Vayu Purana

सर्वकामसुखः कालो नात्यर्थं ह्युष्णशीतता। मनोभिलषिताः कामास्तासां सर्वत्र सर्वदा

The time was filled with all desired pleasures, neither excessively hot nor cold; their wishes, conceived in mind, were fulfilled everywhere and always.

उत्तिष्ठन्ति पृथिव्यां वै ताभिर्ध्याता रसोत्थिताः। बलवर्णकरी तासां सिद्धिः सा रोगनाशिनी

Substances arising from the earth, meditated upon by them, rise up; that accomplishment, which gives strength and color, destroys disease for them.

असंस्कार्यैः शरीरैश्च प्रजास्ताः स्थिरयौवनाः। तासां विशुद्धात् सङ्कल्पाज्जायन्ते मिथुनाः प्रजाः

With bodies not requiring purification, those beings possess enduring youth; from their pure intentions, offspring are born in pairs.

समं जन्म च रूपञ्च म्रियन्ते चैव ताः समम्। तदा सत्यमलोभश्च क्षमा तुष्टिः सुखं दमः

Birth and form are equal, and they die equally; then truth, absence of greed, patience, satisfaction, happiness, and self-control prevail.

निर्विशेषाः कृताः सर्वा रूपायुःशीलचेष्टितैः। अबुद्धिपूर्वकं वृत्तं प्रजानां जायते स्वयम्

All are made undifferentiated in form, lifespan, character, and actions; conduct arises spontaneously among the beings, without deliberation.

अप्रवृत्तिः कृतयुगे कर्मणोः शुभपापयोः। वर्णाश्रमव्यवस्थाश्च न तदासन्न सङ्करः

In the Krita age, there is no engagement in actions, whether auspicious or inauspicious; the system of castes and stages of life exists, but there is no intermingling.

अनिच्छाद्वेषयुक्तास्ते वर्त्तयन्ति परस्परम्। तुल्यरूपायुषः सर्वा अधमोत्तमवर्ज्जिताः

They interact with each other, endowed with neither desire nor aversion; all are equal in form and lifespan, without distinction of inferior or superior.

सुखप्राया ह्यशोकाश्च उत्पद्यन्ते कृते युगे। नित्यप्रहृष्टमनसो महासत्त्वा महाबलाः

Mostly happy and free from sorrow, they are born in the Krita age; their minds are always delighted, possessing great purity and strength.

लाभालाभौ नास्वास्तां मित्रामित्रे प्रियाप्रिये। मनसा विषयस्तासान्निरीहाणां प्रवर्त्तते। न लिप्सन्ति हि ताऽन्योन्यन्नानुगृह्णन्ति चैव हि

Gain and loss do not exist, nor friend and foe, nor beloved and unlovable; for those without desire, sense objects arise only in the mind; they neither covet nor support one another.

ध्यानं परं कृतयुगे त्रेतायां ज्ञानमुच्यते। प्रवृत्तं द्वापरे यज्ञं दानं कलियुगे वरम्

Meditation is supreme in the Krita age; knowledge is declared in Treta; ritual sacrifice is practiced in Dvapara; charity is best in Kali.

सत्त्वं कृतं रजस्त्रेता द्वापरन्तु रजस्तमौ। कलौ तमस्तु विज्ञेयं युगवृत्तवशेन तु

Sattva prevails in Krita, rajas in Treta, and in Dvapara both rajas and tamas; in Kali, tamas alone is to be understood, according to the nature of the ages.

कालः कृते युगे त्वेष तस्य संख्यान्निबोधत। चत्वारि तु सहस्राणि वर्षाणां त्त कृतं युगम्

Now, in the Krita age, time is as follows: listen to its reckoning—four thousand years constitute the Krita age.

सन्ध्यांशौ तस्य दिव्यानि शतान्यष्टौ च संख्यया। तदा तासां बभूवायुर्न्न च क्लेशविपत्तयः

Its twilight portions are eight hundred divine years in number; then, during those times, Vayu existed, and there was no suffering or calamity.

ततः कृतयुगे तस्मिन् सन्ध्यांशे हि गते तु वैः। पादावशिष्टो भवति युगधर्मस्तु सर्वशः

After the twilight portion of the Krita age has passed, only one quarter remains of the age's virtue, and all its qualities.

