The first period is called “Satya Yuga” -- the golden age where virtue, knowledge, honesty and love abounds. Every living being is blessed with abundance and there is peace and happiness. This period lasts for 1,728,000 solar years. The second period is called “Treta yuga” where there is a slight decline in virtue and wicked activities slowly creeps in. This age is marked by 75 per cent virtue and 25 per cent vice activities. This period lasts for 1,296,000 solar years. The third period is called “Dwapara yuga” where there is a marked decline in virtue. This age is characterized by 50
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