Every religion has its own beliefs and mythology. According to Hindu religion, time is endless and is divided into four Yugas which are followed one after another continuously. A Yuga in Hindu religion is a four age cycle era. It is believed that with each succeeding Yuga the lifespan of human’s decreases.

In this article, we will study about these four Yugas and how these Yugas affect the individual age, height, and life.

SATYA YUGA(GOLDEN AGE)

Satya-yuga was also known as Gold Age and was considered as the purest Yuga. The Prime faces of this Yuga were Knowledge, Meditation, Humanity, and Peace. The people of this Yuga were free from all kinds of illusions. The marriage of Lord Shiva and Parvati took place in this Yuga.

The total age of this Yuga is 17, 28,000 years.

The Average Human Life Cycle in this Yuga was 1, 00,000 years.

The height of humans in this Yuga was approximately 32 feet.

Pilgrimage of this Yuga was Pushkar .

. The evil percentage in this Yuga was 0%.

The virtue rate of this Yuga was 100%.

The number of Birth and Death Cycle was 8.

Main Incarnations of this Yuga were Matsya, Varah, and Narsingh .

and . killing of Shankasur, declaration of Vedas, defeat of earth, slaughtering of monsters, killing of Harankashyapu and pleasure of Prahalad’s were factors responsible for these incarnations.

The lord names of this Yuga were Dharma, Ambala, Yogesvara, Paramatma , and Avyakta .

, and . The currency of this Yuga was a Gemstones and a Character of this Yuga was of Gold.

TRETA YUGA (SILVER AGE)

Tretayuga was also known as silver age. It’s the Age of Mankind. The meaning of Age in the Sanskrit language is the collection of three lords Vaman, Parshuram and Ram. This Yuga included the reincarnation of Vishnu in Three forms which include Vaman (5th), Parshuram (6th) and Ram (7th).

The total age of this Yuga was 12, 96,000 years.

The Average Human Life Cycle in this Yuga was 10,000 years.

Heights of Human Beings of this Yuga were approximately 21 feet.

The pilgrimage of this Yuga was Naimisharanya .

. The evil percentage in this Yuga was 25%.

The virtue rate of this Yuga was 75%.

The number of Birth and Death Cycle was 12.

Main Incarnations of this Yuga were Vaaman, Parshuram and

and Released of Bali due to Incarnation in order to send him to heaven, destroying Madandh Kshatriyas to kill Ravan and slaughtering of gods in order to free them, were factors responsible for these incarnations.

to kill and slaughtering of gods in order to free them, were factors responsible for these incarnations. The lord names of this Yuga were Yajna, Sarvadeva, Vishnu, and Jayanta .

. The currency of this Yuga was Gold and a Character of this Yuga was Silver.

DVAPAR YUGA (BRONZE AGE)

Dvarparyuga was also known as Bronze Age. The great war of Mahabharata was done in this Yuga. People of this Yuga started having class differences where everybody wanted to achieve scriptural Dharma for their own class. Diseases became common leaving the individual weaker than their ancestors. Vedas were introduced in this Yuga which was divided into 4 parts –Rig Veda, Sama Veda, Yajur Veda and Atharva Veda. This Yuga ended when Lord Krishna left the earth. The Yuga lasted for 8, 64,000 years. It is believed that this Yuga was supposed to come before TretaYuga but Gautama Rishi changed the order of these Yuga in order to release his wife from the curse.

CURSE ON AHALYA

It is said that in the absence of Gautama Rishi, Lord Indra tried to seduce his wife Ahalya. When Gautama Rishi saw Indra leaving his hut, he suspected his wife of having relations with Indra. As a result, he cursed Ahalya and converted her into the statue. But afterward, when he came to know about the reality of Lord Indra, he told Ahalya that the Incarnation of Vishnu i.e. Lord Rama will come and release you from this curse.

The total age of this Yuga was 8, 64, 000 years.

The Average Human Life Cycle in this Yuga was 1,000 years.

Heights of Human Beings of this Yuga were approximately 11 feet.

The pilgrimage of this Yuga was Kurukshetra .

. The evil percentage in this Yuga was 50%.

The virtue rate of this Yuga was 50%.

The number of Birth and Death Cycle was 21.

Main Incarnations of this Yuga were Krishna and Buddha .

. To fascinate the demons for the good of the peoples and for the good of the Kansadi wicked people these Incarnations were done.

for the good of the peoples and for the good of the people these Incarnations were done. The currency of this Yuga was Silver and a Character of this Yuga was Copper.

KALI YUGA (IRON AGE)

Kaliyuga is also known as Iron Age dedicated to Lord Kali who is the 10th avatar of Lord Vishnu. On 18 February 3102 BCE, the departure of Lord Krishna led to the arrival of Kaliyuga in the midnight (00:00). The powerful influence of Kali age will diminish tolerance, religion, truthfulness, cleanliness, mercy, lifespan, memory and physical strength of the individual day by day.

Only one power will be able to apply Law and Justice in this Yuga. Wealth will only be considered as the sign of man’s good birth, proper behaviour, and fine qualities. The environment in this Yuga will be polluted and will have the scarcity of food and water. By the end of this last Yuga, a divine power will take birth on this earth. It will restore the life’s goodness by starting the Satya Yuga again.