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Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Madhya 20.329

Hear About the Four Yugas

“O Sanātana, now hear from Me about the yuga-avatāras, the incarnations for the millenniums. First of all, there are four yugas — Satya-yuga, Tretā-yuga, Dvāpara-yuga and Kali-yuga.

Śrīla Prabhupāda · Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta Madhya 20.329, translation

What the purport teaches

  • Sanātana is invited to hear about the yuga-avatāras.
  • The yuga-avatāras are the incarnations for the millenniums.
  • There are four yugas: Satya-yuga, Tretā-yuga, Dvāpara-yuga and Kali-yuga.

Try this today

Read the four yuga names aloud, then try writing them in order from memory.

Ask yourself

Can you name the four yugas in the order given?

Carry the question through the day, then answer it in your own words before sleep.

The study points are short summaries drawn from Śrīla Prabhupāda's translation and purport; the practice and question are plain words for trying the verse today.

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