Varaha Purana 66.16: Adhyaya 66, Shloka 16
Nārada’s Journey to Śvetadvīpa and the Means of Attaining the Lord through the Pañcarātra
कृतं त्रेता द्वापरं च युगानि त्रीणि नारद । सत्त्वस्थां मां समेष्यन्ति कलौ रजस्तमोऽधिकाः ॥ ६६.१६ ॥
kṛtaṃ tretā dvāparaṃ ca yugāni trīṇi nārada | sattvasthāṃ māṃ sameṣyanti kalau rajastamo'dhikāḥ || 66.16 ||
नारद, तीन युगों में लोग मेरे पास आते थे। सत, त्रेता, द्वापर में लोग अच्छे थे। पर कलियुग में लोग काम और गुस्से में रहते हैं। उनका मन शुद्ध नहीं रहता।
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It reflects a widely attested Purāṇic model of cyclical time (yugas) and moral-psychological decline, framed through the guṇas (sattva, rajas, tamas), a conceptual vocabulary shared with classical Indian philosophical traditions.
No geographic location is named in this verse; the content is doctrinal, describing yuga characteristics and guṇa predominance.
The verse presents a philosophical instruction that clarity and balance (sattva) are associated with approaching the divine/instructor, while Kali-yuga is characterized by increased passion and inertia (rajas and tamas), implying the ethical value of cultivating sattva.
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