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Hinduism (Sanatana Dharma) meaning : Sanatana Dharma (Hinduism) means a Dharma (path of life) which is existing since unknown age.
Sanatana means which is opposite of ‘anatha’ (orphan), means which never ever can become orphan.
How old is Hinduism (Sanatana Dharma) : Hinduism (Sanatana Dharma) is as old as Lord Sri Vishnu himself.
No one knows about the birth of Lord Sri Vishnu. Similarly, no one knows when the Hinduism (Sanatana) Dharma was started, but except Lord Sri Vishnu himself.
[The correct (Sanskrit) way of writing and pronouncing Sanatana Dharma is सनातन धर्म (sanātana dharma) and not Sanatan Dharm.]
We don’t have just one Satya Yuga or just one Treta Yuga or just one Dwapara Yuga or just one Kali Yuga.
But Lord Sri Vishnu has designed so well that, these Yugas always continue as cycle. These Yugas always repeats after a particular time frame.
Let’s today know how these Yugas and others have been designed by Lord Sri Vishnu himself:
When was Hinduism (Sanatana Dharma) started?
Some say it was started 5k years before, some say it was started 3k years before.
But our Great Shastra (Hindu Texts) say that:
One Kali Yuga = 4,32,000 years
One Dvapara Yuga = 8,64,000 years
One Treta Yuga = 12,96,000 years
One Satya Yuga = 17,28,000 years
Including all the above four yugas makes one Maha Yuga = 43,20,000 years.
Such 2000 Maha Yugas = Brahma’s Deva one day (One day + One night).
One Brahma’s life span is 100 years according to Brahma Deva’s planet (Satya Loka)
Oh my dear, the timeline keeps on going, keeps are moving, keeps on rotating.
Our Shastras say that, such unlimited Brahma Devas have come and gone. Still unlimited Brahma’s will keep on coming.
The present Brahma’s 51st year is running.
Lord Sri Hari (Vishnu) was there when nothing was there,
Lord Sri Hari (Vishnu) is there now also and
Lord Sri Hari (Vishnu) will be there for GRAND INFINTE TIME to come.
This is because, Lord Sri Hari (Vishnu) neither takes birth (he is known as ‘Aadi Deva’) nor he has the end (he is known as ‘ananta’).
That’s why Lord Sri Hari (Vishnu) is known as Sri Aadi Beeja (The first seed) and Sri Ananta Deva (There is no end).
Now it is left to you, to determine when the Hinduism (Sanatana Dharma) was started?
When nothing was there, Lord Sri Hari’s (Vishnu) (Narayana) name is called Sri Shoonya (Divine zero).
This means, Lord Sri Hari (Vishnu) is called ‘prapitamaha’, this means, ‘GREAT GRAND FIRST‘.
Before Lord Sri Hari (Vishnu), nobody / nothing was there.
Lord Sri Hari (Vishnu) is the sarvottama (best), sarveshvara (knows everthing), parameshvara (God of all the Devatas / Demigods),
Ishvara (Supreme Personality), Paramatma (Supreme Soul), he has ananta namam (great grand infinite names).
Some people say Lord Sri Shoonya means nothing / blank.
These people are called as “murkha” (fools) in our great Shastras (Hindu Texts), they have misunderstood the ‘tattva / divine truth‘.
Lord Sri Krishna (Vishnu) didn’t preached the great and divine ‘Srimad Bhagavad Gita‘ for the first time to Arjuna.
No…
Whatever Lord Sri Krishna (Vishnu) says automatically becomes Srimad Bhagavad Gita.
Lord Sri Krishna (Vishnu) is saying Srimad Bhagavad Gita to several divine people starting from:
Goddess Sri Lakshmi Devi (Goddess of fortune).
Then to Lord Sri Brahma Deva (God of creator).
Then to Lord Sri Rudra Deva (Lord Shiva) (God of dissolution).
Then to Goddess Sri Parvati Devi (Lord Shiva consort).
Then to Lord Sri Indra Deva (King of all the Devatas / Demigods).
Then to Lord Sri Kama Deva (Giver of satvika prema / divine love).
Then to Lord Sri Surya Deva (The Sun God).
Then to Lord Sri Chandra Deva (The Moon God).
and so on…
As said above there are infinite number of Lord Sri Brahma Devas have come and gone. And still infinite number of Lord Sri Brahma Devas will come and go in the future also.
Infinite number of Lord Sri Rudra Deva have already come and infinite number of Lord Sri Rudra Deva will also come in the future.
Infinite number of Lord Sri Indra Deva have already come and infinite number of Lord Sri Indra Deva will also come in the future.
Infinite number of Lord Sri Kama Deva have already come and infinite number of Lord Sri Kama Deva will also come in the future.
