Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 87
Yuga-Dharma Framework, Kali-Yuga Diagnosis, and the Hari-Nāma Remedy
Transition to Vedānta Inquiry
यदा प्रजा न यक्ष्यंति न होष्यंति द्विजातयः । तदैव तु कलेर्वृद्धिरनुमेया विचक्षणैः ॥ ८७ ॥
yadā prajā na yakṣyaṃti na hoṣyaṃti dvijātayaḥ | tadaiva tu kalervṛddhiranumeyā vicakṣaṇaiḥ || 87 ||
Khi dân chúng không còn cử hành tế lễ (yajña), và các bậc nhị sinh không còn duy trì lửa thiêng, thì người trí phải hiểu rằng sức mạnh của Kali hẳn đã tăng lên.
Narada (teaching in a Kali-yuga diagnostic context)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: bhayanaka
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
It presents a clear diagnostic sign of Kali-yuga’s dominance: when society abandons yajña and the twice-born neglect homa/agnihotra, dharma weakens and Kali’s influence becomes evident.
By highlighting the collapse of sacrificial discipline, it implicitly points to the Kali-yuga need for steadier inner religion—especially devotion and remembrance of the Lord—when elaborate Vedic rites are neglected or become difficult to sustain.
Ritual practice (Kalpa/Śrauta-Smārta procedure) is central: the verse references yajña and homa, implying knowledge of proper fire-ritual maintenance, oblation rules, and the dvija’s prescribed duties.