Matsyapurana 142.74

142.74

ijyā dānaṃ tapaḥ satyaṃ tretādharmāstu vai smṛtāḥ
tadā pravartate dharmo varṇāśramavibhāgaśaḥ
maryādāsthāpanārthaṃ ca daṇḍanītiḥ pravartate //

Though in that age dharma reigned according to Varnasrama, yet there was also a criminal procedure code to justify and maintain the order of Varnâśrama All the people were healthy, wealthy, happy and contented In this Tretayuga one Veda was divided into four The people lived up to 3,000 years and they were all blessed with sons and grandsons and then they departed Now, hear of its characteristics The characteristic of the Tretayuga in Sandhyâ is one foot, and in the Sandhyamśa one fourth of that of Sandhyâ—74 77