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Yug
(Era, or Age)
See also
Moon
Time
Indian
Time (Kaal) is divided in four Yug -
(1) Sat Yug - Also known as the Golden Age or age of Truth. The
qualities of this age are: virtue reigns supreme; human stature is 21
cubits; lifespan is 100,000 (1 Laakh) years, and death occurs only when
willed.
(2) Tretaa Yug - Also known as the Silver Age. The qualities of this age
are: the climate is three quarters virtue and one quarter sin; human
stature is 14 cubits; lifespan is 10,000 years.
(3) Dwaapar Yug - Also known as the Bronze Age. The qualities of this
age are: the climate is one half virtue and one half sin; lifespan is
1,000 years.
(4) Kali Yug - Also known as the Iron Age. This is the age in which we
are presently living. The qualities of this age are: the climate is one
quarter virtue and three quarters sin; human stature is 3.5 cubits;
lifespan is 100 or 120 years.
All the four Yug combined are called a Mahaa Yug or
a Chatur Yug or a 4-Yug.
Kali Yug's Triteeya Charan (3rd Paad, or 3rd leg) is of 26,000 years.
All
Yug's starting Tithi (day) is different. According to Skand Puraan the starting Tithi of
(1) Sat Yug is Kaartik Shukla Navamee;
(2) Tretaa Yug is Vaishaakh Shukla Triteeyaa;
(3) Dwaapar Yug is Maagh Poornimaa; and
(4) Kali Yug is Bhaadrapad Krishn Trayodashee.
[Naarad Puraan, p 93]
[Agni Puraan, 24]
Kali Yug started on Friday.
[Naarad Puraan, p 258]
Sat Yug = 4,000 Div years + 800
= 4,800 = 1,728,000 Human years
Tretaa Yug = 3,000 Div years + 600 = 3,600 = 1,296,000 Human years
Dwaapar Yug = 2,000 Div years + 400 = 2,400 = 864,000 Human years
Kali Yug = 1,000 Div years + 200 = 1,200 = 432,000 Human years
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Total ---10,000 Div years + 2000
Div years = 4,320,000 human years - 1 4-Yug period
[1 Div year = 360 human years]
Whatever
Daan, Punya, Snaan, is done on these Tithi (days), it is immortal, that
is why one must do something on these days, whether little or more.
Some people
believe that:----
Raam was born on = Jan 10, 5114 BC
Krishn was born around = 3150 BC -
[although
these two dates do not coincide logically for their birth. At least one
of them is wrong, because there should be a difference of 864,000 +
11,000 years between these two incarnations.]
Kali Yug started 3102 BC. Some Puraan give kingship during 3139 BC - 83 BC.
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