Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 6
Graha–Ketu–Utpāta Lakṣaṇas: Solar/Lunar Omens, Comets, Eclipses, and Calendar Rules
सितरक्तैः पीतकृष्णैर्वर्णैर्विप्रादिपीडनम् । घ्नंति द्वित्रिचतुर्वर्णैर्भुवि राजजनान्मुने ॥ ६ ॥
sitaraktaiḥ pītakṛṣṇairvarṇairviprādipīḍanam | ghnaṃti dvitricaturvarṇairbhuvi rājajanānmune || 6 ||
О мудрец, на земле царское сословие притесняет и мучит брахманов и прочих; разделившись на партии, отмеченные «белым», «красным», «жёлтым» и «чёрным», они поражают их — по двоякому, троякому и четвероякому делению.
Sanatkumara (addressing Narada)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: karuna
Secondary Rasa: raudra
FAQs
It depicts a Kali-yuga symptom: rulers become driven by factionalism and harm the righteous (brāhmaṇas and others), indicating dharma’s decline and the need to seek higher refuge (mokṣa-oriented dharma).
By showing worldly power structures turning oppressive and unstable, the verse implicitly points to bhakti and inner spiritual discipline as steadier supports than dependence on political order.
No specific Vedāṅga (like Vyākaraṇa or Jyotiṣa) is taught directly; the practical takeaway is dharma-nīti—recognizing social signs of adharma and choosing conduct aligned with śāstra rather than factional pressures.