Time cycle

Does time repeat itself?And what's the role of Karma?

Vedas says that Time keep repeating itself, Yuga after Yuga, Kalp after Kalp, Manvantara after Manavantara.There are many proofs of these can be found in Hindu Scriptures.

Let us look at two beautiful stories from the scriptures-

 when Rama Ji fulfilled all his worldly duties (the purpose of his life) and the time came for him to leave this material body and returned to his abode. Yamaraja                                                                                                tried much time but was not able

to reach Ram Ji and take away his life because Hanuman Ji guarded Ram’s life.To allow Yama’s entry, it was necessary to distract Hanuman. So Ram Ji dropped his ring into a crack in the Palace floor and ask Hanuman to fetch it. Hanuman reduced himself to the size of a bee and enter the crack. He followed the crack until he reached Naglok. Hanuman meets Vasuki the king of Serpent there and informs about his purpose.

Vasuki took Hanuman to a place where stood a mountain of rings. Vasuki said here you will surely find Rama’s ring. Hanuman wondered how he would do that. It was like finding a needle during a haystack. But to his delight, the first ring he picked it up was Ram’s ring. To his surprise, even the second ring and consecutive ring he picked up was Rama ring. All the rings that made up the mountain of rings where of Ram’s. Hanuman was surprised and asked him how can there be numerous rings?

Vasuki smiled and said, “As many ring’s, so many Rama’s”. Life is a cycle, it's an infinite circle. What has happened in the past will again happen in future. That is why the word “Kal” is used for Past, Present & Future. We as a Jivatma (soul) get trapped in this Maya and keep taking rebirth again & again. Once the one attained Moksha, he will not take birth again on this dimension.This world we live in goes through the cycle of life and death. Each life cycle of the world is called Kalachakra and Mahayuga composed of four yugas. In Treta yuga, Ram takes birth and so Hanuman. He replied each ring represent one Kalachakra.( The mountain keep growing as more ring falls). Every time Ram will drop his ring and Hanuman will come here for searching his ring. By the time Hanuman Returns to earth Rama is gone. There was enough space for the ring of the future’s Rama also...

Hanuman then understood the intention of Rama, why he was sent here. Rama wants Hanuman to know that he could not stop death from coming. Ram would die to be reborn each time the world is reborn. So it would be forever.

Late us take a look of another story of” Kagbhusandi”-

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 Kak means crow and Bhushundi is his name. It is associated with his name because the sage in his final in incarnation( birth ) was transformed into a crow by sage Lomas and finally he decided to spend his life in the form of a crow. He has been gifted with the living of thousands life and the ability to choose the physical form as per wish. He was also blessed with eternal life and limitless vision.
As per the scriptures, one of the important quality of kagbhusandi is that he can stand outside of time, means as to where nature’s cycle just repeats itself, so he was able to see Ramayana played out 11 times and Mahabharat 16 times with different result, but after seeing the Daksha Yagya twice he did not  care to see it again as it ended the same way each time. It is said that every time the lord takes the form of Rama, Bhushundi as a crow visit him and enjoy being a spectator to Ram’s childhood.

He clears the confusion of Garuda regarding Rama being God. He attained vast knowledge because he had undergone many thousand of births but always remembered whatever he learnt in his previous birth.

The Bhagwat Gita (2.12) says:
"Never was there a time once I didn't exist, nor you, nor these kings of men. Never will there be a time hereafter when any of us shall cease to be."

The Bhagwat Gita (9.7) says:
"At the top of a cycle all beings, O son of Kunti, enter into My Prakriti, and at the start of a cycle I generate them again."

The Brahma Sutra (1.3.29) says:
"And due to the sameness of names and forms (in every fresh cycle), there's no contradiction (to the eternity of those Vedic words) even within the revolving of world cycles, as is seen from the Sruti and therefore the Smriti."

The Vishnu Purana (I. v. 65.) says:
"As within the rotation of the seasons, the same signs of the various season are see repeated, so also at the start of a cycle the varied things are created as in the previous cycle."

Rig Veda  says:
"The Lord creates during this cycle the sun and therefore the moon as they existed within the previous cycle."

photo from Ajit Vadakayil posts.

In one of the Puranas, in his Boar incarnation, Vishnu turns around and says to the Goddess Earth "Every time I carry you this way..." referring to the fact that He has done the same in prior cycles".

Therefore it is evident from the above two stories that Kala (time) repeat itself but the person and activities in the yugas are different but God’s incarnation is fixed, they came as per yugas.

