First yuga (age) in a four-yuga cycle of time found in Vedic Hindu cosmology.
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Pursued by the Danava, Krishna took refuge in a mountain-cave in which a king of the Satya Yuga was lying asleep.
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The duties set down for the Krita yuga are of one kind.
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The men, however, of the Krita Yuga are devoted to penances, possessed of tranquil souls, and observant of righteousness.
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(The total duration, therefore, of the Krita yuga is four thousand and eight hundred years of the deities).
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Know these to be the characteristics, O Yudhishthira, of the Krita age.
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Formerly, in the Krita age I had expressed my approval of these creatures.
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In the Krita age, O sire, they were nowhere on earth.
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If he causes the Krita age, he attains to everlasting heaven.
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In the Krita age all the duties exist in their entirety, along with Truth.
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Of course the real question is whether this golden age is sustainable.
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Europe seemed to be on the cusp of a new golden age.
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He was also present at the start of hip-hop's so-called golden age.
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In this golden age, it policed a normal society by normal methods.
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Though affectionate mockery is nothing new, the golden age was relatively recently.