Infinite number of Lord Sri Surya Deva have already come and infinite number of Lord Sri Surya Deva will also come in the future.
Infinite number of Lord Sri Chandra Deva have already come and infinite number of Lord Sri Chandra Deva will also come in the future.
And infinite number of other Devatas (Demigods) have come and infinite number of other Devatas (Demigods) will come in the future also.
Lord Sri Krishna (Vishnu) will preach Srimad Bhagavad Gita to each and every Lord Sri Brahma in every Kalpa.
This is the greatness of Lord Sri Krishna (Vishnu) and Hinduism (Sanatana Dharma).
What is the meaning of Sanatana Dharma
Do you know what’s the original meaning of Sanatana Dharma is?
Meaning of Sanatana Dharma : The opposite of orphan is Sanatana. Whoever is Sanatana, he / she can never be orphaned. Dharma means path of life.
And, this Dharma which is there from the GREAT GRAND INFINITE years, which is there in the present time, and which will remain for eternity, that is, Sanatana Dharma.
Again I am repeating, do you want to believe in the Correct Divine Truth or do you want to believe in some fools’ words? You decide?
Sarvam Shubhamastu
Hindu (Vedic) measurement (units) of time information (facts)
Hinduism is existing since the ‘adi kalam‘ (Grand unknown time) and will exist until the ‘ananta kalam‘ (Grand infinite time).
No one knows when the Hinduism (Sanatana Dharma) was started. Only Lord Sri Vishnu is aware of this.
Founder of Hinduism (Sanatana Dharma) : Lord Sri Vishnu was the founder of Hinduism (Sanatana Dharma).
No one knows the birth day of Lord Sri Vishnu as he never took the birth and he doesn’t has the end.
Thus Lord Sri Vishnu is called as ‘Adi Deva‘ (Unknown grand first time frame) and ‘Ananta Deva‘ (Unknown grand infinite time frame).
Here ‘Adi deva‘ means, he is the one who is existing since the ‘Grand unknown period‘ and ‘Ananta Deva‘ means, he is the one who is last until the ‘Grand unknown infinite period‘.
Even Goddess Sri Maha Lakshmi Devi, Lord Sri Brahma Deva, Goddess Sri Saraswati Devi, Lord Sri Rudra Deva (Shiva),
Goddess Sri Parvati Devi, Lord Sri Indra Deva etc. are not at all aware about the existence of the Supreme Lord Sri Vishnu.
List of Hindu measurement (units) of time information (facts) is as given below:
Nimesha : The smallest unit of time is a nimesha; this is the amount of time it takes to blink.
Fifteen nimeshas make one kaashtha and thirty kaashthas are one kaala.
Kaala : Thirty kaalas make one muhurta (muhurat) and there are thirty muhurtas in one divaratra (one day).
Muhurta (Muhurat) : Fifteen muhurtas constitute one day and fifteen muhurtas make up one night.
(One Muhurta is 48 minutes as per today’s calculation. Thus there are 30 muhurtas in a day of 24 hours).
Humans one month : One month for humans is one day for the ancestors (pitrus).
Shukla Paksha : Shukla Paksha is the lunar fortnight, during which the moon waxes. There are totally 15 days in Shukla Paksha.
From darkness towards brightness is called as Shukla Paksha (शुक्ल पक्ष).
Krishna Paksha : Krishna Paksha is the lunar fortnight during which the moon wanes. There are totally 15 days in Krishna Paksha.
From brightness towards darkness is called as Krishna Paksha (कृष्ण पक्ष).
Night and Day for Pitrus (ancestors) : Shukla Paksha corresponds to night for the Pitrus (ancestors) and Krishna Paksha corresponds to day.
Thirty human months : Thus, thirty human months are merely one month for the ancestors (pitrus). Three hundred and sixty human months are one year for the ancestors.
Divaratara : One human year is one divaratara for the Devatas (Demigods).
Ayanas : The human year is divided into two ayanas, each consisting of six months. These are known as uttarayana and dakshinayana.
Uttarayana : Uttarayana is one day for the gods. The Sanskrit word Uttarayana = Uttara + Ayana = Northward movement of the Sun on the celestial sphere.
Dakshinayana : Dakshinayana is one night for gods. The Sanskrit word Dakshinayana = Dakshina + Ayana = Southward movement of the Sun on the celestial sphere.
Thirty human years : Thirty human years are one month for the gods and three hundred and sixty human years are one year for the Devatas (Demigods).
Yugas : Time is divided into four yugas (eras). These are known as Satya Yuga or Krita Yuga, Treta Yuga, Dwapara Yuga and Kali Yuga.
