SB 12.2.39 — FolioCorpus

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 12.2.39

कृतं त्रेता द्वापरं च कलिश्चेति चतुर्युगम् । अनेन क्रमयोगेन भुवि प्राणिषु वर्तते ॥ ३९ ॥

kṛtaṁ tretā dvāparaṁ ca

[kritam tretaa dvaaparam cha]

kaliś ceti catur-yugam

[kalish cheti chatur-yugam]

anena krama-yogena

[anena krama-yogena]

bhuvi prāṇiṣu vartate

[bhuvi praanishu vartate]

Word-for-word

kṛtam — Satya-yuga tretā — Tretā-yuga dvāparam — Dvāpara-yuga ca — and kaliḥ — Kali-yuga ca — and iti — thus catuḥ-yugam — the cycle of four ages anena — by this krama — sequential yogena — pattern bhuvi — in this world prāṇiṣu — among living beings vartate — goes on continuously.

Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)

kṛtaṁ tretā dvāparaṁ ca

kṛtam

Satya-yuga

tretā

Tretā-yuga

dvāparam

Dvāpara-yuga

and

kaliś ceti catur-yugam

kaliḥ

Kali-yuga

and

iti

thus

catuḥ-yugam

the cycle of four ages

anena krama-yogena

anena

by this

krama

sequential

yogena

pattern

bhuvi prāṇiṣu vartate

bhuvi

in this world

prāṇiṣu

among living beings

vartate

goes on continuously.

The cycle of four ages — Satya, Tretā, Dvāpara and Kali — continues perpetually among living beings on this earth, repeating the same general sequence of events.

Gauḍīya Ācāryas

Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya

Translation

The cycle of four ages—Satya, Tretā, Dvāpara and Kali—continues perpetually among living beings on this earth, in the same sequence. This verse shows the cycle of four yugas.

Personal Guidance

The four ages cycle endlessly, with the same general pattern. Once you see the cycle, you stop expecting permanent fixes from any one regime, technology, or era. Real progress is inward — moving the soul closer to the Lord regardless of which yuga turns outside.

Reflection Questions

What outward 'fix' have I been hoping will permanently solve a problem?
What inward movement would actually solve it?

📝 My note

Source: vedabase.io