They say Kaliyuga exists in Bharata Varsha only.
As per vedic geography, Bharata Varsha is only one of the nine varshas of Jamvu Dweepa which inturn is one of the seven dweepas.
Why yugas exist only in a small part of entire Bhoomandala ?
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Hare Krsna Prabhuji,
PAMHO.
Kaliyuga is very much present in the entire world. One need not even see news or read newspapers to understand that it is much more severe in western countries than in India.
Haribol,
Your servant,
Radha Rasamayi DD
Hare Krsna Mathaji,
PAMHO
Some references from scriptures
Chapter 16, Description of Bharata, Anusanga of Brahmanda Purana says:
Chapter 29, Cycle of Yugas: Characteristic of four Yugas, Anusanga also says same.
Translator says in footnotes
Chapter 18, Umasamhita of Shiva Purana says:
Chapter 3, Book 2 of Vishnu Purana says:
Chapter 7, Swarga Khanda of Padma Purana says:
Chapter 114, Part 1 of Matsya Purana says:
Correct - 4 yugas in Bahrat varsha. What is the definition of Bharat Varsha - our Indian map with Pakistan cut on one side, Bangladesh on other side? No - it was the entire world. It was Jambudwipa - one big piece of land. Srimad Bhagawatam has given reference of how the one piece of land was broken into different continents.
That is the reason we find temples in river beds of Europe, America, South America, not to speak of Asian countries.
Haribol,
Your servant,
Radha Rasamayi DD
Hare Krsna
You said Bharat Varsha is entire Jambudwipa.
But accordind to bhagavatham and other puranas,
Bahrat varsha is one of the nine varshas of Jamvudwipa. Not the entire Jamvudwipa
Vishnu Purana
Maitreya told Parashara, “Sage, I have learnt that Manu had two sons, Priyavrata and Uttanapada. You have already told me about Uttanapada’s son Dhruva. But what about Priyavrata?” And this was Parashara’s reply. And this was Parashara’s reply.
Priyavrata married the daughter of Kardama and had ten sons. Their names were Agnidhra, Agnivahu, Vapushmana, Dyutimana, Medha, Medhatithi. Bhavya, Savana, Putra and Jyotishmana. Medha, Agnivahu and Putra were not interested in becoming kings, they became sages. The world is divided into seven regions or dvipas. Priyavrata gave each of the remaining seven sons a dvipa to rule over.
Agnidhra got Jambudvipa, Vapushmana, Shalmalidvipa, Dyuti mana Krounchadvipa, Medhatithi Plakshadvipa, Bhavya Shakadvipa, Savana Pushkaradvipa and Joytishmana Kushadvipa.
King Agnidhhra had nine sons, Nabhi, Kimpurusha, Ilavrita, Ramya, Shashtha, Hiranvana, Hari, Kuru and Bhadrashva.
Jambudvipa was divided up by Agnidhra among these sons.
Nabhi got the region that was to eventually became Bharatavarsha.
Nabhi had a son called Rishabha. Rishabha had a hundred sons, the eldest of whom was Bharata. It is after Bharata that the country was called Bharatavarsha
SB 5.16.6: In Jambūdvīpa there are nine divisions of land, each with a length of 9,000 yojanas [72,000 miles]. There are eight mountains that mark the boundaries of these divisions and separate them nicely.
SB 5.16.7: Amidst these divisions, or varṣas, is the varṣa named Ilāvṛta, which is situated in the middle of the whorl of the lotus. Within Ilāvṛta-varṣa is Sumeru Mountain, which is made of gold. Sumeru Mountain is like the pericarp of the lotuslike Bhū-maṇḍala planetary system. The mountain's height is the same as the width of Jambūdvīpa — or, in other words, 100,000 yojanas [800,000 miles]. Of that, 16,000 yojanas [128,000 miles] are within the earth, and therefore the mountain's height above the earth is 84,000 yojanas [672,000 miles]. The mountain's width is 32,000 yojanas [256,000 miles] at its summit and 16,000 yojanas at its base.
