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By Kamlesh Tripathi
By Kamlesh Tripathi
Hindu calculation of time is based
on ‘manvantara.’ Antara
means “space” or “duration between.” Manvantara is therefore a period of
time or duration, during which a Manu (the archetypal human being) rules the
entire creation. Hindus developed the skill of calculating time based on manvantaras.
Western scientists and archaeologists later discovered that these manvantaras
are based on accurate astronomical calculations.
One manvantara is calculated as follows;
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360 human years make one divya varsha
(celestial year)
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4,800 divya varshas make one Satya
Yuga, or Krita Yuga.
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3,600 divya varshas make one Treta
Yuga.
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2,400 divya varshas make one Dvapara
Yuga.
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1,200 divya varsha make one Kali
Yuga.
All the yugas together
total to 12,000 divya varshas, and this one cycle of all the yugas
makes one Maha-Yuga or Chatur-Yuga. One Manvantara=71 Maha-yugas,
or 306,720,000 human years. One Kalpa, or cycle of creation,
preservation, and destruction=14 manvantaras. And thus the cycle of time
continues.
At the beginning of each manvantara,
a Manu appears and codifies all ethical and social regulations to be followed
during the manvantara. The Manu whose code is currently being followed
is Vaivasvata Manu, who is the seventh in the line of the cycle of 14 Manus. The
six Manus who preceded Vaivasvata Manu were: Svayambhuva, Svarochisha, Uttama,
Tamasa, Raivata and Chakshusha. The seven who will follow Vaivasvata Manu are:
Savarni, Daksha-savarni, Brahma-savarni, Dharma-savarni, Rudra-savarni,
Deva-savarni and Indra-savarni.
Extracted from Hindu holy granth.
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