तस्यैकशतिका संध्या संध्यांशः संध्यया समः
For that, the twilight is one hundred, the portion of twilight is equal to the twilight.
कृतं त्रेता द्वापरं च कलिश्चैव चतुष्टयम्
Kṛta, Tretā, Dvāpara, and Kali—these fourfold divisions.
कृतस्य तावद्वक्ष्यामि वर्षाणि च निबोधत
Now I shall declare the years of Kṛta; listen attentively.
चत्वारिंशत्सहस्राणि तथान्यानि कृतं युगम्
Forty thousand, and likewise others, constitute the Kṛta yuga.
अशीतिश्च सहस्राणि कालस्त्रेतायुगस्य सः
And eighty thousand is the period of the Tretā yuga.
विंशतिश्च सहस्रामि कालः स द्वापरस्य च
And twenty thousand is the period of the Dvāpara yuga.
षष्टिश्चैव सहस्राणि कालः कलियुगस्य तु
And sixty thousand is indeed the period of the Kali yuga.
नियुतान्येव षडिंशान्निरसानि युगानि वै
The yugas are certainly calculated as six times sixty hundred thousand.
विंशतिश्च सहस्राणि स संध्यांशश्चतुर्युगः
And twenty thousand is the portion of twilight for the four yugas.
कृतत्रेतादियुक्तानां मनोरन्तरमुच्यते
The period joined with Kṛta, Tretā, and the others is called a Manvantara.
त्रिंशत्कोट्यस्तु वर्षाणां मानुषेण प्रकीर्त्तिताः
Thirty crores of years are declared according to human reckoning.
विशतिश्च सहस्राणि कालो ऽयं साधिकं विना
And twenty thousand is this period, with a little more, not less.
मन्वन्तरस्य कालो ऽयं युगैः सार्द्धं च कीर्त्तितः
This period of a Manvantara, together with the yugas, has been described.
त्रेताशिष्टं प्रवक्ष्यामि द्वापरं कलिमेव च
I shall now speak of what remains of the Treta Yuga, as well as the Dvapara and Kali Yugas.
क्रमागतं मया ह्येतत्तुभ्यं नोक्त युग द्वयम्
These two yugas, which come in order, have not yet been told to you by me.
अत्र त्रेतायुगस्यादौ मनुः सप्तर्षयश्च ये
At the beginning of the Treta Yuga, Manu and the seven sages existed.
दाराग्निहोत्रसंबन्धमृग्यजुः सामसंहितम्
The connection with wives, the Agnihotra sacrifice, and the collections of Rig, Yajur, and Sama Veda were established.
परंपरागतं धर्म स्मार्त्तं चाचारलक्षणम्
The dharma transmitted through tradition, and the characteristics of proper conduct, were established.
सत्येन ब्रह्मचर्येण श्रुतेन तपसा च वै
By truthfulness, celibacy, study of the scriptures, and austerity indeed.
सप्तर्षीणां मनोश्चैव ह्याद्ये त्रेतायुगे तथा
In the first Treta Yuga, for the seven sages and Manu, likewise.
अभिव्यक्तास्तु ते मन्त्रास्तारकाद्यैर्निदर्शनैः
Those mantras became manifest, with examples such as the Taraka and others.
प्राणाशेष्वथ सिद्धीनामन्यासां च प्रवर्त्तनम्
Then, among all living beings, the manifestation of various perfections occurred.
ते मन्त्रा वै पुनस्तेषां प्रतिभायामुपस्थिताः
Those mantras, indeed, appeared again to them through inspiration.
सप्तर्षिभिस्तु ते प्रोक्ताः स्मार्त्तं धर्मं मनुर्जगौ
Those were taught by the seven sages, and Manu proclaimed the traditional dharma.
संरोधादायुषश्चैव वर्त्स्यन्ते द्वापरेषु वै
Because of the restriction of lifespan, these will continue in the Dvapara Yugas.
अनादिनिधिना दिव्याः पूर्वं सृष्टाः स्वयंभुवा
The divine ones, without beginning or end, were formerly created by the Self-born.
विक्रियन्ते समानार्था वेदवादा यथायुगम्
The Vedic doctrines, though having the same meaning, change according to each yuga.
परिचारयज्ञाः शूद्रास्तु जपयज्ञा द्विजोत्तमाः
The Shudras perform service-sacrifices, while the best of the twice-born perform recitation-sacrifices.
क्रियावन्तः प्रजावन्तः समृद्धाः सुखिनस्तथा
They are active in rites, fruitful in offspring, prosperous, and happy as well.
वैश्यानुवर्त्तिनः शुद्राः परस्परमनुव्रताः
The Shudras follow the Vaishyas, and are mutually devoted to one another.