O ruler of men, the length of life in Treta is three thousand. In the present age, in this Dvapara, persons remain on earth for two thousand years.
तथा त्रीणि सहस्राणि त्रेतायां मनुजाधिप। द्वे सहस्र द्वापरे तु भुवि तिष्ठति साम्प्रतम्॥