Dvapara Yuga

[3][4][5] According to the Puranas, this yuga ended when Krishna returned to his eternal abode of Vaikuntha.

[7] Dvapara (Sanskrit: द्वापर, romanized: dvāpara) is a sandhi of the two words dva (lit.

As per Bhagavata, During this age the Dharma bull, which symbolizes morality, stands on two legs; Dayā (lit.

[a] Dvapara Yuga is described in the Mahabharata, Manusmriti, Surya Siddhanta, Vishnu Smriti, and various Puranas.

yuga proper) preceded by its yuga-sandhyā (dawn) and followed by its yuga-sandhyāṃśa (dusk)⁠, where each twilight (dawn/dusk) lasts for one-tenth (10%) of its main period.

The difference of the Golden and the other Ages, as measured by the difference in the number of the feet of Virtue in each, is as follows : (17) The tenth part of an Age, multiplied successively by four, three, two, and one, gives the length of the Golden and the other Ages, in order : the sixth part of each belongs to its dawn and twilight.All people in the Dvapara Yuga are desirous of achievement of the scriptural dharma that is prescribed to each class, valiant, courageous and competitive by nature and are engaged only in penance and charity.

As a result of this life of deceit, people are plagued by ailments, diseases and various types of desires.