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	*[~~http~~://www.theosophy.ph/~~encyclo~~/~~index.php?title=Pralaya#~~ Pralaya] at ~~Theosopedia~~		*[https://www.theosophy.world/encyclopedia/pralaya Pralaya] at Theosophy World

	===Books===		===Books===

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	<blockquote>With every step he takes on the descending and ascending arcs as he moves on from Globe to Globe the planet left behind becomes an empty chrysaloidal case. At his departure there is an outflow from every kingdom of its entities. Waiting to pass into higher forms in due time they are nevertheless liberated: for to the day of that evolution they will rest in their lethargic sleep in space until again energized into life in the new solar manwantara. The old elementals — will rest until they are called to become in their turn the bodies of mineral, vegetable and animal entities (on another and a higher string of globes) on their way to become human entities (see Isis) while the germinal entities of the lowest forms, and in that time of general perfection there will remain but few of such — will hang in space like drops of water suddenly turned to icicles. They will thaw at the first hot breath of a solar manwantara and form the soul of the future globes. . . . The slow development of the vegetable kingdom provided for by the longer inter-planetary rest of man. . . . When the solar pralaya comes the whole purified humanity merges into Nirvana and from that inter-solar Nirvana will be reborn in higher systems.<ref>Vicente Hao Chin, Jr., ''The Mahatma Letters to A.P. Sinnett in chronological sequence'' No. 67 (Quezon City: Theosophical Publishing House, 1993), 187-188.</ref></blockquote>		<blockquote>With every step he takes on the descending and ascending arcs as he moves on from Globe to Globe the planet left behind becomes an empty chrysaloidal case. At his departure there is an outflow from every kingdom of its entities. Waiting to pass into higher forms in due time they are nevertheless liberated: for to the day of that evolution they will rest in their lethargic sleep in space until again energized into life in the new solar manwantara. The old elementals — will rest until they are called to become in their turn the bodies of mineral, vegetable and animal entities (on another and a higher string of globes) on their way to become human entities (see Isis) while the germinal entities of the lowest forms, and in that time of general perfection there will remain but few of such — will hang in space like drops of water suddenly turned to icicles. They will thaw at the first hot breath of a solar manwantara and form the soul of the future globes. . . . The slow development of the vegetable kingdom provided for by the longer inter-planetary rest of man. . . . When the solar pralaya comes the whole purified humanity merges into Nirvana and from that inter-solar Nirvana will be reborn in higher systems.<ref>Vicente Hao Chin, Jr., ''The Mahatma Letters to A.P. Sinnett in chronological sequence'' No. 67 (Quezon City: Theosophical Publishing House, 1993), 187-188.</ref></blockquote>

	=== ~~Maha-~~pralaya ===		=== Universal pralaya ===

	When the ~~Maha-~~pralaya sets in everything enter in [[Nirvāṇa#Parinirvāṇa\|Parinirvāṇa]], in what is known as "the Day Be-With-Us":<ref>Michael Gomes (transcriber), ''The Secret Doctrine Commentaries'' (The Hague: I.S.I.S. foundation, 2010), 385.</ref>		When the Universal pralaya sets in everything enter in [[Nirvāṇa#Parinirvāṇa\|Parinirvāṇa]], in what is known as "the Day Be-With-Us":<ref>Michael Gomes (transcriber), ''The Secret Doctrine Commentaries'' (The Hague: I.S.I.S. foundation, 2010), 385.</ref>

	<blockquote>In Paranirvana — when Pralaya will have reduced not only material and psychical bodies, but even the spiritual Ego(s) to their original principle — the Past, Present, and even Future Humanities, like all things, will be one and the same. Everything will have re-entered the Great Breath. In other words, everything will be ‘merged in Brahma’ or the divine unity.<ref>Helena Petrovna Blavatsky, ''The Secret Doctrine'' vol. I, (Wheaton, IL: Theosophical Publishing House, 1993), 265-266.</ref></blockquote>		<blockquote>In Paranirvana — when Pralaya will have reduced not only material and psychical bodies, but even the spiritual Ego(s) to their original principle — the Past, Present, and even Future Humanities, like all things, will be one and the same. Everything will have re-entered the Great Breath. In other words, everything will be ‘merged in Brahma’ or the divine unity.<ref>Helena Petrovna Blavatsky, ''The Secret Doctrine'' vol. I, (Wheaton, IL: Theosophical Publishing House, 1993), 265-266.</ref></blockquote>

