#] #] ********************* #] "$d_projMin"'calendars/calendar Vedic (pre-Hindu) notes.txt' # www.BillHowell.ca 05Jan2026 initial # view in text editor, using constant-width font (eg courier), tabWidth = 3 # Read-Eval-Print Loop (REPL) is typically running in a terminal in workspace 3 # backup this file: REPL$ sudo pinn_arcArch "$d_bin"'0_form notes.txt' # backup workspace example: REPL$ sudo pinnL_arcArch "$d_bin"'start/base_WkSpc.sh REPL pLst.txt' # note that 'base_WkSpc.sh REPL pLst.txt' can be used far beyond just backups!! #48************************************************48 #24************************24 # Table of Contents, generate with : # $ grep "^#]" "$d_projMin"'calendars/calendar Vedic (pre-Hindu) notes.txt' | sed "s|^#\]| |" >"$d_projMin"'calendars/calendar Vedic (pre-Hindu) notes.txt'' TblOfCont.txt' # # +--+ build summary of key points : #kp# #kp# ********************* #kp# "$d_projMin"'calendars/calendar Vedic (pre-Hindu) notes.txt' #kp# # $ grep "^#kp#" "$d_projMin"'calendars/calendar Vedic (pre-Hindu) notes.txt' | sed 's|^#kp#| |' >"$d_projMin"'calendars/calendar Vedic (pre-Hindu) notes.txt'' key points.txt' #24************************24 # Setup, ToDos, ToDos standard: 06Jan2025 prove [fractal cycles, precession/ astrology, Kali period] ToDos: 05Jan2025 ignoring the yugas: are there Hindu smaller cycles? eg [calendar year, moon, etc]? Dwardu Cardona may have something. far better than the dopey-dudes I've read today #08********08 #] ??Jan2026 #08********08 #] ??Jan2026 #08********08 #] ??Jan2026 #08********08 #] ??Jan2026 #08********08 #] 05Jan2026 https://jasongregory.org/yugas-the-hindu-map-of-time/ >> Unbelievable. These dumb fucks don't sense that the long-count was one of the products of group intellectual mastutbation by programmed intellectual robots? This inane non-think should propagate to infinite time if these dick-heads are left to themselves. All these guys are on drugs. But at least that freed them from the unbelievable stupidity of those they have followed. The Short-count Yuga System Though the idea of the Kali Yuga may seem grim and depressing, a short-count system of the yugas was designed which is more of an optimistic view of where human civilization is currently heading. The short-count yugas was introduced by the Indian mystic Sri Yukteswar. Sri Yukteswar explains the short-count system in twelve brief pages in his classical book The Holy Science. Sri Yukteswar doesn’t base his understanding of the yugas much on the older long-count tradition. His system of the yugas was born from his own self-realization. The short-count system of the yugas focuses on the correlation of inner consciousness and outward behavior. Sri Yukteswar explains that as human consciousness changes, so does civilization and human development. With this short-count model we can begin to perceive a discernible pattern in our seemingly chaotic history. In Daniel Steinmetz and Joseph Selbie’s book called The Yugas, they trace our known history in a way that supports the claims of the short-count yuga system. They show a recognizable cycle of human civilization that descended to a certain point of time and evidence of an ascension. To understand this, I need to explain how the short-count yugas are different. First of all, Sri Yukteswar’s theory is based on the idea that our own sun revolves around a dual star which is a cycle of 24,000 years. It’s a binary star system. Sri Yukteswar explains that this is a celestial phenomenon caused by the backward movement of the equinoctial points around the zodiac. The common explanation for this is precession, meaning the wobbling rotating movement of the earth’s axis. Sri Yukteswar explains this in The Holy Science. He states: “The sun also has another motion by which it revolves round a grand center called Vishnu-Naabhi which is the seat of the creative power Brahma, the universal magnetism. Brahma regulates Dharma the mental virtues of the internal world. When the sun in its revolution round its dual come to the place nearest to this grand center the seat of Brahma (an event which takes place when the autumnal