ध्यानं परं कृकयुगे त्रेतायां यज्ञ उच्यते । वृत्तं च द्वापरे सत्यं दानमेव कलौ युगे
dhyānaṃ paraṃ kṛkayuge tretāyāṃ yajña ucyate | vṛttaṃ ca dvāpare satyaṃ dānameva kalau yuge
في كِرْتَا يوغا يُعلَن التأمّل الأسمى (دهيانا) طريقاً أعلى. وفي تْرِيتَا يوغا يُعلَّم القربان الطقسي (يَجْنَا). وفي دْفَابَرَا يوغا تكون السيرة الصادقة علامتها. أمّا في كَالِي يوغا فالعطاء (دانَا) وحده هو العمل الأوّل والأفضل.
Mahākāla
Listener: Karaṃdhama
Scene: A fourfold tableau of practices: sage in meditation (Kṛta), fire-altar sacrifice (Tretā), people upholding truth and righteous conduct (Dvāpara), and a devotee giving alms/food (Kali) before a shrine; Mahākāla narrates the principle.
The most effective dharma changes by yuga; in Kali, charity becomes the most accessible and powerful means of merit.
No specific sacred site is mentioned; it is a general yuga-dharma teaching.
It prescribes dāna (charity) as the principal practice for Kali Yuga.