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.

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Maya (Illusion)

Is time an illusion (Maya)?

      

In Hinduism time is considered a facet of creation. It exists only so long as we are bound to the things of this world through our senses. Time may be a mental concept created by the movement of our senses, the celestial objects and our perceptions. It is a part of the illusion during which we live and which we deem real. In God's consciousness, there are no divisions of time. There is only this moment, one continuous, indivisible and indistinguishable state of existence.

Time is additionally considered a facet of Prakriti or Nature. It is one among the 36 tattvas or principles of creation . Prakriti subjects the boundless individual souls of pure consciousness to the restrictions of your time (Kala), space (Nyathi), knowledge (vidya), passion (raga) and power (Kala) and binds them to the cycle of births and rebirths. When beings transcend these five limitations through the grace of The divine soul, they regain their pure consciousness (chit) and become free.

 To understand this we have to go through the story of Narada “The Deva rishi”.

The Story of Narada

  He is one of the many Manash (born out of mind) Putra (son) of Lord Brahma. He was not interested in the material world so he refused to marry. He preferred in the realm of Vishnu, where time and space does not exist, where Maya casts no spells. He encouraged Brahma’s other sons to stay celibate like him. He did not understand the purpose of the creation of the universe and see no point of engaging with Prakriti.

Some other son's of the Brahma also agreed with Narada, and they refuse to marry. This happened several times until an enraged Brahma cursed Narada, ‘you will stay trapped within the material world until you appreciate the worth of Maya.’

Narada visited Vishnu and asked him the meaning of Maya. Vishnu said, ‘i will explain after you quench my thirst. Go fetch me some water.’Narada went to a river to fetch water. But as he was collecting the water, he saw a beautiful girl. He was so drawn to her that he followed her to her village and asked her father for her hand in marriage. The father agreed and the two got married. Before long, Narada was a father then grandfather than a great grandparent. Narada felt content. Suddenly one day, it rained. And the rains refused to stop. The river swelled and broke its

banks. Water rushed into Narada’s house, and to his horror, caught in a frenzy his wife, his children, his grandchildren and his great-grandchildren. He screamed and shouted for help as the water dragged him under. Suddenly he was pulled up and found himself in Vaikuntha (Vishnu’s abode) before Vishnu.

‘Narada,’ said Vishnu, ‘where is my water? I am still thirsty.’ Narada did not understand. Where was his family, his wife’s village, the river?

‘Where do this pain and suffering come from, Narada?’ asked Vishnu with a smile. ‘I thought you had full knowledge of Maya before you began to fetch water on behalf of me .’

Narada bowed his head in realization. He knew Maya but had never experienced Maya. Brahma was encouraging his sons to marry in order that they experience Maya. Knowledge of Maya is not the experience of Maya. Unless one experiences Maya, one won't be ready to empathize with those that are trapped in it.

Said Vishnu, ‘you knew all about measuring scales and subjective realities, Yet you forgot all about them as soon as you experienced the fabric world – home, family, children, and village. Your understanding of Maya and Brahmanda could have helped you in the turmoil of pleasure and pain, but it did not. Such is the spell of Maya. Now that you have experienced Maya, I want you to go and meet people and realize them that the only way out of Maya is seeking answers out of material reality. I want you to teach them into following the spiritual path.

The Parbrahma or Supreme soul is true, the material world is an illusion. The world exists for those who recognize the existence and does not exist for those who ignore its existence. For example- As long as the dreamer is going through the experience of Dream, the dream is a reality for him. All of his experience will be real. If he is hungry, eating relieves him of hunger, and if he is thirsty, he will drink water and thereby quenches his thirst. This experience in the dream will be as real as when we do it physically. This experience or state of mind will be the same when we do the activity with our physical body ( real-world) or without it in a dream ( illusion). So which is real , our physical world or dream world? In some sense  both, maybe real or illusion, Or one may be real and other illusion by his/her opinion. For us when we are in our material body, the dream is an Illusion and the material world is real but when we leave our body and left only with the soul, we realize that the material world is an illusion and that world is real. As Soul has no physical limitation like our body, it can see the real truth. The spiritually elevated person who knows the real truth i.e. these supreme being (Spiritually elevated person) considered the material world as Maya or illusion when he is present in physical body also. That person knows the purpose of body and material world, they do their duty ( Karma) but not attached to it. Like I know the purpose of the pen is to write no matter how much expensive or beautiful it is. I used to write with this pen, I am not attached to his beautifulness or expensiveness. I am not preserving it. All material world is under the spell of Maya even Lord Brahma is not excluded. Even Narada forgets all his wisdom and knowledge when under the spell of Maya, so how can we human being know the real truth when under the spell of Maya?

