By Sri Chiraan 2008/11/01
There are many types of longevity. A man can live up to 120 years 5 days. People have short, medium and long lives. Short life means up to 32 years, medium life is up to 64 years, long life means 96 years, above 96 years is poornaayus.
- vultures ,owl, snakes and parrot live for 1000 years
- monkeys, frogs and bears live for 300 years
- rakshasas live for 150 years
- elephant lives for 120 years
- horse for 32 years
- donkeys live 25 years
- cows 24 years
- sheep 16 years
- falcon 14 years
- dogs live 12 years
- cock 8 years
- sparrows 7 years.
Amitayu is limitless, divyaayu is 1000 years, muni ayus is beyond a yuga, yugantayu is up to one yuga. Parsurama existed before Sri Rama and he taught astras to Bheeshma, Drona, and Karna late till 5000 years ago. Similarly Sage Gautama existed in treta, dwapara as well in kaliyuga. Sage vashistha was Kulguru for Harishchandra and Sri Rama as well there are many kings in between, so was Sage vishwamitra.
Longevity can change only from one set to another i.e.. from short to medium, or medium to long. One loses longevity if he illtreats parents, teachers, and Vishnu bhakta, longevity lost thus cannot be recovered by any means. Sometimes elders can donate their longevity through Yoga. Every form of life in universe except Bhagvaan Vishnu has a longevity.
krishnarpana
karthik said: July 23, 2010 at 15:06
ReplyDeleterespected sir,
is there any sadhana or method by which one may acquire amitayu/divyaayu/ muni ayus ?
Chiraan said: July 23, 2010 at 18:07
Not sinning at all will ensure muniayu
kamarthi karthik said: July 20, 2010 at 16:11
ReplyDeleterespected sir,
you have mentioned in this article that vultures, sparrows etc. live up to 1000 years but technically speaking they dont live for more than 100 years maximum. could you please clarify on this point ? (no offense meant )
Chiraan said: July 22, 2010 at 03:58
what is meant by technically speaking ? has anyone lived along with them to know that whether it existed after 100 years .
Karthik said: July 22, 2010 at 17:44
what i meant by technically in the previous was that according to modern science snakes live to a maximum of 30-35 years when reared in captivity and afterwards die a natural death . same is the cxase more or less with other creatures like vultures owles etc… i mean to say that they do not have such a prolonged lifetime of 1000 years . could you please clarify on this point
Chiraan said: July 23, 2010 at 13:49
I have myself seen a snake being alive and roaming in my ancestral home for generations .