In the beginning, in Satya-Yuga, there is only one social class, called Hamsa [swan-like].
To which all human beings belong, all being unalloyed devotees of the Lord, from birth.
Thus learned scholars call this first age Krita-yuga:
the age in which all religious duties are perfectly fulfilled.
The primary obsession of individuals in Satya-yuga was meditation (dhyana). All would be inclined towards supreme knowledge. And all actions performed would be in the intention of attaining celestial bliss. Meditation was on one deity only: Vishnu (Narayaṇa).
In Satya-yuga, because everyone understood the essence of the Vedic and Dharmic instruction for spiritual advancement, there was no need for further explanations by dividing the Vedic knowledge into additional branches. Nor was there any need for rituals or austerities to train the mind and senses for engaging in spiritual life.
Having attained mystic powers as a birth right, individuals could travel to the heavenly realms of Jambu-dvipa. Or could mentally create celestial pleasure airships to visit the Devas. In this way, all these divine people would be bestowed with sublime faith, piousness. And would effortlessly attain union with God, which is a salient feature of Satya-yuga.
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