Yuga

Yuga (devanāgarī: युग) is a Sanskrit word meaning 'epoch' or 'era' used in Hindu philosophy to refer to a cycle of four ages called Satya Yuga, Treta Yuga, Dvapara Yuga, and Kali Yuga. The total of the said four Yugas is called Maha Yuga.

H. P. Blavatsky said that "the exoteric figures accepted throughout India . . . dovetail pretty nearly with those of the Secret works" so she gives the duration of the yugas as rendered in the Hindu books:

Krita Yuga: 1,728,000 years

Treta Yuga: 1,296,000 years

Dwapara Yuga: 864,000 years

Kali Yuga: 432,000 years

Maha Yuga: 4,320,000 years

One thousand Mahayugas: 4,320,000,000 years (a kalpa or "day of Brahmā").

Further reading

• Yuga at Theosopedia

• Kalpa at Theosopedia