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REMARKS ON ANCIENT HINDU 



The aftronomic yugs, divine ages, &zc. are the only 

 periods in which the real number of years meant, 

 are not concealed : it may not therefore be improper 

 before I proceed farther to ftate what thefe periods are, 

 and their duration. 



The Calpu is the greatefl of all the aftronomical 

 periods, and the duration of it is 4320000000 years. 

 This period is compoled, or made up, of the leiler 

 yugs, &c. in the following manner, 



4 Yugs, viz. a Satya, a Treta, a Dwapar, and a 

 Caliyug, make one divine age or Mahayug ; 71 Maha 

 yugs with a, Sandhi, equal to a Sa/yayug, makel Man- 

 is: ant ar a ; and 14 Mqnwantaras compoie a. Calpa, at 

 the commencement of which there is alio a Sandhi, 

 equal to a Satyayug, The duration of each period 

 is as follows : 



Sandhi at the beginning of the Calf a 

 Satya yug - 7280CO 



Treiayug - 120,6000 



Dwapar yug - 864000 



Call yug - 432000 



One divine age or Malta yug* A3100G0 



1728000 



7 1 Mafia yugs 

 Add a Sandhi 



A Manwanfara 

 1 4 Mamvanfaras 



306720000 

 1 728000 



308448000 



4318272000 



A Culpa, or a grand period 



4320000000 



The Calpa is an anomaliftic period, at the 

 end of which the Hindu aftronomers lay that the 

 places of the planet's nod^s and apiides will be 



precifely 



