যুগাবতার এবে শুন, সনাতন ।
সত্য-ত্রেতা-দ্বাপর-কলি-যুগের গণন ॥ ৩২৯ ॥
yugavatara ebe suna, sanatana
satya-treta-dvapara-kali-yugera ganana
yuga-avatara-incarnation of millenniums; ebe-now; suna-hear; sanatana-O Sanatana Gosvami; satya-treta-dvapara-kali-yugera-of the Satya-yuga, Treta-yuga, Dvapara-yuga and Kali-yuga; ganana-the chronological order.
"O Sanatana, now hear from Me about the yuga-avataras, the incarnations for the millenniums. First of all, there are four yugas-Satya-yuga, Treta-yuga, Dvapara-yuga and Kali-yuga.