Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 6
Yuga-Dharma Framework, Kali-Yuga Diagnosis, and the Hari-Nāma Remedy
Transition to Vedānta Inquiry
आद्ये कृतयुगं प्राहुस्ततस्त्रेताविधानकम् । ततश्च द्वापरं प्राहुः कलिमंत्यं विदुः क्रमात् ॥ ६ ॥
ādye kṛtayugaṃ prāhustatastretāvidhānakam | tataśca dvāparaṃ prāhuḥ kalimaṃtyaṃ viduḥ kramāt || 6 ||
They declare that first comes the Kṛta (Satya) Yuga; after that the Tretā Yuga, established in its own order; then they speak of the Dvāpara; and finally, in due sequence, they know Kali as the last.
Traditional narration in Narada Purana (Suta-style puranic voice; yuga enumeration within the teaching context)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
It establishes the canonical sequence of the four yugas, framing how dharma and spiritual practice are understood to unfold through time in puranic cosmology.
While it does not directly prescribe a bhakti practice, it sets the time-framework in which later teachings commonly emphasize that Kali Yuga—being the last—requires accessible, devotion-centered disciplines for spiritual progress.
The verse primarily reflects kāla-vicāra (doctrine of time) used in calendrical and traditional reckoning; it aligns with the practical need to situate dharma and observances by yuga-based chronology rather than detailing a specific Vedanga technique.