Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 63
Yuga-Dharma Framework, Kali-Yuga Diagnosis, and the Hari-Nāma Remedy
Transition to Vedānta Inquiry
विश्वस्तघातिनः क्रूरा दयाधर्मविवर्जिताः । भविष्यंति नरा विप्र कलौ चाधर्मबांधवाः ॥ ६३ ॥
viśvastaghātinaḥ krūrā dayādharmavivarjitāḥ | bhaviṣyaṃti narā vipra kalau cādharmabāṃdhavāḥ || 63 ||
ഹേ വിപ്രാ! കലിയുഗത്തിൽ മനുഷ്യർ വിശ്വസിച്ചവരെ വഞ്ചിക്കുന്നവർ, ക്രൂരർ, ദയയും ധർമ്മവും ഇല്ലാത്തവർ ആകും; അധർമ്മത്തിന്റെ കൂട്ടുകാരും ബന്ധുക്കളും ആയിത്തീരും।
Sanatkumara (teaching Narada)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: bhayanaka
Secondary Rasa: karuna
FAQs
It warns that Kali-yuga corrupts character—betrayal, cruelty, and loss of dharma become normalized—so a seeker must consciously protect satya (truth), dayā (compassion), and dharmic conduct rather than follow the crowd.
By diagnosing Kali’s moral collapse, the verse implicitly points to bhakti as a stabilizing refuge: devotion disciplines the mind and restores compassion and righteousness when social norms tilt toward adharma.
No specific Vedāṅga technique is taught in this line; the practical takeaway is dharma-śāstra-based sadācāra—avoiding treachery (viśvasta-ghāta), cultivating dayā, and aligning conduct with righteous duty.