Space Exploration by Sampati-Jatayu Brothers in Ancident India

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Year : 2026 | Volume : 15 | Issue : 01 | Page : 34 56
By

Rajkishore Prasad,

Shivanshu Raj,

  1. Principal, Bihar National College, SRISHTI Laboratory, Ashok Rajpath, Patna University, Patna, Bihar, India
  2. Software Professional, Graduated from Department of Computer Science and Engineering, SRM University, Andhra Pradesh(A.P), India

Abstract

In this research paper, a scientific investigation on the space exploration, done in the ancient India, is being presented based on the vivid descriptions of the same available in one of the most ancient and revered Indian epic the Ramayana, written by the great seer, researcher and astronomer sage Maharshi Valmiki, in which one can find descriptions of two vulture brothers namely Sampati and Jatayu who made that journey in space and they had described egocentrically their observations about the Earth from space. However, in the full description of their space journey in that epic, nothing has been described about the height attained by them in numerical figures, and that is the point of study and focus of investigation of the present study and research work. Based on the textual descriptions of observations, it is interesting to look for the possibilities of estimation of their height of observation. To carry out the same, the empirical study made here is based on the very important textual depiction that they went up to the height, named here as J-S point, from where they had observed the Earth and the Sun of the same size. The modern scientific knowledge of space technology and related observations indicates that even from the surface of the Moon, the Earth looks bigger than the Sun as seen from the Earth’s surface. The estimates of their heights of observation presented here are based on such lingual descriptions and their modern  scientific interpretations that show that the Jatayu and Sampati (J-S) brothers observed the Earth from the distance of order of 10⁶ km, which seems unbelievable and unacceptable, but the proposed calculations also confirm similar projections

Keywords: Space Exploration, Ancient India, Earth’s Surface, Planets, Research Programs

[This article belongs to Research & Reviews : Journal of Space Science & Technology ]

How to cite this article: Rajkishore Prasad, Shivanshu Raj. Space Exploration by Sampati-Jatayu Brothers in Ancident India. Research & Reviews : Journal of Space Science & Technology. 2026; 15(01):34-56.
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Regular Issue Open Access Review Article
Volume 15
Issue 01
Received 31/03/2026
Accepted 04/04/2026
Published 24/04/2026
Publication Time 24 Days

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