Shiva Purana
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दिव्येनैव प्रमाणेन युगसंख्या प्रवर्तते ॥ चत्वारि भारते वर्षे युगानि कवयो विदुः ॥ ११ ॥
The calculation of yugas is based on the divine unit of time. The wise understand that there are four Yugas in the land of Bhārata.
english translation
divyenaiva pramANena yugasaMkhyA pravartate ॥ catvAri bhArate varSe yugAni kavayo viduH ॥ 11 ॥
hk transliteration by Sanscriptपूर्वं कृतयुगं नाम ततस्त्रेता विधीयते ॥ द्वापरं च कलिश्चैव युगान्येतानि कृत्स्नशः ॥ १२ ॥
The first Yuga is Kṛta, then comes Tretā. Dvāpara and Kali are the other Yugas. These are the four Yugas.
english translation
pUrvaM kRtayugaM nAma tatastretA vidhIyate ॥ dvAparaM ca kalizcaiva yugAnyetAni kRtsnazaH ॥ 12 ॥
hk transliteration by Sanscriptचत्वारि तु सहस्राणि वर्षाणां तत्कृतं युगम् ॥ तस्य तावच्छतीसंध्या संध्यांशश्च तथाविधः ॥ १३ ॥
Four thousand years constitute the Kṛtayuga. The period of four hundred years constitutes the intervening junction and a hundred year period constitutes Sandhyāṃśa (a subdivision of the junction).
english translation
catvAri tu sahasrANi varSANAM tatkRtaM yugam ॥ tasya tAvacchatIsaMdhyA saMdhyAMzazca tathAvidhaH ॥ 13 ॥
hk transliteration by Sanscriptइतरेषु ससंध्येषु ससंध्यांशेषु च त्रिषु ॥ एकापायेन वर्तंते सहस्राणि शतानि च ॥ १४ ॥
In the three other yugas, their Sandhyās and Sandhyāṃśas the thousands and the hundreds become reduced by one.
english translation
itareSu sasaMdhyeSu sasaMdhyAMzeSu ca triSu ॥ ekApAyena vartaMte sahasrANi zatAni ca ॥ 14 ॥
hk transliteration by Sanscriptएतद्द्वादशसाहस्रं साधिकं च चतुर्युगम् ॥ चतुर्युगसहस्रं यत्संकल्प इति कथ्यते ॥ १५ ॥
Thus the twelve thousand years and the surplus period constitute a Caturyuga. A thousand Caturyugas constitute a Kalpa.
english translation
etaddvAdazasAhasraM sAdhikaM ca caturyugam ॥ caturyugasahasraM yatsaMkalpa iti kathyate ॥ 15 ॥
hk transliteration by Sanscript