Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 14
Yuga-Dharma Framework, Kali-Yuga Diagnosis, and the Hari-Nāma Remedy
Transition to Vedānta Inquiry
धर्मः पांडुरतां याति त्रेतायां मुनिसत्तम । हरिस्तु रक्तातां याति किंचित्क्लेशान्विता जनाः ॥ १४ ॥
dharmaḥ pāṃḍuratāṃ yāti tretāyāṃ munisattama | haristu raktātāṃ yāti kiṃcitkleśānvitā janāḥ || 14 ||
हे मुनिश्रेष्ठ! त्रेतायुगात धर्म पांडुर (क्षीण) होतो, आणि हरि किंचित् रक्ताभ वर्ण धारण करतात; लोकांनाही थोडा क्लेश होतो।
Sanatkumara
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: karuna
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
It marks the yuga-wise weakening of Dharma: in Tretā, righteousness no longer shines in full strength, and human life begins to carry noticeable hardship—prompting greater reliance on Hari as the sustaining divine principle.
By noting the rise of kleśa (worldly strain) as Dharma declines, the verse implicitly points to Hari as refuge; in such conditions, devotion becomes a stabilizing means to remain aligned with Dharma despite reduced spiritual clarity in society.
No specific Vedāṅga (like Vyākaraṇa or Jyotiṣa) is taught directly; the practical takeaway is yuga-awareness—adjusting one’s dharma-practice and spiritual discipline to the conditions of the age described in Purāṇic cosmology.