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PRALAYA - THE DELUGE (Concept & Significance)

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What is Pralaya? Doomsday known in Hindu terminology as Pralaya is a Sanskrit word. Pra means conspicuous; prominent; notorious; great; noticeable; unique and Laya means destruction; deluge; dissolution; death; annihilation; Pralaya means destruction of the world. On an individual plane Pralaya means death and on mundane surface it is death and destruction of both living and non living things. Pralaya very much co-terminates with the concept of eternal Time that refers to the end of world after a cycle of ages. It cannot occur as and when one wants it. It has separate arithmetic known as Kaala Ganana (reckoning of time) and will happen accordingly at a specific time set by the Kaala Niyaamaka; the governing lord and Presiding Deity of the eternal time Lord Sri ManNaaryaana; the divine law maker and law giver. Time is controlled by Kaalapurusha; the presiding Deity of eternal Time, Lord Vishnu the Kaala. He is creator of Time and also one who causes repetition of Ti...

KAALA GANANA - Concept & Significance of Hindu Time (Part-1)

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Kalpa-Manvanthara-Yuga-Sakha … How to reckon the Hindu time?  What is its arithmetic?  What is Kalpa– Manvanthara & Yuga? How to reckon life span of Lord Brahma? What is the relationship between Sankalpa & Hindu Time element? Who are Sakha Karthas of Kali Yuga?  _____________________________________________________________ Introduction…. Kaala-Ganana (reckoning of time) happen according to the specific time set by the Kaala Niyaamaka; the governing lord and the presiding Deity of the eternal time Lord Sri ManNaarayana; the divine law maker and law giver. Time is controlled by Kaalapurusha, presiding Deity of the eternal Time, Lord Vishnu, the Kaala. He is the creator of Time and also the one who causes repetition of Time. All entities in universe come under the purview of the Time without any exception including Lord Brahma. Time is reckoned as Lord Vishnu who is Kaalaatma the soul of Time; Kaala-Swaroopa the form of Time. Naaraayana Upa...