Satya Yuga

Satya Yuga

Satya Yuga is a name used for more than one being and thing in the Purāṇas and Itihāsas. Each is listed below with where it is told; choose the one you are looking for.

Devatās

• Kṛtayuga, the Cosmic Being: Kṛtayuga in the form of a golden brahmacārī who fights beside Dharma against Kali, and who rises as an excellent purusha from the yajña-kuṇḍa of Bhagavān Kalki. Kalki Purāṇa, Tritīyāmśa, Chapters 5, 6, 7, 9, 10, 19; Bhavishya Purāṇa, Pratisarga Parva, Khaṇḍa 4, Chapter 26

Things and ideas

• The Four Yugas: Kṛta or Satya Yuga as the first of the four great ages of the world, with its length and its dharma. Mahābhārata, Anuśāsana Parva; Bhāgavata Purāṇa; Nārada Purāṇa, Pūrvārdha; Mārkaṇḍeya Purāṇa; Bhavishya Purāṇa; Liṅga Purāṇa, Pūrvārdha; Varāha Purāṇa; Skanda Purāṇa, Māheśvara Khaṇḍa, Kaumārikā Khaṇḍa; Kūrma Purāṇa, Pūrvārdha; Brahmāṇḍa Purāṇa, Pūrva Bhāga; Vāmana Purāṇa; Vāmana Purāṇa, Saro Māhātmya; Agni Purāṇa