Guest guest Posted August 4, 2002 Report Share Posted August 4, 2002 Dear Friends RAM KRISHN HARE I read in newspapers in May 2002 that Gangotri glacier is reducing at a rate of 18 metres/year.At this rate it is likely to vanish in about 35-40 years from now.So Ganga is likely to vanish around AD 2040 !!! Various Puranas say same thing! According to puranas in kali-yug, Lord JAGANNATH will stay upto 10000 years. ***** HE(Lord JAGANNATH) promised this to Kaliyug! ***** GANGA will exist upto 5000 years. GRAM-DEVTAS will exist upto 2500 years. After the said duration their effect will not be felt. We know that kaliyug has started about 5100 years ago.A difference of few years is not very important in comparision to 432000 years. This shows that Ganga will exist only as indicated by Puranas. BTW:Here is some interesting information on universe found in various Puranas. Trilok is defined as bhu:,bhuv:,swa: Bhu:lok is one where one can go by walking(earth). Bhuv:lok is area between earth and sun. Swa:lok is the area between Sun and Dhruv(pole-star). It is also called swarg/heaven.These 3 lokas are destroyed completely at the end of every manvantar.There are 4 more above it. Mah:10 million yojans above Swa:lok Jan:20 million yojans above Mah:lok Tap:40 million yojans above Jan:lok Saty:80 million yojans above Tap:lok. Satylok is also called Brahmlok where creator Brahma resides. Vishnulok is 160 million yojans above Brahmlok. Above this only Param-Purush (Parmatma) exists. Yojan is used in different meanings at different places.However for the purpose of comparision,distance between Earth and Druv is 1.5 million yojans. Thanks. Anilkumar OM TAT SAT Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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