O Bharata, men of the Kriti Yuga (golden age) were steady and skilled in their own respective affairs and were well versed in the rules of prowess.
धृतिमन्तश्च दक्षाश्च स्वे स्वे कर्मणि भारत। पराक्रमविधानज्ञा नरा कृतयुगेऽभवन्॥