History of Dharmashastra (Ancient and Mediaeval Religious and Civil Law in India) v6.c81.1804

v6.c81.1804

*Manvādi*—there are fourteen Manvantaras; the four Yugas make one Mahāyuga of 4320000 years; one thousand Mahāyugas are equal to a *kalpa* which is a day of Brahmā and the night of Brahmā is also of the same duration. As there are 14 Manvantaras in a Kalpa, each Manvantara is a little over 71 Mahāyugas; Viṣṇupurāṇa III. 2. 50-51, Mat. 144. 102-3, 145. 1, Brah chap 5; Nār. (I. 56. 149-152) sets out the tithis on which each Manvantara started and that are therefore called Manvādi-tithis; these tithis are sacred and śrāddhas are to be offered on them. Vide H of Dh. vol. IV. p. 375 for the Manvādi tithis and Vi Dh. I. chap. 176-189 for names and descriptions of the 14 Manvantaras.