Age of Universe and End of the World as per Hinduism

Age of Universe and End of the World as per Hinduism - 2,677 views -30 Nov 2019

When is the world going to end? & Would we be able to witness it? What do puranas say for it? These have been some common questions among many. Lets see from Hindu scriptures, especially what Bhagavatha Purana and Vishnu Purana say for the age of the universe.

Well, Currently, we are in 2019, 21st century,that is  the first quarter of the Kali Yuga as per the scriptures. The span of Kali Yuga is 4,32,000 years. Before this Yuga, there was Dwapara Yuga, Tretha Yuga and Sathya Yuga. Lord Krishna leaving the earth and returning to Vaikunda is considered as the end of Dwapara Yuga and the commencent of Kali Yuga & that year is commonly believed as 3102 BCE. By summing up we are just 5121 years running in Kali Yuga, which means there are 4 lakh 27thousand years more to mark the end of Kali, at the occurence of which, Lord Vishnu would incarnate as Kalki to destroy the evil and re-establish Dharma as per Bhagavatham,

Dharma would get restored and Sathya Yuga would start again but that would not mark the end of the universe, The complete destruction, MahaPralaya and re-creation of the universe, Srishti would happen only after 100 years of Brahma gets completed. But the time frame of Brahma (i.e.) Devas are different from that of humans. Let’s find the equivalent human years according to solar calendar corresponding to the life of Brahma which in turn denotes the life of the universe. We will start from the Yuga.

The span of Kali Yuga is 432000 years. That of Dwapara Yuga is twice the span of Kaliyuga, 864000 years, of Thretha is thrice the Kali amounting to 12,96,0000, while Sathya is four times, making it 17,28,000 years

These four Yugas together is called as One Chatur Yuga or One MahaYuga, summing up these, we get 4.32 million human years and similarly thousand such Chatur Yugas is called as 1 Kalpa which is 4.32 billion human years, You know what this makes just one day of Brahma, His one night is another Kalpa. So 2 Kalpas make his one full day, Similarly his one year and Similarly his 100 Years. That will mark the end of Brahma, or rather end of his tenure paving way for another Brahma to take over his job. And this is when the entire universe would get destroyed and re-created. So the life or tenure of Brahma would be 4.32 x 2 x 360 = 311 trillion human years.

Besides these,

Each Kalpa (i.e.) the 1000 chatur Yugas are divided and managed by 14 Manus, indicating that each Manu would get approximately 71 Chatur Yugas and this period is called as Manvantara.  Well. Too many nmbers

Anyway 2019,. where we are now?

During Sankalpa, or an oath which we take for Upanaya or be it any ceremenony, we usually mention the time during which we are taking it. 

Adhya Brahmana; dvithiya praarthe

Swetha varaaha kalpe

Vaivasvatha manvanthre

Ashtavimsathi thame

Kaliyuge prathame paathe and then we continue with the geographical location, Jamboodhveepa, Baratha Varushe.

Adhya Brahmanaha indicates the present Brahma, because his post keeps changing, Divithiya Pararthe, Pararte is half, Dwithiya paratha indicates second half, It is said to be 1st day of the 51st year namely Swetha Varaha Kalpe Vaivasvatha manvanthre, because it ruled by the 7th Manu, Vivaswaan or the Surya, Ashtavimshathi thame, - Chatur Yuga which comes for 28th time, and Kali Yugae Prathame Padhe, denoting 1st quarter of the Kali Yuga, which we are in right now and then we narrow down till that day’s star before completing the sankalpa.

Well that it.  This is the overall representation of the huge time scale or the Kaala Chakra, which Hindu scriptures have given us. You know whatAs the Kaala chakra, keeps rotating infinitely through cycles of creation and destruction, ourselves, the Athma or the soul caught in the cycle of samsara also keeps on taking infinite rebirths, Punarapi Jananam Punarapi Maranam, repeated birth and death until it attains the permanent abode, known as Moksha or the Salvation.

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