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he is the son of King Priyabratha. The fourth Manu is called Tamasa; and he
is the brother of Uttama. The fifth Manu is called Raivata. He is the brother
of Tamasa. The sixth Manu is also the brother of Tamasa. The sixth Manu is
called Chaksus; and he is the son of Chaksu. The seventh Manu is called
Baivasvata. He is the son of the Sungod, born of a different wife, whose
name is Chakya. The ninth Manu is called Daksasavarni. He is the son of
Baruna. The tenth Manu is called Brahmasavarni, and he is the son of
Upsloka. Four other Manus are known as Rudrasavarni, Dharmasavarni,
Indrasavarni, and Raichya. All are sons of Lord Shiva.

After finishing the description of the Manu incarnations, the Lord des-
cribed to Sanatan Goswami the Yuga Avatars. He said that there are four
Yugas, or millennia. The first Yuga is called Satya, the second is called Treta,
the third is called Dvapara, and the fourth is called Kali. In each millennium
the Lord takes different colors in different incarnations. In the Satya Yuga
the color of the principal incarnation is white. In the Treta Yuga the color of
the principal incarnation is red, and in the Dvapara Yuga the color of the
principal incarnation is blackish—Krishna. And, in the Kali Yuga, the color
of the principal incarnation is yellow. This is confirmed in the Srimad Bhag-
watam, Tenth Canto, Eighth Chapter, as spoken by Gargamuni while cal-
culating the horoscope of Krishna in the house of Nanda Maharaj.

In the Satya Yuga the process of self-realization is meditation, and this
process of meditation was taught by the incarnation of God in the color of
whiteness. This incarnation gave benediction to the sage Kardum for obtain-
ing, as his son, an incarnation of the Personality of Godhead. In the Satya
Yuga everyone meditates on Krishna, and each and every living entity is in
full knowledge. Other meditations, which are not recommended in this
present age, are still being attempted as meditational processes by people who
are not in full knowledge.

The process for self-realization in the Treta millennium is performance of
different sacrifices, and this is taught by the incarnation of God in His red color.
In the Dvapara millennium, Krishna is Personally present, and He is worshipped
by everyone, and that is the process of self-realization for that age. Krishna
is blackish in color, He is the incarnation Himself, and He induces people to
worship Him, as is stated in the Bhagavad Gita. The Srimad Bhagwatam also,
in the Eleventh Canto, Fifth Chapter, states that the worship of Krishna is
made by the hymn: “Let me offer my obeisances unto the Supreme Personality
of Godhead, Vasudeva.” This is the hymn generally practiced by the people
to worship the Supreme Lord Krishna in the Dvapara millennium.

The next millennium is Kali Yuga, in which we are now. In this age the
