Measurement of Time Scales According to Hinduism!
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To understand how long is one year for the gods, letโs dive into details about the measurement of time in Hindu Vedic literature.๐๐ป๐๐ป
Nimesha- The smallest unit of time is a nimesha. That is the length of time it takes to blink oneโs eyes.
Kashtha- Fifteen nimeshas constitute a kashtha.
Kashtha- Fifteen nimeshas constitute a kashtha.
Kala- Thirty kashthas are called a kala.
Muhurta- Thirty kalas make up one muhurta. There are fifteen muhurtas during the day and fifteen muhurtas during the night.
Muhurta- Thirty kalas make up one muhurta. There are fifteen muhurtas during the day and fifteen muhurtas during the night.
Ahoratra- Thirty muhurtas make up night and day, known as ahoratra. One year for humans is equivalent to one ahoratra for the gods.
Uttarayana- The six months during which the gods have their day is called uttarayana.
Uttarayana- The six months during which the gods have their day is called uttarayana.
Dakshinayana- The six months during which the gods have their night is called dakshinayana.
Divine year- Three hundred and sixty human years are equivalent to one divine year.
Divine year- Three hundred and sixty human years are equivalent to one divine year.
Mahayuga- Twelve thousand divine years are equivalent to 4,320,000 human years and this is the length of a mahayuga.
Manvantara- There are a little over seventy-one mahayugas in manvantara. Seventy-one mahayugas would add up to 296,720,000 human years. There are actually 306,720,000 human years in a manvantara including transition periods.
Kalpa- One thousand mahayugas make up one kalpa. There are thus 4,320,000,000 human years in a Kalpa. Equivalently, fourteen manvantara constitute one kalpa.
Source. @ancientspacee
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