Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 14
Yuga-Dharma Framework, Kali-Yuga Diagnosis, and the Hari-Nāma Remedy
Transition to Vedānta Inquiry
धर्मः पांडुरतां याति त्रेतायां मुनिसत्तम । हरिस्तु रक्तातां याति किंचित्क्लेशान्विता जनाः ॥ १४ ॥
dharmaḥ pāṃḍuratāṃ yāti tretāyāṃ munisattama | haristu raktātāṃ yāti kiṃcitkleśānvitā janāḥ || 14 ||
噢，最胜牟尼！在特雷塔瑜伽中，达摩转为苍白（其圆满之力减弱），而诃利呈微红之相；众生亦染上一分艰辛苦恼。
Sanatkumara
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: karuna
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
It marks the yuga-wise weakening of Dharma: in Tretā, righteousness no longer shines in full strength, and human life begins to carry noticeable hardship—prompting greater reliance on Hari as the sustaining divine principle.
By noting the rise of kleśa (worldly strain) as Dharma declines, the verse implicitly points to Hari as refuge; in such conditions, devotion becomes a stabilizing means to remain aligned with Dharma despite reduced spiritual clarity in society.
No specific Vedāṅga (like Vyākaraṇa or Jyotiṣa) is taught directly; the practical takeaway is yuga-awareness—adjusting one’s dharma-practice and spiritual discipline to the conditions of the age described in Purāṇic cosmology.