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Dvapara Yuga (Devanagari: द्वापर युग) is the third out of four yugas, or ages, in the religion of Hinduism. This yuga comes after Treta Yuga and is followed by Kali Yuga. According to the Puranas this yuga ended at the moment when Krishna returned to his eternal abode of Vaikuntha.
The Roles of the CastesAll people in the Dvapara Yuga are zealous, valiant, courageous and competitive by nature and are engaged only in penance and charity. They are kingly and pleasure-seeking. In this era, the divine intellect ceases to exist, and it is therefore seldom that anyone is wholly truthful. As a result of this life of deceit, people are plagued by ailments, diseases and various types of desires. After suffering from these ailments, people realize their misdeeds and perform penance. Some also organize Yagya for material benefits as well as for divinity. The Role of the BrahminIn this Yuga, the Brahmins are involved in Yagya, self-study, donation and teaching activities. They attain celestial bliss by engaging in penance, religion, control of senses and restraint. The Role of the KshatriyaThe duties of Kshatriyas are the protection of their subjects. In this era, they are humble and performe their duties by controlling their senses. The Kshatriyas honestly execute all policies of law and order without being angry or cruel. They are devoid of greed and consequently attain bliss.
A few of the kings, however, surreptitiously plan a conspiracy along with the scholars. Strong people execute work where execution of policies is involved. The king appoints priests, etc. to perform religious activities, economists and ministers to perform monetary activities, impotents to take care of women and cruel men to execute heinous activities. In Kshatriya, there are 2 kinds, namely 'Surya Vansham', 'Chandra Vansham' The Role of the VaishyaVaishyas are mostly landowners and merchants. The duties of Vaishyas are trade, poultry-culture and agriculture. Vaishyas attain higher planes through charity and hospitality. The Role of the ShudraThe duty of Shudras is to perform tasks that demand highly physical work. Although their form of labour is different to the other three castes, the Shudras are not discriminated against. Infact Vidura, the famous Prime Minister of Hastinapura was born in the Shudra community and attained the status of a Brahmin due to his wisdom, righteousness and learning. All other three sections namely Brahmana, Kshatriya and Vaisya protected Shudras and contributed for their safety and happiness. Krishna, eighth avatar of Vishnu was brought up in a Vaishya family though he was a born Kshatriya. (A note to Indology Students: Caste does not represent race or ethnicity, but the profession people follow.) The Decline of LifeThe living and moral standard of the people overall in the Dvapara Yuga drops immensely from the Treta Yuga. The average life expectancy of humans begins to fall to only 2,000 years in this era because of neglect of the Varnashram, Vedas and Yagyas. The Vedas especially become less active.pl:Dwapara juga
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