Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 63
Mokṣopāya: Bhakti-rooted Jñāna and the Aṣṭāṅga Yoga of Viṣṇu-Meditation
न तस्य कर्म कार्यं वा रुपं वर्णमथापि वा । कर्त्तृत्वं वापि भोक्तृत्वं निर्गुणस्य परात्मनः ॥ ६३ ॥
na tasya karma kāryaṃ vā rupaṃ varṇamathāpi vā | karttṛtvaṃ vāpi bhoktṛtvaṃ nirguṇasya parātmanaḥ || 63 ||
Für das höchste Selbst, nirguṇa, gibt es weder Handlung noch ein Werk, das hervorzubringen wäre; weder Gestalt noch auch Farbe. Für den eigenschaftslosen Parātman gibt es weder Täterschaft noch Genießerschaft.
Sanatkumara (teaching Narada in the dialogue on Brahma-jñāna)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
FAQs
It points to the highest Vedāntic view: the Supreme Self is beyond all attributes, actions, and roles, so liberation involves dropping identification with “I am the doer” and “I am the enjoyer.”
It refines bhakti by directing devotion toward the Supreme beyond limiting concepts of form and action—encouraging surrender of egoic agency while worshiping the transcendent reality that supports all.
No specific Vedāṅga (like Vyākaraṇa, Jyotiṣa, or Kalpa) is taught in this verse; the practical takeaway is philosophical discernment (viveka) about agency—useful for aligning ritual and devotion with non-egoic intention.