Shiva Purana

siva.sh/siva-purana/vayaviya-samhita/8/11

दिव्येनैव प्रमाणेन युगसंख्या प्रवर्तते ॥ चत्वारि भारते वर्षे युगानि कवयो विदुः ॥ ११ ॥

sanskrit

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 Sanscript

siva.sh/siva-purana/vayaviya-samhita/8/12

पूर्वं कृतयुगं नाम ततस्त्रेता विधीयते ॥ द्वापरं च कलिश्चैव युगान्येतानि कृत्स्नशः ॥ १२ ॥

sanskrit

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 Sanscript

siva.sh/siva-purana/vayaviya-samhita/8/13

चत्वारि तु सहस्राणि वर्षाणां तत्कृतं युगम् ॥ तस्य तावच्छतीसंध्या संध्यांशश्च तथाविधः ॥ १३ ॥

sanskrit

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 Sanscript

siva.sh/siva-purana/vayaviya-samhita/8/14

इतरेषु ससंध्येषु ससंध्यांशेषु च त्रिषु ॥ एकापायेन वर्तंते सहस्राणि शतानि च ॥ १४ ॥

sanskrit

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 Sanscript

siva.sh/siva-purana/vayaviya-samhita/8/15

एतद्द्वादशसाहस्रं साधिकं च चतुर्युगम् ॥ चतुर्युगसहस्रं यत्संकल्प इति कथ्यते ॥ १५ ॥

sanskrit

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

siva.sh/siva-purana/vayaviya-samhita/8/11

दिव्येनैव प्रमाणेन युगसंख्या प्रवर्तते ॥ चत्वारि भारते वर्षे युगानि कवयो विदुः ॥ ११ ॥

sanskrit

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 Sanscript

siva.sh/siva-purana/vayaviya-samhita/8/12

पूर्वं कृतयुगं नाम ततस्त्रेता विधीयते ॥ द्वापरं च कलिश्चैव युगान्येतानि कृत्स्नशः ॥ १२ ॥

sanskrit

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 Sanscript

siva.sh/siva-purana/vayaviya-samhita/8/13

चत्वारि तु सहस्राणि वर्षाणां तत्कृतं युगम् ॥ तस्य तावच्छतीसंध्या संध्यांशश्च तथाविधः ॥ १३ ॥

sanskrit

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 Sanscript

siva.sh/siva-purana/vayaviya-samhita/8/14

इतरेषु ससंध्येषु ससंध्यांशेषु च त्रिषु ॥ एकापायेन वर्तंते सहस्राणि शतानि च ॥ १४ ॥

sanskrit

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 Sanscript

siva.sh/siva-purana/vayaviya-samhita/8/15

एतद्द्वादशसाहस्रं साधिकं च चतुर्युगम् ॥ चतुर्युगसहस्रं यत्संकल्प इति कथ्यते ॥ १५ ॥

sanskrit

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