Year-unit 12 of 28
Utpala
उत्पल
84,00,000 to the power of 12. About 1.23 × 10⁸³ years.
The 12th of the twenty-eight named year-units, and the 6th of the fourteen major ones. Its value is 84,00,000 raised to the power of 12, which comes to about 1.23 × 10⁸³ years.
Every unit on this stretch has a partner ending in -āṅga, one 84-lakhth of its size. Utpala is preceded by Utpalaāṅga, and the two together account for two of the twenty-eight steps.
Measurements and counts
| Position | 12 of 28 |
|---|---|
| Value | (84,00,000)^12 |
| In years | ≈ 1.23 × 10⁸³ |
| Previous | Hūhūka |
| Next | Padma |