Reference of time in ancient Indian scriptures

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Namasthe,

 

There was a posting in this group giving details of " Yuga,Kalpa.. "

(such as how many years make a Trethayuga...) Someone please help me

find that posting.

 

Thanks,

 

Muralidhar Rao

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Hope this is useful to you.....

 

 

Kali Yuga: 432,000 Earth YearsDwapara Yuga: 864,000 Earth YearsTreta Yuga: 1,296,000 Earth YearsKrta (Sathya) Yuga: 1,728,000 Earth Years--------------Maha (Chatur) Yuga: 4,320,000 Earth Years71 Maha Yugas make up one Manvanthara. Beginning with Svayambhuva, Svarochisha, etc, there are 14 Manus. The present Manvanthara is named after our current progenitor, Vaivasvatha, the 7th Manu in this list of 14. Incidentally, the root for the word "Man" comes from the Sanskrit word "Manu". The present Brahma kalpa is named Swetha varaha kalpa where it is believed Lord Varaha incarnated in this kalpa.

Manvanthara = 71 X 4,320,000 = 306,720,000 Earth YearsOne Cycle of all 14 Manus is known as a Kalpa.Kalpa = 14 X 306,720,000 = 4,294,080,000 Earth YearsSymbolically, it is believed that a Kalpa is the equivalent of one half of a day of Brahma, the Creator.

Brahma's day = 2 X 4,294,080,000 = 8,588,160,000 Earth Years Brahma life is for 100 of His years.

The current "pravaras" that are chanted in most Hindu religeous ceremonies indicate that we are in the Prathama pada (first leg) of Dvitiya Parardha (second half) of the life of our Brahma, indicating He is more than 50 Years old in His Time, or so I am given to understand. Also interesting is another feature in the measurement of Time by the ancient people of the Hindu System.

 

Just as there is a unit of Time for a period as long as 4.3 Billion Years (the Kalpa) there is also a unit of Time on the smaller scale as well ....

 

The smallest time unit is a moment;

 

5 kshana = Truti; 50 Truti = 1 lava; 2 lava = 1 minute; 8 minutes = a matra;

2 matra = a guru; 10 guru = prana; 6 prana = 1 pala; 60 pala = 1 Ghaika;

30 Gathikas = 1 day or night; 60 Ghathikas = a full day.

15 days = a paksha; 2 paksha = 1 masa; 2 masa = 1 rutu; 3 rutu = 1 ayana;

2 ayana = 1 abda; 5 abda = 1 year

 

Muralidhar Rao <rao_pavanje wrote:

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Please find below few more calculations as described by Sri. Bannanje in

Bhagavata Pravachana.

Calculation Sheet for Brahma's day

 

Kaliyuga 432,000Years

Mahayuga 432,000(1+2+3+4) 4,320,000Years

Brahma's one day 1,000 Mahayugas

No of years in a Brahma's day 4,320,000,000 Years

 

One manvantara 71Mahayugas

306,720,000Years

Manvantara's in a day of Brahma 14

No of years in a Brahma's day less Manwantara Pralaya time 4,294,080,000 Years

 

Pralaya time in between Manwantaras 25,920,000 Years

 

 

 

Calculation of Brahma's life time

 

Brahma's day 4,320,000,000 Years

Brahma's one full day+night 8,640,000,000Years

No of days in a year 365

Brahma's one year 3,153,600,000,000 Years

Brahma's life in years 100

Brahma's life time in our years 315,360,000,000,000 Years

 

Your Adhyatma Bandhu,

Lakshmi Narayana Rao

 

 

 

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Shobha Srinivasan <gvss_srinivasan

Sunday, October 12, 2003 5:06 pm

Re: Reference of time in ancient Indian scriptures

 

> Hope this is useful to you.....

>

>

> Kali Yuga: 432,000 Earth Years

> Dwapara Yuga: 864,000 Earth Years

> Treta Yuga: 1,296,000 Earth Years

> Krta (Sathya) Yuga: 1,728,000 Earth Years

> --------------

> Maha (Chatur) Yuga: 4,320,000 Earth Years

>

> 71 Maha Yugas make up one Manvanthara. Beginning with

> Svayambhuva,

> Svarochisha, etc, there are 14 Manus. The present Manvanthara is

> named after

> our current progenitor, Vaivasvatha, the 7th Manu in this list of

> 14.

> Incidentally, the root for the word " Man " comes from the Sanskrit

> word " Manu " . The present Brahma kalpa is named Swetha varaha

> kalpa where it is believed Lord Varaha incarnated in this kalpa.