  All material world exists in the dream of Vishnu when he awakes, this material world vanishes, like a dream. For us the material world (time) is real but for Vishnu, it is illusion or dream. But for Brahma and us, the material world is real, so is time.

Beginning of universe and Concept of God -The Division Earth Time

Division of Earth time-

Name of the division	Duration in Human year	Remarks
Truti	One twinkle of an eye
Tatpara	100 trutis
Nimesha	30 tatpara
Kastha	30 nimeshas
Kala	30 kasthas
Muhurata	30 kalas	Approx 45-50 minutes
Ahoratra	30 muhurtas	Day and night
Masa	30 days	One lunar month
Paksha	15 days	One half of lunar month
Ayan	Six months or half year	Uttaryana is the day of Demigods and Daskhinayana their night
Divine year	360 years	One year of Demigods
Charna or one chatur yuga	432,000 years	Duration of earth. Length of the feet of time (kala)

            The Indian calendar are based on both sun and moon; it uses a solar year but divides it into 12 lunar months . In this calendar, season follows Sun, months follow Moon , and days follow both. To help the lunar months coincide with the solar year the practice of inserting an extra month called the Adhik Maas, arose which is inserted every 30 months ,since 60 months =62 months. They are calculated using the difference of the longitudinal angle between the position of sun and moon. Because of this, the Tithi may or may not have changed by the time the day has changed and this is why sometimes it Tithi is omitted ,and at others , two consecutive days share the same.

 This 24 hours period is also divided into an overlapping division call the” Praher”. Each 12 hour period has four Praher, each there by dividing one rotation of earth into 08 equal parts. 15 unit of Divas- Ratri forms a fortnight or a “Pakash”. The bright waxing Moon fortnight is called Shukla Paksh and the dark waning moon fortnight is known as Krishna Pakash. 

In one of the higher planets called Pitralok, one fortnight of humans corresponds two one day and a similar time period counts as their night. Therefore , the bright fortnights from the day of the Pitras and the dark ones from the night.

Two units (02) of Pakasha combine to form a month or ‘Masa’. 

Six (06) units of Masa jointly are referred as an Ayan.

The six months when sun is in the Northern hemisphere are called the Uttarayan and the corresponding six in the lower hemisphere from the Dakshinayan. This bright Northern journey of sun forms one day of Devas (demigod) and the six human months ,southern journey from their night. Thus, for the demigods, one human year is equal to one day and night period . So on the day of Makar Sankranti, the age of Devtas will change by one day and a normal human being will change by one year.

Nakshatras or Daily Stars-

           

According to Hindu mythology, there are 27 stars or nakshatras who are the daughters of either Daksha or Kashyapa, but wives of Chandra, the moon god. The moon god spends each night with one particular star, with whom he appears within the sky. According to Hindu astronomy, the sky is split into 27 divisions. During its monthly cycle, the moon passes through each division roughly one per day. According to another tradition the 27 nakshatras are related to the nine planets or navagrahas, with each planetary deity ruling over three particular stars. During the 27 day lunar cycle, the planetary gods enter into their respective star mansions and spend nine days with each of their three stars.Each nakshatra is further divided into four equal sectors called padas or steps. Multiply 4 by 27 and it equals 108. These 108 units mark the 108 steps that the earth takes through space. The names of the 27 stars along side their controlling planets are mentioned below.

60 Year Cycles- Hindus also follow a 60-year cycle during which each year is given a selected name which repeats after every 60 years.