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Maayan or Naag?Are Maayaa, Indian Naag? Maayaa were a
mysterious people. They ruled parts of Central America between 2600 BC and 1500
AD. Their relics are seen in Mexico, Belize Honduras and Guatemala. Though we
have archaeological evidence from 2600 BC, their calendar begins from 11th
August 3114 BC. They were famous for their accurate calendar, written language,
astronomical and mathematical systems. But all these came to our attention only
because of their big and beautiful buildings. They built massive structures. The
ruthless Spaniards came in 1540 and massacred a lot of people and plundered
their gold. The Spaniards destroyed Maayaa culture and language, but couldn't do
anything to their architectural wonders because they were so huge.
Maayaa calendar begins on 11th August 3114 BC.
Indian calendar Kali Yug begins in 3102 BC. But Hindu mythology is very clear
about their existence long before Kali Yug. Kali Yug is the last of the four Yug.
But Maayaa are silent about their existence before this date - 3114 BC. The
amazing coincidence between Hindu and Maayaa, particularly their calendar years,
was a puzzle. Now we have solved the puzzle with all the information available.
Maayaa were Indian Naag. They migrated after a big fight with Krishn and Arjun.
Both of them burnt the Khaandav Van (forest) for the sake of general public. But
the tribal Naag people living inside the forest resented this act. It looks like
lot of Naag who resisted Arjun and Krishn were killed. Indra was pro Naag. But
anti-Naag Krishn had an earlier fight with another Naag leader called Kaaliya.
When he objected cowherds coming into his area, Krishn went and killed Kaaliya.
Those who narrated the Pauraanik stories "Kaaliya Mardanam" slowly projected
them as demons and snakes. But the fact of the matter is that they were actually
people who wore snake symbol (totem). (Khaandav Van is called Gondwaanaa land in
geography lessons and the tribal Naag people are called Gond in anthropology
lessons).
Following this clash, the enmity between the Naag
and Paandav widened. Krishn died just before the Kali Yug began. After all the
Paandav brothers' demise, the Naag wanted to take a revenge on Arjun's grandson
Pareekshit. When they were waiting for an opportunity Pareekshit was cursed by
Shameek that he would die by snake bite. In reality the seer's friend and tribal
Naag leader Takshak was given that task of snake bite. Takshak challenged Parikshit
and said that he would be assassinated within seven days. King Pareekshit took all
the precautions. But like Shivaajee escaped in a fruit basket from the prison of
mighty Mugal emperor Aurangazeb, Parikshit's enemies entered Pareekshit's palace
in a fruit basket and killed him.
Puraan symbolically wrote that Pareekshit was
killed by snake bite. Like Indira Gandhi's assassination was followed by revenge
attacks on Sikhs, Pareekshit's son Janamejaya went on a killing spree what was
described symbolically as a Sarp Yagna (snake sacrifice) on the banks of river
Narmadaa. A lot of Naag were killed, actually massacred. The English word snake
originated from Sanskrit word (s)naga.
Braahman's Peace Agreement
In those days mixed marriages existed and some Naag were
married to kings and Braahman. One of them was a seer called Aasteek. He was asked
to go as an emissary for peace talks, because his father Jaratkaaru was married to
a Naag woman. He was successful in his peace mission and stopped all the killings.
Then started the Naag migration from a port called Paataal. That is what Hindu
called Paataal Lok (One of the seven worlds below the earth).
The port was the gateway to Sri Lankaa, South East
Asia and South America. Hindu scriptures describe these lands as Naka Lok / Naag
Land. When Hindu mythologies said that Bali and other demon kings were sent to
Paataal Lok what they meant was they were banished from the mainland. Port Paataal
at the estuary of Indus river was mentioned even by foreign travelers. Broach
(Bharookach) was another port on the banks of river Narmadaa. Both these ports
handled much of the foreign trade with the West in ancient India.
When Arjun burnt the Khaandav Van, one leader was
allowed to escape from the burning. His name was Maya Daanav. He thanked Arjun
and Yaadav for this and he constructed the palace for the Paandav as a token of
gratitude. He led a massive migration to South East Asia and then to Central
America and South America. The day he left the holy Bhaarat was gratefully
remembered by the Maayaa as 11th August 3114 BC. It coincided very well with the
date of Janamejaya's rule, Arjun's great grandson, around 3100 BC.
