ManvantarasĪnother cycle that overlaps the others is that of manvantaras. One is reincarnated from these worlds ever again. The lifespan of Brahma is 100 Brahma years, or 72,000 kalpas, or 311,040,000,000,000 humanĪt the end of the life of Brahma, all worlds are completely dissolved (mahapralaya). Brahma YearsĪ year of Brahma is composed of 360 day/night cycles of Brahma, or 720 kalpas, or 3,110,400,000,000 human Individuals also continue to exist to be reincarnated in the next daytime of Brahma. That the three worlds continue to exist but are made uninhabitable. The characteristic of this destruction is Naimittika, which is incidental or occasional. The destruction that takes place at the end of a daytime of Brahma is referred to as Lord Vishnu reposes on the waters in meditative rest for another whole kalpa (4.32 billion Then mighty clouds form and the three worlds are completely flooded with water. Inhabitants of Bhuvarloka and Svarkloka flee to the next higher heaven, Maharloka, toĮscape the heat and then to the next higher heaven, Janaloka. Svarloka or the next higher heaven) and the underworlds are burned bare of life. Seven suns, and the three worlds (Bhurloka or Earth, Bhuvarloka or the lowest heaven, and The Vishnu Purana states that at the end of the daytime period of Brahma, a dreadfulĭrought occurs that lasts 100 years, and all the waters are dried up. Same folks can be reincarnated when the next day of Brahma begins. A kalpa is thus equal to 4.32 billion humanĪt the end of Brahma's daytime period, the Three Worlds (Bhuloka, Bhuvarloka, Swarloka)Īnd the seven underworlds (of the nagas) are temporarily dissolved (pralaya) that is, the 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.
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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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