Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 39
Yuga-Dharma Framework, Kali-Yuga Diagnosis, and the Hari-Nāma Remedy
Transition to Vedānta Inquiry
द्विषंति पितरं पुत्रा भर्तारं च स्त्रियोऽखिलाः । परिस्त्रीनिरतः सर्वे परद्रव्यपरायणाः ॥ ३९ ॥
dviṣaṃti pitaraṃ putrā bhartāraṃ ca striyo'khilāḥ | paristrīnirataḥ sarve paradravyaparāyaṇāḥ || 39 ||
Söhne werden ihre Väter hassen, und alle Ehefrauen werden ihre Ehemänner verachten. Jeder wird nach der Frau des Anderen gieren und auf fremdes Gut aus sein.
Sanatkumara (teaching Narada about Kali-yuga characteristics)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: karuna
Secondary Rasa: bhayanaka
FAQs
It portrays Kali-yuga as an age where core dharmic bonds (father–son and husband–wife) deteriorate, and the twin vices of lust (toward parastrī) and greed (toward paradravya) dominate—signaling a need for stronger dharma and inner discipline.
By highlighting how desire and possessiveness corrupt relationships, it indirectly points to bhakti—especially Vishnu-bhakti—as a purifying refuge that restrains the senses, restores right conduct, and redirects attachment from others’ bodies/wealth toward the Divine.
No specific Vedanga (like Vyakarana, Jyotisha, or Kalpa) is taught in this verse; the practical takeaway is ethical restraint central to dharma—avoiding parastrī and paradravya—which underlies all Vedic ritual and spiritual practice.