Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 114
Yuga-Dharma Framework, Kali-Yuga Diagnosis, and the Hari-Nāma Remedy
Transition to Vedānta Inquiry
तस्मात्समस्तलोकानां हितमेव मयोच्यते । हरिनामपरान्मर्त्यान्न कलिर्बाधर्तक्वचित् ॥ १४ ॥
tasmātsamastalokānāṃ hitameva mayocyate | harināmaparānmartyānna kalirbādhartakvacit || 14 ||
അതുകൊണ്ട് എല്ലാ ലോകങ്ങളുടെയും ഹിതത്തിനായി ഞാൻ പറയുന്നു: ഹരിനാമത്തിൽ പരായണരായ മർത്ത്യരെ കലി ഒരിക്കലും ബാധിക്കുകയില്ല.
Sanatkumara (teaching Narada)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
FAQs
It presents Harināma (chanting/holding to Vishnu’s Name) as the universal, highest welfare (hita) and as a direct spiritual safeguard against the disturbances associated with Kali.
Bhakti is framed as nāma-paratā—single-minded devotion to Hari’s Name—implying steady remembrance and recitation as the simplest, most effective devotion for humans, especially in Kali-yuga.
No specific Vedāṅga (like Vyākaraṇa or Jyotiṣa) is taught here; the practical takeaway is sādhana: consistent nāma-japa/saṅkīrtana as a daily discipline.