Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 41
Yuga-Dharma Framework, Kali-Yuga Diagnosis, and the Hari-Nāma Remedy
Transition to Vedānta Inquiry
सतामसूयानिरतां उपहासं प्रकुर्वते । सरित्तीरेषु कुद्दालैर्वापयिष्यंति चौषधीः ॥ ४१ ॥
satāmasūyāniratāṃ upahāsaṃ prakurvate | sarittīreṣu kuddālairvāpayiṣyaṃti cauṣadhīḥ || 41 ||
ते सत्पुरुषांविषयी असूयेत रमून त्यांचा उपहास करतील; आणि नदीकाठी कुदळीने खणून औषधी वनस्पती लावतील।
Sanatkumara (in dialogue with Narada)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: karuna
Secondary Rasa: bibhatsa
FAQs
It identifies a Kali-yuga marker: society turns to sadhu-nindā—envy and mockery of the righteous—showing a decline of dharma where inner virtue is replaced by spite and irreverence.
By warning against ridiculing the virtuous, it indirectly protects bhakti: honoring sādhus and avoiding envy are foundational attitudes for sincere Vishnu-bhakti and spiritual progress.
No specific Vedanga is taught directly; the verse is primarily a dharma-based social observation, though it alludes to practical worldly activity (planting auṣadhis) occurring alongside moral decline.