YUGAS: Understanding their Origins & Prevailing Misconceptions

Vedic calendars called Panchanga, which are followed even today by religiously sagacious Hindus, can predict with precision the rise of the sun, the moon, arrival of seasons, comets, and even solar and lunar eclipses. These Panchanga divide time in Kshana (seconds), Kastha (5 Kshana), Laghu (15 Kastha), Danda (15 Laghu), Muhurta (2 Danda), Ahoratram (30 Muhurta), Masa (30 Ahoratram), Ritu (2 Masa), Ayana (3 Ritu) and Samvatsara (2 Ayana or one year). Yugas (which are four, namely: Krita, Treta...