Flying vehicles in ancient India is such a vast subject that it cannot be described in a few words. Many books from ancient India contain descriptions of such vehicles, their use by ancient Gods, air combat and even construction descriptions.
Today I would like to add Samarangana Sutradhara to the two most famous and popular books: Mahabharata and Ramayana.
The Samarangana Sutradhara (Samarāṅgaṇasūtradhāra) is an 11th-century poetic treatise on classical Indian architecture (vastu shastra) written in Sanskrit, attributed to Paramara, the Bhoja king of Dhar. The title Samarāṅgaṇasūtradhāra is a compound word that literally means “architect of human habitations”, but can also be broken down to mean “director of the stage of battlefields” – probably a play on words to identify the royal author.
The following passage from the Samarangana Sutradhara translated from Sanskrit into English provides interesting information about the Vimana:
“The hull must be formed strongly and durable from light material…
By the power residing in mercury which sets in motion the driving vortex, man can cover great distances in the sky…
In a similar manner, man can build a Vimana which will be as large as the temple of the ‘God in Motion’…
Four strong containers of mercury must be built in. When heated by the regulated fire of iron containers, the Vimana will develop the power of thunder from the mercury…”
Looking into the Ramayana, God Rama (and other gods) used the Vimana for aerial flight and combat.
“…Rama entered the celestial chariot. The power of the chariot was unlimited. It was two stories high and had many compartments and windows…
As it rose into the sky, a celestial tone resounded…”
“With a blazing tail, it rose above the roofs, kindling terrible fires, so that tall buildings and towers collapsed…”
“Sita entered the celestial chariot of Rama and at his command, with a mighty roar, they rose upwards…”
The theme of the celestial chariot, the fiery vehicle, the roar, thunder and fire during the flight of the divine Vimana recurs many times in ancient Indian traditions.
However, the topic of the propulsion of flying vehicles from ancient India is very interesting, because it is reflected in contemporary reports from whistleblowers such as Bob Lazar, who claimed to have worked at the secret military base Area 51 on reverse technology, used from extraterrestrial vehicles crashed on Earth. One of the propulsions of these vehicles (UFOs) is supposed to be a mercury engine, which allows for the generation of antigravity and control of the vehicles regardless of the Earth’s attraction (gravity).
As usual, the topic is for independent analysis and reflection, as always, one should ask oneself the question: did the “Gods” (extraterrestrial beings) fly extraterrestrial vehicles in ancient India, and therefore had technology that we do not yet know about?
See also: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samarangana_Sutradhara
