आदौ कृतयुगे वर्णो नृणां हंस इति स्मृतः । कृतकृत्याः प्रजा जात्या तस्मात्कृतयुगं विदुः ॥
ādau kṛtayuge varṇo nṛṇāṃ haṃsa iti smṛtaḥ | kṛtakṛtyāḥ prajā jātyā tasmātkṛtayugaṃ viduḥ ||
In the beginning, in Krita Yuga, people had one varna, remembered as Hamsa. Everyone was fulfilled by birth itself, and so that age is known as Krita.
आरंभ में, कृतयुग में, मनुष्यों का एक ही वर्ण था, जिसे हंस कहा जाता है। तब सब प्रजा जन्म से ही कृतकृत्य थी, इसलिए उस युग को कृतयुग कहते हैं।
Meaning today and contextआज के लिए अर्थ और संदर्भ
The text pictures a time without divisions, when everyone was whole. Divisions among people are, in its own telling, a later development, not the original state.
यह ग्रंथ ऐसे समय का चित्र देता है जब कोई विभाजन नहीं था और सब पूर्ण थे। उसके अपने अनुसार, लोगों में भेद बाद में आए, मूल अवस्था में नहीं थे।
Krishna tells Uddhava that in the first age, Krita Yuga, there was only one varna, called Hamsa; people were fulfilled from birth, which is why the age is called Krita (accomplished).