Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 39
Yuga-Dharma Framework, Kali-Yuga Diagnosis, and the Hari-Nāma Remedy
Transition to Vedānta Inquiry
द्विषंति पितरं पुत्रा भर्तारं च स्त्रियोऽखिलाः । परिस्त्रीनिरतः सर्वे परद्रव्यपरायणाः ॥ ३९ ॥
dviṣaṃti pitaraṃ putrā bhartāraṃ ca striyo'khilāḥ | paristrīnirataḥ sarve paradravyaparāyaṇāḥ || 39 ||
子は父を憎み、妻たちはことごとく夫を侮る。人々は皆、他人の妻に溺れ、他人の財に執着する。
Sanatkumara (teaching Narada about Kali-yuga characteristics)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: karuna
Secondary Rasa: bhayanaka
FAQs
It portrays Kali-yuga as an age where core dharmic bonds (father–son and husband–wife) deteriorate, and the twin vices of lust (toward parastrī) and greed (toward paradravya) dominate—signaling a need for stronger dharma and inner discipline.
By highlighting how desire and possessiveness corrupt relationships, it indirectly points to bhakti—especially Vishnu-bhakti—as a purifying refuge that restrains the senses, restores right conduct, and redirects attachment from others’ bodies/wealth toward the Divine.
No specific Vedanga (like Vyakarana, Jyotisha, or Kalpa) is taught in this verse; the practical takeaway is ethical restraint central to dharma—avoiding parastrī and paradravya—which underlies all Vedic ritual and spiritual practice.