4/14/2024 0 Comments 701 astrology number![]() The basic unit of Vedic historical cycle is the yuga, specifically the maha (great) yuga. Then we come to the Vedic, or ancient Hindu ages called kalpas, manvantaras, and yugas and in order to better understand Vedic astrology (also called Jyotish, or the “science of light’) some knowledge of the yuga cycles will help us to appreciate some of the more subtle meanings of how it came about, even if it may only be a myth. There is the Mayan Long Count calendar that extends from one day to billions of years, and there is Chinese sexagenary cycle of the Ten Heavenly Stems and the Twelve Earthly Branches to measure time.
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