Puranic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Puranic Literature c8.531
Purāṇic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Purāṇic Literature c8.531
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| 360 days for gods | —One Deva vatsara. |
| 12,000 Deva vatsaras | —1 caturyuga (36 lakhs years for human beings). |
| 71 caturyugas | —1 Manvantaram (One Manu’s life-span). |
| 14 Manvantaras | —1 Kalpa (one day time for Brahmā) |
| 2 Kalpas | —One day (and night) for Brahmā. (Ahorātra) |
| 360 days of Brahmā | —1 Brahma Varṣa |
| 120 Brahma Varṣas | —One Brahmā’s life-span. |