Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 81
Yuga-Dharma Framework, Kali-Yuga Diagnosis, and the Hari-Nāma Remedy
Transition to Vedānta Inquiry
चौरादिभयभीताश्च काष्टयंत्राणि कुर्वते । दुर्भिक्षकरपीडाभिरतीवोपद्रुता जनाः ॥ ८१ ॥
caurādibhayabhītāśca kāṣṭayaṃtrāṇi kurvate | durbhikṣakarapīḍābhiratīvopadrutā janāḥ || 81 ||
Aterrados por el temor a ladrones y otros peligros, los hombres construyen artilugios protectores de madera. Oprimidos por la hambruna y por tributos gravosos, el pueblo queda hondamente afligido.
Sanatkumara (in dialogue with Narada)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: karuna
Secondary Rasa: bhayanaka
FAQs
It portrays the outward marks of Dharma’s decline—fear, scarcity, and exploitation—urging the listener to seek inner refuge in righteous living and spiritual discipline when society becomes unstable.
Though Bhakti is not named here, the verse sets the backdrop of Kali-yuga anxiety, implying that external defenses cannot remove suffering permanently, whereas devotion and surrender to the Divine provide steadiness amid insecurity.
No specific Vedanga is taught in this line; it functions as a Dharma-oriented social observation rather than a lesson in Shiksha, Vyakarana, Kalpa, Nirukta, Chandas, or Jyotisha.