Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 14
The Exposition of the Contents (Anukramaṇī) of the Bhaviṣya Purāṇa
भविष्यं सर्वदेवानां साम्यं यत्र प्रकीर्तितम् । गुणानां तारतम्येन समं ब्रह्मेति हि श्रुतिः ॥ १४ ॥
bhaviṣyaṃ sarvadevānāṃ sāmyaṃ yatra prakīrtitam | guṇānāṃ tāratamyena samaṃ brahmeti hi śrutiḥ || 14 ||
وفي ذلك التعليم يُعلَن أنه في المستقبل سيُتحدَّث عن جميع الآلهة على أنهم متساوون؛ غير أن الشروتي (Śruti) تقرّر أن «مساواة» البراهمان (Brahman) إنما هي بمعنى التدرّج بين الغونات (guṇa) أي الصفات.
Narada
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
It cautions that statements of “equality of all gods” must be read through Śruti: ultimate reality is Brahman, and apparent equality/difference among deities is understood via guṇa-based gradation, not by denying the Absolute.
By grounding devotion in Śruti and Brahman-tattva, it implies that bhakti should culminate in the Supreme (Brahman/Paramātman), while recognizing deities and their functions without confusion about the highest principle.
It highlights Śruti-pramāṇa (Vedic authority) and interpretive discipline—key to Vedāṅga-linked study (especially Vyākaraṇa and Mīmāṃsā-style hermeneutics) for reading ‘sāmya’ statements without contradicting Vedic doctrine.