[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Reference works](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference) › [Puranic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Puranic Literature](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975) › c8.531 # 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 - **Language:** English ### [c8.531](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c8.531) | 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. | - [Previous: c8.530](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c8.530) - [Next: c8.532](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c8.532) - [Up: c8](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c8) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c8.531](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c8.531) · Pramāṇa