Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 91
Yuga-Dharma Framework, Kali-Yuga Diagnosis, and the Hari-Nāma Remedy
Transition to Vedānta Inquiry
यत्कृते दशभिर्वर्षैस्त्रेतायां शरदा च यत् । द्वापरे यञ्च मासेन ह्यहोरात्रेण तत्कलौ ॥ ९१ ॥
yatkṛte daśabhirvarṣaistretāyāṃ śaradā ca yat | dvāpare yañca māsena hyahorātreṇa tatkalau || 91 ||
കൃതയുഗത്തിൽ പത്തു വർഷത്തെ সাধനയാൽ, ത്രേതായുഗത്തിൽ ഒരു ശരദൃതുവിൽ, ദ്വാപരയുഗത്തിൽ ഒരു മാസത്തിൽ ലഭിക്കുന്ന ഫലം—അതേ ഫലം കലിയുഗത്തിൽ ഒരു അഹോരാത്രം കൊണ്ടുതന്നെ ലഭിക്കുന്നു।
Sanatkumara (teaching Narada)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: bhakti
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
It teaches the doctrine of yuga-variation in sādhanā: as the ages decline, the same spiritual fruit can be reached with far less time, highlighting Kali Yuga as uniquely accessible for concentrated practice.
By stressing that a single day-night in Kali can equal long austerities of earlier ages, it supports the Purāṇic emphasis that simple, steady devotion—especially remembrance and worship—can yield swift spiritual progress in Kali Yuga.
It uses traditional time-reckoning (ahorātra, māsa, śarad, varṣa) central to Jyotiṣa (Vedāṅga astronomy/astrology) for measuring ritual and spiritual observances across Yugas.