Journey Within...

For prelude:

see the previous articles:

Tryst with Indian History

2. Tryst With Indian History-Where to start?

3. Beginnings-Jambu DWEEPA

Both Aryan and Bhaarat fell asleep that night. Aryan though not much deep, but kept thinking about the interpretations Bhaarat had made.

On the other side Bhaarat sunk deep into his thoughts. Slowly his eyes fazed into dreamy sleep. He moved from this world to another. He felt like walking over the clouds hovering above India-Main land, looking at it in wonder. All of a sudden he felt like somebody holding his hand and guiding him through over the clouds all over Jambudweepa, Himalayas.

The figure holding his hands looked very radiant, divine like. He had an instrument supposedly musical on his shoulders and was constantly chanting some mantra until Bhaarat, in a surprised voice asked: "Who the hell are you?"

The divine figure coming out of the mist of clouds replied: "I am a space-time traveller, and I am called as Naarad".

Bhaarat asked: "Why are you guiding me over the clouds?"

"Because you want me to... It seems that you want to understand the present India from her ancient most times. Right from her Infancy upto her Matured adult hood." said Narad in a soft soken kind voice.

"How did you know?" asked stunned Bhaarat.

Naarad replied: " I am a space-time traveller. By almighty's orders, I know with whom to interact and when."

"Tell me what do you want to know about Bhaarat? which we all now refer to as India-The land where river Indus flows, but unfortunately now not in the Main Land of India." asked Naarad.

Bhaarat in an awe inspiring voice told Naarad: "I want to know the day our- Vedic samskriti started."

Naarad replied: "Before undertaking a study of Hindu culture, one should understand what is samskriti - it refers to refined matter or condition. Well then, let me take you to Pre Glacial period Where it all should have started". Thus saying this Naarada and bhaarat travelled around the earth at a speed much faster at unimaginable speeds defiying relativity reaching to an era where the entire (almost) Northern Hemisphere was covered with ice."

To be continued...