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Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 13

Yuga-Dharma Framework, Kali-Yuga Diagnosis, and the Hari-Nāma Remedy

Transition to Vedānta Inquiry

नारायणः कृतयुगे शुक्लवर्णः सुनिर्मलः । त्रेताधर्मान्प्रवक्ष्यामि श्रृणुष्व सुसमाहितः ॥ १३ ॥

nārāyaṇaḥ kṛtayuge śuklavarṇaḥ sunirmalaḥ | tretādharmānpravakṣyāmi śrṛṇuṣva susamāhitaḥ || 13 ||

在克利多瑜伽(圆满时代),那罗延那呈白色之相,至净无垢。如今我将宣说特雷塔瑜伽之诸法——汝当摄心谛听。

नारायणःNārāyaṇa
नारायणः:
Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
TypeNoun
Rootनारायण (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन
कृत-युगेin the Kṛta age
कृत-युगे:
Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Location)
TypeNoun
Rootकृत (प्रातिपदिक) + युग (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; समासः: कृतं युगं यस्मिन् (in the Kṛta-yuga)
शुक्ल-वर्णःwhite-complexioned
शुक्ल-वर्णः:
Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
TypeAdjective
Rootशुक्ल (प्रातिपदिक) + वर्ण (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; कर्मधारयः: शुक्लः वर्णः यस्य
सु-निर्मलःvery pure
सु-निर्मलः:
Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
TypeAdjective
Rootसु (उपसर्ग/अव्यय) + निर्मल (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; सु- उपसर्गयुक्त विशेषण
त्रेता-धर्मान्the dharmas of the Tretā age
त्रेता-धर्मान्:
Karma (कर्म/Object)
TypeNoun
Rootत्रेता (प्रातिपदिक) + धर्म (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), बहुवचन; समासः: त्रेतायाः धर्मान्
प्रवक्ष्यामिI shall explain
प्रवक्ष्यामि:
Kriya (क्रिया/Verb)
TypeVerb
Rootप्र-√वच् (धातु)
Formलृट्-लकार (Simple Future), उत्तमपुरुष (1st person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद
शृणुष्वlisten
शृणुष्व:
Kriya (क्रिया/Verb)
TypeVerb
Root√श्रु (धातु)
Formलोट्-लकार (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन; आत्मनेपद (शृणु-स्व)
सु-समाहितःwell-attentive, well-composed
सु-समाहितः:
Sambodhana (सम्बोधन/Address)
TypeAdjective
Rootसु (उपसर्ग/अव्यय) + समाहित (कृदन्त; सम्-आ-√धा धातु, क्त)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त; संबोधनार्थे (vocative sense) used for addressee

Narada

Vrata: none

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

N
Narayana (Vishnu)

FAQs

It links Yuga-dharma with the manifestation of Nārāyaṇa, stressing purity (sunirmalatā) and the need for focused listening as the basis for receiving dharmic instruction.

By commanding “śṛṇuṣva susamāhitaḥ,” it highlights śravaṇa (devotional hearing) with concentration—one of the foundational practices of Viṣṇu-bhakti.

The practical takeaway is disciplined śravaṇa and mental samādhāna (composure) as prerequisites for learning dharma—an applied method of instruction rather than a specific Vedāṅga topic.