Treta Yuga (
Devanagari: त्रेता युग) is the second out of four
yugas, or ages of mankind, in the religion of
Hinduism. Treta means third in Sanskrit. The first yuga is
Satya Yuga of perfect morality and the one after Treta is the
Dvapara Yuga. The most famous events in this yuga were Lord
Vishnu's fifth, sixth and seventh incarnations as
Vamana,
Parashurama and
Rama respectively. The
Dharma bull, which symbolises morality, stood on three legs during this period. It had all four in the Satya Yuga and two in the later Dvapara Yuga. Currently, in the immoral age of
Kali, it stands on one leg. The Treta Yuga lasted 1,296,000 years.