The Yugas are called Satya, Treta, Dwapara and Kali. Each cycle of 4 Yugas is completed in 4,320,000 human years. Every Kalpa has 1000 cycles of 4 Yugas (ages). A Kalpa and a Pralaya last for 4,320 million human years each. Each creation or Kalpa is equal to one day and each dissolution or Pralaya is equal to one night in the life of Brahma. According to the Bhagwat Purana, Brahma, the creator, is the causal effect of the predetermined periodic creation and dissolution of the universe. The Avatar concept is closely related to the measurement of time in Hindu theology which has its basis on one working day of Brahma. ![]() ![]() ![]() According to it, the Supreme Power manifests itself in animal or human forms on earth, with the divine mission of cleansing it of the periodically increasing evil. The Avatar concept is the very cornerstone of Hindu theology.
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