RE-Yuga Clarifications

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Dear Bhagavathas,

 

Sriman Sriram noted inconsistencies in my previous posting on this subject.

I thank him for that. I apologize for the doshams. Those inconsistencies were

in the source I used and I just did not look deligently. one problem is KALPA

is used for

both day time, nigh time as well as whole (day and night included) of brahma.

This I discovered from a more authentic source. This is by an erudite Sri

Vaishnava scjolar Sri Srinivasa Gopalacharya. We used to refer to him as the

Dictionary Srinivasa Gopalacharya. He is also form the village of Hedatale

(Just as Sri Ranga Priya Swamy). He spent over 30 years compiling an

encyclopediac dictionary of Sanskrit (to Kannada). It is in 6 volumes in

all and I have the first five (sixth one was out of print). Most of the

information I wanted on this subject, as well as many more intersting

information was readily available. Thanks to this scholar,

our sankalpam ( Dviteeya Parardhe, Svetavaraha kalpe, Vaivasvata Manvantare,

Kali yuge....... makes more sense than ever to me). I am here with presenting

the information here. I have translated to the best of my ability from

Kannada.

Pardon the length. I hope you find it useful and interesting. By the way, Sri

Srinivasa Gopalachar attained Paramapadam recently.

 

Yuga: A measurement of time in Hinduism. There are four Yugas

 

Krita or Satya Yuga : 1, 728,000 human years (Golden Age)

Treta Yuga : 1,296,000 human years (Silver Age)

Dvapara Yuga : 864,000 human years (Brass Age)

Kali Yuga : 432,000 human years (Iron Age)

Total human years for chatur yuga is 43, 20,000

 

The age reference in the parenthesis is as per the Western scholars. As far

as we are concerned, it would suffice to say that the metals indicate the

degree of dharma- zenith(Gold) to nadir (Kali).

 

One human lunar month (28 days) is equal to 1 day for pitre devathas.

One human Solar year (360 days) is equal to 1 day for devas.

Thus,

Krita Yuga is 4,800 divine years

Treta Yuga is 3,600 divine years

Dvapara Yuga is 2,400 divine years

Kali Yuga is 1,200 divine years.

Total divine years for CHATUR YUGA (also called MAHA YUGA) is 12,000.

 

One sixth of the time for each yuga is sandhya (gap) period.

If we substract this figure, then

Krita Yuga is a span of 4000 divine years, Treta is 3000 divine years,

Dvapara is 2000 divine years and Kali is 1000 divine years.

 

One thousand Maha yugas (that is 1,20,00,000 divine years or 4,32,00,00,000

human solar years) is the day time (ahah) of Brahma. Night (raatri) time of

brahma is also of the same period. Thus a day of Brahma(day and night,

aho-raatri) is 8,64,00,00,000 human solar years (2.40,00,000 divine years).

This ONE DAY of Brahma is called KALPA. There are 864,00 seconds in our day.

Thus Kalpa is a simple multiple of this figure.

 

Day time ( that is for a span of 432,00,00,000 human years) is srishti or

creative work) and night time (that is 432,00,00,0000 human years) is

pralayam or layam (dissolution).

During the day time of Kalpa, 14 Manus rule the earth and 14 Indras rule the

heaven. Thus, Kalpa (day time) equals 14 Manus. Each Manu rules for a span of

71 maha yugas (In between two successive Manus, there is a Sandhya period

equal to 0.4 Maha Yuga).

Thus it verifies: 1 Kalpa= 14 x 71 + 15*x 0.4 =1000 Mahayugas.

The span of each Manu's rule is called MANVANTARA.

 

 

The 14 Manu's (Manu is not name of a person. but name of position, like the

President)and the corresponding Indras (shown in the parenthesis) are as

follows:

 

1. Svaayambhuva (Yajna)

2. Svaarocisha (Rocana)

3. Uttama (Satyajit)

4. Taamasa (Trishikha)

5. Raivata (Vidhu)

6. Caaxusha (Mantradhruma)

7. Vaivasvata *(Purandara)

8. SaavarNi (Vairocana)

9. Dhaxa SaavarNi (Shruta)

10. Brahma SaavarNi (Shambhu)

11. Dharma SaavarNi (Vaidhyata)

12. Rudra SaavarNi (Retudhaama)

13. Deva SaavarNi (Divaspati)

14. Indra SaavarNi (Shuci)

 

We are currently under the period of the seventh Manu, Vaivasvata.

Thus in the sankalpam, we say, Vaivasvata Manvantare (in the reign of

Vaivasvata). This Manvantara (just as any Manvantara), spans for a total

period of 71 Maha Yugas. Of this 27 Mahayuga are over. We are in the 28 th

Mahayuga, in which the first three Yugas Krta, treta, Dwapara are completed.

The fourth Kali Yuga is currently running. Kaliyuga commenced at the

mid-night between 17 th and 18 th February of 3102 BC. That means only 5102

years have so far elapsed in the Kaliyuga. There was a flood prior to the

beginning of Kaliyuga. (Note: The age of earth predicted from the Bible is

5754 years. The Bible talks about a flood during Noah's time who is eighth

generation from Adam, the first man, according to the Bible. To me these

periods appear more than a coincidence. We can reconcile this coincidence by

assuming that the Jewish tradition is referring to beginning of this Kali

Yuga as THE beginning).

The Mahabharatha war took place 34 years prior to the beginning of Kali Yuga.

Thus the great war took place approximately 5136 years ago.

 

 

One year of Brahma is 360 Kalpas . This comes to

8,64,00,00,00 divine years or 31,10,40,00,00,000 human solar years.

This is called BRAAHMA SAMVATSARA)

Just like ours, Brahma's LIFE SPAN is also 100 years, which is

864,00,00,00,000 divine years or 31110,40,00,00,00,000 human solar years.

This is called PARA.

 

This means Brahma emnates from the lotus that grows out of Navel of VishNu

and lives for 31110,40,00,00,00,000 human solar years.

 

Brahma has completed first half (50 years)of his life and is into second half

(Dviteeya Parardhe- we recall this in the sankalpam). To be precise he ha

scompleted 50 years, 25 days and is in the first yama of day 26 (Svetavaraha

kalpa). Sorry, we missed his birth day by a little over 25 days ( I mean 25

KALPAs)!

 

 

 

 

 

Ref: Sanskrit-Kannada Dictionary by Sahitya Vidvan U.Ve Chakravarti

Srinivasa Gopalacharya).

(Note: He just passed away few months ago).

For age of earth predicted from Bible: quoted in "Orthodox Jews making

dinosaur ads extinct" -Knight-Ridder News Service, Cincinnati Enquirer

(sometime in 1993)

 

Daasan

 

K. Sreekrishna Tatachar