meaning victory over all the directions) and defeat another king in a battle, lasting for a day. The defeated king would acknowledge the supremacy of the victorious king. The defeated king might sometimes be asked to give a tribute to the victorious king. Such tribute would be collected only once, not on a periodic basis. The defeated king, in most cases, would be free to rule his own kingdom, without maintaining any contact with the victorious king. There was no annexation of one kingdom by another. Often a military general conducted these campaigns on behalf of his king. A military campaign and tribute collection was often associated with a great sacrifice (like Rajasuya or Ashvamedha) conducted in the kingdom of the campaigning king. The defeated king also was invited to attend these sacrifice ceremonies, as a friend and ally.
Things have changed now and we lost so much to Pakistan Bangladesh, China etc. and so many present day countries in the vicinity have detached from this Bharata Khanda for so many reasons. It is for the youth to take out and devote a little time on making this country's flag flutter sky high in all the areas of prosperity.
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