equinox comes to the first point of Aries) Dharma the mental virtue becomes so much developed that man can easily comprehend all, even the mysteries of Spirit.” Each age has its own dharma, meaning virtue. And our dharma is at the height of virtue when our sun and its dual are closest to the grand center of the universe, the creative power of Brahma. To map where we currently are in the short-count system, we need to understand how the complete cycle of 24,000 years is mapped. #08********08 #] 05Jan2026 search "Hindu cycles less than 26,000 years in length" (Ben Shaggin is best source far) +-----+ https://curiosmos.com/ancient-calendars-that-predicted-the-end-of-worlds/ /home/bill/web/ProjMini/calendars/images/Hindu Yuga cycle 25,800 years Apr2025 curiosmos.com.png http://beyondtheopposites.com/2016/09/03/where-are-you-now/ /home/bill/web/ProjMini/calendars/images/Hindu Yuga cycle ~24,000 years 03Sep2016 yogananda.com.au.jpg https://vedicsidhaanta.blogspot.com/2017/08/understanding-time-in-astrology-and.html /home/bill/web/ProjMini/calendars/images/Hindu Yuga cycle 24kyr and [gold, silver, bronze, iron] ages vedicsidhaanta.blogspot.com. +-----+ https://spoileralert.au/cycles-of-12000-years-in-vedic-mayan-and-torah-traditions/ 12/04/2025 by Ben Shaggin #] Cycles of ~12,000 Years in Vedic, Mayan, and Torah Traditions 12Apr2025 Ben Shaggin >> Howell: GREAT reference!!!! >> mentions: Douglas Vogt and the Torah Code for 2046 !!!!**!*!*!*!* Ben Shaggin Independent researcher publishing suppressed history, forbidden tech, and decoded truth. Operating outside institutional control. >> Howell: screams of Ben Davidson & precessors: Earth catastrophe cycle Introduction Ancient civilizations often conceived of time as cyclical, with great ages or epochs that repeat. Among these cycles, a period on the order of ten to twelve millennia appears in various guises. In this report, we investigate how a ~12,000-year cycle (specifically around 12,000–12,500 years) may be embedded in the mythologies, calendars, and numerological systems of three rich traditions: the Vedic (ancient Indian), Mayan (Mesoamerican), and Torah (Hebrew/Jewish) worlds. We will explore: Mythological or cosmological narratives that hint at world ages or epochs. Calendar systems (like Hindu Yugas, the Maya Long Count, or biblical Jubilees) that encode large cycles. Numerological symbolism or sacred mathematics involving these numbers. Textual references to periodic global events (destructions, renewals, alignments) possibly tied to such cycles. In the ancient formulation (Mahabharata/Manu), these are human years – i.e. the 12,000-year cycle is literally 12,000 solar years. Later Hindu texts (such as the Vishnu Purana and Surya Siddhanta) introduced the idea of “divine years” (each equal to 360 human years). In that Puranic model, the Yuga Cycle becomes 12,000 divine years, or 4.32 million human years – an astronomically large timeframe. This inflated timescale made the current Kali Yuga 432,000 years long, of which ~5,000 years have passed since its onset in 3102 BCE. Did the ancients intend 12,000 actual years? Many modern scholars and Hindu mystics believe the original figure was 12,000 ordinary years, later multiplied by 360 for theological or symbolic reasons. As early as 1903, Bal Gangadhar Tilak argued that post-Vedic redactors “extended” the cycle by converting human years into divine years. Notably, the Mahabharata and Manusmriti passages “still retain the original value of the Yuga Cycle as 12,000 years”, indicating the 360× inflation was a later addition. In other words, the idea of a 12,000-year world-age was present in the oldest strata of Vedic tradition. This number is remarkably specific and within an order of magnitude of real geological/climatic cycles (for example, the last Ice Age ended roughly 12,000 years ago). Mythology and Global Events in the Yuga Cycle Hindu texts paint each Yuga as having distinct qualities and lifespans for humans (e.g. people lived 400 years on average in Krita Yuga and 100 years in Kali Yuga). As righteousness (dharma) declines through the Yugas (often depicted as