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Verse---Savita Yantraih Prithiveem Aramnaat Dyaam Andahat Atoorte Baddham Ashwam Iv Adhukshat (10.149.1)
“The sun has tied Earth and other planets through attraction and moves them around itself as if a trainer moves newly trained horses around itself holding their reins.”-- Rigveda10.149.1
Word to word translation
Savita = Sun
Yantraih = through reins
Prithiveem = Earth
Aramnaat = Ties
Dyaam Andahat = Other planets in sky as well
Atoorte = Unbreakable
Baddham = Holds
Ashwam Iv Adhukshat = Like horses
Very clearly, the mantra explains that sun is center of solar system and planets (including earth) move in a closed-loop path around it.
The second one Rigveda 8.12.28 describes the motion of planet
Verse--Yada Te Haryataa Hari Vaavridhate Divedive Vishwa Bhuvani Aditte Yemire—(Rigveda 8.12.28)
Meaning--“All planets remain stable because as they come closer to sun due to attraction, their speed of coming closer increases proportionately.”
Word to word translation
Yada Te = When they
Haryataa = Come closer through attraction
Hari = Closeness
Vaavridhate = Increases proportionately
Divedive = continuously
Vishwa Bhuvani = planets of the world
Aditte = eventually
Yemire = remain stable
(The reference to sun comes from rest of the Mantras in this Sukta before and after this mantra)
The mantra clearly states that:
1. Motion of planets around sun is not circular, even though sun is the central force causing planets to move (Refer previous mantra 10.149.1)
2. Motion of planets is such that the Velocity of planets follows inverse relation with the distance between planet and sun.
Later we will see the motion of planets and other astronomical facts such as ecllipse etc in the vedas. Till than have a good time.
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