In plain words
Wondrous, and for the three worlds sanctifying, sickles to the creeper of worldly existence, true friends, and to the grove of the sages the springtime: such are the stories of Lord Viṣṇu.
Embodiments of Prema!
The wonders of creation: how wondrous they are! Hard to win is a human body. Not only in the making of its body but in the power of its intellect too, the human birth is the highest of births, above every creature in the world. Man is a sacred being, set apart from the common run of all creatures. It is a misfortune that, even after taking so noble, so exalted a human birth, one cannot recognise this humanness. What every man experiences, practises and enjoys every moment, he himself cannot recognise.
The sacred festival days of the people of Bhārata carry a lofty, distinctive inner meaning. Today is Ugādi. Everyone thinks that Ugādi means what begins with the year. It is the beginning of the yuga itself. The beginning of the yuga and the end of the yuga is God alone. So God is called Yugādikṛt. God is not only the one who creates the yuga; He is also the one who keeps it going. So God is called Yugavartana. In turning this yuga, God is the one of mighty power. God is the one of mighty intellect. That is why God is called Yugādhara. He has another name too, Yugandhara. To create the yuga and to bring the yuga to its end is God's own principle. This same Ugādi is also thought of, in another way, as the festival of the year's beginning.
What does saṃvatsara mean? Saṃvatsara is the very name of God. Because He dwells in everything, He is called saṃvatsara. More than that, God Himself is the Ātma of this year. Another name for this year is time. God is the Ātma of time. So God has another name, Kālātmaka. Kālātmaka means God Himself. So Ugādi means the very form of God. The universe is the form of Viṣṇu. All this is indeed Brahman. So the nature of the Kṛta, Tretā, Dvāpara and Kali yugas is held together in the four. That is why God is called Caturātmaka. The Ātma made up of four kinds of vibhūti is Caturātmaka. The first is Vāsudeva.