Pralaya - Wikipedia
Pralaya (Sanskrit: प्रलय, romanized: Pralaya, lit. 'Destruction') is a concept in Hindu eschatology. Generally referring to four different phenomena, [1][2][3] it is most commonly used to indicate the event of the dissolution of the entire universe that follows a kalpa (a period of 4.32 billion years) called the Brahmapralaya. [4][5]
Mahāpralaya - Hindupedia, the Hindu Encyclopedia
Mahā pralaya literally means ‘the great dissolution'. Religion believes in a cyclic order of creation: After an interval, the same process is again repeated. Brahmā, the four faced Creator, has a life-span of one hundred years as per the divine scale. This scales equals to 1036 human years.
What are Pralayas? – Sanatan Dharma
2024年12月18日 · Mahapralaya is the ultimate and final dissolution that occurs at the end of Brahma’s life cycle and the end of the current cosmic age. It is an event of unparalleled scale, where everything — including the material and spiritual worlds — is absorbed into the formless and unmanifested state.
How many types of Pralayas are there? - Hinduism Stack Exchange
2023年3月16日 · According to the Vishnu Purana there are 4 types of Pralayas: Vishnu Purana 1.7.38. 1. Nitya Pralaya: The constant dissolution of all beings, like death that occurs daily. 2. Namittika Pralaya/Maha Pralaya: (also known as Brahma Pralaya) It occurs at the end of a Kalpa when Brahma goes into his sleep.
Mahapralaya: Significance and symbolism - Wisdom Library
2024年10月29日 · Mahapralaya in Hinduism signifies the great dissolution of the universe at the end of a Kalpa, encompassing annihilation, cosmic resetting, and the cyclical nature of existence, emphasizing the temporary cessation of creation and the significance of the Supreme Soul.
What is mahapralaya and when and why will it come?
During the dissolution (mahā pralaya), this root energy preserves the blueprint of all the souls and the entire world in a very subtle state (avyaktam). It is similar to the entire movie remaining in an unexpressed state in the film-reel, even after the movie-show is over. Hence, the dissolution of world means the end of the movie-show.
Description of the nature of Mahāpralaya and the origin of Viṣṇu ...
2019年12月29日 · This page relates “description of the nature of mahapralaya and the origin of vishnu” as found in the Shiva-purana, which, in Hinduism, represents one of the eighteen Mahapuranas. This work eulogizes Lord Shiva as the supreme deity, besides topics such as cosmology and philosophy.
Mahapralaya, Maha-pralaya, Mahāpralaya: 14 definitions
2024年4月26日 · Mahāpraḷaya (ಮಹಾಪ್ರಳಯ):—[noun] = ಮಹಾಪ್ರಲಯ [mahapralaya]. context information. Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
Description of the Great Dissolution (Mahapralaya)
2024年10月17日 · This article explains the concept of Mahapralaya (Great Dissolution) in Hindu cosmology, detailing its three types. It explores the cyclical destruction and recreation of the universe by Kaal (Jyoti Niranjan), involving Brahma, Vishnu, and Shiva, and their realms.
Pralaya or Dissolution - Part 1 - SpiritualityUnknown
2021年9月8日 · They are ‘Mahapralaya (great), ‘Dainandin pralaya (daily)’, ‘Kaand pralaya (sectional)’, ‘Mahakalpa pralaya’ (glactic dissolution), and ‘Surya samvatsara anta pralaya’. Two of them are alternate names for two of the above mentioned four types of pralaya.