Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 37
Yuga-Dharma Framework, Kali-Yuga Diagnosis, and the Hari-Nāma Remedy
Transition to Vedānta Inquiry
राजनो द्रव्यनिरतास्तथा ह्यन्यायवर्त्तिनः । पीडयंति प्रजाश्चैव करैरत्यर्थयोजितैः ॥ ३७ ॥
rājano dravyaniratāstathā hyanyāyavarttinaḥ | pīḍayaṃti prajāścaiva karairatyarthayojitaiḥ || 37 ||
ព្រះរាជាទាំងឡាយលង់ក្នុងទ្រព្យសម្បត្តិ ហើយដើរតាមផ្លូវអធម៌; ពួកគេបង្កទុក្ខដល់ប្រជាជនដោយពន្ធដារដ៏ធ្ងន់ហួសហេតុ។
Sanatkumara (teaching Narada on dharma and the signs of adharma in rulers)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: raudra
Secondary Rasa: karuna
FAQs
It frames oppressive taxation and greed-driven rule as adharma: when rulers abandon justice for wealth, they generate collective suffering and negative karmic consequences for society and themselves.
By condemning greed and injustice, it indirectly supports bhakti’s ethical foundation—self-restraint, compassion, and protection of others—without which devotion becomes hollow ritual rather than lived dharma.
It chiefly reflects dharmaśāstric application (rajadharma) rather than a specific Vedanga; the practical takeaway is normative governance—taxation must be proportionate and welfare-oriented, not exploitative.