2021-11-28 08:07:19
Vimana Shastra ~ Hindu ancient texts and Vedas describe about Vimanas ~ flying chariots
The Pushpaka Vimana of Ravana, the central antagonist in the Hindu epic of Ramayana, is a great example. These flying chariots are also mentioned in the Edicts of Ashoka in the 3rd century BC, as well as Jainist texts.
The Pushpaka Vimana, brought by Ravana, the demon king in the Hindu epic Ramayana, is the first Vimana in the Hindu texts. It is described as resembling the Sun. The Vimana moved at the will of the pilot, and when Rama, the protagonist of the text, got in, the chariot followed the king’s command and flew to a higher altitude.
A Vimana is shown to Rama (Gita Press Gorakhpur / Public Domain)
This Vimana was made by Lord Vishwakarma for the Hindu creation god Brahma. Later on, Brahma presented it to Kubera or the wealth God, before it was stolen by his half-brother, the Lanka demon king Ravana.
The Mahabharata, another Hindu epic, provides even more detail on a Vimana. The ancient Indian king Salva acquired the flying machine from Maya Danava, who was a resident of a planetary system named Taltala. The Vimana flew in the sky, rested on the hill, and floated on the water.
The craft was called Saubha, and could go anywhere, and Salva used it to kill several valiant Vrishni (ancient Yadu dynasty heroes). The aircraft of Salva is described as being able to become invisible, which wrong-footed the Yadu dynasty warriors.
Another Vimana is described in the Dronoparva, which is a part of the Mahabharata. Here it has a sphere-like shape and was created on the winds produced by the planet Mercury.
The epic describes that Bhima, who flew in this Vimana, generated an enormous ray like the Sun and created noise like the storm’s thunder. This is mentioned in Vaimanika-Shastra, a text on the science of aeronautics relating to these Vimanas.
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