a bull standing on 4, then 3, 2, and 1 legs), the world experiences increasing strife. Kali Yuga, the final age, is an age of darkness, conflict, and moral decay. The end of Kali is expected to be turbulent: the Vishnu Purana and other texts prophesy that at Kali Yuga’s conclusion, Lord Vishnu will incarnate as Kalki, a messianic figure who will destroy the forces of evil and usher in a new Satya Yuga (restarting the cycle). This implies a periodic reboot of civilization after a long decline. While the classic 4.32-million-year Kali Yuga puts that end far in our future, those who interpret the cycle as 12,000 actual years have looked for nearer-term fulfillments. Notably, if the 12,000-year cycle were taken literally, Kali Yuga would last 1,200 years. There is a tradition (followed by some orthodox Jyotisha astronomers) that Kali Yuga began at midnight on 17/18 February 3102 BCE. By that count, 1,200 years later would end Kali around 900 BCE – which obviously did not bring a golden age. However, some Vedic sources hint at Yuga cycles being recurring (cyclical) or even ascending and descending. This leads to alternative interpretations: Catastrophes at Cycle Boundaries: Hindu texts do describe cataclysms, though usually tied to larger cycles. For example, at the end of a Kalpa (a Day of Brahma, 4.32 billion years), the universe is dissolved in a flood of fire or water (Pralaya). These enormous cycles dwarf 12,000 years. However, on a human scale, one famous story is the Flood of Manu. In the Satapatha Brahmana and later Puranic texts, Manu (the primordial man) is warned by the Matsya (fish) avatar of Vishnu about a coming deluge that will destroy humanity. Manu builds a boat, survives the flood, and repopulates the world. In Puranic chronology, this flood is said to occur at the transition of Manvantaras (each Manvantara is ~306 million years). Some modern authors have speculated that this story — so closely paralleling the biblical Noah — might dimly recall a real flood at the end of the last Ice Age (c. 9700 BCE). If so, the timing is intriguing: that event is ~12,000 years ago. This could be coincidence, but it raises the possibility that the 12,000-year number in Indian tradition could encode a memory of an antediluvian civilizational cycle. Mainstream Indian texts do not explicitly say “every 12 millennia a flood comes,” but the recurrence of a worldwide flood myth in the context of a cyclic view of time is suggestive of periodic disasters. #08********08 #] 10Jul2025 Roger Barlizan: Hindu Yuga cycles, Bhagavad Gita +--+ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yuga_cycle Structure of a yuga cycle Yuga Part Divine years Solar years Krita (Satya) Krita-yuga-sandhya (dawn) 400 144,000 Krita-yuga (proper) 4,000 1,440,000 Krita-yuga-sandhyamsa (dusk) 400 144,000 Treta Treta-yuga-sandhya (dawn) 300 108,000 Treta-yuga (proper) 3,000 1,080,000 Treta-yuga-sandhyamsa (dusk) 300 108,000 Dvapara Dvapara-yuga-sandhya (dawn) 200 72,000 Dvapara-yuga (proper) 2,000 720,000 Dvapara-yuga-sandhyamsa (dusk) 200 72,000 Kali Kali-yuga-sandhya (dawn) 100 36,000 Kali-yuga (proper) 1,000 360,000 Kali-yuga-sandhyamsa (dusk) 100 36,000 Total 12,000 4,320,000 The current cycle's four yugas have the following dates based on Kali Yuga, the fourth and present age, starting in 3102 BCE:[6][13][23] Yuga cycle Yuga Start (– End) Length Krita (Satya) 3,891,102 BCE 1,728,000 (4,800) Treta 2,163,102 BCE 1,296,000 (3,600) Dvapara 867,102 BCE 864,000 (2,400) Kali* 3102 BCE – 428,899 CE 432,000 (1,200) Years: 4,320,000 solar (12,000 divine) (*) Current. [c][23][24] Mahabharata, Book 12 (Shanti Parva), Ch. 231:[25][d] (17) A year (of men) is equal to a day and night of the gods ... (19) I shall, in their order, tell you the number of years that are for different purposes calculated differently, in the Krita, the Treta, the Dwapara, and the Kali yugas. (20) Four thousand celestial years is the duration of the first or Krita age. The morning of that cycle consists of four hundred years and its evening is of four hundred years. (21) Regarding the other cycles, the duration of each gradually