RAMASETHU & रामायण Dr.D.V.N.Sarma, D.Sc.

RAMASETHU & RAMAYANA
by Dr.D.V.N.Sarma, D.Sc. (AU)
University of Chicago & Calif.USA
0891-2705397 Cell: 9393398794
Lecture delivered at http://trusciencetrutechnology.blogspot.com
Research Forum Meeting held on Sunday, the 4th November, 2007 at
1A2 Dolphins Apts, Beside Taj Residency, Visakhapatnam-530002, India.

Prof E.C. La Fond heading the India Ocean Bed Mapping Project of
the United Nations worked as Professor and Founder of the Department of
Oceanography at Andhra University. He was on deputation from the
Scripp's Institute of Oceanography, Lajolla, Sandiego, California, .U.S.A.
Which is the world’s greatest Oceanographic Institution? He mapped the
entire Indian Ocean Bed during 1950-1960 (about) in a special Research
ship, in which many A.U.Departments participated. In 1980-81 he was
invited for a special lecture at the Andhra University and was questioned
after the lecture about the Adam's Bridge- Ramasethu.
He stated, that “The survey revealed that the Bridge was made of
Sand and Big Rocks and rises vertically from the Ocean Bed to the surface.
He said it was built since time immemorial and it was definitely a human
Construction and not a natural formation, either Volcanism or other
Geological Processes as sand and independent rocks as found do not come
together by natural Geological Processes." The Rocks seem to have been
taken from surrounding mountains on the Indian side and the sand from
The Rameswaram Sea shores. There are pillars at regular intervals to support
the bridge as seen in the map (Oxford Atlas).

The Mineralogical composition of the Ramasethu Rocks and
surrounding Mountain rocks can give further proof of the ancient Bridge
construction. This should be taken up by a United Nations Research Team
and the Archeological Department, basing the study at the Andhra
University. The study should be purely scientific, with nothing to do with
Politics or motivated perceptions.

Date of the Ramasethu:

How do we get the time of its construction? It is fortunate that we can
Date it, from the date of Ramayana. As mentioned in the Vishnu Purana
of Vyasa 3100 B.C., Ramayana occurred in Treta- Dwapara Sandhi of the
Twenty fourth Chaturyuga, when Valmiki was Vyasa of the 24th Chaturyuga
and Ramayana was written.

One Chaturyuga is 4,320,000 years. The Chaturyuga consists of four
Yugas - Krita Yuga 1,728,00 years, Treta Yuga 1,296,00 yrs, Dwapara
Yuga 864,000 years and Kaliyuga 432,000 years. Four (4) Chaturyugas have
passed to the present Twenty eighth Chaturyuga since Ramayana. We are in
the Kaliyuga of the 28th Chaturyuga which commenced in 3102 B.C. i.e.
432,000- (3102 +2007 Nov) = 426,899yrs balance. The period elapsed
since Ramayana to date is one Dwaparayuga and one Kaliyuga of the
Twenty Fourth Chaturyuga i.e. Twenty Fifth, Twenty sixth
and Twenty seventh and Krita, Tetra, Dwaparayugas of the Twenty eighth
Chaturyuga and 3120+2007 of the present Kaliyuga.
In Figures the period from Ramayana to 2007 is given in the following Table:
24th Chaturyuga Hindu year begins in March
Kaliyuga 8,64,000 end Chiatra Month.
25th Chaturyuga 432,000
26th Chaturyuga 4,320,000 The Gene for aging has been
27th Chaturyuga 4,320,000 located and very long life is
Present 28th 4,320,000 now possible (Rat experi-
Chaturyuga Krita 1,728,000 ments)
Treta 1,296,000
Dwapara 8,64,000
Kali 3102 B.C
2006 A.D
(2007) 8 Months to Nov.
.Total: 8149108Yrs (cf.The generations of Adam
8 Months lived a thousand years each
- Rama's Rule 11000 per the Bible)
Yrs
18,138,108 yrs
8 Months to Nov.2007.


Thus the Ramasethu was constructed 18,138,109 years back which
Prof. E. C. La Fond had no means of dating and was merely by him as
time immemorial. C14 Radioactive dating is not possible for this long a
period.

Road cum Rail Bridge:

It has for long been envisaged that a Road cum Rail Bridge can be
constructed to connect India with Ceylon and has been proposed by a
Ceylon Minister recently. The Ramasethu site is the best choice for the
Project as the Mannar Peninsula (Island) projects in to the Palk Bay and
there is already a Railway line up to Talaimannar at the tip of the Mannar
Peninsula from Colombo.
On the Indian side there is already a Railway from Mandapam
across the Pamban channel through Pamban, Rameswaram and
Dhonushkodi, on Pamban Island. The Bridge needs to be reconstructed
only over 25 miles of shallow sea above the already existing Ramasethu or
Adam's Bridge which should be very easy. The Pamban Channel Bridge was
constructed by Sri Rama's armies long before the present Rail Bridge.
At one end a retractable bridge span like the Sydney Harbour Bridge
can be constructed to allow ocean going ships to pass through from one side
to the other side of the bridge. Periodic Dredging will keep the passage
Navigable round the year. A Naval post at the retractable Bridge will provide
strategic security.

Tsunami Blocking: The sea wall will cut off any Tsunami arising
from Sumatra reaching South Tamil nadu, Kanyakumari and Lower Kerala.
This Project will thus provide a North-South as well as East-West
connectivity and will satisfy both proponents of the controversy over the
Ramasethu.

Tourist Attraction and Self Financing: Express Trains can be run
from Madras (Chennai) to Colombo and the rail journey across the
Ramasethu will be one of the world's greatest attraction and the
project can finance, itself, when given to a private company.
The Archaeological Department can setup a Tapovan and Museum at
Rameswaram about the Ramasethu which will be a great tourist attraction.
Sri Rama with Bow and Arrow can be enshrined at Dhanushkodi to add to
the Tourism potential.

World Heritage site: Recognition for the Project as a World Heritage
site will provide U.N. Funding.

Refer The Oxford Atlas for the Map of the Adam's Bridge: