The beginning of each Maha Yuga is the Krita Yuga, the age of virtue and moral perfection, a bright, golden age on earth. The great god Vishnu, in his form or” Brahma, the grandfather and creator of the world, is the. presiding god, and dharma (ideal, righteous behavior or moral duty) walks steadily and securely upon all four feet. The Krita Yuga lasts for 1,728,GOO years. During this period. human beings need no shelters, whether they live in the mountains or by the sea. Gift-giving trees provide them with an abundant supply of food, clothing, and decorative objects. Everyone is born good and lives a happy, contented, unselfish, and beautiful life. People are devoted to meditation, the highest virtue, and spend their lives being loyal to dharma. They work for the pleasure of it, rather than from necessity. Sorrow does not exist.