![]() ![]() Two kalpasĮach kalpa is composed of 1,000 maha yugas. Brahma Days (Kalpas)Ī kalpa is a single daytime period in the life of Brahma, the creator god. Possible that Hari Dass was really thinking of the end of Brahma's daytime or Brahma's However, other sources do not suggest anything so drastic it is Toward the end of a Kali Yuga, various calamities cause a good deal of destruction.īaba Hari Dass states that creation disappears at the end of a Maha Yuga and remains in Quarter virtue and three quarters sin human stature is 3.5 cubits lifespan is 100 or 120 The qualities of this age are: the climate is one This is theĪge in which we are presently living. Kali Yuga The fourth and last age is 432,000 human years. This age are: the climate is one half virtue and one half sin lifespan is 1,000 years. Dvapara Yuga This third age is 864,000 human years. This age are: the climate is three quarters virtue and one quarter sin human stature isġ4 cubits lifespan is 10,000 years. Treta Yuga This second age is 1,296,000 human years. Is a lakh of years, and death occurs only when willed. The qualities of this age are: virtue reigns supreme human stature is 21 cubits lifespan Also known as the Golden Age or age of Truth. Satya Yuga (also called Krita Yuga) This first age is 1,728,000 human years. Maha yuga is subdivided into the following four ages, whose lengths follow a ratio of The smallest cycle is called a maha yuga. ![]() "References" section at the end of this document. This description is based on numerous sources, which are given in the Large numbers are described using the conventions of AmericanĮnglish: thus, a million is a thousand thousand, a billion is a thousand million, a The length of each cycle is given in ordinary human (earth) years, as well other The following description starts with the smaller cycles and works up to the larger For example, the cycles are often described in units of deva years, each of which Discussions of theseĬycles can become confusing because different cycles are measured in different types of The Hindu Puranas describe a number of cycles within cycles. Following is my attempt to explain what I found out. As a Western devotee, I found myself wonderingĮxactly what the full system of Hindu cycles is, and how it relates to the findings of Seems to be taken literally by modern Yoga masters such as Swami Muktananda, Baba Hariĭass, Swami Vishnu Tirtha, and so on. Each age has its own particular qualities. Traditional Hindu scriptures view history as cyclical in character, with vast repeating Hindu Theory of World Cycles THE HINDU THEORY OF WORLD CYCLES
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