Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 48
Yuga-Dharma Framework, Kali-Yuga Diagnosis, and the Hari-Nāma Remedy
Transition to Vedānta Inquiry
साधुनिंदापराश्चैव विप्रनिंदापरास्तथा । न कस्यापि मनो विप्र विष्णुभक्तिपरं भवेत् ॥ ४८ ॥
sādhuniṃdāparāścaiva vipraniṃdāparāstathā | na kasyāpi mano vipra viṣṇubhaktiparaṃ bhavet || 48 ||
Wahai Brāhmana, mereka yang asyik mencela orang suci, dan juga yang tekun mencela para brāhmana—pada mereka, hati tidak akan cenderung kepada bhakti kepada Tuhan Viṣṇu.
Sanatkumara (in instruction to Narada)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: bhakti
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
It identifies sādhunindā and vipranindā as major inner obstacles: a mind habituated to contempt cannot become fit for Viṣṇu-bhakti, which requires humility, reverence, and sattva.
Bhakti is not only ritual practice but also a moral-spiritual disposition; honoring the virtuous and brāhmaṇas supports devotion, while habitual criticism destroys the devotional mood and blocks grace.
No specific Vedāṅga (like Vyākaraṇa or Jyotiṣa) is taught here; the practical takeaway is dhārmic conduct supporting mantra and worship—guarding speech (vāg-niyama) and avoiding offenses that undermine ritual and japa.