अपां सारमयस्येन्दो रसमात्रात्मकस्य च पिबन्त्यम्बुमयं देवा मधु सौम्यं तथामृतम्॥ ६० ॥
apāṃ sāramayasyendo rasamātrātmakasya ca pibantyambumayaṃ devā madhu saumyaṃ tathāmṛtam
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signR. Their regal splendour and prowess extends far and wide like the branches of the banyan tree. By Nyagrodha is meant arms; VyAsa means the extent of the arms outstreUdied. That is their growth and height measured as above. Cfiakra (discus), chariots, Queen, jewels, horses, eleptianis and gold formed their treasure and were counted as Ratnas (jewels). These gems were first attained at the end of Svayanibhuva Marm. Emperors in tlie world in all the Manvantaras (past, present and future) are horn with the parts of vinu inherent in them. They are extraordinarily endowed with power, dharma, comfort and riches. Emperors Juid a vast store of Artlia, Dharma, Kama, fame, and Aictory without any of these going against another. Thus the kings, endowed with power, defeated even the Uisis in their eight SiddJjis, such as, Animfi, IjaghirnA, etc., in their knowledge of the Jastras and in their asceticism. They were endowed with divine marks and signs and they defeated the demons and hnman bdngs by their extraordinary strength. Tliey seemed to be very fortunate. They were horn with diandsome forms bearing all the lucky signs according to palmistry, vh., fine lines on the forehead and lijie tongue, sombre radiance of tlie teeth, Jong ea?-s, liands touching the knees, slioulders like that of a bull and a lion, with tlndr f(»et marke<l with qin)its and fish and the hands with conches, etc. They lived up to 85,000 years and did not know the troubles of the old age, and had accesses to the heaven, oceans, lower regions, and mountains. Saciilices, asceticism, charity and truthfulness were the four-) imbed dlia-mas of the Treta age and were, unscrupulously, observed by tliem, — 58-73. Thougli in that age ilharma reigned according to Aarnasrama, yet there was also a criminal procedure code to justify and maintain the order of Varnafiiama. All the people were healthy, wealthy, happy and contented. In this Tretayuga one Anla was divided into four. The people livcil uj) to 3,000 years and they were all blessed with sons and grands )ns an<i then they departed. Now, lieav of its characteristics, d'lie characteristic of the Tretayuga in Sandhya is one foot; and in the Sandliyanisia one-fourth of that of Sandhya. — 74-77.