Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 32
Janaka’s Quest for Liberation; Pañcaśikha’s Sāṅkhya on Renunciation, Elements, Guṇas, and the Deathless State
नन्वेते हेतवः संति ये केचिन्मूर्तिसस्थिताः । अमूतस्य हि मूर्तेन सामान्यं नोपलभ्यते ॥ ३२ ॥
nanvete hetavaḥ saṃti ye kecinmūrtisasthitāḥ | amūtasya hi mūrtena sāmānyaṃ nopalabhyate || 32 ||
Gewiss gibt es manche Ursachen, die in stofflicher Gestalt feststehen; doch für das Formlose (amūrta) findet sich keine Gemeinsamkeit mit dem Geformten (mūrta).
Sanatkumara (responding to Narada’s moksha-dharma inquiry into the nature of the formless Brahman/Paramatman)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: none
FAQs
It teaches viveka (discrimination): material, form-based causes can explain form-based effects, but the formless Absolute is not grasped by comparing it to embodied things—pointing the seeker toward transcendent realization rather than mere analogy.
It supports mature Bhakti by clarifying that while devotion may begin with worship of form (saguna), the ultimate reality is not limited by form; thus devotion should culminate in inward absorption and surrender beyond material conceptions.
Primarily Vyakarana/logic-based discernment in scriptural study: precise meanings of terms like mūrta/amūrta prevent category errors—mistaking the formless principle as merely another material object.