ਚਾਰਿ ਜੁਗਿ ਕਰਿ ਥਾਪਨਾ ਸਤਿਜੁਗੁ ਤ੍ਰੇਤਾ ਦੁਆਪਰ ਸਾਜੇ ।

chaar jug kar thaapanaa satijug tretaa duaapar saaje |

The four Ages (yugs) were established and the first three were given names Satyug, Treta, Dvapar. Fourth one was Kaliyug.

ਚਉਥਾ ਕਲਿਜੁਗੁ ਥਾਪਿਆ ਚਾਰਿ ਵਰਨਿ ਚਾਰੋਂ ਕੇ ਰਾਜੇ ।

chauthaa kalijug thaapiaa chaar varan chaaron ke raaje |

And four castes came to be known as the kings of four ages. Brahmin, kshatriya, vaishya and sudhra became predominate in each age.

ਬ੍ਰਹਮਣਿ ਛਤ੍ਰੀ ਵੈਸਿ ਸੂਦ੍ਰਿ ਜੁਗੁ ਜੁਗੁ ਏਕੋ ਵਰਨ ਬਿਰਾਜੇ ।

brahaman chhatree vais soodr jug jug eko varan biraaje |

In Satiyug, Vishnu is said to have come to earth as Hansavaar and explained the problems pertaining to

ਸਤਿਜੁਗਿ ਹੰਸੁ ਅਉਤਾਰੁ ਧਰਿ ਸੋਹੰ ਬ੍ਰਹਮੁ ਨ ਦੂਜਾ ਪਾਜੇ ।

satijug hans aautaar dhar sohan braham na doojaa paaje |

Metaphysics (The story is there in the eleventh canto of the Bhagvat Purana), and nothing but one soham-Brahm was discussed and pondered upon.

ਏਕੋ ਬ੍ਰਹਮੁ ਵਖਾਣੀਐ ਮੋਹ ਮਾਇਆ ਤੇ ਬੇਮੁਹਤਾਜੇ ।

eko braham vakhaaneeai moh maaeaa te bemuhataaje |

Getting indifferent to maya, people would praise one Lord.

ਕਰਨਿ ਤਪਸਿਆ ਬਨਿ ਵਿਖੈ ਵਖਤੁ ਗੁਜਾਰਨਿ ਪਿੰਨੀ ਸਾਗੇ ।

karan tapasiaa ban vikhai vakhat gujaaran pinee saage |

They would go to forests and pull on life by eating natural vegetations.

ਲਖਿ ਵਰ੍ਹਿਆਂ ਦੀ ਆਰਜਾ ਕੋਠੇ ਕੋਟਿ ਨ ਮੰਦਰਿ ਸਾਜੇ ।

lakh varhiaan dee aarajaa kotthe kott na mandar saaje |

Though they lived for lacs of years but they would construct the palaces, forts and grand mansions.

ਇਕ ਬਿਨਸੈ ਇਕ ਅਸਥਿਰੁ ਗਾਜੇ ।੫।

eik binasai ik asathir gaaje |5|

On the one hand the world was passing away and on the other the life current would go stably.