Satya Yuga
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Satya Yuga is the first and most virtuous of the four cyclical ages in Hindu cosmology, characterized by truth, righteousness, and spiritual purity.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Hindu cosmological age
ⓘ
Yuga ⓘ |
| associatedConcept | Golden Age ⓘ |
| associatedVirtue |
charity
ⓘ
compassion ⓘ non-violence ⓘ self-restraint ⓘ |
| associatedWithDeity |
Brahma
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Vishnu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| characterizedBy |
dharma at full strength
ⓘ
righteousness ⓘ spiritual purity ⓘ truth ⓘ |
| contrastedWith |
Kali Yuga
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
age of decline ⓘ |
| cosmicCycle | repeats cyclically ⓘ |
| cosmicOrder | perfectly maintained ⓘ |
| cosmologicalRole | beginning of a cosmic cycle ⓘ |
| describedIn |
Mahabharata
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Manusmriti NERFINISHED ⓘ Puranas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dharmaSymbolism | dharma standing on four legs ⓘ |
| durationInDivineYears | 4800 divine years ⓘ |
| durationInHumanYears | 1,728,000 human years ⓘ |
| eschatologicalView | will return after Kali Yuga in a new cycle ⓘ |
| ethicalStandard | satya (truth) ⓘ |
| followedBy | Treta Yuga NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Krita Yuga
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Satya-krita Yuga NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| humanLifespan | very long ⓘ |
| humanNature | innate goodness ⓘ |
| languageOfDescription | Sanskrit texts ⓘ |
| moralQuality | highest virtue ⓘ |
| partOf |
Chatur Yuga cycle
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Four Yugas ⓘ Mahayuga NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionInSequence | first Yuga ⓘ |
| precededBy | Kali Yuga NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Hinduism ⓘ |
| socialCondition |
absence of vice
ⓘ
no disease ⓘ no fear ⓘ no hatred ⓘ |
| spiritualCondition | direct communion with the divine ⓘ |
| spiritualPractice |
austerity
ⓘ
meditation ⓘ truthfulness ⓘ |
| symbolicColor | white (in some traditions) ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.