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Do Yugas change every 12 years or so?
I know about 4 yugas and their timelines which runs for lakhs of years.
But in childhood I heard from people that after every 12 years or so Yuga changes. Is it a different type of Yuga ? Where this ...
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How really was the Satayuga?
We all know there are 4 Yug.
Satayugs, TretaYuga, DwaparaYuga, and Kaliyuga.
Through Ramayan, we got to know more about TretaYuga, through Gita we got to know about DwaparaYugs, and we are living in ...
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Which Yuga starts and which ends the Chatur-yuga? (Is Satya Yuga through to Kali Yuga right?)
Everyone, even if they don't say it seems to assume Satya Yuga starts the cycle and Kali Yuga ends it, but I have not seen any actual claim that that is true (actually scripture not having ...
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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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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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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 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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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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Could be that the dates and timeline of 4 yugas got changed when puranas were passed down orally? [duplicate]
The durations for yugas are way too large.
Can it be that puranas witnessed contamination or corruption from people who weren't able to calculate the yugas correctly? Or were they exaggerated by later ...
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Are we in Kali-Yuga's pre-Sandhi period?
The time-cycle of creation is that each Chatur-Yuga is 43,20,000 years, split up as such:
1 deva day = 1 human year.
1 deva year = 360 deva days.
1 deva year = 360 human years.
Each Yuga is ...
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Is years in all eras(yugas) calculation related to any increment of sins on earth?
We have 4 eras like a Satiyuga, Dwaparayuga, Tretayuga, Kaliyuga.
I have read all of the time periods. But, Is this calculation linked to any other criteria like increment of sins on earth or ...
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What is chronological timeline (in Manvantara and Mahayuga) of Lord Vishnu incarnations/avatar?
Please tell me chronological timeline (in Manvantara and Mahayuga) of Lord Vishnu's various incarnations.
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During what Yugas did Hiranyakashipu, Mahabali, and Ravana rule?
This excerpt from the Prabhasa Kanda of the Skanda Purana describes how long different demons ruled the three worlds for:
Hiranyakashipu shone as the king for one hundred seven million two hundred ...
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Do Vedas say about transition to Kali yuga?
Did any major events happen once the Kali yuga started?
Like an earth quake or major disaster?
Or was it more of the same day?
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Deluge in Hinduism - some clarifications needed [closed]
Trying to understand the great deluge in Hinduism, I am in need of some clarifications. Do not assume any prior knowledge.
When did this great deluge exactly happen according to Hindu scriptures?
Are ...
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Smaller cycles of Kaala or Time
This wiki article mentions that Kali Yuga is 4,32,000 human years old. The length of the other Yugas is also in similar order of magnitude.
Sadhguru Jaggi Vasudeva, in this video, talks about smaller ...
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How many Yugas are actually there - 4 or 18 as mentioned by Sage Agastya?
Yuga(m) is one of the basic units of time. Most Indian scriptures mention 4 yugas namely krita yuga, treta yuga, dvapara yuga and kali yuga. Each yuga has its own time scale and is regulated by years. ...
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Was there an influence of Kali demon in Dwapara yuga?
Even though game of dice is such a shame, why was it a rule for the Kshatriyas not to reject invitation for the of dice? Does it mean Yudhistira was under the influence of kali, accepted invitation ...
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What do we know about the future Mahayugas?
Background:
The four Yugas (Satya, Treta, Dwapara, and Kali) together make up one Mahayuga. 1000 Mahayugas make up one Kalpa, which is one day in the life of Brahma. After the Kalpa is over Brahma ...
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Did Lord Vishnu incarnate as Kalki in any of the previous Yugas?
Lots of Vishnu avatars have repeated during the previous Chaturyugas.
Are there any references citing the Kalki avatar in previous Yugas?
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In which Yuga was Tarakasur born?
In which Yuga was Tarakasur born?
Was he born in Satya Yuga, Dwapara Yuga, Tetra Yuga and which Maha Yuga of which Manavtar?
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Why do we not consider Brahma's night as a kalpa?
Why do we consider only the day of Brahma as a kalpa?
1 kalpa = One day of Brahma
2 kalpa = One day + Night of Brahma
Accordingly, "2 kalpa = One day + Night of Brahma" we are in the 101st ...
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Do we have any record of events in any previous Kaliyuga?
We know that at the end of every Dwapara yuga, Vyasa compiles the events of the yugas into various puranas. These puranas sometimes contains stories and other details about Kritayuga, Dwapara Yuga and ...
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Are there any stories related to Lord Shiva from the Kaliyuga?
All stories related to Lord Shiva I have read till now seem to be in the Satyayuga, Treta or Dwapara. The last one I heard is I think in Dwapara, when Lord Shiva was testing Arjuna. I want to know ...
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Why do Gaudiya Vaishnavas think the order of the Yugas is Satya, Dwapara, Treta, Kali?
Throughout Hindu scripture, the order of the Yugas is given as Satya, Treta, Dwapara, Kali. (See my answer here for more information on Hindu timescales.). Yet in his ISKCON commentary on the Srimad ...
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Scriptures and characters from previous Manvantras
The names of Manus during the previous and future Manvantras are known, but are there any scriptures, puranas from previous manvantras that survived the pralaya?
Apart from the pre-ordained Yuga ...
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Why would Kali Demon cause misery?
It is said in the Kalki Purana --> "According to Kalki Purana, Kali demon will rule the earth and bring sin and misery to the people. When the first stage of the Kali Yuga begins, the varna system ...
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Do same events repeat in every Yuga?
Do same events repeat in every "Yuga" ?
I mean I heard that Ramayana occurs in every "Treta Yuga" several times in vast time cycles.
In the same way for example, will Michael Jackson be born in ...
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How many days are there in one Yuga?
How many days are there in one Yuga (each of the four Yugas)?
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Repetition of Time and Yugas in Hinduism
The following is the time span of yugas. Now we are in kaliyuga.
Will these yugas repeat?
If the same yugas repeat, then what about the incidents happening in the universe? Will they also repeat? E....
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What exactly happens at end of Kali Yuga? Will the world be destroyed?
I heard that at the end of the Kali Yuga, the world will be destroyed.
What does this mean?
Will the Earth be destroyed or will the entire Universe be destroyed?
Can someone throw light on this?
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Why do the Vedas need to be recompiled every Dvāpara Yuga?
As I discuss in this answer, how the Vedas originated is that from time immemorial, sages known as Dṛṣṭas (literally seers) have heard sacred verses (mantras) directly from the gods during a state of ...
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Do methods of worship change according to yugas?
Are there different methods of worshiping God in different yugas?
For example, in the Sathya Yuga, the major method of worship is meditation or yagas. In Kaliyuga - chanting of God's name. I have ...
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