त्रेतायां वर्तमानायां कालः कृतसमोऽभवत् ।
रामे राजनि धर्मज्ञे सर्वभूतसुखावहे ॥५१॥

tretÄyÄá¹ vartamÄnÄyÄá¹
kÄlaḥ ká¹›ta-samo 'bhavat
rÄme rÄjani dharma-jñe
sarva-bhÅ«ta-sukhÄvahe

 tretÄyÄm - in the TretÄ-yuga; vartamÄnÄyÄm - although situated in that period; kÄlaḥ - the period; ká¹›ta - with Satya-yuga; samaḥ - equal; abhavat - it so became; rÄme - because of Lord RÄmacandra's being present; rÄjani - as the ruling king; dharma-jñe - because He was fully religious; sarva-bhÅ«ta - of all living entities; sukha-Ävahe - giving full happiness.


Text

Lord RÄmacandra became King during TretÄ-yuga, but because of His good government, the age was like Satya-yuga. Everyone was religious and completely happy.

Purport

Among the four yugas — Satya, TretÄ, DvÄpara and Kali — the Kali-yuga is the worst, but if the process of varṇÄÅ›rama-dharma is introduced, even in this Age of Kali, the situation of Satya-yuga can be invoked. The Hare Kṛṣṇa movement, or Kṛṣṇa consciousness movement, is meant for this purpose.

kaler doá¹£a-nidhe rÄjann
 asti hy eko mahÄn guṇaḥ
kÄ«rtanÄd eva kṛṣṇasya
 mukta-saá¹…gaḥ paraá¹ vrajet

“My dear King, although Kali-yuga is full of faults, there is still one good quality about this age: simply by chanting the Hare Kṛṣṇa mahÄ-mantra, one can become free from material bondage and be promoted to the transcendental kingdom.†(BhÄg. 12.3.51) If people take to this saá¹…kÄ«rtana movement of chanting Hare Kṛṣṇa, Hare RÄma, they will certainly be freed from the contamination of Kali-yuga, and the people of this age will be happy, as people were in Satya-yuga, the golden age. Anyone, anywhere, can easily take to this Hare Kṛṣṇa movement; one need only chant the Hare Kṛṣṇa mahÄ-mantra, observe the rules and regulations, and stay free from the contamination of sinful life. Even if one is sinful and cannot give up sinful life immediately, if he chants the Hare Kṛṣṇa mahÄ-mantra with devotion and faith he will certainly be freed from all sinful activities, and his life will be successful. Paraá¹ vijayate Å›rÄ«-kṛṣṇa-saá¹…kÄ«rtanam. This is the blessing of Lord RÄmacandra, who has appeared in this Age of Kali as Lord Gaurasundara.