Dvapara Yuga

[ dvah-per-uh yoog-uh ]

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noun

Hinduism.

the third of the Yugas, not as good as the Treta Yuga but better than the Kali Yuga.

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Word History and Origins

Origin of Dvapara Yuga¹

< Sanskrit, equivalent to �屹��貹�� third best ( �屹�� two + para ahead) + yuga era (literally, yoke ¹ )

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We find the great reign of R�ma lasting ten thousand years in the Dvapara Yuga, the Yuga at the close of which Shr� Kṛiṣhṇa came.

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The shortest Indian Yuga is the Babylonian 120 saroi multiplied by 10=1200 divine years for the Kali Yuga; twice that number gives the Dvapara Yuga of 2400 divine years; then the Treta Yuga is 2400 + 1200 = 3600 divine years, and Krita Yuga 3600 + 1200 = 4800 divine years.

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