Questions tagged [yuga]
The name of an epoch or era within a four age cycle.
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Where has it said in the authentic scriptures, that a year in the Yuga schematic of Manu is actually a Daiva year?
The one of the early mentions of Yuga theory of Satya, Treta, Dwapara and Kali occurs in Manu Smriti.
There the Yuga is acutally only 12000 years with
Kali Yuga - 1200 years
Dwapara Yuga - 2400 ...
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Which scripture mentions Yuga length?
I am aware that the yuga lengths have the ratio 4:3:2:1 and have seen in various posts that a Kali Yuga is 432,000 years. What religious texts (Puranas, Mahabharat, Ramayan, etc) mention these Yuga ...
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How many days of humans are equivalent to 1 day of Pitris?
I want to know about the calculation of years of Pitris (manes) according to scriptures.
1 Pitri year = How many human years?
1 Pitri day = How many human days?
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Point behind Creation [duplicate]
I have read that Sri Krishna creates jeevas periodically(end of Chatur yuga)
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a)There must have been a “first time” when God created the Universe(I understand the verse from Bhagavad Gita
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Where are the realms of a perpetual Treta Yuga mentioned as being such?
It kind of makes sense for Treta Yuga to be the default Yuga, as its number of legs is the average number of legs:
(4(4)+3(3)+2(2)+1(1))/(4+3+2+1) = 3
i.e., If you average the dharma in all Yugas you ...
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When kaliyuga will end then yuga cycle again rotate to Sat-yuga then what will happen, like Shree Râmaji take avatâr again?
As we are living in the Kaliyuga when it will become end then again yuga cycle rotate to Sat-yuga. Then my question is that then there will be same leelâ of my god like they will take avatâr of Lord ...
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Do scriptures change over time? Or they're static but different for each Yuga? Can customs of one Yuga be ridiculed by people in earlier or next Yuga?
It is well known that laws & customs change over time, according to people, society and events.
Some people claim that religious scriptures also change over time.
But the wise say that religious ...
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In the Kalyug after this one, will the demon be same Kali again?
The demon Kali we have right now, will that guy again rise in next Kalyug or is Demon Kali just a post similar to Indra?
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Adharma must prevail in this very Yuga?
Quoting Shastras from reputable sources:
"Manu Smriti says:
1.85. One set of duties (is prescribed) for men in the Krita age, different ones in the Treta and in the Dvapara, and (again) another (...
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Pralaya at end of every Yuga cycle [duplicate]
Many scripts talk about re-creation at the end of pralaya, and pralaya at the end of kalpa.
In this section for example, it is said that
And when those terrible times will be over, the creation will ...
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Were there any humans in our stories which possessed supernatural powers?
I mean humans who possessed powers and not any supernatural weapons such as Dhanush, Gada or anything.
And by powers, i mean teleporatation, flying, telekinesis etc.
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Is it possible to live like in Krita Yuga [Satya Yuga] for an individual, despite being in Kali Yuga?
Being inspired by this very extensive answer: https://hinduism.stackexchange.com/a/9205/22667
to a question about Yugas,
I would like to know if, applying all the human efforts and energies to sadhana ...
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Can we compare Big Bang theory with the beginning/ending of a Kalpa? [closed]
There is a recent statement by the Nobel Laureate Prof. Roger Penrose, who says that the Big Bang was "not the beginning" of our universe rather it was the end of the previous one. This ...
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Yuga and time line
Currently we are in Kalayuga, stared at the time of Mahabharata. When did the concept of Yuga come in existence?
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What is the chronological order of events mentioned in Devi Mahtmya/Durga Shaptshati?
Devi Mahatmya or Durga Shaptshati is one of the most important Shakta scriptures. It is present in Markandeya Purana. Basically it tells the story of King Suratha and a Vaishya who go to Medha Rishi ...
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Do the Vedas change through the Yugas?
I have heard that the Devas change through the Yugas, and that the Devas of the current Yuga are the children of Aditi.
Similarly, one often hears that the structure of music ragas change through the ...
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Is Brahma referring to the incidents of previous mahayugas?
