Dvapara-yuga

Dvapara-yuga

द्वापरयुग, dvāparayuga

The third of the four yugas in the time cycle according to Vedas. It follows Treta-yuga and precedes Kali-yuga. The duration of the Dvapara-yuga is 864,000 years. According to “Bhagavata Purana”, Dvapara-yuga ended on the day of Krishna's "going out".

In this epoch, piety decreases by another quarter, diseases appear, as well as natural disasters are in nature. It is believed that of the four brahmanic qualities (asceticism, purity, mercy and truthfulness), only the last two of them are fully manifested in Dvapara-yuga.