Kaala Vichara

Kaala Vichara

Presented below is an overview of KAALA (Time) as defined in Shri Hari-katha-amruta-sAra of Shri Jagannatha dasaru, collected from the discourses of Shri Bannanje Govinda Acharya, and through friends’ emails.

Kaala vichara of humans

kshana  (50 micro sec)

5 kshanas = 1 truti  (0.25 milli sec)

50 trutis = 1 lava  (0.0125 sec)

2 lavas = 1 nimisha  (0.025 sec)

8 nimishas = 1 matra  (0.2 sec)

2 matras = 1 guru  (0.4 sec)

10 gurus = 1 prana  (4 sec)

6 pranas = 1 pala  (24 sec)

60 palas = 1 ghatika (ghalige)  (24 min)

30 ghatikas = half day (12 hrs)      

60 ghatikas = 1 full day (24 hours)

15 days = 1 paksha

2 pakshas = 1 maasa (month)

2 maasas = 1 rutu

3 rutus = 1 ayana

2 ayanas = 1 varsha (year)             

Kaala vichara of devatas

1 human year = 1 devata day

360 devata days = 1 devata year    [1 devata year = 360 human years]

Kaala vichara of chaturyugas

Note:   DY => devata year

            HY => human year

1 kruta yuga = 4,800 DY = 1,728,000 HY

1 treta yuga = 3,600 DY = 1,296,000 HY

1 dwapara yuga = 2,400 DY = 864,000 HY

1 kali yuga = 1,200 DY = 432,000 HY

1 maha yuga = kruta + treta + dwapara + kali yugas

1 maha yuga = 12,000 DY = 4,320,000 HY

Kaala vichara of Chaturmukha Brahma

1000 maha yugas = 1 day-time of Brahma (srushti kaala)

1000 maha yugas = 1 night-time of Brahma (dina pralaya kaala)

2000 maha yugAs = 1 full-day of Brahma = 1 dina kalpa

1 dina kalpa = 8,640,000,000 HY

30 dina kalpas = 1 month of Brahma

The thirty dina kalpas of Brahma are:

(1) Shwetavaraha

(2) Neelalohita

(3) Vamadeva

(4) Gatantara

(5) Raurava

(6) Prana

(7) Bruhat

(8) Kandarpa

(9) Sadyota

(10) Eshana

(11) Dhyana

(12) Saraswata

(13) Udana

(14) Garuda

(15) Kurma

(16) Narasimha

(17) Samadhi

(18) Agneya

(19) Vishnuja

(20) Sowra

(21) Soma

(22) Bhavana

(23) Supuma

(24) Vaikunta

(25) Archisha

(26) Vali

(27) Vairaja

(28) Gowri

(29) Maheshwara

(30) Paitra

360 dina kalpas of Brahma = 1 year of Brahma

100 years of Brahma = 1 Brahma kalpa = lifetime of Brahma

1 Brahma kalpa = 311,040,000,000,000 HY   (31,104 thousand crore years)

Brahma kalpa is followed by another 1 brahma kalpa period of Mahapralaya.

Then again srushti kaala begins with a new Brahma in position.

The entire brahma kalpa is just like one kshana for the Supreme God Vishnu.

Kaala vichara of Manvantaras

Half-day of Brahma = 1000 maha yugas = 14 manvantaras

There are 14 Manus, who are the adhipatis of these 14 manvantaras

The 14 Manus are:

(1) Swayambhuva

(2) Swarochisha

(3) Uttama

(4) Taapasa

(5) Raivata

(6) Chaakshusha

(7) Vaivasvata

(8) Savarni

(9) Dakshasavarni

(10) Brahmasavarni

(11) Dharmasavarni

(12) Rudrasavarni

(13) Devasavarni

(14) Indrasavarni

Currently we are living in shwetavaraha kalpa, vaivasvata manvantara, 28th maha yuga, kaliyuga, 5117th year.

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