Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 8
Yuga-Dharma Framework, Kali-Yuga Diagnosis, and the Hari-Nāma Remedy
Transition to Vedānta Inquiry
सर्वे हृष्टाश्च धर्मिष्टा न तत्र क्रयविक्रयौ । वेदानां च विभागश्च न युगे कृतसंज्ञके ॥ ८ ॥
sarve hṛṣṭāśca dharmiṣṭā na tatra krayavikrayau | vedānāṃ ca vibhāgaśca na yuge kṛtasaṃjñake || 8 ||
Pada Yuga yang disebut Kṛta, semua orang bersukacita dan teguh dalam dharma; di sana tidak ada jual-beli, dan pembagian Veda pun belum ada.
Sanatkumara (in dialogue instruction to Narada)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
It portrays Kṛta (Satya) Yuga as the archetype of dharma—inner contentment and righteousness are natural, so society does not depend on trade, bargaining, or other scarcity-driven systems.
By showing a time when virtue is spontaneous and unified, the verse implies that devotion and dharma arise from purity of mind rather than external pressures—later yugas require deliberate practice of bhakti and discipline to regain that clarity.
The line about “no division of the Vedas” points to an early, unified Vedic tradition—before later organization and specialization (which later supports disciplines like Śikṣā and Vyākaraṇa for preservation and transmission).