also celebrated as Samvatsaradi (the festival of the new year). What is the meaning of Samvatsara? Samvatsara means God, the One who dwells in everything. For Samvatsara (the year), the underlying spirit is Atma. Another name for Samvatsara is Kaala (Time). Because Time is subsumed by the Spirit, God is known as Kaala Atma (the Time Spirit).Yugadi, therefore, represents the form of the Divine. The Cosmos itself is the form of the Divine (Vishnu). ‘Sarvam khalu idam Brahmam,’ declares the Upanishad. The four yugas (aeons)--Krita, Treta, Dwapara and Kali--are permeated with Divinity. Hence, God has also the name Chaturatmaka (the Fourfold Spirit).