The lengths of these yugas are defined in terms of years of the Devatas (Demigods) as given below:
One Kali Yuga = 4,32,000 earth years | One Dwapara Yuga = one Kali Yuga * 2 = 8,64,000 earth years
One Treta Yuga = one Kali Yuga * 3 = 12,96,000 earth years | One Sayta or Krita Yuga = one Kali Yuga * 4 = 17,28,000 earth years
Satya Yuga : Satya Yuga has four thousand years of the Devatas (Demigods). | Treta Yuga : Treta Yuga has three thousand years of the Devatas (Demigods).
Dwapara Yuga : Dwapara Yuga has two thousand years of the Devatas (Demigods). | Kali Yuga : Kali Yuga one thousand of the Devatas (Demigods).
Maha Yuga : A cycle of Satya Yuga, Treta yuga, Dwapara yuga and Kali Kuga is known as a MahaYuga.
Thus, a MahaYuga would seem to consist of ten thousand years of the Devatas (Demigods). But this is not quite correct.
Sandhyamshas : In between any two Yugas are intervening periods, known as Sandhyamshas.
For example, the sandhyamsha for Satya Yuga is four hundred years | the sandhyamsha for Treta Yuga three hundred years |
the sandhyamsha for Dwapara Yuga two hundred years | the sandhyamsha for Kali Yuga one hundred years.
Once one adds the sandhyamshas, a Mahayuga adds up to twelve thousand years of the Devatas (Demigods).
[We should note that the years of earth / humans and Devatas (Demigods) are different.]
Manvantara : A little over seventy-one yugas constitute one Manvantara.
Kalpa : Fourteen such Manvantaras are one Kalpa. A Kalpa is merely one day for Lord Sri Brahma Deva (Brahma Loka or Satya Loka). At the end of Brahma’s day, the universe is destroyed.
Then again later, a new and fresh Universe is when a new day dawns for Lord Sri Brahma Deva.
The Characteristics of the Yugas as one progressively moves down the scale from Satya Yuga (Krita Yuga) to Kali Yuga, the power of righteous diminishes and evil starts to triumph.
In Treta Yuga people were righteous. The system of varnashrama (Varna Ashrama) (4 Varnas in Hinduism) dharma goes back to Treta Yuga.
This is typified in the principle of four varnas (classes) and four ashramas (stages of life).
The four varnas are Brahmanas, Kshatriyas, Vaishyas and Shudras.
Each class has its proper place, each its assigned occupations as determined by the principles of division of labour. Varna in Hinduism has no relationship with the caste or color of the people
The four ashramas are: Brahmacharya Ashrama (celibate student hood) | Grihastha Ashrama (householder stage) |
Vanaprastha Ashrama (forest dwelling stage) and Sanyasa Ashrama (hermithood).
Everyone followed the tenets of Varnashrama (Varna Ashrama) dharma in Treta Yuga.
Individuals were equally handsome and equally wealthy. Poverty and disease were unknown.
The weather was clement and, initially, there was no need to build houses. Cities and villages were not known.
People lived freely in the mountains and on the shores of the oceans. But as people became evil, the weather turned inclement.
Houses had to built so the people might be protected from the heat and the cold. Cities and villages were planned and constructed. Evil became even more prevalent in Dwapara Yuga.
In some cases, individuals began to practice that which was against the dictates of Varnashrama (Varna Ashrama) dharma.
To bring men back to the righteous path (Dharma), the knowledge of the sacred Vedas had to be disseminated amongst humans.
To this end, the great Lord (Sage) Sri Veda Vyasa Ji (He is an avatar of Lord Sri Vishnu) divided the Vedas into four, that is, Rig Veda, Yajur Veda, Sama Veda and Atharvana (Atharva) Veda.
Various other Shastras (sacred texts) (Hindu Texts) were re-composed in Dwapara Yuga.
These include Ayurveda (medicine), Jyotisha (astronomy) and Arthashastra (economics).
Hatred, jealousy, warfare and other evils first originated in Dwapara Yuga.
Individuals did not stick to their own classes (Varna) while marrying, and cross-breeds started to be born.
But some remnants of righteousness (Dharma) could still be found, so that average life expectancies amounted to two thousand years.
Kali Yuga is the worst of the four eras (Yugas). Theft, hatred, falsehood, fraudulence and egotism become the norm.
As a natural corollary to such evils, drought and famine recur again and again.
Even the brahmanas are led astray. They do not study the Vedas, nor do they perform Yajnas.
The brahmanas degenerate so much that they mixed with Shudras. As for the Shudras, they become kings (Today’s politicians). Shudras even start to study the Vedas.
Evil always has its effect. Diseases becomes rampant and life expectancies go down.
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