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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 12.3.27

प्रभवन्ति यदा सत्त्वे मनोबुद्धीन्द्रियाणि च । तदा कृतयुगं विद्याज्ज्ञाने तपसि यद् रुचि: ॥ २७ ॥
prabhavanti yadā sattve
[prabhavanti yadaa sattve]
mano-buddhīndriyāṇi ca
[mano-buddheendriyaani cha]
tadā kṛta-yugaṁ vidyāj
[tadaa krita-yugam vidyaaj]
jñāne tapasi yad ruciḥ
[jnaane tapasi yad ruchih]
Word-for-word
prabhavanti — they are predominantly manifest yadā — when sattve — in the mode of goodness manaḥ — the mind buddhi — intelligence indriyāṇi — senses ca — and tadā — then kṛta-yugam — the age of Kṛta vidyāt — should be understood jñāne — in knowledge tapasi — and austerity yat — when ruciḥ — pleasure.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
prabhavanti yadā sattve
prabhavanti
they are predominantly manifest
yadā
when
sattve
in the mode of goodness
mano-buddhīndriyāṇi ca
manaḥ
the mind
buddhi
intelligence
indriyāṇi
senses
ca
and
tadā kṛta-yugaṁ vidyāj
tadā
then
kṛta-yugam
the age of Kṛta
vidyāt
should be understood
jñāne tapasi yad ruciḥ
jñāne
in knowledge
tapasi
and austerity
yat
when
ruciḥ
pleasure.
When the mind, intelligence and senses are solidly fixed in the mode of goodness, that time should be understood as Satya-yuga, the age of truth. People then take pleasure in knowledge and austerity.
Purport

The word kṛta means “performed” or “executed.” Thus in the age of truth all religious duties are duly performed, and people take great pleasure in spiritual knowledge and austerity. Even in the Kali-yuga, those who are situated in the mode of goodness take pleasure in the cultivation of spiritual knowledge and the regulated performance of austerity. This sublime state of existence is possible for one who has conquered sex desire.

— A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya
Translation
When the mind, intelligence and senses are solidly fixed in dharma without material desires, that time should be understood as Satya-yuga. People then take pleasure in knowledge and austerity. Now this point is explained. Sattve means “in dharma without material desires.”
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Personal Guidance
When mind, intelligence and senses sit steady in goodness, it is internally Satya-yuga — pleasure in knowledge and austerity, possible even now for one who has conquered sex desire. The age outside doesn't dictate the age inside.
Reflection Questions
  • When have I tasted a personal 'Satya moment' recently?
  • What helped me get there, and how can I return more often?
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