Anusasana Parva contains a long discussion between Bhishma and Yudhishthira.
In the conversation, Yudhishthira once asks the following question
"Yudhishthira said, 'Tell me, O learned sire that ...
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Foreigners knowledge about fasting in previous yugas
The following statement by Yudhistrira clarifies that foreigners are aware of (benefits of) fasting during Dwapara Yuga
"Yudhishthira said, 'The disposition is seen, O grandsire, in all the
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What is the difference between Yuga Dharma and Santana Dharma? What is the Yuga Dharma for each Yuga?
I'm really confused about the Yuga Dharma of each Yuga. Some say Daan is the Yuga Dharma of Kaliyuga while some say chanting the name of God. Someone please explain this concept in detail.
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Hindu timeline versus evolution theory [closed]
Hindu timeline says that the universe is created and destroyed in a cyclic way (for 84 times) and each cycle consists of 4 phases, namely, Satya-yuga, Treta-yuga, Dwapara-yuga and Kali-yuga. It is ...
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What is the story of Kakabhusundi [duplicate]
When I searched for Kakabhusundi on wikipedia, it was written that -----
The conversations happen between Shiva and Parvati, Sages Bharadwaj
and Yajnavalkya and finally Kakbhushundi and the king of ...
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Turn of events every mahayugam
Whether in every mahayugam same events reoccur with same avatarams and same souls taking birth , following same karma cycle as was in last mahayugam ?
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How is it fair that kali yug is the only bad yug
How is it fair that kali yuga is the only bad yuga because Dwapara Yuga, Treta Yuga, and Satya yuga have most dharma while Kali yuga has the least dharma
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Is the dharma of giving/offering own wife to others is relative with time?
There are four yugas: Satya Yuga, Dvapara Yuga, Treta Yuga, Kali Yuga.
It is well known that dharma is relative w.r.t. the time. Many dharmas which are valid in one yuga may not be valid for the ...
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Which scripture mentions the yuga in which Ramayana and Mahabharata took place? [duplicate]
As far as I know, they themselves don't mention this. Which scripture actually has this reference?
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Why did Sri Rama say that it is not possible to obtain fame and glory by conciliation even though the time period was treta yuga?
When ocean was not yielding to Sri Rama's request for 3 days , Sri Rama said the following to Laxmana
"O, Lakshmana! In this world, it is not possible to obtain fame, glory or victory at the end of ...
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What are the different endings of Ramayana and Mahabharata as seen by the sage crow Kakabhushundi?
I have read that Kakabhushundi was a crow that had seen 11 different endings of Ramayana and 16 of Mahabharata. If this is true, what are the other endings of Ramayana and Mahabharata?
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How can we say satyuga is the age of righteousness when tyrants like Hiranyaksh and Hiranyakashyapu tormented people in that same yuga?
Hiranyaksh and Hiranyakashyapu tortured people in the satyuga for long time and therefore lord Vishnu had to incarnate as Varaha and Narasimha respectively to kill both of them .
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Why all gods are blessed or born only in India? Why USA/UK is superior than India (Bharatha khandam) presently in 21st century? [duplicate]
How was the America/USA/UK during previous yuga before Kali yuga?
Who were ruling those places? why god never born in USA/UK/Aus/NZ/china geographic region (non-India) during Satya, Thretra yuga,...
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what will happen after kaliyug? [duplicate]
As after treta it was dvapara and then kaliyug but what after kaliyug? will it be again satyuga as cycle rotates or there will be a new yuga ?
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Is every Yuga linked to a Veda?
There are four Yugas and four Vedas. Do Veda and Yuga have link like:
Rig Veda : Satya Yuga
Yajur Veda: Treta Yuga
Saam Veda: Dvapara Yuga
Atharva Veda: Kali Yuga
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There are different mantras for worshipping Lord Vishnu for different yugas. What are the meanings of them?
There are different mantras to chant Lord Vishnu's name in different Yugas.
This names are known as tārakabrahma names.
