वेदों की प्राचीनता एवं काल-निर्णय / ओरायन (लोकमान्य बाल गंगाधर तिलक - खगोलीय वैदिक शोध)

CHAPTER XIII. THE BEARING OF OUR RESULTS ON THE HISTORY OF PRIMITIVE ARYAN CULTURE AND RELIGION. Proofs of the theory of the Arctic home summed up—They clear- ly indicate a Polar home,but the exact spot in the Arctic regions, that is, north of Europe or Asia, still undeterminable—An Arctic home possible only in inter-Glacial times according to geology —Ancient Vedic chronology and calendar examined—The in- terval between the commencement of the Post-Glacial era and the Orion period cannot, according to it, be so great as 80,000 years—Supported by the moderate estimate of the American geologists-Purânic chronology of yugas, manvantaras and kalpas —Rangâchârya's and Aiyer's views thereon—Later Purânic system evolved out of an original cycle of four yugas of 10,000 years, since the last deluge—The theory of ‘divine years’ unknown to Manu and Vyâsa—Adopted by later writers who could not believe that they lived in the Krita age —The original tradition of 10,000 years since the last deluge fully in accord with Vedic chronology—And also with the American estimate of 8,000 B. C. for the beginning of the Post-Glacial period—All prove the existence of a Polar Aryan home before 8,000 B. C.—Trustworthiness of the ancient tra- ditions and the method of preserving them—The theory of the Polar origin of the whole human race not inconsistent with the theory of the Arctic Aryan home—Current views regarding pri- mitive Aryan culture and religion examined—Primitive Aryan man and his civilisation cannot now be treated as Post-Gla- cial—Certain destruction of the primeval civilization and cul- ture by the Ice Age—Short-comings or defects in the civilisa- tion of the Neolithic Aryan races in Europe must, therefore, be ascribed to a post-diluvian relapse into barbarism—Life and calendar in the inter-Glacial Arctic home—Devayâna and Pitri- yâna and the deities worshipped during the period—The ancient sacrifices of the Aryan race—The degree of civilisation reached by the undivided Aryans in their Arctic home—The results of Comparative Philology stated—The civilisation disclosed by them