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to worse is 'Avsarpini' and that from worse to best is "Utsarpini". The best period in sequence is first Sukhma-Sukhma (Happiest), which gradually degrades to second sukhma (Happy), then third Sukhma-Dukhma (Happy-Unhappy), then fourth Dukhma-Sukhma (Unhappy-Happy). In the process of degradation happiness gradually declines and in fifth and sixth era there is no happiness. After sixth period the trend reverses and first sixth is repeated and then there is progression to fifth, fourth, third, second and first. Then first is repeated and downward trend starts and the cycle continues.
During first Sukhma-Sukhma (Happiest) period there is complete synergy in the interactions, interrelations of myriad constituents of nature both living (including humans) and non-living and all work in symbiosis, cooperating and helping reach other for mutual benefit. Even carnivores like tigers, wolves, jackals etc. were not killers but scavangers and lived on sufficiently available naturally dead bodies as the entire area was covered with dense forests and there were all sorts of wild animal in large numbers dying naturally and not hunted or killed. The bacteria or any other forms of microorganisms were also not harming any other life form and lived symbiotically. There was no pollution of any sort. Water was crystal clear in rivers, lakes and springs. Seasons and rainfall were normal without droughts and floods. There was no soil erosion. The society was not divided in masters and servants, rulers and ruled. There were no conflicts, wars, diseases, famines or any sort of miseries. Population of all life forms was automatically controlled as it lived on naturally available food from forests and not from agriculture. This has been proved by a recent study in Germany our wolves that fertility and the number of their off springs increased or declined according to available food. The pressure of population and their consumption levels were within the carrying capacities of natural resources. It was forest (Kalpvrikshas) based life-style and all requirements of food clothing and shelter etc. were met from products available in forests. The above ideal symbiotic conditions are described in Part-1, Chapter-IV of Tiloypamati by yati Vrishabhacharya:
"सुसुम सुसम्मि कालेभूमिरज-धूम जलण-हिम- रहिदा । कंटिय अब्भसिलई विच्छियादि कीडोवसग्गपरिचता । 320 1 णिम्मल दप्पण सरिसा, णिदिददव्वेहिं विरहिदा तीए । सिकदा हवेदि दिव्या, तणु-मण-णयणाण सुहजणणी ।।321 ।। ती गुंछा गुम्मा, हुसुमंकुर फल - पवाल - परिपुण्णा । वहऔ विचित्र - वण्णा, रूक्ख समूहा समुत्तंगा । 1327 ।। णत्थि असण्णी जीवा, णत्थि तहां सामिभिच्च भेदोय | विकलपहा जुद्धादीरूद्धण भावा दुण हु होंति । । 332 ।। "
The conditions started degrading very slowly in second and third Sukhma (Happy) and Sukhma-Dukhma (Happy-Unhappy) eras and then more and more subsequently with birth of agriculture and rapidly after industrialization. The degradation started first because of anthropocentric attitude that man is supreme
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