What is the Yuga Cycle in Hinduism?

The Yuga Cycle is a cyclical timeline of cosmic or divine ages in Hinduism. These ages represent the life stages of the universe. The Yuga Cycle is divided into four parts: the Satya Yuga, the Treta Yuga, the Dwapara Yuga, and the Kali Yuga. Each yuga, or age, is associated with certain qualities. The Satya Yuga is the most spiritually advanced, and the Kali Yuga is the most materialistic. The cycle is said to last for a total of 4,320,000 years, with each yuga lasting for a fraction of the total length. The cycle is believed to continually repeat itself, with each yuga bringing with it a different quality of life.

The catur-yuga, or chatur age, is one set of all four yugas. The Yuga Cycle is a repeating cycle of the four distinct phases, which represent the cycle of creation, growth, decay and destruction. The four yugas in the catur-yuga represent a cycle of life and death, as each yuga brings increasing levels of chaos and disorder, followed by a period of renewal. In the larger context of the Yuga Cycle, one chatur age is a mahayuga, or great yuga