Braahman are doing an amazing thing thrice a day.
They recite the 5000 year old Peace Agreement during their daily ritual called
Sandhyaa Vandan. They praise the Naag as Mahaa Yasa: (Great and famous people)
and request them to keep away in the name of Aasteek and Jaratkaaru. The Mantra
starts with "Narmadaayai Nama: (Salute to river Narmadaa!). Please read
Braahman deserve an entry into Guinness Book of Records)
Divine Garments and Naag:
Naag were expert weavers. They had some special type of clothes which were so
nice and looked exactly like snake skin. 2000 year old Sangam Tamil literature
refers to this cloth in two places (Porunar. Lines 82-83; Puram. 383). In another
place King Ay was praised by Nallur Nathaththanar for giving the rarest Naga cloth
to Shiv (Sirupan. Lines 96-99). It means that he adorned Shiv's statue with the
cloth. It was presented to Ay by Neela Nagan. Sanskrit literature is also replete
with such references. Karkotak, the Naag tribal leader, gave Nal a rare cloth to
reveal his identity to his wife Damayantee when both were separated. So this is a
rare type of cloth only certain people can afford to buy it. It is in Mahaabhaarat
(3/73-3).(Please read Amazing similarities between Maayaa and Hindu
(Nagas
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Amazing
Similarities between Maayaa and Hindu Naag
The first part of this article is Are Maayaa, Indian Naag?
1. Strange coincidence : Kali Yug 3102 BC and Maayaa Yug beginning 3114 BC
2. Maayaa appearance : Maayaa people of Central America look exactly like
Manipur or Naagaaland people.
3. Maayaa architecture resembled Pallav and South East Asian monuments
4. Justifying their name Naag (Sanskrit name for snake) Snake Symbol is found
every where in Naag buildings.
5. “Maya”– was the divine architect in Hindu mythology. Justifying the name
Maya, we see a lot of huge buildings in the Maayaa countries Mexico, Honduras,
Belize and Guatemala.
6. 1000 pillar Mandap is mentioned in Ved and it is found in Madurai and other
places. We hear about 1000 pillar Mandap in Chichen Itza at the tip of Yucatan
peninsula.
7. Patchouli is a game played by both Maayaa and Indian.
8.Tamil word catamaran is used in Mexico, where Maayaa flourished for centuries.
9. Migration Route : Sri Lanka-South East Asia—Central America—South America was
the Naag migratory route. All these places are called Naka Lok (Nagaland) in
Tamil and Sanskrit literature.
Indus river port Patala was used for travel to the countries down below Indian
peninsula and so they were called Patala Loka.
10. Naag are mentioned in Ved ( Panchavinsh Braahman – iv.9,4 ) and they are an
ancient race
11. Naag in Nal Damayantee story in Mahaabhaarat and Sangam Tamil literature
mention special type of clothes made by the Nagas.
12. Over 20 Naag poets composed Tamil poems which were in the Tamil Sangam
anthology.
13. Sri Lanka Naag and SE Asia Naag freely mingled with Non Naag races. Agastya
Rishi married a Naag princes by name Yashomati in South East Asia. Rig Vaidik
Agastya was different who married Lopamudra, a princess of Vidarbh. (Vaidik
civilization spread far south beyond Vidarbh during Rig Vaidik days. This
explodes the Westerner’s myth of Aaryan-Dravidian divisions).
14. Mahaabhaarat period Naag married their women to Arjun (Uloopeeand,
Chitraangadaa) One of them is a Tamil also known as Miss Alli Rani.
15. Krishn was Anti-Naag and Indra was a Pro-Naag, according to Hindu scriptures.
16. Krishn’s two clashes with Naag : Khaandav Van (Gondwana land) and Kaaliya
Mardan (dancing on the head of a snake)
17. Arjun’s grandson Pareekshit’s assassination culminated in the migration of
Naag outside India.
18. Janamejaya’s massacre was stopped by the good offices of Aasteek and Jaratkaaru.
19.Braahman’s peace deal was worked out on the banks of Narmadaa (Mahishmatee)
and Braahman remember this every day in their Sandhyaa Vandan Mantra.
20. The Padm Purana says of the seven infernal regions Mahaatal, Rasaatal and
Paataal are occupied by Naag and Daanav. The suffix ATAL in many Naag names may be ATAL.
