This is the only relation I could find between humans & deities/gods. The division (as regards the gods) consists in this: the half year for which the sun travels from the vernal to the autumnal equinox is the day of the deities, and the half year for which the sun travels from the latter to the former is their night. A year (of human beings) is equal to a day and night of the gods. That division (as regards the Pitris) consists in this: the lighted fortnight (of men) is their day which is for the doing of acts and the dark fortnight is their night for sleep. A month of human beings is equal to a day and night of the Pitris. The night is for the sleep of all living creatures, and the day is for the doing of action. The sun makes the day and the night for the world of man. In the same source, we can find relation of human years with pitri-s & divine-s: Q-2: "Then what's the relation between human year & deity year?" Moreover, if we start multiplying according to "deity" years, then it will come up with very unrealistic figures, which are simply unbelievable. The above verse (Verse-20 from MahAbhArata book > Volume-8 > Chapter-231 > Page-178), does not show anything related to deity or celestial, even though it's translated such by few people. The morning of that cycle consists of four hundred years and its evening is of four hundred years. Q-1: "Are these human years or some divine years?" There are some interesting counter questions to be discussed in this regard. I have found some issues with Sanskrit translation, but have accepted above. Other subsequent Yuga-s reduce by quarter, i.e. As regards the other yugas, the duration of each gradually decreases by a quarter in respect of both the substantive period with the conjoining portion and the conjoining portion itself. The morning of that epoch consists of four hundred years and its evening is of four hundred years. Four thousand years (of the deities) is the duration of the first or Krita age. I shall, in their order, tell thee the number of years, that are (thus) for different purposes computed differently in respect of the Krita, the Treta, the Dwapara, and the Kali yugas. Here is the scriptural proof from Moksha Dharma Parva (assuming that it's not interpolated): I would agree with those answers, which suggest following durations:
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