Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 95
Yuga-Dharma Framework, Kali-Yuga Diagnosis, and the Hari-Nāma Remedy
Transition to Vedānta Inquiry
हरिनामपरा ये तु घोरे कलियुगे द्विज । त एव कृतकृत्याश्च न कलिर्बाधते हि तान् ॥ ९५ ॥
harināmaparā ye tu ghore kaliyuge dvija | ta eva kṛtakṛtyāśca na kalirbādhate hi tān || 95 ||
Wahai yang dua kali lahir, pada Kali-yuga yang mengerikan ini, mereka yang sepenuhnya bersandar pada Nama Hari—merekalah yang telah menuntaskan tujuan; Kali tidak mengganggu mereka.
Narada
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: bhakti
Secondary Rasa: vira
FAQs
It declares Hari-nāma (chanting/holding to the Divine Name of Vishnu) as a complete and sufficient sādhanā in Kali-yuga: one becomes kṛtakṛtya (spiritually accomplished) and remains untouched by Kali’s disturbances.
Bhakti here is defined as single-pointed reliance on Hari’s Name—an accessible practice that grants inner steadiness and divine protection, making devotion effective even amid Kali-yuga’s moral and spiritual decline.
No specific Vedāṅga (like Vyākaraṇa, Jyotiṣa, or Kalpa) is taught in this verse; the practical takeaway is sādhana-focused—regular nāma-japa as a direct, disciplined devotional practice.