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

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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 clearly
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 inter-
val between the commencement of the Post-Glacial era and the
Orion period cannot, according to it, be so great as 8,000 years
—Supported by the moderate estimate of the American geologists
—Purânic chronology of yugas, manvantaras and kalpas—Rangâ-
chârya'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 be-
ginning of the Post-Glacial period —All prove the existence of a
Polar Aryan home before 8,000 B. C. —Trustworthiness of the
ancient traditions 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
primitive Aryan culture and religion examined—Primitive Aryan
man and his civilisation cannot now be treated as post-Glacial
—Certain destruction of the primeval civilization and culture by
the Ice Age —Shortcomings or defects in the civilisation of the
Neolithic Aryan races in Europe must, therefore, be ascribed to a
post-diluvian relapse into barbarism—Life and calendar in the in-
ter-Glacial Arctic home—Devayâna and Pitriyâna 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 Philo-
logy stated—The civilisation disclosed by them must be taken to
be the minimum or the lowest, that can be predicated of the un-
divided Aryans—The culture of the undivided Aryans higher than
the culture of the Stone or the Metal age—Use of metal coins
among them highly probable —Beginnings of the Aryan language