Shloka 23
Hanūmān’s Embrace, Counsel, and Promise to Amplify Bhīma’s Battle-Roar
Gandhamādana Continuation
एतत् कृतयुगं नाम त्रैगुण्यपरिवर्जितम् त्रेतामपि निबोध त्वं यस्मिन् सत्र प्रवर्तते
etat kṛtayugaṃ nāma traiguṇya-parivarjitam | tretām api nibodha tvaṃ yasmin satra pravartate ||
Bhīma dijo: «A esto se le llama Kṛta (Satya) Yuga, libre del dominio de las tres guṇa. Comprende también el Tretā Yuga, en el cual los ritos sacrificiales (satra) entran en activa práctica».
भीम उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse contrasts yuga-dharma: Kṛta Yuga is portrayed as a condition of purity ‘beyond the three guṇas,’ while Tretā is marked by the active establishment of sacrificial practice—suggesting a shift from innate righteousness to righteousness maintained through ritual and regulated action.
Bhīma is explaining the characteristics of the world-ages (yugas) to his listener, first defining Kṛta Yuga as guṇa-free and then directing attention to Tretā Yuga, where sacrificial sessions (satra) become prevalent.