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	== Duration ==		== Duration ==

	When talking about chronology of evolutionary cycles, [[H. P. Blavatsky]] frequently used the Hindu one, claiming that it is the closest to the occult chronology. Thus, she explained that the Naimittika pralaya or Night of [[Brahmā]] lasts approximately 4,320,000,000 years, while the ~~Maha-~~pralaya at the end of an Age of Brahmā ([[Maha-Kalpa]]) lasts for about 311,040,000,000,000 years.<ref>Helena Petrovna Blavatsky, ''Secret Doctrine vol. II'', (Adyar, India: Theosophical Publishing House, 1979), 69-70.</ref>		When talking about chronology of evolutionary cycles, [[H. P. Blavatsky]] frequently used the Hindu one, claiming that it is the closest to the occult chronology. Thus, she explained that the Naimittika pralaya or Night of [[Brahmā]] lasts approximately 4,320,000,000 years, while the pralaya at the end of an Age of Brahmā ([[Maha-Kalpa]]) lasts for about 311,040,000,000,000 years.<ref>Helena Petrovna Blavatsky, ''Secret Doctrine vol. II'', (Adyar, India: Theosophical Publishing House, 1979), 69-70.</ref>

	== See also ==		== See also ==

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	'''Pralaya''' (devanāgarī: प्रलय) is a Sanskrit word that means "dissolution" or "melting away" (from ''laya'': "to dissolve" and ''pra'' "away"). In [[Hinduism]] it refers to a period where the universe is in a state of non-existence, which happens when the three [[gunas]] or qualities of [[matter]] are in perfect balance. The idea of pralaya is part of a [[Law of Cycles\|cyclic model]] of the universe (present in several Eastern philosophies as well as in Theosophy) where the cosmos is said to appear and disappear regularly within the [[Absolute Reality]]:		[[File:Pralaya.JPG\|right\|200px]]
			'''Pralaya''' (devanāgarī: प्रलय) is a Sanskrit word that means "dissolution" or "melting away" (from ''laya'': "to dissolve" and ''pra'' "away"). In [[Hinduism]], it refers to a period where the universe is in a state of non-existence, which happens when the three [[gunas]] or qualities of [[matter]] are in perfect balance. [[Helena Petrovna Blavatsky\|H. P. Blavatsky]] defined it as, "A period of obscuration or repose--planetary, cosmic or universal--the opposite of [[Manvantara]]."<ref>Helena Petrovna Blavatsky, ''The Theosophical Glossary'' (Krotona, CA: Theosophical Publishing House, 1973), 260.</ref></blockquote>

			== General description ==

			The idea of pralaya is part of a [[Law of Cycles\|cyclic model]] of the universe (present in several Eastern philosophies as well as in Theosophy) where the cosmos is said to appear and disappear regularly within the [[Absolute Reality]]:

	<blockquote>As the sun arises every morning on our objective horizon out of its (to us) subjective and antipodal space, so does the Universe emerge periodically on the plane of objectivity, issuing from that of subjectivity—the antipodes of the former. This is the "Cycle of Life." And as the sun disappears from our horizon, so does the Universe disappear at regular periods, when the "Universal night" sets in. The Hindoos call such alternations the "Days and Nights of Brahma," or the time of [[Manvantara]] and that of Pralaya (dissolution). The Westerns may call them Universal Days and Nights if they prefer.<ref>Helena Petrovna Blavatsky, ''Key to Theosophy'', (London: Theosophical Publishing House, 1987), 84. </ref></blockquote>		<blockquote>As the sun arises every morning on our objective horizon out of its (to us) subjective and antipodal space, so does the Universe emerge periodically on the plane of objectivity, issuing from that of subjectivity—the antipodes of the former. This is the "Cycle of Life." And as the sun disappears from our horizon, so does the Universe disappear at regular periods, when the "Universal night" sets in. The Hindoos call such alternations the "Days and Nights of Brahma," or the time of [[Manvantara]] and that of Pralaya (dissolution). The Westerns may call them Universal Days and Nights if they prefer.<ref>Helena Petrovna Blavatsky, ''Key to Theosophy'', (London: Theosophical Publishing House, 1987), 84. </ref></blockquote>
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	d) Nitya or the constant dissolution of all that is born. This is the imperceptible change that all things suffer, in the various stages of growth and decay, life and death. The various conditions of beings subject to change are occasioned by that constant dissolution of life, which is rapidly produced by the resistless stream of time, taking everything perpetually away.		d) Nitya or the constant dissolution of all that is born. This is the imperceptible change that all things suffer, in the various stages of growth and decay, life and death. The various conditions of beings subject to change are occasioned by that constant dissolution of life, which is rapidly produced by the resistless stream of time, taking everything perpetually away.

