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level of radioactivity—50 times greater and launch colonies into space. Such civil- Another weapon, known as "Kapila's than normal. This discovery seems to con- _ isations must have been destroyed by some Glance", could reduce more than 50,000 firm the authenticity of the accounts in the unknown catastrophe, as recorded only in men to ashes in seconds. Last, but not Mausola Parva and Drona Parva texts. legends. least, they possessed "flying lances" (rock- Returning to the Mahabharata and its ets?) that could destroy fortified cities. descriptions of battles, this time in chapters Atlantis vs the Rama Empire The Lemurian Fellowship believes that 168, 169 and 173 of one of its books, the According to the North American associ- when both cultures reached their zenith, Vanaparvan, the battle between Arjun and ation the Lemurian Fellowship, Atlantis war broke out between the people of the asuras (demons) is mentioned: and the Rama Empire reached their greatest Atlantis and the Rama Empire. The "Arjun ascended to the heavens to obtain degree of grandeur at the same time. Both Atlanteans, determined to conquer the divine weapons from the celestial beings cultures had developed an advanced tech-__ world and destroy their opponents at any and learn how to use them. During his nology, competing with each other and cost, marched against the less-prepared stay, Indra, Lord of the Heavens, ordered with other civilisations. They not only Rama Empire and, on three occasions, Arjun to destroy the asuras' army, consist- countered with vimana aircraft but also invited its people to surrender. Three times ing of thirty million demons living in with arms resembling "fire balls", capable _ the latter refused, obliging the Atlanteans fortresses in the depths of the seas. Indra, of destroying entire cities. to invade India. Lord of the Heavens, lent Arjun his own spacecraft, piloted by his able assistant Malati. The craft could also travel under the water. In the ensuing battle, the asuras caused terrible floods, but Arjun neu- tralised their efforts with a divine weapon, drying up all the water." Previously, in Chapter 102 of the Varnaparvan, it is described how Arjun returned to the heavens with his amphibi- ous flying machine and how he discovered a city that spun around its own axis in the middle of the space. This city was called Hiranyapura (the Golden City) and had been constructed by Brahma, but at the time was falling into the hands of the asur - as. The next adventure entrusted to Arjun was to destroy Hiranyapura, but the asuras defended it with their potent weapons. The text relates: "There was a terrible battle during which the city was violently thrown into space and then rocked from one side to the other. After a long struggle, Arjun launched a rocket, destroying the city and reducing it to smithereens, all of its pieces falling to Earth. The surviving asuras got up from among the ruins and continued fighting. But Arjun finished the battle, thanks to the potent pasupata. All the asuras were com- pletely annihilated and Indra and the other gods welcomed Arjun as a great hero." Such stories remind us of the battles developed in the film, Star Wars, except for the fact that the script was written 5,000 years ago. In the opinion of Dileep Kumar Kanjilal, Professor of Sanskrit at the Institute of Sanskrit in Calcutta, the logical deduction that may be reached from these texts is that, thousands of years ago, the Earth must A 1923 drawing of a vimana, by T. K. Ellappa of Bangalore, India, prepared under instruction from have k a civilisati ith suffici Pandit Subbaraya Sastry of Anckal, Bangalore. ave known a civilisation with sufficient (Source: Vimana Aircraft of Ancient India & Atlantis, Adventures Unlimited Press, USA, 1991) scientific knowledge to construct aircraft and launch colonies into space. Such civil- isations must have been destroyed by some unknown catastrophe, as recorded only in legends. Another weapon, known as "Kapila's Glance", could reduce more than 50,000 men to ashes in seconds. Last, but not least, they possessed "flying lances" (rock- ets?) that could destroy fortified cities. The Lemurian Fellowship believes that when both cultures reached their zenith, war broke out between the people of Atlantis and the Rama Empire. The Atlanteans, determined to conquer the world and destroy their opponents at any cost, marched against the less-prepared Rama Empire and, on three occasions, invited its people to surrender. Three times the latter refused, obliging the Atlanteans to invade India. Atlantis vs the Rama Empire According to the North American associ- ation the Lemurian Fellowship, Atlantis and the Rama Empire reached their greatest degree of grandeur at the same time. Both cultures had developed an advanced tech- nology, competing with each other and with other civilisations. They not only countered with vimana aircraft but also with arms resembling "fire balls", capable of destroying entire cities. years ago. In the opinion of Dileep Kumar Kanjilal, Professor of Sanskrit at the Institute of Sanskrit in Calcutta, the logical deduction that may be reached from these texts is that, thousands of years ago, the Earth must have known a civilisation with sufficient scientific knowledge to construct aircraft NEXUS - 63 DECEMBER 1996 - JANUARY 1997