The mantra for Satya Yuga is-
nārāya়ṇa parābedā nārāya়ṇa parākṣarāḥ।
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Was Bramhadev worshipped in treta and dwapara yuga?
We know Bramhadev isn't worshipped in Kaliyuga. Are there any evidence on Bramhadev being worshipped in Tretayuga and Dwaparayuga except Mahamuni Vyasa meditating on Bramhadev before writing ...
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In which yuga did Parashurama kill kshatriyas?
Parashurama killed many kshatriyas 21 times. The confusion is between Krita yuga and Treta yuga.
In which yuga did this Kshetriya massacre happen?
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Is it possible that we can re-born in the era of Krishna again?
I read some answers which talk about Yuga and a day of Brahma. It is also said Yugas keep repeating.
Does it mean all avatars of Vishnu will take place again?
And if yes, is it possible any aatma of ...
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What scriptures describe laxer rules for accepting shishyas in the Kali Yuga?
The Sampradaya Parishuddhi is a work by the 13th century Sri Vaishnava Acharya Vedanta Desikan defending the flawless nature of the Sri Vaishnava Sampradayam. He discusses many incidents in Sri ...
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Why Lord Krishna didn't celebrate Deepavali?
Why Deepavali is not celebrated by Lord Krishna in Dwapara Yuga ? One of my friend asked me this tricky question. I didn't have an answer.
Moreover, Why there is no mentioning of Ramayana incidents ...
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Are Ursa Major and Ursa Minor associated with Jambavan and Jambavati astrologically? [closed]
Astrologically/astronomically, Are Ursa major correspond/associated with jambavanta, Ursa minor with jambavati, because both being bear constellations, and Vega, Pole star of dwapara Yuga, krishna ...
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How many Saptrishis have been mentioned in scriptures? Which Yuga did they belong too?
Were there only seven Saptrishis? Were there any females amongst Saptrishis? Are they ever mentioned as doing parikrama around Sun or Earth? Have there been multiple sets of Saptrishis during various ...
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King Parikshit & Kali Yuga
Why did Kali yuga need King Parikshit's permission to enter King Parikshit's kingdom?
Who authorised and empowered King Parikshit to control Kali yuga?
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What are the positions of planets at the beginning of every Yuga (age)?
How to find all planetary positions on starting of every Yuga?
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What scriptures describe the world’s population in earlier Yugas? [duplicate]
This chapter of the Srimad Bhagavatam describes the extremely large number of Yadavas who lived during the time of Krishna:
I have heard from authoritative sources that the Yadu family employed 38,...
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Matsya Avatar in Satya Yuga?
Matsya avatar came at the end of caksusa manavantara as discussed in this answer.
I see it mentioned online by many that Matsya avatar came in the satya yuga. However, I am yet to see any puranic or ...
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Can complete pure souls exist in Kali Yuga?
According to the scriptures, is there any mention of whether complete pure souls can exist in Kali Yuga?
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Who would be the survivors after end of Kali Yuga?
What do the scriptures say about would be the survivors after end of Kali Yuga?
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What are the characteristics of the 4 Yugas? [duplicate]
What are the characteristics of the 4 yugas? What is the quality of souls in each of those? What are the other things which would be observed in each of the yugas as per the yugas? What marks the end ...
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Multiple Narakasura's in scriptures
Every Tretha yuga contains Rama and Ravana. Similarly every Dwapara yuga has Krishna.
Is there any mention of multiple Narakasura across different mahayugas?
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Does Dharma reduces from one mahayuga to another mahayuga? [duplicate]
In each mahayuga there a four yugas. It is well known that dharma reduces from Krita yuga to Kali yuga.
Is there any such change in Dharma from one mahayuga to its next mahayuga?
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What scriptures discuss Krishna's time in relation to the Yuga Sandhi periods?
It is commonly said that Krishna departed the Earth in 3102 BC and the Mahabharata war occurred in 3138 BC, a little over five thousand years ago. But I just found indication these events may have ...
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In which yuga was lord Dattatreya born? [duplicate]
In which yuga was Dattatreya born? Was it Dwapara yuga or Kali yuga?