21. Paramapaad Sopana Patam / picture is a Snake and Ladder game played by
Tamils and Telugus, where in all the Nasg leader pictures are drawn. When one
reaches a snake square by rolling the dices, the player gets negative points and
go back to the point of his tail.
22.Ophir—Oviyar— Chitra—Painter– is another name of Nasg. Probably they wore
Tattoos of snakes on their bodies. Ophites (snake worshippers) is mentioned in
Greek literature. Hippolytus and Clement of Alexandria mention this sect. Sarp
Rakja (Raanee) is mentioned in Panch Vinsh Braahman. Aligi and Viligi are
mentioned in Atharv Ved. Aligi and Viligi are found in Sumerian clay tablets.
They may be Naag / Maayaa. Probably Krishn devotees wanted to ridicule them by
depicting them as snakes with their names written.
23. American born Swaamee BV Tripuraaree asks, “What mysterious psychological
law would have caused Asians, and Americans to both use the umbrella as a sign
of royalty, to invent the same games, imagine similar cosmologies, and attribute
the same colors to the different directions?”
Hindu and Maayaa use umbrella as a royal symbol which is mentioned in Sangam
Tamil literature and Sanskrit literature in thousands of places.
Hindu, Jains, Buddhists attribute four different colors to East, South, West and
North. Maayaa follow it. .Maayaa colors : East-red, South- yellow, West- black,
North- white. It is slightly different from Buddhists and Hindu. Shiv's five
faces are attributed with colors. Buddhists colors for directions was even
mentioned by a Muslim traveler like Al-Biruni. Mahaabhaarat attributes four
colors for four Yug (white, yellow, red and black).
23. Sanskrit names for Towns: Guatemala = Gautamaalaya; Tiwanaku = Dev
Naag;Tikal = Trikaal, Teotihuachan= Deva Takshan, Mitla = Mithilaa, Orinoco =
Ori Nagan, Machu Pichu = Macha Pucham (exactly looking like fish wall. There is
one more place with the same name in the Himaalaya / Nepal, Jain Island, Mani,
Copan = Sopana, Cholula = Chola, Aryballus = Aarya Bal, Chetumal = Ketumal Dweep
= Guatemala, Aztec = Aasteek (Rishi who saved the Naag). Loads of Sanskrit and
Tamil names can be derived by a patient researcher. We can justify it by
observing waves of migrations. Tulaa, Yacatehctli (Yaag Dev Thali) Yaxchilan (Yaksha
Seelan) also sound like Sanskrit names.
24. Over 17 Egyptian kings who lived 3500 years ago had the same title Ramses.
It may be Raam Seshan (Vishnu) or Raamesan (Shiv). Egyptian pharaohs Ramses
heads are decorated with snake, like Lord Shiv’s head. Vishnu had it (snake Aadi
Sehsh) as his bed.
25. Swaastik, elephant, lotus: Hindu motifs lotus, Swastika and elephant are
found in Maayaa sculptures. Americas have not got elephants. Millions of years
ago mammoths only roamed American north.
26. Maayaa God Quetza coatl (Plumed Serpent) may be a distorted word meaning
Garud Shatru (enemy of eagle).
27. Fire is Born : One of the kings who ruled around 378 AD is translated as Fire is
born. Draupadee, Rajashani Chauhaan and Cheras and Velirs of Tamil Naadu say that they
were all Fire born. They belong to Agni Kul. Naag may belong to Agni Kul.
28. The Maayaa king who ruled around 700 AD is called Kan Maxx which is nothing
but Mahaa Nakan / great snake (Kan is snake in Maayan language, Na (kan), Maxx
is Mahaa) Palenque (Tamil word Palingu): One of the town names is Palengue.
There is a stone temple which looks like marble temple. Palingu is a Tamil word
for Marble, Mirror, Crystal etc. There eis no doubt that Tamil Naag also were
part of the migration. One of the 20 Tamil Naag poets is Maruthan Ila Nagan who
has contributed a lot.
29.The very script of Maayaa is round which looks like Palalva Granth
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30. Maayaa were followed by Aztecs and Incas.
There was another civilization called Olemec. All are related to one another.
