Vedic influence in Meso America

There are many theories that relate the ancient Mose-American civilizations to South India and Sri Lanka . The Meso American history is stained with human sacrifices; the civilization appears to be non-Vedic.  Even today there are many non Vedic cults in South India which originated from the Vedic religion. The people of villages worship certain non Vedic deities as protectors of the village. To some of these deities they offer goats in sacrifice. The Kabalikas and Kalamukhs are an offshoot of the ancient Vedic religion. They worship the Vedic God Shiva and his consort Parvati but their practices are not Vedic. The cult originated from the myth about Shiva cutting of one of the head of Brahma. As punishment, the skull of Brahma was made to stick to Shiva’s hands and he had to roam around with it. The skull in his hand reminded everyone of the gruesome crime committed by him against the patriarch. Like all Vedic stories, this story has a hidden meaning involving creation. The cutting of the fifth head of Brahma by Shiva represents the blending of the five elements for the purpose of creation. In ancient times, anyone who murdered a Brahmin was made to wander around using the skull of the Brahmin as a bowl for food. The murderer was also cast out of the city by the King. Such murderers were allowed to live in cremation grounds so that they may repent. A group of such psychopaths banded together and formed their own cult. They terrified the common people and offered their enemies in sacrifice to Kali. The intention of the founders was to go against the Vedic preaching and terrify the people who had made them outcasts. The ancient Rakshasas were such outcasts and were known as cannibals. In the Ramayana, Sita addresses the rakshashas as “eaters of the dead” in a derogatory sense. There are legends that state that a group of such rakshashas were exiled to the patala region. Some theories state that the patala region mentioned in the Vedic texts is America . It is not surprising that the people of ancient America retained some of the Vedic symbols while following their original cruel non-Vedic practices.

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