pauVI 5: ju`g Awidk

The Yugs

cwir juig kir Qwpnw siqjug qRyqw duAwpru swjy ]

chaari jougi kari daapanaa satijougu traytaa duaapar saajay.

The four Ages (yugs) were established and the first three were given names Satyug, Treta, Dvapar. Fourth one was Kaliyug.

cauQw kiljug QwipAw cwir vrin cwroN ky rwjy ]

chaudaa kalijougu daapiaa chaari varani chaaron kay raajay.

And four castes came to be known as the kings of four ages. Brahmin, kshatriya, vaishya and sudhra became predominate in each age.

bRhmx CqRI vYs sUdR jugu jugu eyko vrn ibrwjy ]

brahamani chhatree vaisi soodri jougu jougu ayko varan biraajay.

In Satiyug, Vishnu is said to have come to earth as Hansavaar and explained the problems pertaining to

siqjuig hMs Aauqwru Dir sohM bRhm n dUjw pwjy ]

satijougi hansu aoutaaru dhari sohan brahamu n doojaa paajay.

Metaphysics (The story is there in the eleventh canto of the Bhagvat Purana), and nothing but one soham-Brahm was discussed and pondered upon.

eyko bRhmu vKwxIAY moh mwieAw qy bymuhqwjy ]

ayko brahamu vakhaaneeai moh maaiaa tay baymuhataajay.

Getting indifferent to maya, people would praise one Lord.

krin qpisAw bin ivKY vKq gujwrin ipMnI swgy ]

karani tapasiaa bani vikhai vakhatu gujaarani pinnee saagay.

They would go to forests and pull on life by eating natural vegetations.

lK virHAw dI Awrjw koTy koit n mMidr swjy ]

lakhi varhiaan dee aarajaa kotday koti n mandari saajay.

Though they lived for lacs of years but they would construct the palaces, forts and grand mansions.

iek ibnsY iek AsiQru gwjy ]5]

ik binasai ik asadiru gaajay ||5||

On the one hand the world was passing away and on the other the life current would go stably.