Dvapara Yuga

English

Alternative forms

Dvaparayuga
Dvapara-Yuga

Etymology

Transliteration of Devanagari द्वापर युग (Age of Two).

Proper noun

Dvapara Yuga

In Hinduism, the third of four stages of development that the world goes through as part of the cycle of yugas; it lasts for 864,000 years.

See also

Kali Yuga
Krita Yuga
Treta Yuga
Satya Yuga

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