Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 40
Yuga-Dharma Framework, Kali-Yuga Diagnosis, and the Hari-Nāma Remedy
Transition to Vedānta Inquiry
मत्स्यामिषेण जीवंति दुहंतश्चाप्यजीविकाम् । घोरे कलियुगे विप्र सर्वे पापरता जनाः ॥ ४० ॥
matsyāmiṣeṇa jīvaṃti duhaṃtaścāpyajīvikām | ghore kaliyuge vipra sarve pāparatā janāḥ || 40 ||
اے وِپر! اس ہولناک کلی یُگ میں لوگ مچھلی اور گوشت سے روزی کمائیں گے، اور دودھ دوہ کر بھی معاش کریں گے؛ سب لوگ گناہ میں مبتلا ہوں گے۔
Narada (in dialogue with Sanatkumara tradition; addressing a vipra/brāhmaṇa interlocutor)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: bibhatsa
Secondary Rasa: bhayanaka
FAQs
It marks Kali-yuga as an age where dharmic restraint weakens and people normalize livelihoods rooted in harm and sense-driven commerce, indicating a collective drift toward pāpa (sin) and away from sattva and dharma.
By highlighting widespread sinfulness in Kali-yuga, the verse indirectly frames why Narada’s tradition emphasizes simple, accessible remedies—especially Vishnu-bhakti, nāma-saṅkīrtana, and dharmic living—as protective disciplines amid moral decline.
No specific Vedāṅga (like Vyākaraṇa or Jyotiṣa) is taught directly; the practical takeaway is dharma-nīti: choosing ājīvikā (livelihood) aligned with ahiṃsā and purity, a key ethical foundation for ritual and devotional life.