Satya-Yuga

Satya Yuga (Sanskrit सत्य युग ), Krita Yuga also (Sanskrit कृत युग Krta yuga ) called, is the first and most perfect of four in the Hindu scriptures Yugas or ages of the world described. It is the beginning of a Maha - Yuga cycle. The Satya Yuga, Treta Yuga follows the. It takes four times as long as the Kali Yuga, ie 4 × 432,000 = 1.728 million years. Life Law ( Dharma ) is realized in this age entirely.

Satya called " truth ," " righteousness " and " virtue." Satya Yuga is therefore the "age of truth " or of virtue. Krta is the past participle of KRI, to do so translates as " done ", " completed ", " finished". It is the age of completion. At the same time Krta called the " four " winners throw in craps, which brings the total profit. Less prosaically with the tetrad connects to the concept of completeness: every whole, self- completed and self -Moving has its four quarter ( pada ) and stands on four legs.

So also has the deity depicted as a cow of Dharma in this Yuga on four feet standing stable stand The Dharma is here to be understood as Sanatana Dharma, the order of Rita maintaining law of the world. Accordingly, in this age everything is absolutely perfect and as it should be: the Brahmins are holy, the kings are just and farmers and artisans are obedient and full of devotion.

In the Manusmriti, the " Code of Manu " the duration of the Satya Yuga 4000 years is given plus a preceding and following the transition period of 400 years, for a total of 4800 years. However, this statement is in accordance with the Bhagavatapurana considered in relation to the era of the gods, where one years 360 human years, corresponds to the duration of the Satya Yuga in human years is therefore 4800 × 360 = 1.728 million years.