Many years after that, The velocity of Light was calculated by Maxwell in the 19th century,
Speed Of Light In The ‘Rig Veda’
As per Modern Science the speed of light is 186,000 miles/second
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Speed of light was known to Indians in Vedic period and was determined accurately in Rig Veda thousands of yrs ago
Many years after that, The velocity of Light was calculated by Maxwell in the 19th century,
तथा च स्मर्यते योजनानां सहस्त्रं द्वे द्वे शते द्वे च योजने एकेन निमिषार्धेन क्रममाण नमोऽस्तुते ।।
ekena nimishardhena kramaman
Namostute."
This means “It is remembered here that Sun (light) traverses 2,202 yojanas in half a nimisha.”
**In the vedas 'Yojana' is a unit of - Distance and 'Nimisha' is a unit of - Time.
'Arthasastra' defines A Yojana as being equal to 8,000 dhanus, which is equivalent to 9.09 miles
1 nimisha = 0.2112 seconds (This is a recursive decimal. The wink of an eye is equal to 0.2112 seconds.)
1/2 nimisha = 0.1056 seconds
Thus 2,202 yojanas in half a nimisha is equal to 189,547 miles per second after conversion.
Now here comes the Maths Part,
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**Unit of Vedic Time: Nimisha**
The Moksha Dharma Parva of Shanti Parva in Mahabharata describes Nimisha as follows:
1/2 nimisha = 0.1056 seconds
15 Nimisha = 1 Kastha
30 Kashta = 1 Kala
30.3 Kala = 1 Muhurta
30 Muhurtas = 1 Diva-Ratri (Day-Night)
So we get 24 hours = 30 x 30.3 x 30 x 15 nimisha
in other words 409050 nimisha
We know 1 hour = 60 x 60 = 3600 seconds
So 24 hours = 24 x 3600 seconds =
86,400
So 409,050 nimisha = 86,400 seconds
Yojana is defined in Chapter 6 of Book 1 of the ancient vedic text “Vishnu Purana” as follows:
10 ParamAnus = 1 Parasúkshma
10 Parasúkshmas = 1 Trasarenu
10 Trasarenus = 1 Mahírajas (particle of dust)
10 Mahírajas= 1 Bálágra (hair’s point)
10 Likhsha= 1 Yuka
10 Yukas = 1 Yavodara (heart of barley)
10 Yavodaras = 1 Yava (barley grain of middle size)
10 Yava = 1 Angula (1.89 cm or approx 3/4 inch)
6 fingers = 1 Pada (the breadth of it)
2 Padas = 1 Vitasti (span)
4 Hastas = a Dhanu, a Danda, or pauruSa (a man’s height), or 2Nárikás = 6 feet
2,000 Dhanus = 1 Gavyuti (distance to which a cow’s call or lowing can be heard) = 12,000 feet
4 Gavyutis = 1 Yojana = 9.09 miles
So now we can calculate what is the value of the speed of light in modern units based on the value given as 2202 yojanas in 1/2 nimisha
= 2,202 x 9.09 miles per 0.1056 seconds
= 189,547 miles per second
As per the Rig Veda the speed of light is 189,547 miles per second.
As per modern science the speed of light is 186,000 miles per second!
