Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 35
Yuga-Dharma Framework, Kali-Yuga Diagnosis, and the Hari-Nāma Remedy
Transition to Vedānta Inquiry
ब्राह्मणाद्यास्तथा वर्णाः संकीर्यंते परस्परम् । कामक्रोधपरा मूढा वृथासंतापपीडिताः ॥ ३५ ॥
brāhmaṇādyāstathā varṇāḥ saṃkīryaṃte parasparam | kāmakrodhaparā mūḍhā vṛthāsaṃtāpapīḍitāḥ || 35 ||
ব্ৰাহ্মণ আদি বৰ্ণসমূহ পৰস্পৰে মিহলি হৈ সংকৰ হয়। কাম-ক্রোধত পৰবশ মূঢ় লোক বৃথা সন্তাপত পীড়িত থাকে।
Sanatkumara (teaching Narada)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: karuna
Secondary Rasa: bhayanaka
FAQs
It diagnoses the root of collective suffering: when kama (desire) and krodha (anger) dominate, discernment collapses, dharma weakens, and society falls into confusion—creating “vṛthā-santāpa,” avoidable misery.
By highlighting kama and krodha as the inner enemies, it indirectly supports bhakti as a purifying discipline: devotion steadies the mind, reduces passion and hostility, and restores dharmic conduct that supports spiritual life.
No specific Vedāṅga (like Vyākaraṇa or Jyotiṣa) is taught in this verse; the practical takeaway is ethical self-regulation—mastering desire and anger to prevent adharma and social disorder.