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pralaya: (Sanskrit) "Dissolution, reabsorption; destruction; death."

A synonym for samhara, one of the five functions of Siva. Also names the partial destruction or reabsorption of the cosmos at the end of each eon or kalpa. There are three kinds of periods of dissolution:

1) laya, at the end of a mahayuga, when the physical world is destroyed;

2) pralaya, at the end of a kalpa, when both the physical and subtle worlds are destroyed; and

3) mahapralaya at the end of a mahakalpa, when all three worlds (physical, subtle and causal) are absorbed into Siva.

See: cosmic cycle, mahapralaya.

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Pralaya: Hindu - Hinduism Dictionary on Pralaya

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pralaya: (Sanskrit) "Dissolution, reabsorption; destruction; death."

1) laya, at the end of a mahayuga, when the physical world is destroyed;

2) pralaya, at the end of a kalpa, when both the physical and subtle worlds are destroyed; and

3) mahapralaya at the end of a mahakalpa, when all three worlds (physical, subtle and causal) are absorbed into Siva.

See: cosmic cycle, mahapralaya.

For more articles related to Pralaya , see: Hinduism, Hinduism Dictionary, Pralaya , Body Mind and Soul.

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