The New Year day according to Chandramaana is called YUGADI because the Lord
began creation on the first day of Chitra-Masa,Sukla Paksha,Prathama at Sooryodaya and
commencement of the Yuga (Yuga-Aadi).
CHITRA MASE JAGADH - BRAHMA SASARJA PRATHAME-HANI |
SHUKLAPAKSHE SAMAGRAM THU THADHA SOORYODAYE SATHI ||
The day begins with Mangala Snana (Oil Bath or Abbhyanga), followed by Devara Pooja by
Women.Nivedana and tasting of the mixture of Neen flower, tender neem leaves with a litle
bit of tamarind and Jaggery is the age - old Sampradaya on this day. In sahasra-nama the
Lord is adored as Yugaadikruth.Kaala means Time.It is also called the name of
Paramatma.Kaala brings us good fortune if we care to give respect for Kaala.Giving respect
for Kaala means to understand the significance of 'Time' (i.e) to adjust our activities to
the tune of its benefical effects. This is the aim and object of Panchanga Sravana.
ONE DAY OF BRAHMA : Krita Yuga Treta,Dwapara and Kali Yuga put together make one Maha
Yuga. 71 Maha Yugas make one Manvantaram. 14 Manvantaras make one Kalpa. These 14 Kalpas
put together is the DAY TIME for Brahma. Similar period for his night time. Put together
make one Day of Brahma. 360 days like this make one year for him. 100 years calculated in
this way, as his life period. Out of this already spent 50 years, (i.e) the first half of
his life. He is now in his iind half. This is what we say in our daily sankalpa (Aadya
Brahma-h; Dwiteeya Para-ardhe). He is now running 51.
we are now in the first day of the 51st year of Brahma. In this first day, the periods of
2 kalpas 6 manvantaras and 27 Maha Yugas have already gone. Also gone are the 3 more
ordinary Yugas of krita Yuga Treta and dwapara. At present, we are in 28th Maha Yuga of
the 7th Manvantara called Vaivaswatha Manvantara. Hence our conception of Kaala is what we
daily repeat in our sankalpa. The present period (during his Ist day in 51st year) is
Swta-Varaah Kalpa, Vaivaswatha Manvantara and the first Quarter of Kalki Yuga.
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