	[[H. P. Blavatsky\|Mme. Blavatsky]] explained these pralayas ~~in a similar way~~:		[[H. P. Blavatsky\|Mme. Blavatsky]] refers to the "popular belief" about the three kinds of pralayas, adding that "for once, it agrees with Esotericism." She explained these pralayas as follows:

	<blockquote>There are many kinds of Pralaya, but three chief ones are specially mentioned in old Hindu books. The first is called NAIMITTIKA "occasional" or "incidental", caused by the intervals of "Brahmâ’s Days"; it is the destruction of creatures, of all that lives and has a form, but not of the substance which remains in statu quo till the new DAWN in that "Night". The other is called PRAKRITIKA, and occurs at the end of the Age or Life of Brahma, when everything that exists is resolved into the primal element, to be remodelled at the end of that longer night. But the third, ATYANTIKA, does not concern the Worlds or the Universe, but only the individualities of some people; it is thus individual pralaya or NIRVANA; after having reached which, there is no more future existence possible, no rebirth till after the Maha Pralaya.<ref>Helena Petrovna Blavatsky, ''Secret Doctrine vol. I'', (Adyar, India: Theosophical Publishing House, 1978), 370-71.</ref></blockquote>		<blockquote>There are many kinds of Pralaya, but three chief ones are specially mentioned in old Hindu books. The first is called NAIMITTIKA "occasional" or "incidental", caused by the intervals of "Brahmâ’s Days"; it is the destruction of creatures, of all that lives and has a form, but not of the substance which remains in statu quo till the new DAWN in that "Night". The other is called PRAKRITIKA, and occurs at the end of the Age or Life of Brahma, when everything that exists is resolved into the primal element, to be remodelled at the end of that longer night. But the third, ATYANTIKA, does not concern the Worlds or the Universe, but only the individualities of some people; it is thus individual pralaya or NIRVANA; after having reached which, there is no more future existence possible, no rebirth till after the Maha Pralaya.<ref>Helena Petrovna Blavatsky, ''Secret Doctrine vol. I'', (Adyar, India: Theosophical Publishing House, 1978), 370-71.</ref></blockquote>

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	<blockquote>Occultism divides the periods of Rest (Pralaya) into several kinds; there is the individual pralaya of each Globe, as humanity and life pass on to the next; seven minor Pralayas in each Round; the planetary Pralaya, when seven Rounds are completed; the Solar Pralaya, when the whole system is at an end; and finally the Universal Maha—or Brahmâ—Pralaya at the close of the "Age of Brahmâ." These are the three chief pralayas or “destruction periods.” There are many other minor ones, but with these we are not concerned at present.<ref>Helena Petrovna Blavatsky, ''Secret Doctrine vol. I'', (Adyar, India: Theosophical Publishing House, 1978), 172.</ref></blockquote>		<blockquote>Occultism divides the periods of Rest (Pralaya) into several kinds; there is the individual pralaya of each Globe, as humanity and life pass on to the next; seven minor Pralayas in each Round; the planetary Pralaya, when seven Rounds are completed; the Solar Pralaya, when the whole system is at an end; and finally the Universal Maha—or Brahmâ—Pralaya at the close of the "Age of Brahmâ." These are the three chief pralayas or “destruction periods.” There are many other minor ones, but with these we are not concerned at present.<ref>Helena Petrovna Blavatsky, ''Secret Doctrine vol. I'', (Adyar, India: Theosophical Publishing House, 1978), 172.</ref></blockquote>

	<blockquote>Pralaya—a word already explained—is not a term that applies only to every “Night of Brahmâ,” or the world’s dissolution following every [minor] Manvantara, equal to 71 Mahayugas. It applies also to each ~~“obscuration”~~ as well, and even to every Cataclysm that puts an end, by Fire or by Water in turn, to each Root-Race.<ref>Helena Petrovna Blavatsky, ''Secret Doctrine vol. II'', (Adyar, India: Theosophical Publishing House, 1978), 307, fn.</ref></blockquote>		There is also a more general use of this term, described by Mme. Blavatsky as follows:

