O best of the Bharata race, in the Krita age, everything was free from deceit and guile, avarice and covetousness. Virtue like a bull was among men with four legs complete.
कृते चतुष्पात् सकलो निर्व्याजोपाधिवर्जितः। वृषः प्रतिष्ठितोधर्मो मनुष्ये भरतर्षभ॥