The famous gigantic 13 feet diameter Aztec stone calendar in Mexico city has got
two serpents on it. Hindu describe it as Kaal Sarp. The round temple in Cali
xtlahuaca is in the name of Kaalee. Teocalli is a pyramid meaning Dev Kali.
31. Maayaa temples and pyramids are similar to Hindu temples. They have towers,
steps leading to higher place. Kings wore feather caps like Krishn. Their
jewelry betrays their Indian origin. We see a lot of jewelry all over body like
Indian kings. Even Egyptian kings won’t come this close to Indian kings in jewelry.
32. Boys were called after their fathers or grandfathers like Tamil community.
Learning was by repetition like Hindu Ved Adhyayan. Maayaa had ceremonies like
Naam Karan, Punyaha Vachan and Guru Kul. They named their children after
flowers, eagle and snake. Indian Tamil and Sanskrit names are mostly flower
names, particularly lotus and jasmine.
33. Indian soldiers sacrifice themselves before Kaalee before any war. This is
called Navakandam or Kaal Bali. This is in Sangam Tamil literature and
Mahaabhaarat (story of Iravaan). Self Immolation (Kumaaril Bhatt, Kapilaa) was
practiced by Hindu saints. This was practiced by Maayaa as well.
33. Indian kings had Sinhaasan / Lion throne. The very word Caesar is a Sanskrit
word Kesaree. Some called themselves as Sing (lion). Romanians were calling
themselves Carsars. But lion was absent in South America. So Maayaa used Jaguar
(black tiger) Aasan.
34. Vaidik calendar has a Mal Maas (impure month every five years). But Maayaa
had five impure days instead every month.
35. Maayaa saw hare or rabbit in Moon like Indians. They had their own Raahu and
Ketu devouring Moon (eclipse).
36. Tikal temple of Maayaa is compared to Madurai Meenaakshee Temple .Tikal may
be Tri Kaal, Lord Shiv or Shree Kaal.
37. Tortilla is made like our Chapati/Roti. Instead of wheat they made it with
corn flour.
38. Sun Worship was prevalent in Maayaa countries. It continued until Inca days
(Ina = Sun in Sanskrit)
39. If anyone asked oneself a few questions , the answers would reveal the
relationship between Hindu - Maayaa
a) Who taught the Maayaa the concept of Zero?
b) Who taught them to write?
c) Who taught them astronomy?
d) Who taught them to record everything on stone like Ashok?
e) Who taught them to use umbrella for kings like Indians?
f) Who taught them to give colors for four directions like colors for Shiv’s four faces?
g) Who taught them to begin the year nearer to Kali Yug?
h) Who taught them to build temples like tall towers and big square yards and corridors?
i) Where did they come from?
All these can’t happen in isolation. The closest for all these customs is Hindu.
40. Maayaa used green Jades and pearls like Indian women
41. Maayaa believed in omens.
42. Maya mythology and Hindu mythology have similarities.
43. Tree worship: Shaalmali Tree (silk cotton tree) was worshipped by the
Caribbean, Central American countries and West African countries. Maayaa
worshipped it as we worship some trees. It is called Ceiba.
44. Sitting Posture and Palanquin show Indian connection. But there is one
mystery that Maayaa never knew the wheel. This reminds a great mystery. If they
knew any other culture in the world they would have used wheels and chariots.
Why didn’t they use it? Future research may answer this question.
45. Caste system : They had caste system like India.
46. Like Indian kings they used regnal years in their inscriptions. This is very
similar to Cholas and Pandyas.
47. They believed in Heaven and Karpak Vriksh (First tree of the world) and Amrit
48. Tamil literature is replete with Ball Games, but Tamils used hands and Maayaa
used Foot (ball).
49. Viracocha is a God’s name in Central America. Virakurcha is Pallava’s ancestor.
50. All Hindu Gods have either snakes or are
associated with snakes. Naag /Maayan sculptures are with snakes. Gods in other
cultures such as Ariadne, Astarte, Ishtar, Wadjet, Potnia Theron, Ormugudinna
and several Maayaa gods have snakes. Western authors have also noted that all
the Pre-Colombian civilizations are obsessed with serpents.
51. Cholan Maayaa : There was a rebellion as recently as 1994 in Southern Mexico
and the people who led the rebellion were Cholan Maya, descendants of a nation
that had once produced the greatest of all the Pre-Colombian civilizations.