			<blockquote>Pralaya—a word already explained—is not a term that applies only to every “Night of Brahmâ,” or the world’s dissolution following every [minor] Manvantara, equal to 71 Mahayugas. It applies also to each “[[obscuration]]” as well, and even to every Cataclysm that puts an end, by Fire or by Water in turn, to each Root-Race.<ref>Helena Petrovna Blavatsky, ''Secret Doctrine vol. II'', (Adyar, India: Theosophical Publishing House, 1978), 307, fn.</ref></blockquote>

	=== Minor (Round) pralaya ===		=== Minor (Round) pralaya ===

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	<blockquote>Pralaya—a word already explained—is not a term that applies only to every “Night of Brahmâ,” or the world’s dissolution following every [minor] Manvantara, equal to 71 Mahayugas. It applies also to each “obscuration” as well, and even to every Cataclysm that puts an end, by Fire or by Water in turn, to each Root-Race.<ref>Helena Petrovna Blavatsky, ''Secret Doctrine vol. II'', (Adyar, India: Theosophical Publishing House, 1978), 307, fn.</ref></blockquote>		<blockquote>Pralaya—a word already explained—is not a term that applies only to every “Night of Brahmâ,” or the world’s dissolution following every [minor] Manvantara, equal to 71 Mahayugas. It applies also to each “obscuration” as well, and even to every Cataclysm that puts an end, by Fire or by Water in turn, to each Root-Race.<ref>Helena Petrovna Blavatsky, ''Secret Doctrine vol. II'', (Adyar, India: Theosophical Publishing House, 1978), 307, fn.</ref></blockquote>

	~~=== Obscuration ===~~

	~~In his book [[Esoteric Buddhism (book)\|''Esoteric Buddhism'']], [[Alfred Percy Sinnett]] wrote:~~

	<blockquote>When the life-wave goes [from Globe A] on to B, in fact, globe A passes for the time into a state of obscuration. This state is not one of decay, dissolution, or anything that can be properly called death. . . The obscuration of a world is a total suspension of its activity.<ref>Alfred Percy Sinnett, ''Esoteric Buddhism'' (London: Chapman and Hall Ltd., 1885), 133.</ref></blockquote>

	~~Although the general idea is that a planet in obscuration stays as if "frozen", in an article written by the [[chela]] [[S. T. Krishnama Charya\|S. T. K***Chary]] it is stated:~~

	<blockquote>A Planet may be said to be in a state of Obscuration when a small portion of it is inhabited.<ref>S. T. K***Chary, [Note to] "Cosmical Rings and Rounds", The Theosophist 4:9 (June, 1883), 232. </ref></blockquote>

	~~It seems obvious that this subject has not been explained in its totality. For example, when talking about the duration of the obscuration, [[Koot Hoomi\|Master K.H.]] wrote to Mr. Sinnett:~~

	<blockquote>They last in a proportion of 1 to 10, i.e., if a Ring or whatever we call it, the period during which the [[Root-Race\|seven Root races]] have to develop and reach their last appearance upon a [[globe]] during that Round — lasts say 10 millions of years, (of course it lasts far longer) then the "obscuration" will last no longer than one million.<ref>Vicente Hao Chin, Jr., ''The Mahatma Letters to A.P. Sinnett in chronological sequence'' No. 93b (Quezon City: Theosophical Publishing House, 1993), 332.</ref></blockquote>

	~~If the obscuration was to last for a whole [[Round]] until the [[Life-Wave]] comes back to the globe, its duration would be far longer than the one for the activity on it.~~

	~~The end of an evolutionary cycle in a planet is accompanied by natural disasters. As the same Master wrote:~~

	<blockquote>The approach of every new "obscuration" is always signalled by cataclysms — of either fire or water.<ref>Vicente Hao Chin, Jr., ''The Mahatma Letters to A.P. Sinnett in chronological sequence'' No. 93b (Quezon City: Theosophical Publishing House, 1993), 314.</ref></blockquote>

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	When talking about chronology of evolutionary cycles, [[H. P. Blavatsky]] frequently used the Hindu one, claiming that it is the closest to the occult chronology. Thus, she explained that the Naimittika pralaya or Night of [[Brahmā]] lasts approximately 4,320,000,000 years, while the Maha-pralaya at the end of an Age of Brahmā ([[Maha-Kalpa]]) lasts for about 311,040,000,000,000 years.<ref>Helena Petrovna Blavatsky, ''Secret Doctrine vol. II'', (Adyar, India: Theosophical Publishing House, 1979), 69-70.</ref>		When talking about chronology of evolutionary cycles, [[H. P. Blavatsky]] frequently used the Hindu one, claiming that it is the closest to the occult chronology. Thus, she explained that the Naimittika pralaya or Night of [[Brahmā]] lasts approximately 4,320,000,000 years, while the Maha-pralaya at the end of an Age of Brahmā ([[Maha-Kalpa]]) lasts for about 311,040,000,000,000 years.<ref>Helena Petrovna Blavatsky, ''Secret Doctrine vol. II'', (Adyar, India: Theosophical Publishing House, 1979), 69-70.</ref>

