![]() It was during this time that the renowned astronomer Aryabhatta had identified the beginning date of the Kali Yuga as 3102 BC. And in India, sometime around 500 CE, a major review of the Indian calendric systems had taken place. The Mayans had recomputed their ancient calendars sometime between 400 BC to 50 CE, at the ceremonial center of Izapa in Mexico, and fixed the starting date of the current Great Cycle of their Long Count Calendar. It is of interest to note that in both of these cases the beginning dates of the respective cycles were calculated retrospectively. This is remarkably close to the proposed beginning of the current “Great Cycle” of the Mayan Long Count Calendar in 3114 BC. The popularly accepted date for the beginning of the Kali Yuga is 3102 BC, thirty-five years after the conclusion of the great battle of the Mahabharata. But when did the Kali Yuga begin? And when does it end? In spite of the elaborate theological framework which describes the characteristics of this age, the start and end dates of the Kali Yuga remain shrouded in mystery. It was a decadent Age by reason of the prevalence of sin.” Īnd now we are living in the dark times of the Kali Yuga, when goodness and virtue has all but disappeared from the world. ![]() Mind lessened, Truth declined, and there came desire and diseases and calamities because of these men had to undergo penances. The Veda was divided into four parts, and although some had knowledge of the four Vedas, others knew but three or one. In the Dwapara Yuga the aspect of the World Soul was Yellow: religion lessened one-half. Mankind sought truth and performed religious ceremonies they obtained what they desired by giving and by doing. In the Treta Yuga sacrifices began, and the World Soul became Red virtue lessened a quarter. The universal soul was White… the identification of self with the universal soul was the whole religion of the Perfect Age. All mankind could attain to supreme blessedness. “The Krita Yuga was so named because there was but one religion, and all men were saintly: therefore they were not required to perform religious ceremonies… Men neither bought nor sold there were no poor and no rich there was no need to labour, because all that men required was obtained by the power of will…The Krita Yuga was without disease there was no lessening with the years there was no hatred, or vanity, or evil thought whatsoever no sorrow, no fear. In the Mahabharata, Hanuman gives the following description of the Yuga Cycle to the Pandava prince Bhima: The Kali Yuga (Iron Age) was preceded by three others Yugas: Satya or Krita Yuga (Golden Age), Treta Yuga (Silver Age) and the Dwapara Yuga (Bronze Age). Change passes over all things, without exception. Penance, sacrifices and religious observances fall into disuse. Men turn to wickedness disease, lethargy, anger, natural calamities, anguish and fear of scarcity dominate. The Indian epic The Mahabharata describes the Kali Yuga as the period when the “World Soul” is Black in hue only one quarter of virtue remains, which slowly dwindles to zero at the end of the Kali Yuga. The Yuga Cycle doctrine tells us that we are now living in the Kali Yuga the age of darkness, when moral virtue and mental capabilities reach their lowest point in the cycle. Part 1: Unraveling the Yuga Cycle Timeline The journey of Jagannath from India to Egypt Petra, Jordan – Is it an ancient Shiva Temple complex? ![]() The Opet Festival of Ancient Egypt: Has it been derived from the Jagannatha Rathyatra of Puri, India?Įvolution by Catastrophe: Does it indicate Intelligent Design? He can be contacted at and via his personal blog: Ī Day and Night of Brahma: The Evidence from Fossil Records His articles have appeared in different journals, magazines, and websites including the New Dawn, Science to Sage, Comsomath, Graham Hancock Forum, Esamskriti, Viewzone and others. His research has taken him to many places of historical interest across the globe. He is also an independent researcher and writer on topics related to ancient civilizations, myths, symbols, science and religion. About the author: Bibhu Dev Misra is a graduate of the Indian Institute of Technology and the Indian Institute of Management and has been working as an Information Technology consultant for more than 14 years. ![]()
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