Symbolism and Significance of Number Four (Chatur) - Hindu perspective
Om! Sri Raghavendraya Namaha! Om! Gam! Ganapathaye! Namaha! Om! Ham! Hanumathe! Sri Rama Doothaaya Namaha! Om! Namo! Bhagavathe! Vaasudevaaya! In Sanskrit, number four is known as Chatur . Chaturasra means a square and Chatushkona or Chaturbhuja means having four corners. In Hinduism generally we find Deities symbolized as Chaturbhuja having four arms. Examples are Lord Vishnu; Lord Ganesha etc. Four represents the Chatur Vedas - Rugveda, Yajurveda, Saama Veda and Adharvana Veda, which is the Sanatana Dharma otherwise known as Hinduism. Four stands for our time element that is reckoned by Yugas. We have four yugas ( Chatur Yugas ); Krutha Yuga, Tretha Yuga, Dwaapara Yuga, and Kali Yuga. These four Yugas are collectively known as one Mahaa Yuga. Dharma in Hinduism is symbolized having four legs and in each of these Yugas, Dharma gets reduced progressively losing one leg in each Yuga. Lord Brahma the Creator; first of the Trinal Lords is known as Chaturmukha Br...