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Pralaya
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Hindu History
Hindu Beliefs And Folklore
- Pralaya, Kalki, Satyuga and Kaliyuga, Swarga and Narka, and Surya Grahana
- by Shri Sudheer Birodkar
Pralaya
Pralaya means a flood or deluge. In Hindu folklore there is a belief that when evil reaches its zenith, a great flood would occur and wash everything away and civilization would have to be started afresh which should be devoid of the evil traces that caused the flood.
Deluge in the Bible
This idea is not peculiar to India and is found very prominently in Judaism and Christianity as Deluge (similar to the one that occurred in Biblical times when Noah used his Ark to save all the species).
Noah's Ark
According to the Bible, there was an age when man fallen from grace,and evil was rampant. God felt it imperative to intervene and to cleanse mankind of evil influences. He sent down a great flood. But in order to give man a chance to improve he ordained that Noah and his family be saved. As per God's wish Noah picked up one male and one female member of every animal species and when the flood came Noah saved himself and also the animals by sailing in his ark (boat).
Author : Shri Sudheer Birodkar
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