	== ~~Notes~~ ==		== See also ==
			*[[Obscuration]]
	~~<references/>~~		*[[Manvantara]]
			*[[Chains and Rounds]]
	~~==Further reading==~~

			==Online resources==
			===Articles===
	*[http://www.theosophy.ph/encyclo/index.php?title=Pralaya# Pralaya] at Theosopedia		*[http://www.theosophy.ph/encyclo/index.php?title=Pralaya# Pralaya] at Theosopedia

			===Books===
	*[http://www.theosociety.org/pasadena/sd/sd1-2-07.htm# "The Days and Nights of Brahma"] Secret Doctrine vol. I, Section VII by H. P. Blavatsky		*[http://www.theosociety.org/pasadena/sd/sd1-2-07.htm# "The Days and Nights of Brahma"] Secret Doctrine vol. I, Section VII by H. P. Blavatsky

			== Notes ==
			<references/>

	[[Category:Sanskrit terms]]		[[Category:Sanskrit terms]]

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	Although the general idea is that a planet in obscuration stays as if "frozen", in an article written by the [[chela]] [[S. T. Krishnama Charya\|S. T. K***Chary]] it is stated:		Although the general idea is that a planet in obscuration stays as if "frozen", in an article written by the [[chela]] [[S. T. Krishnama Charya\|S. T. K***Chary]] it is stated:

	<blockquote>A Planet may be said to be in a state of Obscuration when a small portion ~~of it~~ of it is inhabited.<ref>S. T. K***Chary, [Note to] "Cosmical Rings and Rounds", The Theosophist 4:9 (June, 1883), 232. </ref></blockquote>		<blockquote>A Planet may be said to be in a state of Obscuration when a small portion of it is inhabited.<ref>S. T. K***Chary, [Note to] "Cosmical Rings and Rounds", The Theosophist 4:9 (June, 1883), 232. </ref></blockquote>

	~~The end of an evolutionary cycle~~ in ~~a planet is accompanied by natural disasters~~. As [[Koot Hoomi\|Master K.H.]] wrote to Mr. Sinnett:		It seems obvious that this subject has not been explained in its totality. For example, when talking about the duration of the obscuration, [[Koot Hoomi\|Master K.H.]] wrote to Mr. Sinnett:

	<blockquote>~~The approach~~ of ~~every new~~ "obscuration" ~~is always signalled by cataclysms — of either fire or water~~.<ref>Vicente Hao Chin, Jr., ''The Mahatma Letters to A.P. Sinnett in chronological sequence'' No. 93b (Quezon City: Theosophical Publishing House, 1993), ~~314~~.</ref></blockquote>		<blockquote>They last in a proportion of 1 to 10, i.e., if a Ring or whatever we call it, the period during which the [[Root-Race\|seven Root races]] have to develop and reach their last appearance upon a [[globe]] during that Round — lasts say 10 millions of years, (of course it lasts far longer) then the "obscuration" will last no longer than one million.<ref>Vicente Hao Chin, Jr., ''The Mahatma Letters to A.P. Sinnett in chronological sequence'' No. 93b (Quezon City: Theosophical Publishing House, 1993), 332.</ref></blockquote>

			If the obscuration was to last for a whole [[Round]] until the [[Life-Wave]] comes back to the globe, its duration would be far longer than the one for the activity on it.

