The Treta Yuga in Hinduism is the second of the four yugas in a Yuga Cycle. It is preceded by the Krita (Satya) Yuga and followed by the Dvapara Yuga. Treta Yuga lasts for 1,296,000 years (3,600 divine years). Treta means ‘a collection of three things’ in Sanskrit, and it is so called because during this period there were three Avatars of Vishnu that were seen: the fifth, sixth, and seventh incarnations as Vamana, Parashurama, and Rama, respectively. The bull of Dharma symbolizes that morality stood on three legs during this period. It had all four legs in the Satya Yuga and two in the succeeding Dvapara Yuga. Currently, in the immoral age of Kali, it stands on one leg.
