Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 37
Yuga-Dharma Framework, Kali-Yuga Diagnosis, and the Hari-Nāma Remedy
Transition to Vedānta Inquiry
राजनो द्रव्यनिरतास्तथा ह्यन्यायवर्त्तिनः । पीडयंति प्रजाश्चैव करैरत्यर्थयोजितैः ॥ ३७ ॥
rājano dravyaniratāstathā hyanyāyavarttinaḥ | pīḍayaṃti prajāścaiva karairatyarthayojitaiḥ || 37 ||
Các vua chúa, mê đắm của cải và đi theo đường bất công, sẽ áp bức dân chúng bằng những thứ thuế khóa nặng nề quá mức.
Sanatkumara (teaching Narada on dharma and the signs of adharma in rulers)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: raudra
Secondary Rasa: karuna
FAQs
It frames oppressive taxation and greed-driven rule as adharma: when rulers abandon justice for wealth, they generate collective suffering and negative karmic consequences for society and themselves.
By condemning greed and injustice, it indirectly supports bhakti’s ethical foundation—self-restraint, compassion, and protection of others—without which devotion becomes hollow ritual rather than lived dharma.
It chiefly reflects dharmaśāstric application (rajadharma) rather than a specific Vedanga; the practical takeaway is normative governance—taxation must be proportionate and welfare-oriented, not exploitative.