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BRAHMA VIDYA

 

4.1 CHAKRA:

The basic quantum of time is 120 years which is the

Param Ayus of the Human birth (Parasara gives the exact figure of 120 Years

& 5 days, but we stick to the round figure of 120 years for the preliminary

understanding). As explained earlier, this is also two cycles (Aaroha or

increasing and Avaroha or decreasing quality of time) of Jupiter & Saturn

of 60 years each. This is also a Kali (literally ONE) Chakra. Dwapara

(Literally TWO) Chakra is 240 Years, Treta(literally THREE) Chakra

is 360 Years and Kreta(literally FOUR) Chakra is 480 Years.

 

4.2 MAHACHAKRA: By adding

all these four Chakra, we get a Maha Chakra of 1200 Years.

(120+240+360+480=1200). Thus, Kali (ONE) Maha Chakra is 1200 Years, Dwapara (TWO) MahaChakra is

2400 years, Treta (THREE) Mahachakra is 3600 years and Kreta (FOUR) Mahachakra

is 4800 years.

 

4.3 DAIVACHAKRA:

By adding all these four Mahachakra, we get a Daivachakra of

12000 Years. (1200+2400+3600+4800=12000). As the name implies, the Daiva

indicates the luminous ones (Sun & Moon) and we again come to the Ahoratra

(Hora) concept

where we have one Aaroha (increasing) cycle and one Avaroha (decreasing) cycle

of 12000 years each to give the period of 24,000 years.

 

4.4 YUGA: Thereafter, 18 Ahoratra of the

Daivachakra or 36 Daivachakra form a Yuga of 4,32,000 Years. This number is

based on the Drekkana Division ruled by the Maharishi's (3x12=36). Thus, Kali (ONE) Yuga is 4,32,000 Years,

Dwapara (TWO) Yuga is 8,64,000 years, Treta (THREE) Yuga is 12,96,000 years and

Kreta (FOUR) Yuga is 17,28,000 years.

 

4.5 PADA:

Trini-pada-vichakrame

Vinur-Gopa-adabhyo (.) Atho Dharmani dharayan (.) Rig Veda

The

spiritual meaning (Veda) of this Gayatri from the Rig Veda can be studied from

the works of Sri Dayananda Saraswati & Aurobindo. I can only attempt

one lower level (Vedanga) Jyotish interpretation where " The Bha-Chakra or Zodiac is divided

into three parts called the Nabhi (occuring in the Sandhi (junction) between

the Water and Fire signs). These are the Vishnu-Nabhi and Brahma (Gopa) Nabhi

at the two levels of Daivachakra and Chakra respectively. It is on the

basis of this inviolable principle that Dharma is established. "

On the basis of this

we can define two Pada. First , on the basis of the

Vishnu Nabhi, is the Daiva-Pada where three

Daivachakra are included to give 36,000 Years. Since at this level, Vishnu is

one of the 12 Aditya's (Sun's or Diva or Daiva) , the 12 Aditya's give 12

Daiva-Pada's of 36,000 years each which is equal to one yuga (36,000 x 12 =

4,32,000 years). Second,

on the basis of the Brahma Nabhi, is the Chakra-Pada where three

Chakra's of 120 years each are included to form a Daiva-Varsha or the

popularly known " Year of the Gods " of 360 years. Thus, Kali

(ONE) Yuga is 1200 Daiva-Varsha , Dwapara (TWO) Yuga is 2400 Daiva-Varsha ,

Treta (THREE) Yuga is 3600 Daiva-Varsha and Kreta (FOUR) Yuga is 4800

Daiva-Varsha .

[From here

we use Daiva-Varsha or " Year of the Gods " each equalling 360 earth

years as the standard quantum of time].

 

4.6 MAHAYUGA:

By adding all these four Yuga, we

get a Maha Yuga of 12000 Daiva-Varsha or 4,320,000 Earth years.

(1200+2400+3600+4800=12000).

 

4.7 KALPA:

One thousand Mahayuga are equal to one Kalpa. Thus,

the Kalpa is

the basic Vedic Cosmic cycle equal to 12,000,000 Daiva Varsha or 4,320,000,000

Earth years. This is also called the " Day of Brahma " . The " Night

of Brahma " is of equal length to the " Day of Brahma " . Thus, the Ahoratra (Day

& Night) of Brahma is 24 Million Daiva-Varsha or 8,640 Million earth Years.

The Year of Brahma is 360 such days & nights thereby

equal to 8640 Million Daiva-Varsha or 3,110,400 Million Earth years (or say

3.11 Trillion Earth Years). The Life of Brahma is said to be 100 such years of Brahma and is 8,64,000

Million Daiva Varsha or 311,040,000 Million Earth years (or say 311 Trillion

Earth years). Thereafter Nirvikalpa Pralaya

(complete dissolution of all worlds) occurs followed by the creation of

another Brahma from the Navel of Narayana.

 

4.8 MANVANTARA:

Material

creation is the natural activity of Brahma during the Diva-kalpa (Day of

Brahma) and material dissolution called Prakritika

Pralaya (whereby the entire Universe is withdrawn into Him

where it exists as a potentiality) followed by sleep is the activity

in Ratri-kalpa (Night of Brahma). Brahma creates these material worlds due to

yoga (union) with all the " Rasa's " .

[The spiritual concept

(Veda)of all the Rasa's is " Sa-Rasa-Wati " or the Divine Mother

" Saraswati " whereas the Jyotish concept (Vedanga) is of

the seven Rasa's (of the Saptamsa or D-7 Chart) repeating in two cycles of

odd and even signs thereby causing fourteen yoga's of Brahma and Saraswati.

These seven Rasa's come from the seven planets from Sun to Saturn having

physical bodies and Rahu & Ketu are excluded as they do not have any

material body].

Thus, each Manvantara, which is the Yoga of Brahma with one of the Rasa's, is

for one-fourteenth the period of the Kalpa which is approximately 71

Mahayuga's. The period of a Manvantara equal to 852,000 Daiva-Varsha (i.e

71x12,000= 852,000) or 306,720,000 Earth years. Fourteen such Manvantara give

the total period of 119,288,000 Daiva Varsha (i.e. 14x 852,000= 119,228,000) or

4,294,080,000 Earth years whereas that of the Kalpa is 12,000,000 Daiva Varsha

or 4,320,000,000 Earth years. This leaves a gap of 72,000 Daiva-varsha between

the 14 Manvantara. There are twelve gaps or period of dissolution of the

ANIMATE WORLD (the INANIMATE WORLD continues to exist as Brahma is awake)

between these fourteen Manvantara with each gap equal to 6000 Diva-varsha. Manu

is the progenitor of the human race and a Manu appears at the begining of each

Manvantara. We are presently, in the seventh Manvantara of the Kalpa started by

Manu Vaivasvata. Thus, he is our penultimate forefather as

far as this material existence is concerned.