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Sanskrit and Vraj philosophical terms used across the Vachanamrut, Shikshapatri, and Bhaktachintamani, sourced verbatim from Shree Swaminarayan Temple, Bhuj-Kutch's own published Vachanamrut glossary appendix — not written by us.
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- chokadi
- Of four. The time of four yugs (Satya-Yug, Tretã-Yug, Dvãpar-Yug, and Kali-Yug). Also called Mahã-Yug.
- Dvãpar-Yug
- Third of the four yugs that mark the time-scale of the world. Lasting 864,000 human years, it was an age when purity and righteousness diminished considerably, people lived to be 1,000, and the system of the four varnas came into full operation.
- Mahã-Yug
- The time of four yugs (Satya-Yug, Tretã-Yug, Dvãpar-Yug, and Kali-Yug). Also called chokadi.
- yug
- Era. Age. Division of time used to outline the time-scale of the world. There are four yugs: Satya-Yug (Era of Goodness), Tretã-Yug (Era of Three), Dvãpar-Yug (Third Era), and finally, the present age, Kali-Yug (Era of Darkness). The dharmas of the yugs exist externally as well as internally in the heart. [Sãrangpur – 9].