Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 65
Yuga-Dharma Framework, Kali-Yuga Diagnosis, and the Hari-Nāma Remedy
Transition to Vedānta Inquiry
सप्तवर्षाष्टवर्षाश्च युवानोऽतः परे जरा । स्वकर्मत्यागिनः सर्वे कृतघ्नाभिन्नवृत्तयः ॥ ६५ ॥
saptavarṣāṣṭavarṣāśca yuvāno'taḥ pare jarā | svakarmatyāginaḥ sarve kṛtaghnābhinnavṛttayaḥ || 65 ||
有的才七岁或八岁；有的虽为青年，却转瞬便成老者。众人皆舍弃自身应尽之责；他们忘恩负义，行止分裂而反复无常。
Narada (as part of the Purva-bhaga instruction narrative; dialogue tradition commonly frames teachings via Narada and the Sanatkumara lineage)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: karuna
Secondary Rasa: bhayanaka
FAQs
It portrays a dharmic collapse across all ages—children, youth, and the elderly—highlighting that spiritual decline is marked by abandonment of svadharma, ingratitude, and unstable conduct; it implicitly urges restoration of righteous living as the basis for inner purification.
By diagnosing the moral confusion of the age (tyāga of proper duties and kṛtaghnatā), the verse sets the need for a steady refuge; Narada Purana typically presents Vishnu-bhakti and disciplined conduct as stabilizing forces that re-align one’s life with dharma.
The verse chiefly emphasizes dharma and ācāra (right conduct) rather than a specific Vedanga; practically, it supports the Vedanga-informed idea of living by prescribed duties (svakarma) and consistent discipline, which underlies correct ritual and ethical practice.