Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 106
Yuga-Dharma Framework, Kali-Yuga Diagnosis, and the Hari-Nāma Remedy
Transition to Vedānta Inquiry
वेदमार्गबहिष्टानां जनानां पापकर्मणाम् । मनः शुद्धिविहीनानां हरिनाम्नैव निष्कृतिः ॥ ६ ॥
vedamārgabahiṣṭānāṃ janānāṃ pāpakarmaṇām | manaḥ śuddhivihīnānāṃ harināmnaiva niṣkṛtiḥ || 6 ||
വേദമാർഗ്ഗത്തിന് പുറത്തുള്ളവരും പാപകർമ്മങ്ങളിൽ ലീനരുമായ മനശ്ശുദ്ധിയില്ലാത്ത ജനങ്ങൾക്ക്—ഹരിനാമം മാത്രമേ പ്രായശ്ചിത്തമാകൂ.
Sanatkumara (teaching Narada in the Narada–Sanatkumara dialogue context)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: bhakti
Secondary Rasa: karuna
FAQs
It elevates Hari-nama (the Divine Name of Vishnu) as a direct and sufficient means of expiation, especially for those burdened by sin and lacking inner purity, emphasizing grace-centered purification.
It presents bhakti in the form of nāma-japa as accessible and transformative: even without prior qualification or ritual fitness, sincere remembrance/chanting of Hari becomes the primary remedy and purifier.
No specific Vedanga (like Vyakarana or Jyotisha) is taught here; the practical takeaway is devotional discipline—regular nāma-japa as a functional prayashchitta (atonement) practice.