Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 146
Mokṣopāya: Bhakti-rooted Jñāna and the Aṣṭāṅga Yoga of Viṣṇu-Meditation
निर्गुणोऽपि परो देवो ह्यज्ञानाद्गुणवानिव । विभात्यज्ञाननाशे तु यथापूर्वं व्यवस्थितम् ॥ ४६ ॥
nirguṇo'pi paro devo hyajñānādguṇavāniva | vibhātyajñānanāśe tu yathāpūrvaṃ vyavasthitam || 46 ||
مع أن الربّ الأعلى حقًّا متعالٍ عن جميع الصفات (nirguṇa)، إلا أنه بسبب الجهل يبدو كأنه ذو صفات؛ فإذا فُني الجهل أشرق كما هو على الحقيقة، ثابتًا في حالته الأصلية.
Sanatkumara (teaching Narada in a jñāna-oriented exposition)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta (peace)
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta (wonder)
FAQs
It teaches that the Supreme is inherently nirguṇa (beyond material qualities), and the sense that God has limiting attributes arises from ajñāna; liberation is the clear recognition of His original, unchanged reality.
It implies that bhakti matures from worshiping the Lord as perceived (with qualities and forms) to realizing His transcendence; devotion becomes purified as ignorance falls away and the Lord is known as He truly is.
No specific Vedāṅga technique is taught in this verse; the practical takeaway is Vedāntic discernment (viveka) between appearance born of ignorance and the Lord’s true, unconditioned nature.