Chola is one of the three ancient Tamil dynasties.
52. One of the famous Maayaa kings is Pacal who died in 683 AD. He is called Sun
Lord like Indians call Raam as Soorya Kul Tilak (Sun Clan famous).
53. Aztecs who followed Maayaa had a symbol of eagle clutching a snake in its
beak. So there is every possibility two rival groups existed in Central America.
Even in Tamil Naadu Chera, Chola and Pandyas were Tamil Hindus, but yet they
fought among themselves for over 1500 years.
54. Arson and Massacre: Spaniard Diego de Landa signed a decree in 1562 and all
the Maayaa books were brought to town of Mani and burnt down. Large number of
books were burnt, boasted Mr Landa. In 1546 Maayaa tribes who refused the yoke
of peace proposed by Roman Catholics were indiscriminately slaughtered. They
stored books in libraries like Hindu stored books in Takshashiaa and Naalandaa libraries.
55. Like Hindu Kaapaalik, Maayaa wore black dress in ceremonies.
56. They also put their offerings in Tanks like Hindu. They sat in Yog postures.
57. The punishments meted out for crimes were just like Hindu's.
58. Like Tamil kings they had runners to bring messages or necessary religious
or royal objects. Tamil kings boasts in heir epigraphs and copper plate inscriptions
that they bathed with water that came from two seas of peninsular India.
59. Like Romans, pink color derived from a mollusk was prized high by Maayaa..
India exported this to ancient Rome 2000 years ago.
60. Chac was their rain god similar to Vaidik Indra. Some believe that it was
nothing but Chakra another name of Indra.
61. The grinding stone they used looked exactly like Tamil’s Ammi and Kuzavi.
62. Bhikshu Chamanlaal wrote a book “Hindu America”, 75 years ago which drew a
lot of publicity on this topic. Later he published a book “INDIA-MOTHER OF US
ALL” in which he gave a summary of Hindu America. But more the discoveries made,
newer and newer interpretations come. He says Raamaayan, Mahaabhaarat, Vaidik
hymns, Sacred thread ceremony and many more rituals were practiced by Inca Ayers
and Maayaa. Everyone must read his original contribution in this field. He
mentioned the lotus, elephant, swastika, Soorya motifs, Indra, Triloknaath (Tloque
Nahuaque) and other gods, Hell etc in South American and Central American countries.
63. New books published in USA, give the Maayaa temple plans. Those who know
Hindu temple Vaastu Shastra must compare it with Hindu temples and do some
research. ”Chronicle of the Maya Kings and Queens” by Thames and Hudson will be
useful for such a research.
64. Mayan kings wore ear lobes like Hindu kings. Temple musicians are painted in
Bonampak frieze. It is like Indian temple procession. The kings had a lot of
concubines called Pallas (Palloo is a Saaree head in Indian languages)
66. We see Kuravanji (colomche) and Kathakalee type of dances in the Maayaa world.
67. Like Hindu put rice at the mouth of a dead body, Maayaa put maize and jade beads.
68. Another puzzle : Kalhana who wrote the history of Kashmir kings (Raja
Tarangini) differs from others on Kali Yug. His calculation shows that Kali Yug
began around 2600 BC. Maayaa also had such a difference. Their records show the
year 2600 BC. But the tradition says that their age begins at 3114 BC closer to
Hindu’s Kali Yug. This also shows their Indian link. We can conclude that there
were two different calculations for Kali Yug like Maayaa age.
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Quechua Sanskrit
akapana (clouds colored by Sun) aka (painting)
chani (price) jani (produce)
chinkat (jaguar) sinha (lion)
chirau (resplendent) sura (to shine)
huakra (horn) vakra (curved)
kakarpa (tent) k’arpara (parasol)
mita (time) mita (step passage of time)
muti (pounded corn) mut (to pound)
nana (sister) nanda (sister)
pakkni (to break) pike (to break)
paksa (the moon) paksa (the full moon)
pisi (small) pis (to break into small piece)
pitata (bedroom) pita (house, cottage)
simpa (cord) samb (to tie)
soro (spiritual liqour) sura (spiritual liquor)
sokta (six) s’as (six)
(Quecha is Inca language; source for this words
table: The Ayar-Incas - By Miles Poindexter published by Horace Liveright New
York volume 1-2. 1930 p. 211-215).
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