decreases by a quarter in respect of both the principal period with the minor portion and the conjoining portion itself. (29) The learned say that these twelve thousand celestial years form what is called a cycle ... Manusmriti, Ch. 1:[26] (67) A year is a day and a night of the gods ... (68) But hear now the brief (description of) the duration of a night and a day of Brahman [(Brahma)] and of the several ages (of the world, yuga) according to their order. (69) They declare that the Krita age (consists of) four thousand years (of the gods); the twilight preceding it consists of as many hundreds, and the twilight following it of the same number. (70) In the other three ages with their twilights preceding and following, the thousands and hundreds are diminished by one (in each). (71) These twelve thousand (years) which thus have been just mentioned as the total of four (human) ages, are called one age of the gods. Surya Siddhanta, Ch. 1:[27] (13) ... twelve months make a year. This is called a day of the gods. (14) ... Six times sixty [360] of them are a year of the gods ... (15) Twelve thousand of these divine years are denominated a Quadruple Age (caturyuga); of ten thousand times four hundred and thirty-two [4,320,000] solar years (16) Is composed that Quadruple Age, with its dawn and twilight. The difference of the Golden and the other Ages, as measured by the difference in the number of the feet of Virtue in each, is as follows : (17) The tenth part of an Age, multiplied successively by four, three, two, and one, gives the length of the Golden and the other Ages, in order : the sixth part of each belongs to its dawn and twilight. Greater cycles +--+ https://www.gita-society.com/bhagavad-gita-in-english-source-file.pdf English-language translations of भगवद्गीता include: The Bhagavad Gita, translated by Edwin Arnold The Bhagavad Gîtâ, translated by Annie Wood Besant 4th edition (1922) with parallel text in Devanagari script "$d_web"'References/mythology/Hindu Bhagavad Gita/Bhagavad Gita, translated by Edwin Arnold.pdf' $ pdftotext "$d_web"'References/mythology/Hindu Bhagavad Gita/Bhagavad Gita, Arnold translation.pdf' "$d_web"'References/mythology/Hindu Bhagavad Gita/Bhagavad Gita, Arnold translation.txt' +--+ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bhagavad_Gita Bhagavad Gita >> great descriptions, text The Bhagavad Gita (/ ˈbʌɡəvəd ˈɡiːtɑː /; [1] Sanskrit: भगवद्गीता, IPA: [ˌbʱɐɡɐʋɐd ˈɡiːtɑː], romanized: bhagavad-gītā, lit. 'God's song'), [a] often referred to as the Gita (IAST: gītā), is a Hindu scripture, dated to the second or first century BCE, [7] which forms part of the epic poem Mahabharata. The Bhagavad Gita (/ˈbʌɡəvəd ˈɡiːtɑː/;[1] Sanskrit: भगवद्गीता, IPA: [ˌbʱɐɡɐʋɐd ˈɡiːtɑː], romanized: bhagavad-gītā, lit. 'God's song'),[a] often referred to as the Gita (IAST: gītā), is a Hindu scripture, dated to the second or first century BCE,[7] which forms part of the epic poem Mahabharata. The Gita is a synthesis of various strands of Indian religious thought, including the Vedic concept of dharma (duty, rightful action); samkhya-based yoga and jnana (knowledge); and bhakti (devotion).[8][b] Among the Hindu traditions, the text holds a unique pan-Hindu influence as the most prominent sacred text and is a central text in Vedanta and the Vaishnava Hindu tradition. While traditionally attributed to the sage Veda Vyasa, the Gita is historiographically regarded as a composite work by multiple authors.[9][10][11] Incorporating teachings from the Upanishads and the samkhya yoga philosophy, the Gita is set in a narrative framework of dialogue between the pandava prince Arjuna and his charioteer guide Krishna, an avatar of Vishnu, at the onset of the Kurukshetra War.[6] Though the Gita praises the benefits of yoga[12][13] in releasing man's inner essence from the bounds of desire and the wheel of rebirth,[6] the text propagates the Brahmanic idea of living according to one's duty or dharma, in contrast to the ascetic ideal of seeking liberation by avoiding all karma.