सन्ध्यायामप्यतीतायामन्तकाले युगस्य तु। पादतश्वावतिष्ठेत्तु सन्ध्याधर्मो युगस्य तु। एवं कृते तु निःशेषे सिद्धि स्त्वन्तर्दधे तदा

When the twilight has ended, at the close of the age, only a quarter of the twilight's virtue remains; thus, in Krita, perfection entirely disappears at that time.

तस्याञ्च सिद्धौ भ्रष्टायां मानस्यामभवत्ततः। सिद्धिरन्या युगे तस्मिस्त्रेतायामन्तरे कृताः

When that perfection is lost, another perfection arises in the Treta age, in place of the mental perfection.

सर्गादौ या मयाष्टौ तु मानस्यो वै प्रकीर्त्तिताः। अष्टौ ताः क्रमयोगेन सिद्धयो यान्ति संक्षयम्

At the beginning of creation, eight mental perfections were proclaimed by me; those eight, in order, diminish gradually.

कल्पादौ मानसी ह्येषा सिद्धिर्भवति सा कृते। मन्वन्तरेषु सर्वेषु चतुर्युगविभागशः। वर्णाश्रमाचारकृतः कर्मसिद्धोद्भवः स्मृतः

At the start of a cycle, this mental perfection exists in Krita; in all manvantaras, divided by the four ages, perfection arises from actions performed according to caste and stage of life.

सन्ध्याकृतस्य पादेन सन्ध्यापादेन चांशतः। कृतसन्ध्यांशका ह्येते त्रींस्त्रीन् पादान् परस्परान्। ह्रसन्ति युगधर्मैस्ते तपः श्रुतबलायुषैः

By a portion of the twilight of Krita, and by a portion of its twilight, these three quarters of the twilight of Krita diminish, along with the virtues of the ages—asceticism, scriptural strength, and longevity.

ततः कृतांशे क्षीणे तु बभूव तदनन्तरम्। त्रेतायां युगमन्यन्तु कृताशमृषिसत्तमाः

Then, when the Krita twilight is depleted, immediately thereafter, the Treta age begins, O best of sages.

तस्मिन् क्षीणे कृतांशे तु तच्छिष्टासु प्रजास्विह। कल्पादौ संप्रवृत्तायास्त्रेतायाः प्रमुखे तदा

When the Krita twilight is diminished, among the remaining beings, at the beginning of the Treta age, at the start of the cycle, it commences.

प्रणश्यति तदा सिद्धिः कालयोगेन नान्यथा। तस्यां सिद्धौ प्रणष्टायामन्या सिद्धिरवर्त्तत

Then, perfection disappears by the force of time, not otherwise; when that perfection is lost, another perfection arises.

अपां सौक्ष्म्ये प्रतिगते तदा मेघात्मना तु तौ। मेघेभ्यस्तनयित्नुभ्यः प्रवृत्तं वृष्टिसर्ज्जनम्

When the subtlety of water is withdrawn, then, by the nature of clouds, from clouds and thunder, rainfall begins.

सकृदेव तया वृष्ट्या संयुक्ते पृथिवीतले। प्रादुरासंस्तदा तासां वृक्षास्तु गृहसंस्थिताः

With a single occurrence of that rain, the earth's surface became joined; then, trees appeared, established in homes.

सर्वप्रत्युपभोगस्तु तासां तेभ्यः प्रजायते। वर्त्तयन्ति हि तेभ्यस्तास्त्रेतायुगमुखे प्रजाः

Universal enjoyment arises from them; indeed, the beings of Treta age subsist upon them at the beginning of the age.

ततः कालेन महता तासामेव विपर्ययात्। रागलोभात्मको भावस्तदा ह्याकस्मिकोऽभवत्

Then, after a long time, due to reversal among them, a state of passion and greed arose suddenly.

यत्तद्भवति नारीणां जीवितान्ते तदार्त्तवम्। तदा तद्वै न भवति पुनर्युगबलेन तु

That which occurs at the end of a woman's life, menstruation, did not exist then, but later appeared due to the influence of the age.

तासां पुनः प्रवृत्तं तु मासे मासे तदार्त्तवम्। ततस्तेनैव योगेन वर्त्ततां मिथुने तदा

For them, again, menstruation occurred month by month; thus, by that same process, intercourse took place at that time.

. तासां तत्कालभावित्वान्मासि मास्युपगच्छताम्। अकाले ह्यार्त्तवोत्पत्तिर्गर्भोत्पत्तिरजायत

Because of their being affected at that time, as they engaged month by month, when menstruation arose out of season, conception occurred.