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| Mystery of the sunken kingdom of Dwarka |
Marine archaeological explorations off
Dwarka have brought to light a large number of stone structures, which are
semicircular, rectangular, and square in shape in water depth ranging from the intertidal zone to 36 meters (120 feet). They are randomly scattered over a vast
area. Besides these structures, a large number of varieties of stone anchors
have been noticed along with the structures as well as beyond 36 m water depth.
These findings suggest that Dwarka was one
of the busiest port centers in the past on the west coast of India. The
comparative study of surrounding sites indicates that the date of the
structures of Dwarka may be between the Historical period and the late medieval period.
Mainstream scientists maintain that
ancient Indian culture/civilization goes back some 4-5 thousand years. Yet the
ruins below the Gulf of Cambay go back at least 9 thousand years, i.e., when the area submerged underwater.
The story
of Krishna as told in the sacred scripture Srimad Bhagavatam describes the scenario that led to the construction of Dwarka. Once, when
Krishna ruled the city of Mathura, the kingdom was repeatedly attacked
by Jarasandha, the tyrant King of Magadha (the present-day Bihar,
India), around 17 times. The Monarch lost to Krishna in all 17 battles, and he
attacked Mathura for the 18th time. At this stage, Krishna decided to build a
separate city on an island on the Western coast of India, to save his citizens,
his Yadava clan from the trouble of repeated wars.
The city
was built by the divine architect, Vishwakarma himself. The city soon grew in
fame and became the invincible pivot of Lord Krishna’s mission, housing
thousands, in around 900 palaces. The city was well fortified and could be
reached only by ship. Dwarka soon became a talking point everywhere and
commanded awe and wonder all over the world.
According to ancient Hindu texts, Dwarka
was attacked by a flying machine Vimana. It is the description of the battle that draws the
attention of the ancient alien theorists, as it suggests it was fought
with sophisticated technology and advanced weapons, potentially even with a
craft attacking from orbit. The spacecraft commenced an attack on the city
with the use of energy weapons, which to the on-lookers resembled a discharge
of lightning, and it was so devastating that after the attack most of the
city lay in ruins.
Lord Krishna counterattacked and fired his
weapons on the ship. They looked like arrows yet they roared like thunder and
shone like rays of the Sun when released.
Until recently the very existence of the
city of Dwarka was a matter of legends. Now, that the remains have been
discovered underwater, and with many clues seeming to suggest that this,
indeed, is the legendary Dwarka, the dwelling place of Lord Krishna, could it be
that Lord Krishna and his aerial battle with King Salva were more than just a
legend?
The implications of accepting the
archeologists’ find as proof that the sunken city is indeed the legendary
Dwarka would be very significant for the understanding of what the Mahabharata
is. It would no longer be merely a book of myths and legends, but in fact, at
least to some extent, a genuine account of past events.
Even if we don’t know what the cultural background of the people is, it does happen to be a city that is 9500 years old, which is older than the Sumerian civilization by several thousand years. It is older than the Egyptians and older than the Chinese. So it would radically affect our whole picture of the development of urban civilization on this planet.
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