Twin Telepathy between Twin Kings of Kashmir

King Sreshtasena who was also named Pravarasena or Tunjina, ruled from Srinagar for 30 years between 46-16 BCE had twin sons named Hiranya and Toramana.

They were identical twins and king passed a rule that both his sons will be kings after his death.
According to this, both Hiranya and Toramana ruled alternatively without dividing the kingdom.
Both twins got married but astrologers predicted that only Toramana will have a son and he becomes future king of Kashmir.

Twin Telepathy between Twin Kings of 

Kashmir security. Hiranya ordered that Toramana should be served royal food every day, should never be hurt or kept starving and always must be in good health.

At the time of arrest, pregnant Anjana managed to escape with the help of an astrologer named Pravaresa.
Spies of Hiranya searched for her, harrassed her father Jwalendra and brother Jayendra who were ruling a small fort within Kashmir.
Toramana was kept in cave prison for 14 years. His jail security were never made to know that the prisoner was an ex-King.

During these 14 years of imprisonment, Toramana survived with the hope of meeting his son as predicted by Pravaresa.
He also knew his time of death and understood that Hiranya too will die at same time due to Twin Telepathy effect.
At the same time, Hiranya got sick and his body was not responding to medicines. Royal court doctors could not identify the reason behind his disease.
Hiranya knew about this twin telepathy effect since childhood, he did not attempt to kill or hurt Toramana, as that would cause same effect on him.
Toramana, knowing this effect, was starving and slowly weakening his body. This was showing effect on Hiranya, who fell sick despite healthy diet.

Toramana reveals his identity to jail securitymen and manages to escape after imprisonment of 14 years.
With their support, he reaches a secluded place and sends them to find his son.

They are given coins minted with Toramana’s picture and were told that these coins are not valid now, but can be exchanged with few businessmen who were once upon a time loyal to Toramana.

Hiranya wanted to erase Toramana from history and removed all his coins from circulation. He also made sure that anyone trying to use them will get arrested.
After 14 years, only coins minted by Hiranya were in circulation.

At the same time, Jayendra meets his nephew and sister unexpectedly in a village.
Toramana’s wife Anjana named her son after her father-in-law as Pravarasena II.
This young man gets to know his identity and goes out in search of his father.
After couple of years, he meets one man from cave jail, trying to exchange gold coins with his father’s image.

With his help, Pravarasena-II meets Toramana.
Indian hisotrians, as usual, wrongly identified this Kashmir king Toramana as a Huna ruler from 5th century CE.
They neither read Rajatarangini, nor tried to collect proper chronology of Kashmir Kings.

They all meet and with help of Jayendra, gather enough army to attack Hiranya.
But astrologer Pravaresa predicts that Pravarasena II cannot become king for another 5 years.
Hiranya, who was getting sick each day, understands that Toramana must also be sick in same way inside the cave prison.
Before he could enquire status of Toramana, Hiranya dies of sickness. At the same time, Toramana too dies due to Twin Telepathy effect in 14 CE.

All these years, Hiranya did not hurt or kill his twin brother Toramana because of Twin Telepathy effect. Their father made both of them kings as he knew that if only one was made king, other would be killed immediately and this would lead to death of 1st one too.

Eventhough Toramana was kept in jail at long distance, both could sense thoughts of each other. Even physical pain, sickness was shared at same level.

Hiranya had no heirs when he died.Emperor Vikramaditya of Ujjain who was ruling entire Indian subcontinent at that time, sent his man Matrigupta as ruler of Kashmir.
Minister accepted this and continued with Matrigupta.
Pravarasena waited for another 5 years to gather enough support within the army and then attacked the capital in 19 CE.

At the same time, Emperor Vikramarka died in Ujjain (19 CE). Matrigupta, who was installed by Vikramarka, voluntarily descended the throne and became a monk. Toramana’s son Pravarasena-II took over Kashmir.

Modern scientists failed to establish enough evidence about Twin Telepathy but such twin kings existed in 1st century BCE and this history was written by Kalhana in 12th century CE.

Ayodhya Re-discovered by Vikramaditya

Vikramaditya in History of Kashmir

When 82nd king in the list of the Kashmir monarchs, Hiranya died without leaving any heir to the throne, the cabinet of the ministers, in Kashmir sent a prayer to their over-lord, Emperor Vikramaditya and requested him to depute a ruler. Then, out of his favour towards Matrigupta, a Scholar-poet of the court, Vikramaditya installed MatriGupta with the sovereignty of his vassal state, Kashmir in 14 CE. [Rajatarangini 3-125]

Vikramaditya in History of Nepal

In the year 3044 Kali or 57 BCE, Vikramaditya visited his vassal state Nepal and established his Era there (Vikrama Saka). This information is published in the Indian Antiquary Vol. XIII. Pages 411 onwards.

