To know more about time travel and dilation, we need to
understand what exactly time is; time is an illusionary measurement of
sequences in events that has/is occurring or occurred. The time is not parallel
and the same in the universe, time travels at different speed in
several conditions. In the universe
every matter and energy is under constant changes, passing through different
stages of their lifetime, in different time scales. And everything in the
universe is co-dependent on each other for the creation and sustaining of the
universe. Even a single atom adds up to the universe and has a role to play,
and going back in time and changing an event can cause a drastic effect on
future events.
This could be the reason the ancient Vedic scholars
developed a time system (Kala) based on the movements of heavenly bodies in the
cosmos. The Vedic time system follows a cyclical pattern, where seconds,
minutes, hours, days, years, and ages get repeated after some time, just like a
cycle of universes.
Units of time in Vedic time system
·
01 paramanu =
60,750th of a second
·
01 Truti = 29,6296 microseconds
·
01 tatpara = 2.96296 milliseconds
·
01 nimesha = 88.889 milliseconds
·
45 nimesha = 01 prana = 04 seconds
·
06 prana = 01 vinadi = 24 seconds
·
60 vinadi = 01 nadi = 24 minutes
·
60 nadis = 01 ahoratra = 01 day
And most importantly
there is a description of time dilation between earth and Devaloka (the planet
where Devas/Gods reside) in Vishnu Purana, which states that one day in
Devaloka = 1 human year and their life span is 4.5 million human years. Also,
ancient scriptures say that devas are not gods, but being the highest mortals
in the universe they have the responsibility to maintain law and order in the
universe. But the supreme energies Vishnu and Shiva are considered to be the
reason behind the creations (Brahma), and there are two instances where they
paused time to the well-being of the planet earth:
INCIDENT 01:
Kurukshetra
LORD KRISHNA PREACHING ARJUNA "BHAGAVAD-GITA" IN KURUKSHETRA
In the war of Kurukshetra (Mahabharata) when the two armies
of Pandavas and Kauravas assembled in the battlefield, Arjuna lost his
confidence in fighting seeing his relatives and friends in the enemies side,
and Lord Krishna (Avatar of Lord Vishnu) paused the time and gave divine eyes
and ears and preached the Bhagavad-Gita, which was the summary of all the Vedas
(Rig Veda, Yajur Veda, Sama Veda, and Atharva Veda) and showed his Vishwa-Roopa
(cosmic body) to Arjuna, while all other humans were stunned as time was frozen
by Vishnu. Later the time was resumed and the battle lasted for 18 days where
Pandavas achieved victory over Kauravas army
INCIDENT 02: Sage
Markandeya
LORD SHIVA KILLS YAMA/TIME TO RESCUE MARKANDEYA FROM DEATH
This story of sage Markandeya can be found in many Puranas
among the 18 Puranas of Hinduism. The story begins with their parents begging
Lord Shiva for a child and Lord Shiva granted them a boy, but with only 16
years of life on earth. Markandeya grew up to be a great devotee of Lord Shiva
from an early age, and on the destined day of death lord Yama/ Time appeared
before him to take his life, but Markandeya was in deep meditation in front of Shiva
linga and Yama forcefully threw his noose to grab the boy but accidentally
along with boy the noose also circled the Shiva linga, the furiously watching
Shiva emerged out of the linga and killed the Yama and rescued the boy. As the lt, the universe was stunned, there was no time, movement, expansion, and
changes. Vishnu including all devas appeared before lord Shiva and requested
him to revive the time/Yama, and the Yama was revived from death and the
universe was once again alive to normal. And later Markandeya was blessed with
immortality and later taken to higher worlds after his period on earth was
over.
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