What is the role of Karma?
 If God’s incarnations are fixed, and everything repeats itself in the same order again and again. But here a question arises that, where is the role of Karma (free will) if we are merely playing the character set by God. If this is the case, then for God we are no more than a movie that he keeps on playing again and again for his entertainment. And here all life loses its meaning in the very first place.
Time will repeat but they will or will not be same every time. So incidents like Ramayana and Mahabharata will happen again in its respective yugas but they will be completely or slightly different according to the situation of the Kal ( time). The main plot like Sita-Ram marriage and Ram vs Ravan war remains the same. But other intermediates event(Leela) changes. Here God’s character is fixed but other characters are played by different souls, they are given the character according to their karmas. So the character’s name will be the same but played by different soul’s.

 In our day to day life also we see the same movie or serials or read stories with a different version. In every version, the main plot remains the same, but other incidents with slight modification or more modification. Every time the person playing the character changes, dialogue changes but the main story or moral remains the same. We also came to know that Brahma, Indra and other deities (demigods) are merely posts and the person fulfilling the post has an individual name. The sole or beings get the post or role according to their karma’s. Only highly elevated souls get these important post and characters. Same can be said that every time Mahabharata repeats a different soul plays the role of Vedavyas, who writes Mahabharata. Character is the same but played by a different sole.

 It is believed that Hanuman will become Next Brahma. We came to know that Brahma, Indra, etc. , they all are Devatas they're Not god and every one These Devatas are “Post” But Vishnu and Lakshmi aren't a Post. except for Vishnu and Lakshmi, everyone is Post. Hanuman is an incarnation of Vayu (air). Vayu is Big devotee of Lord Vishnu. When Lord Vishnu incarnated as Rama, Vayu incarnated as Hanuman and became The servant (bhakta) and devote of Rama. When Lord Vishnu incarnated as Krishna, Vayu incarnated as Bheema Sena and killed all The Powerful demons like Duryodhana, Jarasanda, Dushasana etc. When lord Vishnu Took avatar as Veda Vyasa, Vayu incarnated as ‘Madhvacharya” and established Dvaita Philosophy. 
There are 100 Ruju devatas (Demi-gods) who are waiting in line to Occupy The seat of Lord Brahma. Read Vamana Purana, 100 Ruju devatas Names are Mentioned. According To Vamana Purana, only Vayu Can Occupy The Brahma’s Post. If Vayu Occupies Brahma’s Post Then where Brahma will Go? Brahma will Attain Moksha (dissolve in the Supreme soul) and Vayu will attain The post of Lord Brahma. 
Only in human life, Karma has a role to play. His Karma decides his next destination and salvation.He gets different destination (higher or lower lokas) and forms (Animal, Human, Demi-god, Demons, plants etc.) according to his Karma.No other Yoni, Jeeva can get salvation only in Purush (Human) yoni, Jeeva can get salvation (though it is difficult but not impossible). So if any higher being wanted salvation than also he has to take birth in Manushya yoni. 
There are Three Types of Groups- Devatas, Human beings and demons.Human beings (normal) and demons aren't eligible for such Post. Only devatas,highly elevated souls , Can Get such Highest Post. Hanuman Ji is a Devata and Vishnu devote, So He is destined to be the next of next Brahma. 
So it is strongly believed that Hanuman will be next Brahma as someone has to fill in Brahma's shoes and continue with the life cycle of creation.
 The name of the first Brahma –         Virinchi.
 The name of the second Brahma –   Padmabhu.
 The name of the third Brahma –       Swayambhu.
 The name of the fourth Brahma –     Parmeshthi.
 The name of the fifth Brahma –        Surajyeshtha
 The name of the sixth Brahma –       Hemagarbha.
 The name of the seventh Brahma – Shatanand (Present Brahma).
 Next (eighth) Brahma will be named as Chaturmukha.
 Ninth Brahma will be Hanuman.

Same can be said about us -The normal beings or souls. Yes, cycles of time or Kala repeat themselves. But there is one change. The 'Jiva' (soul) that is inhabiting your body in this life is not the same Jiva from your life in the previous cycle nor will it be the same Jiva in the next cycle. So although your body will repeat its actions, the jiva experiencing 'your life' within the next cycle is going to be a replacement Jiva whose karma is then fitted to birth in your body. Your Jiva will have already accumulated new karma and brought birth during another higher/lower body (or your jiva could also be in heaven or better yet attained Liberation).

People in each cycle would be required to be taught about Dharma and Satya. They must be shown the right way and evil should be destroyed. This is the reason why Ramayana and Mahabharata happened. It was God’s wish and God to Avatar in respective yugas to eliminate evil and preserve Dharma.