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== Kala in Puranas ==
== Kala in Puranas ==
Shivapurana mentions that Kala is controlled by Sadashiva with time based on the divisions involving Kshana, Truti, Lava, Nimesha, Kashtha, Muhurta, Day, NIght, Paksha, Masa, season, Samvatsara, Yuga, Kalpa and Mahakalpa<ref>Shastri, J. L. (1960) Shiva Purana, Volume 3, Ancient Indian Tradition and Mythology Series. Delhi : Motilal Banarsidass Pvt. Ltd. ([https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.459585/page/n492 Adhyaya 25 of Uma Samhita on Page 1558])</ref> as given in the following slokas<blockquote>क्षणं त्रुटिर्लवं चैव निमेषं काष्ठकालिकम् ।। ३८ ।। </blockquote><blockquote>मुहूर्तकं त्वहोरात्रं पक्षमासर्तुवत्सरम् ।। अब्दं युगं तथा कल्पं महाकल्पं तथैव च ।। ३९ ।। </blockquote><blockquote>एवं स हरते कालः परिपाट्या सदाशिवः ।। (Shiv. Pura. 5.25.38 - 40)<ref>Shiva Purana (Samhita 5 (Uma Samhita) [https://sa.wikisource.org/wiki/%E0%A4%B6%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%B5%E0%A4%AA%E0%A5%81%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%A3%E0%A4%AE%E0%A5%8D/%E0%A4%B8%E0%A4%82%E0%A4%B9%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%A4%E0%A4%BE_%E0%A5%AB_(%E0%A4%89%E0%A4%AE%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B8%E0%A4%82%E0%A4%B9%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%A4%E0%A4%BE)/%E0%A4%85%E0%A4%A7%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%AF%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%AF%E0%A4%83_%E0%A5%A8%E0%A5%AB Adhyaya 25])</ref></blockquote>
== Microcosmic Time Scale ==
== Microcosmic Time Scale ==