Nagaraani ca raastrani dhanadhaanyayutaani ca
Nityam pramudita ssarve yathaa krtayuge tathaa
Meaning of the hymn- Food grains and wealth were bountiful in every village, town
and city during his rule. All citizens were happy, blissful and contented as if it were
Krta yuga.
During Rama‟s rule even the kingdoms of His subordinates and vassals were thriving.
There was no shortage of wealth in any place. Every person was always contented
and happy. Every variety of crop grew abundantly and hence shortage of food was
not faced by any living being. Due to the economic well-being of every citizen, the
question of taking loans, being indebted and paying interest thereon did not even
remotely exist.
Krta yuga is the first amongst the 4 eons (yugas). In Krta Yuga, dharma stands on
its four legs. Satya (truthfulness), compassion (daya), penance (tapas) and charity
(daana) are its 4 legs. The speciality of this period was that every human being
stringently abided by dharma and was always truthful. Due to this, he led an
absolutely healthy, disease–free life. Peace and contentment prevailed amongst all
the members of the society. Every human was magnanimous in nature and displayed
feelings of love, affection and friendliness towards the other members of the society.
Ahimsa (non-injury, non-covetousness) was the practised norm.
Terms such as quarrels and fighting were unknown in the society. Every day was
spent in contemplation on that Almighty. Every person strived hard to get a good
reputation in the society. At all times people engaged themselves only in good
meritorious deeds. In every aspect of life, they were competent.
People of all the 4 stages of life led their life exactly as per the norms dictated to
them by the scriptures. Every being was steadfast in penance (tapas). Selfcenteredness
was unknown. Using dharma as the support, artha (material earnings)
and kaama (fulfillment of desires) were achieved. As a result of all this, all towns,
cities and villages flourished abundantly. Crops were abundant.
Sri Rama ruled during the following eon (Treta Yuga). Yet, his rule was such that the
living conditions of Krta Yuga were again repeated.
Treta Yuga was a period when evil-minded persons and strong valiant heroes were in
great numbers. They troubled the saints as well as the noble minded persons.
Quarrels and disputes were common. Unhappiness prevailed amongst the people.
The society had degenerated. It was overall a treacherous period.
Rama took up the reins of the kingdom and converted the eon itself into Krta Yuga.
He made sure that devotion and contemplation on the Almighty became a norm in
the society. By destroying the pride of all the powerful evil-minded heroes, He was
able to bring about traits of purity (sattva guna) in one and all.
The influence of demons such as Ravana had caused a decline in adherence to
dharma and obligatory karmas amongst the people. To re-establish these, the
Supreme Lord incarnated as Rama. Under his able rule, he once again re-instated
the supremacy of dharma. Even the birds, animals, trees and plants began to abide
by dharma. With this, the villages, towns and cities all flourished. The entire earth
was rendered peaceful and happy. The cumulative result was that this period turned
out to be akin to Krta Yuga.
Sri Rama was a karma yogi. Even when the worst calamities landed on his head, he
did not shrink under their weight. Very boldly he abided by dharma. While strictly
abiding by his duties (kartavya), he followed the path of karma to emerge victorious.
Through his actions, he taught the world that success can be achieved through this
path.
By simply following the footsteps of such a great Lord, the mind, speech and actions
of all the people were rendered pure. This helped them to be as happy, blissful and
contented like their predecessors of the Krta Yuga.
Om Seeta Ramabhyaam Namaha.