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Many of astronomers of ancient days had different versions of what time period constituted the yugas on the macroscopic scale of time.   

Many of astronomers of ancient days had different versions of what time period constituted the yugas on the macroscopic scale of time.   

== कालः सृष्टिः च ॥ Kala and Universe ==

== कालः सृष्टिः च ॥ Kala and Creation ==

Kala as related to the Universe refers to the theories of creation, the cosmogenesis on the macroscopic scale.  

Kala as related to the Universe refers to the theories of creation, the cosmogenesis on the macroscopic scale.  

  1 Mahayuga = 43,20,000 Human years = 12,000 Divya varshas

  1 Mahayuga = 43,20,000 Human years = 12,000 Divya varshas

=== चतुर्युगाः ॥ Chaturyuga in terms of Human Varshas ===

=== चतुर्युगाः ॥ Chaturyugas in terms of Human Varshas ===

[[File:Kalpa.png|thumb|654x654px|Chaturyugas in terms of Human Varshas]]

[[File:Kalpa.png|thumb|654x654px|Chaturyugas in terms of Human Varshas]]

Yuga Pramana involving the use of human varshas or years is well supported by astonomical texts.  According to the puranas and the astronomical texts one Chaturyuga consists of 43,20,000 solar years. Thousand Chaturyugas is termed a Mahayuga equalent to a Kalpa, which is the larger cycle of creation and destruction, and is seen as the day of Brahma. The four Yugas comprising the Chaturyuga are:  

Yuga Pramana involving the use of human varshas or years is well supported by astonomical texts.  According to the puranas and the astronomical texts one Chaturyuga consists of 43,20,000 solar years. Thousand Chaturyugas is termed a Mahayuga equalent to a Kalpa, which is the larger cycle of creation and destruction, and is seen as the day of Brahma. The four Yugas comprising the Chaturyuga are:  

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== कालस्य ईश्वररूपम् Kala is Ishvara ==

== कालस्य ईश्वररूपम् ॥Kala's Ishvaraswarupa ==

Defining Kala Bhagavata Purana describes the different qualities of time.  

Defining Kala, Bhagavata Purana describes the different qualities of time.  

रूपभेदास्पदं दिव्यं काल इत्यभिधीयते । भूतानां महदादीनां यतो भिन्नदृशां भयम् ॥ ३७ ॥

रूपभेदास्पदं दिव्यं काल इत्यभिधीयते । भूतानां महदादीनां यतो भिन्नदृशां भयम् ॥ ३७ ॥