Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 22
दुर्विज्ञेयो ह्यचिन्त्यात्मा सिद्धैरपि न संशयः । स एष भगवान्विष्णुरनन्त इति विश्रुतः ॥ २२ ॥
durvijñeyo hyacintyātmā siddhairapi na saṃśayaḥ | sa eṣa bhagavānviṣṇurananta iti viśrutaḥ || 22 ||
নিশ্চয়েই তেওঁৰ স্বৰূপ দুৰ্বিজ্ঞেয়—তেওঁ অচিন্ত্য আত্মা; সিদ্ধসকলৰো ইয়াত কোনো সংশয় নাই। তেওঁৱেই ভগৱান বিষ্ণু, ‘অনন্ত’ নামে প্ৰসিদ্ধ॥২২॥
Sanatkumara (teaching Narada in the Moksha-Dharma section)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
FAQs
It establishes that Bhagavān Viṣṇu’s essence is acintya (beyond the reach of ordinary thought), so liberation-oriented knowledge must be grounded in śāstra, realization, and devotion rather than mere speculation.
By calling Viṣṇu ‘Ananta’ and ‘acintya,’ the verse points to reverent surrender: bhakti becomes the fitting approach to the Infinite Lord who cannot be fully grasped by intellect alone.
It indirectly emphasizes the Vedāṅga-based discipline of correct śāstric study (especially Vyākaraṇa for precise meaning and Mīmāṃsā-style interpretive rigor), since the Lord’s nature is subtle and must be approached through authoritative revelation.