>

> Manvanthara = 71 X 4,320,000 = 306,720,000 Earth Years

>

> One Cycle of all 14 Manus is known as a Kalpa.

>

> Kalpa = 14 X 306,720,000 = 4,294,080,000 Earth Years

>

> Symbolically, it is believed that a Kalpa is the equivalent of one

> half of a

> day of Brahma, the Creator.

>

> Brahma's day = 2 X 4,294,080,000 = 8,588,160,000 Earth Years

>

> Brahma life is for 100 of His years.

> The current " pravaras " that are chanted in most Hindu

> religeous ceremonies indicate that we are in the Prathama pada

> (first leg)

> of Dvitiya Parardha (second half) of the life of our Brahma,

> indicating He is

> more than 50 Years old in His Time, or so I am given to

> understand.

>

> Also interesting is another feature in the measurement of Time by

> the ancient

> people of the Hindu System.

>

> Just as there is a unit of Time for a period as

> long as 4.3 Billion Years (the Kalpa) there is also a unit of Time

> on the

> smaller scale as well ....

>

> The smallest time unit is a moment;

>

> 5 kshana = Truti; 50 Truti = 1 lava; 2 lava = 1 minute; 8 minutes

> = a matra;

>

> 2 matra = a guru; 10 guru = prana; 6 prana = 1 pala; 60 pala = 1

> Ghaika;

> 30 Gathikas = 1 day or night; 60 Ghathikas = a full day.

>

> 15 days = a paksha; 2 paksha = 1 masa; 2 masa = 1 rutu; 3 rutu = 1

> ayana;

> 2 ayana = 1 abda; 5 abda = 1 year

>

>

>

>

>

> Muralidhar Rao <rao_pavanje wrote:

> Namasthe,

>

> There was a posting in this group giving details of " Yuga,Kalpa.. "

> (such as how many years make a Trethayuga...) Someone please help

> me

> find that posting.

>

> Thanks,

>

> Muralidhar Rao

>

>

>

>

>

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Dear Adhyatma Bandhus,

 

Please incorporate a correction to my earlier statement. (Mistake is mine, not

of Sri Bannanje's).

 

" No of days in a Brahma's year 360 (wrongly stated earlier as 365). Hence

Brahma's life time is 311,040,000,000,000 years (31,104 thousand crore years).

 

Hence whole statement should be modified as shown below:

 

Calculation Sheet for Brahma's day

 

Kaliyuga 432,000Years

Mahayuga 432,000(1+2+3+4) 4,320,000Years

Brahma's one day 1,000 Mahayugas

No of years in a Brahma's day 4,320,000,000 Years

 

One manvantara 71Mahayugas 306,720,000Years

Manvantara's in a day of Brahma 14

No of years in a Brahma's day less Manwantara Pralaya time 4,294,080,000 years

 

Pralaya time in between Manwantaras 25,920,000 Years

 

 

 

Calculation of Brahma's life time

 

Brahma's day 4,320,000,000 Years

Brahma's one full day+night 8,640,000,000Years

No of days in a year 360

Brahma's one year 3,110,400,000,000 Years

Brahma's life in years 100

Brahma's life time in our years 311,040,000,000,000 Years

 

Please note that summation of degits in Brahma's one day, life time etc are 9

(NINE) in all cases. 14 Manwantara time is 9x3=27, Brahma's full day+night is

9*2=18. Manwantara Pralaya time is also 9*2=18.

 

Your Adhyatma Bandhu,

Lakshmi Narayana Rao

 

 

Please find below few more calculations as described by Sri. Bannanje in

Bhagavata Pravachana.

Calculation Sheet for Brahma's day

 

Kaliyuga 432,000Years

Mahayuga 432,000(1+2+3+4) 4,320,000Years

Brahma's one day 1,000 Mahayugas

No of years in a Brahma's day 4,320,000,000 Years

 

One manvantara 71Mahayugas

306,720,000Years

Manvantara's in a day of Brahma 14

No of years in a Brahma's day less Manwantara Pralaya time 4,294,080,000 Years

 

Pralaya time in between Manwantaras 25,920,000 Years

 

 

 

Calculation of Brahma's life time

 

Brahma's day 4,320,000,000 Years

Brahma's one full day+night 8,640,000,000Years

No of days in a year 365

Brahma's one year 3,153,600,000,000 Years

Brahma's life in years 100

Brahma's life time in our years 315,360,000,000,000 Years

 

Your Adhyatma Bandhu,

Lakshmi Narayana Rao

 

 

 

-

Shobha Srinivasan <gvss_srinivasan

Sunday, October 12, 2003 5:06 pm

Re: Reference of time in ancient Indian scriptures

 

> Hope this is useful to you.....

