Definitions for "Manvantara"
(Skt) "Between manus," a period of manifested life which alternates with rest periods (pralayas).
The period of a Manu's reign, lasting 306,720,000 years.
Manvantara: the world cycle of the seven root races of 49 subraces. Period of activity as opposed to a period of rest. Frequently used to express a period of planetary activity and its seven races.
A fourteenth part of a kalpa. Click here for more details. Back to Top of Glossary
Keywords:  enlarged, expanded, process
an enlarged and expanded similar process
Keywords:  years
4,320,000 years