[12] Facing the perils of war, Arjuna hesitates to perform his duty (dharma) as a warrior. Krishna persuades him to commence in battle, arguing that while following one's dharma, one should not consider oneself to be the agent of action, but attribute all of one's actions to God (bhakti).[14][15] +--+ https://www.holy-bhagavad-gita.org/ Hindu Bhagavad Gita, The Song of God >> can't download English version Chapter 01 Arjun Viṣhād Yog : Lamenting the Consequences of War Chapter 02 Sānkhya Yog : The Yog of Analytical Knowledge Chapter 03 Karm Yog : The Yog of Action Chapter 04 Jñāna Karm Sanyās Yog : The Yog of Knowledge and the Disciplines of Action Chapter 05 Karm Sanyās Yog : The Yog of Renunciation Chapter 06 Dhyān Yog : The Yog of Meditation Chapter 07 Jñāna Vijñāna Yog : Yog through the Realization of Divine Knowledge Chapter 08 Akṣhar Brahma Yog : The Yog of the Eternal God Chapter 09 Rāja Vidyā Yog : Yog through the King of Sciences Chapter 10 Vibhūti Yog : Yog through Appreciating the Infinite Opulences of God Chapter 11 Viśhwarūp Darśhan Yog : Yog through Beholding the Cosmic Form of God Chapter 12 Bhakti Yog : The Yog of Devotion Chapter 13 Kṣhetra Kṣhetrajña Vibhāg Yog : Yog through Distinguishing the Field and the Knower of the Field Chapter 14 Guṇa Traya Vibhāg Yog : Yog through Understanding the Three Modes of Material Nature Chapter 15 Puruṣhottam Yog : The Yog of the Supreme Divine Personality Chapter 16 Daivāsura Sampad Vibhāg Yog : Yog through Discerning the Divine and Demoniac Natures Chapter 17 Śhraddhā Traya Vibhāg Yog : Yog through Discerning the Three Divisions of Faith Chapter 18 Mokṣha Sanyās Yog : Yog through the Perfection of Renunciation and Surrender #08********08 #] 29May2025 change to background color to highlight Howell comments [[ Howell: Howell ]] #08********08 #] 29May2025 the 4 yugas: the cosmic ages of [satya, treta, dvapara, kali] yuga +-----+ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kali_Yuga Kali Yuga Kali Yuga (Devanagari: कलियुग), in Hinduism, is the fourth, shortest, and worst of the four yugas (world ages) in a Yuga cycle, preceded by Dvapara Yuga and followed by the next cycle's Krita (Satya) Yuga. It is believed to be the present age, which is full of conflict and sin.[1][2][3] According to Puranic sources,[a] Krishna's death marked the end of Dvapara Yuga and the start of Kali Yuga, which is dated to 17/18 February 3102 BCE.[9][10] Lasting for 432,000 years (1,200 divine years), Kali Yuga began 5,126 years ago and has 426,874 years left as of 2025 CE.[11][12][13] Kali Yuga will end in the year 428,899 CE.[14][b] Near the end of Kali Yuga, when virtues are at their worst, a cataclysm and a re-establishment of dharma occur to usher in the next cycle's Krita (Satya) Yuga, prophesied to occur by Kalki.[15] +-----+ https://popularvedicscience.com/history/yugas/4-yugas/ THE 4 YUGAS, THE COSMIC AGES OF SATYA, TRETA, DVAPARA, AND KALI YUGA by Hari dasalast update December 11, 2023 The four yugas refer to cosmic ages that are used in the Vedic / Hindu system for measuring universal time. These four ages are known as Satya, Treta, Dvapara, and Kali. Unlike the Western concept of linear time, Vedic time is cyclical. Like the four seasons of the year, the four ages of a chaturyuga, or Yuga cycle, rotate without end. In this article we give an overview of each of the four yugas, Satya Yuga, Treta Yuga, Dvapara Yuga, and Kali Yuga, and we discuss concepts of Vedic time, including definitions of the most commonly used time units. We also reveal amazing coincidences between Vedic history and the modern fields of cosmology and archeology. And of course you will also learn about our present age in Vedic time: Kali yuga. Satya Yuga In Satya Yuga, human beings were adept in meditation and possessed unbelievable strength and longevity. The Vedic texts state that humans during Satya Yuga, or the Golden Age, lived for up to 100,000 years. There was no disparity among cultures. Everyone enjoyed worldly comforts and lived in perfect harmony with the natural environment. There was no war, famine, or conflict among the human race. It was a time of complete peace on Earth. Treta Yuga In Treta Yuga, the Silver Age, human