SB 5.16.8: Just north of Ilāvṛta-varṣa — and going further northward, one after another — are three mountains named Nīla, Śveta and Śṛńgavān. These mark the borders of the three varṣas named Ramyaka, Hiraṇmaya and Kuru and separate them from one another. The width of these mountains is 2,000 yojanas [16,000 miles]. Lengthwise, they extend east and west to the beaches of the ocean of salt water. Going from south to north, the length of each mountain is one tenth that of the previous mountain, but the height of them all is the same.
SB 5.16.9: Similarly, south of Ilāvṛta-varṣa and extending from east to west are three great mountains named (from north to south) Niṣadha, Hemakūṭa and Himālaya. Each of them is 10,000 yojanas [80,000 miles] high. They mark the boundaries of the three varṣas named Hari-varṣa, Kimpuruṣa-varṣa and Bhārata-varṣa [India].
SB 5.16.10: In the same way, west and east of Ilāvṛta-varṣa are two great mountains named Mālyavān and Gandhamādana respectively. These two mountains, which are 2,000 yojanas [16,000 miles] high, extend as far as Nīla Mountain in the north and Niṣadha in the south. They indicate the borders of Ilāvṛta-varṣa and also the varṣas known as Ketumāla and Bhadrāśva.
Where are other six dweepas i.e Plakṣa, Śālmala, Kuśa, Krauñca, Śāka and Puṣkara ?
Some say, 1) 'Plaksha'-South America, 2) 'Pushkara'-North America, 3) 'Krauncha'-Africa, 4) 'Jambu'-Asia including 'Bharat Varsha',
5) 'Shaka'-Europe, 6) 'Shalmali'-Australia, 7) 'Kusha'Oceania (i.e. several Pacific Ocean Islands, New Zealand, Melanesia, etc.
Some others say, the present visible world is Jamvudwipa.
They say that other six dweeps ( i.e Plakṣa, Śālmala, Kuśa, Krauñca, Śāka and Puṣkara ) are not visible in kaliyuga.
"Dhritarashtra said,—
"Sanjaya said,—
Vaisampayana said,—"that heroic and foremost of the Pandavas endued with great energy, crossing the White mountains, subjugated the country of the Limpurushas ruled by Durmaputra, after a collision involving a great slaughter of Kshatriyas, and brought the region under his complete sway.
Having reduced that country, the son of Indra (Arjuna) with a collected mind marched at the head of his troops to the country called Harataka, ruled by the Guhakas. Subjugating them by a policy of conciliation, the Kuru prince beheld (in that region) that excellent of lakes called Manasa and various other lakes and tanks sacred to the Rishis.
And the exalted prince having arrived at the lake Manasa conquered the regions ruled by the Gandharvas that lay around the Harataka territories. Here the conqueror took, as tribute from the country, numerous excellent horses called Tittiri, Kalmasha, Manduka. At last the son of the slayer of Paka, arriving in the country of North Harivarsha desired to conquer it.
Thereupon certain frontier-guards of huge bodies and endued with great strength and energy, coming to him with gallant hearts, said,
Thus addressed by them, Arjuna smilingly addressing them, said,—
Jambudvipa is called karma bhumi (Visnu Purana 2.3.2) or karma-ksetra (Narada Pancaratra 2.2.62). Degradation of dharma happens there. Other lokas and dvipas are not described as such, or at least I haven't seen such references so far.
Hari Hari
ys J.
correction: Visnu P. 2.3.2 and N.P. 2.2.62 refer to Bharata varsa, not the whole Jambudvipa.
Other varsas can't be equated with other Earth's continents known by the modern geography because according to SB 5.16.9 they are close to Himalayas and in 5.17.12 and Visnu Purana 2.2.52-53 they are described as free from suffering and with life of 10 000 - 12 000 years:
yAni kiMpuruSAdyAni varSANy aSTau mahAmune
na teSu zoko nAyAso nodvegaH kSudbhayAdikam
svasthAH prajA nirAtaGkAH sarvaduHkhavivarjitAH
daza dvAdazavarSANAM sahasrANi sthirAyuSaH
So they are invisible for us now. Other dvipas, shaped like concentric circles, are interpreted by some as orbits of solar system planets. Otherwise they are also invisible for us now.
What is invisible?
Other varshas ? or other dweepas ?
Can you compare modern world continents with saptha dweepas or Varshas ?
Where is Mount Sumeru ? Is it visible or not ?
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