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The four yugas (Era or Epoch) in Hinduism

A yuga is the period-of-time or ages. In Hinduism, the Chatur-yuga (Four-Yuga) are large time periods characterizing and defining humans as well as social development on the earth. There are four different yugas, (Chatur---> Four) and each of them have their own feature in history. Let's see their names: Satya Yuga (सत्य युग) Treta Yuga (त्रेता युग) Dwapara Yuga (द्वापर युग) Kali Yuga(कली युग) Let's learn briefly on them: 1. Satya Yuga: It is also called as Krita yuga, which is the first of the yuga. Satya means truth. It lasted for 17,28,000 years or 4800 Divine years. It is the truth or golden age, where all humans were good and very religious. It was the first and best yuga without crime and all humans were kind and friendly. It is called Krita Yuga as there was one religion and all men were saintly. Humans used to be 33 feet in height and average human lifespan was of 1,00,000 years.   The bull of   Dharma  symbolizes that morality stood on all four legs durin...

Guru Purnima - Know the real meaning of the Mantra and it's importance in English and Sanskrit

गुरुर्ब्रह्मा गुरुर्विष्णु र्गुरुर्देवो महेश्वरः गुरु साक्षात परब्रह्मा तस्मै श्रीगुरवे नमः Let's study today on Guru Purnima mantra. The wide listened shloka/mantra is mentioned above. It actually describes us, who the real guru is or the teacher is. the one who guides us to the path of light can be termed as a teacher. The supreme gods, Brahma, Vishnu, Maheshwara (Mahadeva) have been termed as the guru here. Actually, the word Guru has a wide meaning in Sanskrit so teacher only can't be its English translation. A Guru is a guide or a teacher, the God also a husband and even not-matching things. With this, lets start our translation in English and learn its meaning. Gurur Brahma, gurur Vishnu, gurur Devo maheshwara. Guru sakshat param Brahma tasmai Shri Gurave Namah.  The meaning is here. Guru is the creator (Brahma) Guru is the preserver (Vishnu) Guru is the God Maheshwora who is the destroyer. Guru is the absolute Lord, the supreme singularity himself. Salutations to those ...