The Cosmic Time

Time is beginning less and infinite. The process of creation and destruction of the universe happens in a cyclic manner over a fixed quantum of time giving the infinite number of souls an opportunity to know God and escape from the clutches of the saMsAra. Here let us learn about the period between creation and destruction of this universe.

The Supreme Brahman creates the universe manifesting Himself in the four-faced Brahma also known as caturmukha brahma. The life of a universe is linked to the life span of the four faced Brahma.

The life span of Brahma is 100 cosmic years (caturmukha brahmaNaH paramAyurvarShashataM)

1 cosmic year = 360 cosmic days

1 cosmic day = 28 manvantaras (14 manvantaras = day, 14 manvantaras = night)

1 manvantara = 71 mahAyuga

1 mahAyuga = 4 yugAs 43 lakh 20 thousand human years

4 yugas = kR^ita, treta, dvApara, kali

kR^ita yuga = 17 lakh 28 Thousand human years 17,28,000

tretA yuga = 12 lakh 96 Thousand human years = 12,96,000

dvApara yuga = 8 lakh 64 thousand human years = 8,64,000

kali yuga = 4 lakh 32 thousand human years = 4,32,000

Out of the 100 years of Brahma time elapsed = 50 years. We are now in the 51st year of Brahma, first month, first day (kalpa by name shvetavarahakalpa). In the day time 13 ghatikAs 42 pala have elapsed

During this day time of Brahma, 6 out of 14 manvantaras have elapsed. vaivasvata manvantara, is currently running. In vaivasvata manvantara out of 71 mahayugas, 27 mahAyugAs have elapsed. We are currently in the 28th mahAyuga. There too, kR^ita, tretA, dvapara yugAs have elapsed and kali yuga is in progress.