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1.1 Sub-divisions
(12,000 Deva Vatsaras are dened as, 4,800 Deva Vatsaras of Krita yuga, 3,600 Deva Vatsaras of Treta Yuga,
2,400 Deva Vatsaras of Dvapara Yuga and 1,200 Deva
Vatsaras of Kali Yuga (which is 1,200 * 360 = 432,000
human years); summing up to 12000)
71 Chaturyugas = 1 Manvantaram (1 life span of
Manu)
Fourteen Manus and their respective Manvantaras constitute one Kalpa, Aeon, or a Day of Brahma, according
to the Hindu Time Cycles and also the Vedic timeline.
Thereafter, at the end of each Kalpa, there is a period
- same as Kalpa - of dissolution or Pralaya,[4] wherein
the world (earth and all life forms, but not the entire universe itself) is destroyed and lies in a state of rest, which
is called the, Night of Brahma.
The rst Manu was Svayambhuva Manu. His two daughters, namely Akuti and Devahuti, gave birth to two sons,
named Yajna and Kapila respectively. Svayambhuva
Manu, along with his wife, Satarupa, went into the forest
to practice austerities on the bank of the River Sunanda.
At some point in time, Rakshasas and asuras attacked
them, but Yajna, accompanied by his sons the Yamas and
the demigods, killed them. Then Yajna personally took
the post of Indra, the King of the heavenly planets.
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Vedasr,
Urddhabahu,
Vedabahu,
Second Manvantara - the interval of Sudhaman, Parjanya, and Mahmuni. In the RaivataSwarochisha Manu
manvantara, the avatara is named Vaikuntha.
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Savarnya-manvantara, He (avatara) is named Sarvab- In the period of the twelfth Manu, the Manu is Rudrahauma.
savarni, whose sons are headed by Devavan. The
In the period of the eighth Manu, the Manu is Savarni. demigods are the Haritas and others, Indra is Ritadhama,
His sons are headed by Nirmoka, and among the and the seven sages are Tapomurti and others. The incardemigods are the Sutapas. Bali, the son of Virochana, nation in this manvantara is Sudhama, or Svadhama, who
is Indra, and Galava and Parasurama are among the is born from the womb of Sunrita. His fathers name is
seven sages. In this age of Manu, the incarnation of Satyasaha.
the Supreme Personality of Godhead appears as Sarvabhauma, the son of Devaguhya and Sarasvati.
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Havishmn, Sukriti, Satya, Apmmrtti, Nbhga, Apra- In the period of the fourteenth Manu, the Manu is Indratimaujas, and Satyaket.
In the Brahma-savarnya- savarni. Among his sons are Uru and Gambhira, the
manvantara, the avatara is named Vishvaksena.
demigods are the Pavitras and others, Indra is Suci, and
In the period of the tenth Manu, the Manu is Brahma- among the sages are Agni and Bahu. The incarnation of
savarni. Among his sons is Bhurishena, and the seven this manvantara is known as Brihadbhanu. He is born of
sages are Havishman and others. Among the demigods Satrayana from the womb of Vitana.
are the Suvasanas, and Sambhu is Indra. The incarnation Almost all literature refers to the rst 9 Manus with the
in this period of Manu is Vishvaksena, who is a friend of same names but there is a lot of disagreement on names
Sambhu and who is born from the womb of Vishuci in after that, although all of them agree with a total of 14.[11]
the house of a brahmana named Visvasrashta.
3 See also
Manu
Metrics of time in Hinduism
Kalpa (aeon)
Yuga
List of numbers in Hindu scriptures
4 References
[1] Manuantara The Secret Doctrine by H. P. Blavatsky, Vol.
1, p. 368, THE DAYS AND NIGHTS OF BRAHMA,
THIS is the name given to the Periods called MANVANTARA (Manuantara, or between the Manus) and
PRALAYA (Dissolution); one referring to the active periods of the Universe, the other to its times of relative and
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