From the Beginning of Time: Modern Science and the Puranic Universe - Softcover

Ganesh Swaminathan

Softcover

ISBN 10: 164850731X ISBN 13: 9781648507311

Publisher: Notion Press, 2020

Synopsis

The Puranas, as suggested by their name, describe events deep in the earth’s past. Finding a complete cosmology in the ancient Puranic texts that is mostly aligned to the view of cutting-edge science is almost incredible.

This book attempts to do so – through an exploratory analysis. The narrative is pieced together by exploring familiar stories from the Puranas in great depth. In the well-known story of the Descent of Ganga, the extra-terrestrial origin of Earth’s waters has been described in amazing detail. The story of the birth of the Sun God Martanda bears a striking resemblance to the origin of the sun. The Churning of the Milk Ocean recounts the re-appearance of the Moon. The book delves into many such stories along with external evidence to come up with a compelling chronicle of our Universe.

The book shows the Puranic texts in a fascinating new light. It also serves as a primer to the general interest reader by tackling some of the questions that modern science is grappling with in its study of the cosmos.

Edition details

• Publisher: Notion Press
• Publication date: 2020
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 164850731X
• ISBN 13: 9781648507311
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 290