Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 100
Yuga-Dharma Framework, Kali-Yuga Diagnosis, and the Hari-Nāma Remedy
Transition to Vedānta Inquiry
हरे केशव गोविंद वासुदेव जगन्मय । इतीरयंति ये नित्यं नहि तान्बाधते कलिः ॥ १०० ॥
hare keśava goviṃda vāsudeva jaganmaya | itīrayaṃti ye nityaṃ nahi tānbādhate kaliḥ || 100 ||
Mereka yang senantiasa melafalkan, “Hare, Keśava, Govinda, Vāsudeva, wahai Tuhan yang meresapi jagat,” tidak akan diganggu oleh Kali.
Sanatkumara (teaching Narada)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: bhakti
Secondary Rasa: vira
FAQs
It presents Vishnu’s name-remembrance (nāma-smaraṇa) as a direct spiritual safeguard: steady recitation aligns the mind with Hari, so the disturbances of Kali-yuga cannot overpower the devotee.
Bhakti is expressed here as simple, continuous devotion through divine names—uttering Vishnu’s epithets daily with faith—showing that remembrance itself becomes the protective and purifying practice.
Primarily Śikṣā (proper recitation) and Vyākaraṇa in practice: clear, regular chanting of the names is emphasized as the effective discipline, even without elaborate ritual complexity.