Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 69
Mokṣopāya: Bhakti-rooted Jñāna and the Aṣṭāṅga Yoga of Viṣṇu-Meditation
नासद्रूपान सद्रूपा माया नैवोभयात्मिका । अनिर्वाच्या ततो ज्ञेया भेदबुद्धिप्रदार्यिनी ॥ ६९ ॥
nāsadrūpāna sadrūpā māyā naivobhayātmikā | anirvācyā tato jñeyā bhedabuddhipradāryinī || 69 ||
Māyā ist weder von der Natur des Unwirklichen noch des Wirklichen, noch von beidem zugleich. Darum ist sie als unaussprechlich zu erkennen; und doch ist sie es, die den Verstand spaltet und das Denken der Verschiedenheit (das Gefühl der Trennung) hervorbringt.
Sanatkumara (teaching Narada)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
It defines māyā as “anirvacya” (indescribable)—not fully real or unreal—and identifies it as the force that produces bheda-buddhi (the sense of difference). Recognizing this is a key step in dissolving separation and moving toward moksha.
By diagnosing the root of separation as māyā-born bheda-buddhi, the verse supports bhakti as a remedy: devotion steadies the mind in the One (Vishnu/Nārāyaṇa) and weakens divisive perception, allowing loving surrender to replace ego-based duality.
No specific Vedanga (like Vyākaraṇa or Jyotiṣa) is taught directly; the practical takeaway is viveka (discrimination): treat shifting perceptions as māyā’s effects and cultivate steadiness through jñāna-sādhana and bhakti-sādhana.