Saturday, November 12, 2011

Why Kaliyuga is unique

Erich Von Daniken, co-founder of the Archaeology, Astronautics and SETI Research Association writes in an article that a non-rusting iron pillar in India is evidence of extraterrestrial influence. The iron pillar of Delhi has baffled many with its non-corrosive properties. The pillar which weighs more than six tons is said to have been made at the time of Chandragupta Vikramaditya during the fourth century whereas some claim it dates back to a much earlier time. Many studies are still going on to find out why this pillar is unique.

There could be many other examples. The wonder is not the object itself but the brain that created it. Neuropshychologist Glen Johnson says that the human brain is a complex structure having about 100 billion cells, but weighs barely three pounds. The number of connections and the trillions of messages per day transmitted through telecom wires would not equal the complexity or activity of a single human brain. The human brain is perhaps more complex than a computer. Who created this brain? The brain is unique and so is the iron pillar.

We cannot sometimes comprehend unique observations, though they happen in front of our eyes. Yet the human being unique. This is because, of all the creatures, we have the power of discrimination; we have the potential to distinguish one from the other. And strangely or unknowingly we tend to ignore this unique ability. Today with all the technological achievements, lines are blurring. We have begun to forget the difference between right and wrong, good and bad, ignorance and knowledge. And simultaneously we have ignored the very reason of this precious human birth.

Scriptures quote that human birth is rarest of rare because only in human birth we can realise what is optimally good for us. How can we achieve that? This birth is so special that even demi-gods residing in heaven want to take this chance. Scriptures say we pass through eight million species before acquiring the human form. That means have hundreds of thousands of years roaming across many species and had suffered in those births. Now we have got this human birth and should make most of it. Not only is it unique that we are human, but the present time period is also unique.

The present age of Kaliyuga is about 4,32,000 years. Total four yugas of Satya, Treta, Dvapar and Kali constitutes 43,20,000 years. These years multiplied by 1,000 will make one day of Brahma. One day of Brahma is equal to 14 manav or human avatars. Each constitutes 71 chaturyugi or 43,20,000 years. Krishna appears in Dvapar yuga during the day of Brahma which comes in the 28th Chaturyugi of 7th Manvantar. And Chaitanya Mahaprabhu descends in the adjoining Kaliyuga of that Dvapar. Chaitanya Mahaprabhu descends He arranges such that everyone should be able to taste the nectar of spiritual bliss.

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