ShodhPatra: International Journal of Science and Humanities

Couple of energy source in geocentric model of universe – a scientific idea of Vedic astronomers

Vedic astronomers considered the earth at the centre of the universe and thus developed a model of geocentric universe. In order to have a geocentric universe they might have felt the need of a divine source of energy at a distance of 1800 from Sun. This divine source of energy is the chief Rigvedic deity Indra. According to Rigveda, the Sun and Indra are always at opposite positions to each other. The Aaditya who drink the soma juice on full moon day is none other than Indra. There are many verses in Rigveda which indicate that Indra always remains at opposite position to the Sun. The sun and Indra form a couple of energy source which rotate the universe around the earth in geocentric universe. This idea is similar to the couple of force required to rotate a body according to physics.