In the early life of any Indian individual, a theory taught by his/her parents is that the world is divided into the “Yugas,” which literally means a phrase further divided into two yugas, namely “Satyuga” and “Kalyug.” Two more yugas, namely “Dwapar Yuga” and “Treta Yuga,” are also present. According to Sanatana Dharma, these four yugas are phases divided in a ‘Yuga Cycle.’ A Yuga Cycle is a cyclic age in Hindu cosmology, with each cycle lasting for 4,320,000 years (12,000 divine years) and repeating four yugas (world ages): Krita (Satya) Yuga, Treta Yuga, Dvapara Yuga, and Kali Yuga. As the Yuga Cycle progresses through the four yugas, each yuga’s length and humanity’s general moral and physical state within each yuga decrease by one-fourth. Kali Yuga, which lasts for 432,000 years, is believed to have started in 3102 BCE. Near the end of Kali Yuga, when virtues are at their worst, a cataclysm and a re-establishment of dharma occur to usher in the next cycle’s Krita (Satya) Yuga, prophesied to occur by Kalki. There are 71 Yuga Cycles in a manvantara (age of Manu) and 1,000 Yuga Cycles in a kalpa (day of Brahma). As a rationalist, I wonder why the people of India have so much belief in these yugas, as “Karma” seems nothing to them but only these yugas’ division seems more logical to them. As my mother described, “Satyuga” in Hinduism is the first and best of the four yugas (world ages) in a Yuga Cycle. Satya Yuga is known as the age of truth, when humanity is governed by gods, and every manifestation or work is close to the purest ideal, allowing intrinsic goodness to rule supreme. It is sometimes referred to as the “Golden Age.” According to my mother, the golden age is what we lack today in the “Kaliyuga.” Kali Yuga, in Hinduism, is the fourth and worst of the four yugas (world ages) in a Yuga Cycle, preceded by Dvapara Yuga and followed by the next cycle’s Krita (Satya) Yuga. It is believed to be the present age, full of conflict and sin. Okay, but if you want to go that road, then tell me how did you presume that this yuga is the worst? What is your definition of ‘worst’? What worse has ever happened to you? As a rationalist, I totally reject these theories of best or worst yugas. Let me clear this; I do not object to the existence or essence of these yuga theories, but to me, the discrimination between the best or worst yuga is completely baseless. According to me, we are already in Satyuga. If you get to eat two meals a day, then you are living in Satyuga. If you have a home to live and cover yourself from deadly heat waves or cold wind, then you are living in Satyuga. If you have even a toilet in your house, which may seem very common to you, then you are living in Satyuga because even in 2024, there are villages in India that do not have a toilet in their house. What more would you expect? And even this is not enough for you to understand, then if you have even your body fully functioning, my dear reader, you are living in Satyuga. Just ask those people who do not have hands to eat; they are born disabled, and they have not committed any sin, but still, they are suffering. I am repeating my words; I do not disrespect or object to the theory of the Yugas, but to me, the discrimination between the yugas is baseless. If my father can provide me food and clothes and later on when I would start to earn and give all the facilities back to him in his old age, that would be the golden age to me, and nothing would stop me from saying that in the worst of Kaliyuga, I won in my life. Lastly, I would like to request all my readers to kindly pay attention to the issues of the common people because they do not have anyone to trust and raise their voice. Whatsoever is common to you is still a dream for many. Jai Hind!
We Are Living In The “Satya Yuga” Already