Several works by Jain authors include legends about Vikramaditya. These include:

• Prabhachandra’s Prabhavaka-Charita (1127 CE)
• Somaprabha’s Kumara-Pala-Pratibodha (1184 CE)
• Kalakacharya-Katha (before 1279 CE)
• Merutunga’s Prabandha-Chintamani (1304 CE)
• Jinaprabhasuri’s Vividha-Tirtha-Kalpa (1315 CE)
• Rajashekhara’s Prabandha-Kosha (1348 CE)
• Devamurti’s Vikrama-Charitra (1418 CE)
• Ramachandrasuri’s Pancha-Danda-Chhattra-Prabandha (1433 CE)
• Subhashila’s Vikrama-Charitra (1442 CE)
• various pattavalis (records of lineage of head monks)

Ayodhya Re-discovered by Emperor Vikramaditya

A local legend in Ayodhya states that the city was re-discovered by Vikramaditya, after having been lost for centuries. Vikramaditya started searching for Ayodhya, and met Prayaga, the king of tirthas (Prayaga personified). Guided by Prayaga, Vikramaditya marked the place, but subsequently forgot its location. A yogi told him that he should let loose a cow and a calf: Ayodhya would be at the place where milk starts flowing from the cow’s udders. Using this advice, Vikramaditya managed to re-identify the site of ancient Ayodhya.

Nine Gems in court of Vikramaditya

Kalidasa mentions the nine Gems of scholars

adorning the court of Vikramaditya :
1. Dhanvantari
2. Kshapanaka
3. Amarasimha
4. Sanku
5. Vetalabhatta
6. Ghatakarpara
7. Kalidasa
8. Varahamihira
9. Vararuchi

n 22-11 Kalidasa gives a further account of the court of Vikrama.
There were 800 Vassal kings, one crore of good soldiers, 16 great scholars, 16 astrologers, 16 efficient doctors, 16 bhattas and 16 scholars of Vedik lore; Vikrama sitting on his throne was illuminated by these scholarly courtiers.
In 22-12 the following particulars are given about the army of Vikramaditya :-
His army continuously spread over 18 yojanas (small jyotisha yojanas, 1 small jyotisha yojana is around 5 miles) and consisted of the following:—
1. There were 3 crores of soldiers.
2. Ten crores of various vehicles.
3. 24,300 elephants.
4. 4,00,000 (four lakhs) of ships,
This was the army that accompanied him in his expeditions. In this respect there was no emperor to be compared to Vikrama in those days, says Kalidasa.

Sloka 13 of the 22nd chapter says that Vikrama annihilated innumerable Sakas (who were Mlechcha Kshatriyas) and established the Era. Every day he made gifts of pearls, jems, gold, cow, horse, elepahnts to the four castes. Hence he was called “Suvarnaanana“.

Sloka 16 of chapter 22 says that Ujjyini, the capital of Vikrama gives salvation to the inhabitants on account of the persence of Lord “Siva” in the name of ‘Mahakala‘.

Sri Krishna Misra, lived in the court of Vikramaditya wrote in his book, Jyotishaphala-Ratnamala, a book on astrology, that :

Let that Vikramarka, the Emperor, famous like the Manus, who protected me and my relations for seventy years, having endowed upon me one crore of gold coins flourish for ever with success and prosperity.. [sloka 10 of Jyotishaphala Ratnamala]

Sri Krishna Misra was in court of Vikramaditya for 70 years from 57 BCE, which means that the emperor lived atleast till 13 CE.

Having consolidated his empire, Vikramarka went to Nepal; he made the king, Amsuvarma a feudatory, and as a symbol of his over-lordship founded his Saka in Nepal in 57 BCE.

Another book Satapatha Brahmana, also mentions of Vikramaditya.
A resident of Ujjain, who belongs to Parasara Gotra, the son of Naga Swamy, holding the offices of ‘Dharmadhyaksha’, (Justice of Vaidika Dharma) and “Danadhyakska” (Distributor of gifts) adorning the title of “Sarvavidyanidhana Kavindracharya Saraswati” (Treasure of all sciences and Learning, Professor of Poets or poet Laureate, the goddess of the Muses) in the court
of Vikramaditya, the king of Avanti, by name “Hari Swamy“, has written commentary or Bhashya to Satapatha Brahmana.

