Yuga

(युग)

Literal Meaning

An age; a long era

Etymology & Sanskrit Root

Sanskrit 'yuga' (age, era); one of four repeating world-ages — Satya, Treta, Dvapara, and Kali — of progressively shorter duration and declining dharma, together forming one full Mahayuga cycle before repeating.

Spiritual Insight & Context

Hindus traditionally believe we currently live in Kali Yuga, the age of moral decline — yet even this framework offers hope, since every yuga cycle eventually completes and Satya Yuga returns.

Where Yuga Comes Up

Ekadashi

Meaning, Origin, Fasting and Parana

Sankalpa

The Vedic Science of Sacred Resolve

Venkateswara and the Eternal Debt

How Lord Venkateswara, enshrined atop the seven hills of Tirumala, took a vast loan from Kubera to marry Padmavati — a divine debt devotees still help repay through their offerings to this day.

Devshayani Ekadashi Vrat Katha (Ashadha Shukla)

The divine katha of Harishayani Ekadashi marking the beginning of the four sacred months of Chaturmas when Lord Vishnu rests upon Sheshanaga.

The Significance of Ekadashi Vrat

A guide to Ekadashi Vrat: Ekadashi Devi's origin, the three modes of fasting, foods to avoid, puja vidhi, and the rules of Dwadashi Parana and Hari Vasara.

Mohini Ekadashi Vrat Katha (Vaishakha Shukla)

The sacred katha from the Surya Purana of Dhrishtabuddhi, the prodigal son of merchant Dhanapala, redeemed from mountains of sin by Sage Kaundinya on Mohini Ekadashi in Vaishakha Shukla Paksha.