Shloka 5
Yuga Order, Lifespan Measures, and Traits of Beings in Bhārata-varṣa
चत्वारि तु सहस्राणि वर्षाणां मुनिपुंगवाः । आयुः संख्या कृतयुगे संख्याता हि तपोधनाः
catvāri tu sahasrāṇi varṣāṇāṃ munipuṃgavāḥ | āyuḥ saṃkhyā kṛtayuge saṃkhyātā hi tapodhanāḥ
ହେ ମୁନିଶ୍ରେଷ୍ଠମାନେ, କୃତଯୁଗରେ ଆୟୁଷ୍ୟର ସଂଖ୍ୟା ଚାରି ସହସ୍ର ବର୍ଷ ବୋଲି ଗଣାଯାଇଛି—ଏହିପରି କୁହାଯାଇଛି, ହେ ତପୋଧନମାନେ।
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Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
Type: celestial_realm
Sandhi Resolution Notes: विशेष सन्धि नहीं; ‘संख्याता’ क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (संख्यात) का स्त्री. रूप।
FAQs
It states that the lifespan in the Kṛta Yuga is counted as four thousand years.
These are honorific vocatives meaning “foremost among sages” and “one whose wealth is austerity,” addressing ascetic sages present in the dialogue.
It points to the traditional Purāṇic idea that earlier yugas are marked by greater dharma and spiritual strength, associated with longer, more disciplined human life.