12/19/2023 0 Comments Death road to canada sacrificial altarThe Kharosthi legend on the coin reads: “Maharajasa Kalana kramasa Telephasa.” The corresponding Greek legend on the other side of the coin reads: “Basileos Eyepgetoy Thlefoy.” As the Greek word eyepgetoy means “inherited divine power,” we can assume that the corresponding Kharosthi word kramasa on the other side of the coin also means eyepgetoy, or divine inheritance. Shockingly, however, on this coin King Telephos had boldly replaced the image of Alexander with that of Sadhu Kalanus. This image has perplexed most scholars, because no other coin ever depicts the icon of a sadhu Brahman, on the side on which, notably, the king’s image customarily appears. On the reverse side of the coin, a naked Indian sadhu is featured sitting on an altar of stones and offering a fire sacrifice. The commemorative coin records the decisive defeat of Alexander and confirms the end of his Indian conquest in Punjab. ![]() King Telephos appears to have issued the coin as a tribute to Kalanus, who had miraculously stopped Alexander on the altar in Kurukshetra and helped the Indians to recapture the throne of Taxila. The coin, issued by King Telephos of Taxila, depicts the icon of Kalanus, with that name. ![]() The Indians tactically planted Sadhu Kalanus in the barracks of Alexander, thereby successfully infiltrating the enemy camp.Īmazingly, a solid piece of evidence in the form of a coin that portrays the real image of Kalanus has survived all these centuries in the legendary city of Taxila. Later events prove that Kalanus was part of a major military strategy defined by the Indian sages as “kuta-yuddha,” or the Battle of Intrigue. Later, the Greek historian Plutarch confirms this record, stating “As to Kalanus, it is certain that King Taxiles prevailed with him to go to Alexander.” Kalanus soon accompanied the army up to Persia and Alexander took his “impartial” spiritual advice all throughout the campaign.
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