Kṛta Yuga

Hindu chronology

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The Krita Yuga is the first and best age in Hindu chronology, representing a period of perfection. It is the initial phase of a yuga, which are ages of humankind in Hindu cosmology. Each yuga is progressively shorter, reflecting a decline in humanity's moral and physical state.12

The Krita Yuga lasted 1,728,000 years. In contrast, the current age, the Kali Yuga, began in 3102 BCE and will last 432,000 years. The four yugas—Krita, Treta, Dvapara, and Kali—together form a mahayuga (great yuga), and 2,000 mahayugas constitute the cosmic cycle known as a kalpa.2

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chronology
Eras based on astronomical speculation
…in the first stage, the Kṛta Yuga, gradually decaying in the three others, the Tretā, Dvāpara, and Kali yugas. The respective durations of these four yugas were 1,728,000, 1,296,000, 864,000, and 432,000 years. According to the astronomer Aryabhata, however, the duration of each of the four yugas was the same—i.e.,…
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…in the first stage, the Kṛta Yuga, gradually decaying in the three others, the Tretā, Dvāpara, and Kali yugas. The respective durations of these four yugas were 1,728,000, 1,296,000, 864,000, and 432,000 years. According to the astronomer Aryabhata, however, the duration of each of the four yugas was the same—i.e.,…
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Hinduism
Myths of time and eternity
” The Krita Yuga lasts 4,000 years, with a dawn and dusk of 400 years each, for a total of 4,800 years; Treta a total of 3,600 years; Dvapara 2,400 years; and Kali (the current one), 1,200 years. A mahayuga thus lasts 12,000 years and observes the…
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” The Krita Yuga lasts 4,000 years, with a dawn and dusk of 400 years each, for a total of 4,800 years; Treta a total of 3,600 years; Dvapara 2,400 years; and Kali (the current one), 1,200 years. A mahayuga thus lasts 12,000 years and observes the…
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