Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Madhya 20.335
Spiritual Duties in Satya-yuga and Tretā-yuga
“In Satya-yuga the people were generally advanced in spiritual knowledge and could meditate upon Kṛṣṇa very easily. The people’s occupational duty in Tretā-yuga was to perform great sacrifices. This was induced by the Personality of Godhead in His reddish incarnation.
What the purport teaches
- In Satya-yuga, people were generally advanced in spiritual knowledge and could easily meditate upon Kṛṣṇa.
- In Tretā-yuga, people’s occupational duty was to perform great sacrifices.
- The Personality of Godhead, in His reddish incarnation, encouraged people to perform these sacrifices.
Try this today
Spend a quiet minute remembering Kṛṣṇa and reflecting on the value of spiritual knowledge.
Ask yourself
What does the ease of meditation in Satya-yuga suggest about the value of spiritual knowledge?
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.