Time Scale in Vedic Scriptures

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Querry:

 

Dear aathreya Garu,

 

I am happy to read your mail regarding time of sanatana dharma. I know

there are 4 yugas in one mahayuga ( kruta, treta, dwapara, kaliyuga )

but i want to know each yuga last for how many years. Please reply me.

 

thanking you.

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Reply

 

Time is referred in Vedic Scriptures as Ayushmanam.

 

1. One blink of the eye = 1 Nimusham (This is different from English

Minute)

2. 15 Nimushalu = 1 Kashta

3. 30 Kashtalu = 1 Kala

4. 30 Kalalu = 1 Muhurtam

5. 30 Muhurtalu = 1 Ahoratram

6. 30 Ahoratralu = 1 Maasam

 

One Month or Maasam = 2 Fortnight

1 Human Year or Samvatsaram = 6 Rutus (Vasantha, Greeshma,

Varsha,Sarat, Hemantha, Sisira)

1 Human Year or Samvatsaram = 2 Aayanalu (Uttaraayanam and

Dakshinayanam)

1 Human Year = 1 day for Devas

 

360 Human Years = 1 Divya Samvatsaram

 

Kruta Yugam

 

Kruta Yugam Nidivi = 4000 Divya Samvatsaraalu

Sadhya = 400 Divya Samvatsaraalu

Sandhyaansa = 400 Divya Samvatsaraalu

Total Kruta Yugam = 4800 Divya Samvatsaraalu

 

Tretaa Yugam

Tretaa Yugam Nidivi = 3000 Divya Samvatsaraalu

Sadhya = 300 Divya Samvatsaraalu

Sandhyaansa = 300 Divya Samvatsaraalu

Total Tretaa Yugam = 3600 Divya Samvatsaraalu

 

Dwapara Yugam

Dwapara Yugam Nidivi = 2000 Divya Samvatsaraalu

Sadhya = 200 Divya Samvatsaraalu

Sandhyaansa = 200 Divya Samvatsaraalu

Total Dwapara Yugam = 2400 Divya Samvatsaraalu

 

Kali Yugam

Kali Yugam Nidivi = 1000 Divya Samvatsaraalu

Sadhya = 100 Divya Samvatsaraalu

Sandhyaansa = 100 Divya Samvatsaraalu

Total Kali Yugam = 1200 Divya Samvatsaraalu

 

Kali Yugam = 1200X360 years = 432000 Years

 

 

Kruta Yugam = 1728000 Years

Treta Yugam = 1296000 Years

Dwapara Yugam = 864000 Years

Kali Yugam = 432000 Years

 

1 Maha Yugam = 4 Yugas = 43,20,000 Human Years = 1 Day for Brahma

2550 Maha Yugalu = 1 Ahoratram for Brahma

1000 Maha Yugalu = 1 Kalpam

 

Chaturdasa Manuvul Namalu

1. Swayambhu Manuvu

2. Swarochisha Manuvu

3. Outtama Manuvu

4. Taamasa Manuvu

5. Raivata Manuvu

6. Chaakshusa Manuvu

7. Vaivasvata Manuvu

8. Saavarni Manuvu

9. Daksha Saavarni Manuvu

10. Brahma Saavarni Manuvu

11. Dharma Saavarni Manuvu

12. Rudra Saavarni Manuvu

13. Ruchya Saavarni Manuvu

14. Indra Saavarni Manuvu

 

So far 6 Manu Kaalalu are over. Presently we are in 7th Manu Kaalam.

 

Kali Yugam = 432000 Years

= 5107 Years are completed as on March 2007

Sesha Kali Samvatsaralu = 432000 – 5107 = 4,26,893 Years

 

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