>

>

> Kali Yuga: 432,000 Earth Years

> Dwapara Yuga: 864,000 Earth Years

> Treta Yuga: 1,296,000 Earth Years

> Krta (Sathya) Yuga: 1,728,000 Earth Years

> --------------

> Maha (Chatur) Yuga: 4,320,000 Earth Years

>

> 71 Maha Yugas make up one Manvanthara. Beginning with

> Svayambhuva,

> Svarochisha, etc, there are 14 Manus. The present Manvanthara is

> named after

> our current progenitor, Vaivasvatha, the 7th Manu in this list of

> 14.

> Incidentally, the root for the word " Man " comes from the Sanskrit

> word " Manu " . The present Brahma kalpa is named Swetha varaha

> kalpa where it is believed Lord Varaha incarnated in this kalpa.

>

> Manvanthara = 71 X 4,320,000 = 306,720,000 Earth Years

>

> One Cycle of all 14 Manus is known as a Kalpa.

>

> Kalpa = 14 X 306,720,000 = 4,294,080,000 Earth Years

>

> Symbolically, it is believed that a Kalpa is the equivalent of one

> half of a

> day of Brahma, the Creator.

>

> Brahma's day = 2 X 4,294,080,000 = 8,588,160,000 Earth Years

>

> Brahma life is for 100 of His years.

> The current " pravaras " that are chanted in most Hindu

> religeous ceremonies indicate that we are in the Prathama pada

> (first leg)

> of Dvitiya Parardha (second half) of the life of our Brahma,

> indicating He is

> more than 50 Years old in His Time, or so I am given to

> understand.

>

> Also interesting is another feature in the measurement of Time by

> the ancient

> people of the Hindu System.

>

> Just as there is a unit of Time for a period as

> long as 4.3 Billion Years (the Kalpa) there is also a unit of Time

> on the

> smaller scale as well ....

>

> The smallest time unit is a moment;

>

> 5 kshana = Truti; 50 Truti = 1 lava; 2 lava = 1 minute; 8 minutes

> = a matra;

>

> 2 matra = a guru; 10 guru = prana; 6 prana = 1 pala; 60 pala = 1

> Ghaika;

> 30 Gathikas = 1 day or night; 60 Ghathikas = a full day.

>

> 15 days = a paksha; 2 paksha = 1 masa; 2 masa = 1 rutu; 3 rutu = 1

> ayana;

> 2 ayana = 1 abda; 5 abda = 1 year

>

>

>

>

>

> Muralidhar Rao <rao_pavanje wrote:

> Namasthe,

>

> There was a posting in this group giving details of " Yuga,Kalpa.. "

> (such as how many years make a Trethayuga...) Someone please help

> me

> find that posting.

>

> Thanks,

>

> Muralidhar Rao

>

>

>

>

>

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rao wrote on October 13, 2003:

 

> Calculation of Brahma's life time

>

> Brahma's day 4,320,000,000 Years

> Brahma's one full day+night 8,640,000,000Years

> No of days in a year 360

> Brahma's one year 3,110,400,000,000 Years

> Brahma's life in years 100

> Brahma's life time in our years 311,040,000,000,000 Years

>

> Please note that summation of degits in Brahma's one day, life time etc are 9

> (NINE) in all cases. 14 Manwantara > time is 9x3=27, Brahma's full day+night

> is 9*2=18. Manwantara Pralaya time is also 9*2=18.

 

Just a minor observation.

 

This is true for any number divisible by 9. The basic rule in maths is that

the digits of a number divisible by 9 add up to a number divisible by 9,

which in turn add up to such a number until it is reduced to 9. For ex.

99 -> 18 -> 9.

One pAda in Kaliyuga is 108, 000 years(say X), which is divisible by 9.

Kaliyuga = 4X. MahAyuga = 40X. Manvantara = 2840X. It can be seen that

Brahma's day, night, full day are all multiples of X and thus all these

numbers are divisible by 9 and hence their digits add up to 9 (or a

number divisible by 9, which finally add up to 9).

 

In other words, if we take a number not so rounded (say 813,789,456,372)

as the base number (this is divisible by 9 because

8+1+3+7+8+9+4+5+6+3+7+2 = 63; 6+3 = 9), all its multiples will satisfy

the rule of digits adding up to a number, which finally reduces to 9,

no matter what the multiples are, assuming all are integers.

 

Regards,

Kesava Rao

 

> Lakshmi Narayana Rao