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14. THE CONCEPT OF AGES
CHAPTER 13 THE CONCEPT OF AGES
Káli-Yuga 432 000 années
Krita-Yuga
Dvápara-yuga 864 000 années
1 728 000 années
Tréta-Yuga 1 266 000 années
Hindu Dispensational Ages (Yuga) and the Avatars
According to the Hindu cosmology, the history of the cosmos like the reincarnation is a cycle of birth and death. Vishnu Purana Book I Chapter III gives a detailed analysis of the concept ages. The cosmos goes on repeating the cycle of creation and destruction with a pralya (deluge) in between. Within one cycle of one day of Brahma there are four dispensations which will work out a total of 4320,000,000 human years. The traditional unit is the length of one Kali Yuga which is sometimes called Charana which is 432,000 solar years. Charnas means chorus as in music which is repeated at the end of every verse. That should give us the idea of cycles. Here are the Four Ages (Yuga) and their corresponding lengths.
4 charanas (1,728,000 solar years) 3 charanas (1,296,000 solar years) 2 charanas(864,000 solar years) 1 charanas(432,000 solar years)
The Four Yugas
Satya Yuga Treta Yuga Dwapar Yuga Kali Yuga
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