	As ~~to the duration of the obscuration,~~ the Master wrote:		The end of an evolutionary cycle in a planet is accompanied by natural disasters. As the same Master wrote:

	<blockquote>~~They last in a proportion~~ of 1 to 10, i.e., if a Ring or whatever we call it, the period during which the [[Root-Race\|seven Root races]] have to develop and reach their last appearance upon a [[globe]] during that Round — lasts say 10 millions of years, (of course it lasts far longer) then the "obscuration" ~~will last no longer than one million~~.<ref>Vicente Hao Chin, Jr., ''The Mahatma Letters to A.P. Sinnett in chronological sequence'' No. 93b (Quezon City: Theosophical Publishing House, 1993), ~~332~~.</ref></blockquote>		<blockquote>The approach of every new "obscuration" is always signalled by cataclysms — of either fire or water.<ref>Vicente Hao Chin, Jr., ''The Mahatma Letters to A.P. Sinnett in chronological sequence'' No. 93b (Quezon City: Theosophical Publishing House, 1993), 314.</ref></blockquote>

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	<blockquote>When the life-wave goes [from Globe A] on to B, in fact, globe A passes for the time into a state of obscuration. This state is not one of decay, dissolution, or anything that can be properly called death. . . The obscuration of a world is a total suspension of its activity.<ref>Alfred Percy Sinnett, ''Esoteric Buddhism'' (London: Chapman and Hall Ltd., 1885), 133.</ref></blockquote>		<blockquote>When the life-wave goes [from Globe A] on to B, in fact, globe A passes for the time into a state of obscuration. This state is not one of decay, dissolution, or anything that can be properly called death. . . The obscuration of a world is a total suspension of its activity.<ref>Alfred Percy Sinnett, ''Esoteric Buddhism'' (London: Chapman and Hall Ltd., 1885), 133.</ref></blockquote>

			Although the general idea is that a planet in obscuration stays as if "frozen", in an article written by the [[chela]] [[S. T. Krishnama Charya\|S. T. K***Chary]] it is stated:

			<blockquote>A Planet may be said to be in a state of Obscuration when a small portion of it of it is inhabited.<ref>S. T. K***Chary, [Note to] "Cosmical Rings and Rounds", The Theosophist 4:9 (June, 1883), 232. </ref></blockquote>

	The end of an evolutionary cycle in a planet is accompanied by natural disasters. As [[Koot Hoomi\|Master K.H.]] wrote to Mr. Sinnett:		The end of an evolutionary cycle in a planet is accompanied by natural disasters. As [[Koot Hoomi\|Master K.H.]] wrote to Mr. Sinnett:
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	<blockquote>They last in a proportion of 1 to 10, i.e., if a Ring or whatever we call it, the period during which the [[Root-Race\|seven Root races]] have to develop and reach their last appearance upon a [[globe]] during that Round — lasts say 10 millions of years, (of course it lasts far longer) then the "obscuration" will last no longer than one million.<ref>Vicente Hao Chin, Jr., ''The Mahatma Letters to A.P. Sinnett in chronological sequence'' No. 93b (Quezon City: Theosophical Publishing House, 1993), 332.</ref></blockquote>		<blockquote>They last in a proportion of 1 to 10, i.e., if a Ring or whatever we call it, the period during which the [[Root-Race\|seven Root races]] have to develop and reach their last appearance upon a [[globe]] during that Round — lasts say 10 millions of years, (of course it lasts far longer) then the "obscuration" will last no longer than one million.<ref>Vicente Hao Chin, Jr., ''The Mahatma Letters to A.P. Sinnett in chronological sequence'' No. 93b (Quezon City: Theosophical Publishing House, 1993), 332.</ref></blockquote>

	~~However, in an article written by the [[chela]] [[S. T. Krishnama Charya\|S. T. K***Chary]] it is stated:~~

	<blockquote>A Planet may be said to be in a state of Obscuration when a small portion of it of it is inhabited.<ref>S. T. K***Chary, [Note to] "Cosmical Rings and Rounds", The Theosophist 4:9 (June, 1883), 232. </ref></blockquote>

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	However, in an article written by the [[chela]] [[S. T. Krishnama Charya\|S. T. K***Chary]] it is stated:		However, in an article written by the [[chela]] [[S. T. Krishnama Charya\|S. T. K***Chary]] it is stated:

	<blockquote>A Planet may be said to be in a state of ~~[[Pralaya#~~Obscuration~~\|Obscuration]]~~ when a small portion of it of it is inhabited.<ref>S. T. K***Chary, [Note to] "Cosmical Rings and Rounds", The Theosophist 4:9 (June, 1883), 232. </ref></blockquote>		<blockquote>A Planet may be said to be in a state of Obscuration when a small portion of it of it is inhabited.<ref>S. T. K***Chary, [Note to] "Cosmical Rings and Rounds", The Theosophist 4:9 (June, 1883), 232. </ref></blockquote>

	=== Minor (Round) pralaya ===		=== Minor (Round) pralaya ===