Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 49
Yuga-Dharma Framework, Kali-Yuga Diagnosis, and the Hari-Nāma Remedy
Transition to Vedānta Inquiry
यज्विनश्च द्विजानैव धनार्थराजकिंकराः । ताडयंति द्विजान्दुष्टाः कृष्णे कृष्णत्वमागते ॥ ४९ ॥
yajvinaśca dvijānaiva dhanārtharājakiṃkarāḥ | tāḍayaṃti dvijānduṣṭāḥ kṛṣṇe kṛṣṇatvamāgate || 49 ||
នៅពេលព្រះក្រឹṣṇa ទ្រង់បានយាងមកក្នុងរូបសម្បត្តិពណ៌ខ្មៅដ៏ពិតរបស់ទ្រង់ អ្នកបម្រើអាក្រក់របស់ស្តេច ដែលលោភទ្រព្យ សូម្បីតែវាយប្រហារព្រាហ្មណ៍ទ្វិជ និងអ្នកបូជាយញ្ញផងដែរ។
Narada (in discourse to the Sanatkumara brothers, describing adharma in an age of decline)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: raudra
Secondary Rasa: karuna
FAQs
It portrays a breakdown of dharma where worldly power and greed override reverence for yajña and the dvijas, warning seekers to recognize adharma and uphold righteous conduct despite social decay.
By showing that even in Kṛṣṇa’s era (or when His presence is known), society can still be corrupted by greed, the verse implies bhakti must be steady and principled—devotion is not dependent on external social honor or protection.
It indirectly highlights the centrality of yajña and the role of qualified dvijas (supported by Śikṣā and Vyākaraṇa for correct recitation and interpretation), emphasizing that ritual integrity collapses when the protectors of dharma are harassed.