![]() ![]() These Yugas are believed to repeat themselves in cyclical patterns, much like the waxing and waning of the moon like the four seasons like the rising and ebbing of tides.Įach of these four Yugas involves stages of change of evolution one in which not only the physical universe undergoes change, but the whole thought process and consciousness of mankind metamorphoses either for better or for worse, depending upon that particular Yuga. ![]() One Brahma’s lifetime is considered to be around 311 trillion and 40 billion years. This is believed to constitute one full day and night for Lord Brahma, the Creator of the Universe. According to the laws of Hindu cosmology, the Universe is created wholly, only to be destroyed entirely, once in every 4.1 to 8.2 billion years. These 4 yugas are the Satya Yuga, the Treta Yuga, the Dvapara Yuga and lastly, the Kali Yuga. What is a Yuga?Īccording to Hindu philosophy, the world is made up of four main “Yugas” – ages, epochs or cycles of time – each made up of tens of thousands of human years. The above were the words spoken by Krishna in a revelation he made about his own divinity to Arjuna, during the Great War of Kurukshetra. ![]() “ For the protection of the good and the destruction of the evil,įor the purpose of reinstating righteousness, I shall incarnate in every Yuga!” ![]() “Paritranaya Sadhunam, Vinashaya Cha Dushkritam,ĭharmasamsthapanaarthaya, Sambhavami Yuge Yuge!” ![]()
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