The day-night of Brahma together constitutes one Brahma day (8.64 billion years). There is an equivalent night-time of 4,320,000,000 years.
The reigning period of a manu is one manvantara which is 71.42 mahayugas. The kalpa is ruled by 14 manus in succession. 1000 such mahayugas comprise a day-time of Brahma also known as a Kalpa. Credits given at the end.įirstly, we need to know the Hindu Cosmic cycle.ġ Mahayuga = Sum of 4 Yugas (Krita, Treta, Dwapara and Kali) = 4,320,000 years.
I am giving below what I have gathered from these sources. I was always curious to know the meaning of the Sankalpam that we take before the start of a pooja or ritual.
