Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 32
Yuga-Dharma Framework, Kali-Yuga Diagnosis, and the Hari-Nāma Remedy
Transition to Vedānta Inquiry
अहमेवाधिक इति सर्वेऽपि विवदंति च । अधर्मलोलुपाः सर्वे तथा वैतंहिका नराः ॥ ३२ ॥
ahamevādhika iti sarve'pi vivadaṃti ca | adharmalolupāḥ sarve tathā vaitaṃhikā narāḥ || 32 ||
All of them argue, saying, “I alone am superior.” They are all greedy for unrighteousness; such men are also deceitful and hypocritical.
Sanatkumara (in instruction to Narada)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: raudra
Secondary Rasa: karuna
FAQs
It diagnoses ego (“I am superior”) as a root cause of quarrel and links it with adharma—showing that inner arrogance quickly expresses itself as deceitful, hypocritical conduct.
By condemning self-importance and hypocrisy, the verse indirectly upholds bhakti’s foundation: humility and sincerity. Devotion to Vishnu cannot mature where rivalry and adharma dominate the mind.
Not a technical Vedanga lesson; it emphasizes sadācāra (right conduct) and truthful speech—ethical disciplines that support all scriptural study, ritual practice, and mantra-based worship.