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period. The next period was of Raivnln Manu, meaning Rich Matter. This might have rv.~l`ereneeto the diziinond deposits in rocks of the corresponding Kurnool or period of the modern concept. The Vedic geologists described the period following that of Raivata as the o|`\-"isilile Life visible to the period naked eye, Clmkslttisha Manu. Fossils of life with hard piirl uuide their rst :ippenritnce in rocks of that The next or the period. presciit period is related to the Sun, Vivasvat, 0l` intelligence, since intelligent life appeared on the earth during this period. These two stibdivisions correspond to the triple division ofthe ll\:\nero'/_oie into tlie Pzilaieozoie, Mesozoic and the Tertiary. In India the Palaeozoic graidunlly passes into the Mesozoic, whereas there seems to be major break iii the upper part of (Post-Jiirassic)Witl1 the initial formation ofthe Indian Ocean. The separation between the Chakshusha and the Vaivasvata Periods seems to be at this juncture, and the two-fold division of the Phanerozoic seems to be more applicable to this part ofthe world, Basis of Vedic Time Scale The Vedic geologists subdivided the geological time on the basis of global recurrence ol`teetonisin of varying magnitudes, designated as Yuga-pralayas, Jalaprzilayzis and I\4aha-pralaya with increasing intensity, which occurred at regular intervals of time. They calculated that al`ter the duration of every 4.32 million years called n Mahayuga, all the planets meet in the rst angular second of the lirst star of Rasi Mesha (Aries, the First Sign of the Zodiae),resulting in Yugii-prttlaya. At the end of the duration of a 1,000 Mahayugas or 4,320 million years, all the planets meet in the rst angular second of Asvani of Meshzi, N I7 on the rst day ofthe year (year starting with the rst day the bright half ofthe month Chaitra) on a Sunday on a (Spring Equinox), This would result in a total notliingness of nn equail duration. The Vedic risliis visualised tlus as ri night that followed a dziy ot' creniive work ofBraliiii:1. They noted that after every 7l Mahayugas theft; is ii period oI` .Tala-priilayit, and on this basis divided the clay time of llruhina into I4 niiijor periods, separated by 15 periods of .Tala-pi-alaya. They desitliixitcd lhein as the periods ruled by Manu emperors, or the Manu Periods. /\i_-gm-tling to their eulciilaitioits, 6 Manu 7 Jala-pralayas, 27 Mahayugas of the 7ili |\/liinu Period, and over 3.893 imlli011yCi_\fS lhe Mahayuga hiwe the yenr 1978 would be l,95D.885.078 since the present creal949; Arka Soinaya_|ulu, 1960)tiun (venkutueltailitin,

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