Big Numbers

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In Yajurveda, numbers starting from four and with a difference of four forming an arithmetic series is discussed. The Yajurveda also mentions the counting of numbers upto 10^18, the highest being named parardha.

In the Taittiriya Upanishad, there is a anuvaka (section), that extols the "Beatific Calculus" or a quasi-mathematical relationship between bliss of a young man, who has everything in the world to the bliss of the Brahman, or "realization". Translated roughly as follows, fear is all-pervasive. It continues by assuming that a young, good man who is fit, healthy and strong, and has all the wealth in the world, is one unit of human bliss. The anuvaka provides a precise calculation of a series of multiplications by 100 to give number 10010 units of human bliss that can be had when one attains Brahman. The previous anuvaka exhorts the aspirants to be fearless and strong, as only such a person may realize the absolute within.

In the Yajurveda, 1x3=3, 3x5=15, 5x7=35, etc is seen
 
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