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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.
- Mahã-Yug
- The time of four yugs (Satya-Yug, Tretã-Yug, Dvãpar-Yug, and Kali-Yug). Also called chokadi.
- Tretã-Yug
- Second of the four yugs that mark the time-scale of the world. Lasting 1,296,000 human years, it was when purity and righteousness had slightly diminished, the instincts of the kshatriyas prevailed, people lived to be 10,000, and people’s wishes were not so readily fulfilled. Called the Tretã-Yug, or age of three, because the general ratio of good deeds performed to bad deeds was three to one.
- 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].