The Ancient References of Vimana
The Sanskrit word ‘Vimana’ (meaning a part that has been measured and set aside) first appeared in Vedas with several meanings ranging from temple or palace to mythological flying machine. References to these flying machines were common in ancient Indian texts, even describing their use in warfare, and being able to fly within Earth’s atmosphere. Vimanas were also said to be able to travel into space and under water. The Sun and Indra and several other Vedic deities were transported by flying wheeled chariots pulled by animals, usually horses, but others like the “agnihotra-vimana” (Agni means fire) with two engines and the “gaja-vimana” (elephant powered) were known. Rigveda also talks of “mechanical birds”. Later texts around 500 BC talk of self-moving aerial car without animals. In some modern Indian languages, the word vimana means aircraft.
The Vaimanika Shastra
Texts on the Vimanas have continued to be written up to the present day. The Vaimanika Shastra is a Sanskrit text on the subject of aeronautics, written in the early 20th century following deep mental channelling and meditative inspiration.
It tells of the creation of the Vimanas, referred to as the construction of God’s chariot. The existence of this text was revealed by G.R. Josyer in 1952, who said Pandit Subbaraya Shastry had dictated it to him from 1918 to 1923.
The text consists of eight chapters divided into 3,000 shlokas. Pandit Shastry allegedly stated the content was divinely given to him by Maharishi Bharadvaja.
The Amarangasutradhara, a key text on Vimanas explains that five craft were initially created for the gods Brahma, Yama, Vishnu, Indra, and Kuvera. Later there were many additions. Four important flying Vimana types are Sundara, Rukma, Sakuna, and Tripura.
The Rukma had a conical shape and was golden in color. The Sundara was shaped like a rocket and had a silver sheen. There were three-storied flying machines, called Tripura, whereas the Sakuna closely resembled birds.
In total there are 113 subdivisions in these important Vimana types, with only minor changes. The functioning and position of the collectors of solar energy are mentioned in the Vaimanika Shastra. It tells that eight tubes were made with special glass to absorb the sun’s energy.
“Vimana Aircraft of Ancient India & Atlantis”
Vaimanika Shastra translated in early 20th century covers definitions of airplane, pilot, aerial routes, and planes are described in great detail. In 1991, a book by David Hatcher Childress, ‘Vimana Aircraft of Ancient India & Atlantis’ covered the secrets of constructing aero planes that will not break, will not catch fire, and cannot be destroyed. Also secret of making planes motionless (hovering), of making them invisible (stealth), the secret of retrieving photographs of the interior of enemy planes (intelligence), the secret of ascertaining the direction of enemy planes approach (radar), the secret of making persons in enemy planes lose consciousness and the secret of destroying enemy planes.
Read the book: https://holybooks.com/wp-content/uploads/The-Vimanika-Shastra.pdf
More information: https://www.historicmysteries.com/vimana/
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