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You are correct that Hinduism is steeped in the concept of eternally repeating cycles of time ... there are various concepts or theories of the 4 Yugas or ages (e.g. according to some schools of Hindu cosmology (there are many), the universe is created and destroyed once every 4.1 to 8.2 billion years which is one full day for a Brahma ... and the lifetime of a Brahma is said to be over 311 trillion years. I have no idea of the value of such speculation).
So what did Lekhraj Kirpalani do? Stole it ...
- Almost everything in the BKWSU is stolen from other religions or philosophies; scrambled up, re-packaged and re-branded.
- The 5,000 years figure comes from the Vaishnavite Hinduism his wife was part of. It is a common belief in India.
Lekhraj Kirpalani believed he was Krishna ... Krishna came 5,000 years ago ... time is a Cycle ... ergo 5,000 year Cycle.
Just why Lekhraj Kirpalani felt the need to shorted the Yuga, I have no idea. I *suspect* that the exaggerate of Destruction came from Christian influences he would have been exposed to from the British. I *suspect* that there is nothing more mystic and magical a source than, perhaps at some point he came across some Jehovah Witness types who believed the End of the World was near and in the scrambled that happen when he 'turned guru' it came out. Millenarianism of the BK type is not typically Hindu.
There is evidence in the Sakar Murlis to support such a 'working theory' as Lekhraj Kirpalani is particularly interested in Christianity and it is referred to many more times than any other religion. The reason for that is simple and, again, not magical and mystical ... it was the British influence in Calcutta and the Sind at that time.
I think it is all sub-conscious and just about marketing in order to pull the punters in ... "bums on seats", as they say in the theatre. Lekhraj Kirpalani was a very good businessman, every businessman knows you need a "USP" - a "unique selling point" or marketing concept to differentiate yourself from the competition. If Lekhraj Kirpalani and the BKs were selling a 310 trillion year cycle, they would be invisible within the cacophony of other sects. The short cycle had a further advance of intensifying the experience ... again, it's cheap marketing. "Buy Now! Special Offer! Once in a Lifetime Opportunity!".
This is a current BK's video ... it's pure Vaishnative Bhakti. Apart from the typical BK re-branding and marketing (sticking Lekhraj Kirpalani and Om Radhe on top), there is nothing new unique about it. It is not "BK" at all, it is all robbed from Hinduism to appeal to the Hindu market.