beings engage in nonviolent religious sacrifice as a means of propitiating the gods and ultimately pleasing the Supreme Person, Vishnu. As Lord Krishna instructs Arjuna in Bhagavad-gita: In order to facilitate collective sacrifice, human society was divided into four classes of men: brahmanas (intellectuals), kshatriyas (administrators), vaishyas (merchants), and sudras (workers). The brahmanas studied the Vedas and guided society with spiritual wisdom, the kshatriyas served as rulers, politicians, and army generals, the vaishyas worked in commerce and industry, and the sudras served the other three classes. However, there was not a spirit of envy or condescension among the four classes. Rather, each member of society sacrificed for the good of the whole and for the satisfaction of Sri Vishnu. In Treta yuga, human beings were extremely dutiful, moral, and compassionate toward their fellow living beings. They lived life spans up to 10,000 years. Although there was some division among society, it was nevertheless a time of overarching peace and prosperity. Dvapara Yuga Even before the beginning of Dvapara Yuga, by the end of Treta Yuga, human beings began to stray from the path of dharma, or the religious way of life. Members of society exploited their positions to increase their own stature and standard of happiness at the expense of those around them. This was occurring at all levels of society, from brahmanas to sudras. Wars began to break out as ruling kings vied for power, wealth, and influence. No longer able to effectively perform collective sacrifice, human beings instead took up the worship of Vishnu in His deity form. Thousands of temples were constructed throughout the world for the worship of the Supreme Person, Vishnu, as well as His demigod expansions, such as Indra, Agni, Shiva, etc. Dvapara Yuga, or the Bronze Age, saw the first instances of selfishness and irreligion overcoming mankind’s natural godly nature. The scales began to tip in favor of godlessness, and people became fearful and mistrusting of their leaders and fellow citizens. However, there were still many holy kings on earth who upheld justice and defended virtue. Human beings in Dvapara Yuga live up to 1,000 years. Kali Yuga While Sri Krishna remained on the plane the Supreme Person keeps ignorance and irreligion at bay. As the Vaisnava poet Krishnadasa has written: kṛṣṇa — sūrya-sama; māyā haya andhakāra yāhāṅ kṛṣṇa, tāhāṅ nāhi māyāra adhikāra “Krishna is compared to sunshine, and māyā [illusion] is compared to darkness. Wherever there is sunshine, there cannot be darkness. As soon as one takes to Krishna consciousness, the darkness of illusion will immediately vanish.” (Caitanya-caritamrta, 2.22.31) However, shortly after the departure of Sri Krishna to His own realm in the spiritual sky, Kali Yuga broke out in full force. The social order was turned on its head. Religious and political leaders, instead of educating and protecting the populace, abandoned virtue and became the chief criminals in society. In Kali Yuga, or the Iron Age, spirituality and morality are diminished to shadows of their former selves. Deception and hypocrisy in the name of religion is the status quo. The only process of dharma that is still practiced and effective is nama-sankirtana, or chanting the names of God, especially the maha-mantra: Hare Kṛṣṇa, Hare Kṛṣṇa, Kṛṣṇa Kṛṣṇa, Hare Hare/ Hare Rāma, Hare Rāma, Rāma Rāma, Hare Hare. Kali Yuga is the polar opposite of Satya Yuga — the world is virtually devoid of peace. All living beings suffer material hardships as they struggle simply to survive, being deeply afflicted by fear. In Kali Yuga, people live up to only 100 years. The Bhagavata Purana describes human beings of Kali Yuga as follows: “In this iron Age of Kali men almost always have but short lives. They are quarrelsome, lazy, misguided, unlucky and, above all, always disturbed.” (Srimad Bhagavatam, 1.1.10) >> fucking idoiots can't even give a coherent descristion of cycle length, etc!? >> as usual, I am wrong, https://popularvedicscience.com/history/yugas/4-yugas/ does give the big picture # enddoc