Vikramaditya mentioned in Ancient Vedic Astrology Books

Jyotirvidabharana is an astrological work by Kalidasa.

Here, he mentions that he was writing it to enhance the fame of Vikramaditya of the Paramara dynasty (Panwar dynasty), his patron king. [Jyotirvidabharana. Sloka No. 4—89]
Kalidasa also defines the word Saka.
He says that whoever kills large number of Sakas, will become Saka-Karaka.
This book Jyotirvidabharana, says Kalidasa, he began to write in the month Vaisakha (around May) of 3068 Kali Era (or 33 BCE) and was completed in the month Kartika (around november) of the same year.
In the beginning of the 22nd chapter Kalidasa described, to some extent, the Emperor Vikramaditya and in the 6th sloka he says that this book of 22 chapters and 1474 slokas is written with the purpose of invoking good to Vikramaditya, the Emperor of Bharat.
In the 7th sloka of Chapter 22 Kalidasa gives some particulars of Vikrama’s empire, which are as follows:-
1. It extended over the whole of Bharata-Varsha of 180 Big jyotisha yojanas (approximately 1800 miles)in length and breadth. ( 1 Big yojana [not to be confused with Yojana in Ramayana etc] in those days is close to 10 miles )
2. The Bharata-Varsha shines forth with the culture of the Vedas and Dharma Sastras. This book is dedicated for the good of Vikramaditya, the emporer of Malwa, by me (Kalidasa).

In the 8th and 9th slokas of Chapter 22 Kalidasa gives a list of poets and pundits adorning the court of Vikrama.
1. Sanku, 2. Vararuchi, 3. Mani, 4. Angudatta, 5. Jishnu, 6. Trilochana, 7. Hari (Hariswamy, the commentator of Sukla Yajurveda and the head of the departments of Dana and Dharma (Daanaadhyakshaa and Dharmaadhyakshaa), 8. Ghata karpara, 9. Amarasimha, 10. Satyacharya, 11.Varahamihira, 12. Srutasena, 13. Badarayana, 14. Manittha, 15. Kumara Simha and astrologers like 16. Myself (Kalidasa), and others. (Slokas 22-8,9)

Vikramaditya conquered Middle-East

Victories of Babylon, Persia, Turks led Vikramaditya to the Arabia. When he conquered Arabia, he did so to cheers from the Jewish and Arab Community, who welcomed him as a liberator. He showed great forbearance and respect towards the religious beliefs and cultural traditions of other races. These qualities earned him the respect and homage of all the people over whom he ruled.

The victory over Arabia expressed all the facets of the policy of conciliation which Vikramaditya had followed until then. He presented himself not as a conqueror, but a liberator and the legitimate successor to the crown. He took the title of “King of Aryavrata and Liberator of the Arabs, Turks and Jews”.

Vikramditya had no thought of forcing conquered people into a single mould, and had the wisdom to leave unchanged the institution of each kingdom he attached to the Aryavrata Crown. Vikramaditya was upright, a great leader of men, generous and benevolent. He spread the Vedic Culture in the land of Arabia. He also reconstructed the temple of Brahma and Mahesh and placed a Jiyotarlinga there. Several other Vedic Temples were made in Babylon, Persia and Turkistan. For the first time they got a King that cared for the inhabitants of his Empire. Arabs, Kurds and Persians saw him as ‘the annointed of the Lord’.

After the 4 year of Wars that saw whole west Asia under the belt of Vikramaditya Empire he stayed for a year in Arabia till the Mahadev Temple was not completely reconstructed.

He built admirable highways, and developed an excellent postal system both of which allowed him to receive rapidly information from his provinces. He accepted Perisans as Aryans and called them as long lost cousins. During the Vikramaditya’s regions persians felt like they felt under the region of Cyrus. He also bulit several monuments in the respect of Chandargupta Maurya and Cyrus. Another project undertaken by Vikramaditya was the royal road, the world’s longest, extending 1,700 miles. Due to an extensive network of relays, postmen could travel the road in six to nine days, whereas normal travel time was three months. The motto of the Vedic postal service became memorable: stopped by neither snow, rain, heat or gloom of night.

The US postal service also adopted this motto and the famous Pony Express mail delivery resembled the original Vedic design. Vikramaditya laid the foundation of Vardhan Dynasty. His empire controlled many parts of Modern day China, Entire Middle East and Many Parts of South East Asia. After his death his descendents and Parthians controlled Iran.

By 102 CE descendents of Vikramaditya lost control over Iran and Parthians established there empire in Iran and Babylon.