Markandeya Purana — Adhyaya 46, Shloka 34
Adhyaya 46 — Cosmic Dissolution, the Emergence of Brahma, and the Measures of Time (Yugas, Manvantaras, and Brahma’s Day)
चतुर्युगानां संख्याता साधिका ह्येकसप्ततिः ।
मन्वन्तरं तस्य संख्यां मानुषाब्दैर्निबोध मे ॥
caturyugānāṃ saṃkhyātā sādhikā hy eka-saptatiḥ | manvantaraṃ tasya saṃkhyāṃ mānuṣābdair nibodha me ||
Một manvantara được tính là bảy mươi mốt caturyuga (có thêm một phần phụ). Hãy học từ ta con số ấy theo năm của loài người.
FAQs
Scriptural time is taught with precision to orient ritual and worldview; the lesson is disciplined understanding (jñāna) of cosmic order rather than speculation.
Manvantara (measure of Manu-periods) with supporting cosmological arithmetic tied to yuga-structure (part of sarga-time framework).
‘Sādhikā’ hints at transitional ‘sandhyā/sandhyāṃśa’ junctures—thresholds where order resets—symbolizing liminal phases in both cosmos and inner practice.