Names of The Kalpas
The names of 30 Kalpas are found in the Matsya Purana (290.3-12). These are:
- Śveta
- Nīlalohita
- Vāmadeva
- Rathantara
- Raurava
- Deva
- Vṛhat
- Kandarpa
- Sadya
- Iśāna
- Tamah
- Sārasvata
- Udāna
- Gāruda
- Kaurma
- Nārasiṁha
- Samāna
- Āgneya
- Soma
- Mānava
- Tatpumān
- Vaikuṇṭha
- Lakṣmī
- Sāvitrī
- Aghora
- Varāha
- Vairaja
- Gaurī
- Māheśvara and
- Pitṛ
The Vayu Purana in chapter 21 gives a different list of 28 kalpas. It also lists five more kalpas in the next chapter.
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