Liber XIV · Hinduism
Chapter V
The Puranas
8 min readHindu Cosmology: Yugas, Kalpas and the Cycles of TimeHindu cosmology explained: the four yugas and Kali Yuga, manvantaras, the kalpa as a day of Brahma, pralaya, the fourteen worlds and Mount Meru at the centre.8 min readThe Bhagavata Purana: Krishna, Bhakti and the Twelve BooksThe Bhagavata Purana explained: its date, frame story and twelve books, Krishna's childhood and the rasa lila, the nine forms of bhakti, commentaries and art.7 min readThe Puranas: Hindu Mythology, Cosmology and Sacred HistoryThe Puranas explained: the eighteen great Puranas and their dating, the myths of Vishnu, Shiva and the Goddess, the four yugas and Hindu cosmology.