Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 59
Sṛṣṭi-varṇana, Bhārata-khaṇḍa-mahātmya, and Jagad-bhūgola
Creation, Glory of Bhārata, and World Geography
अभेददर्शी देवेशे नारायणशिवात्मके । सर्वं यो ब्रह्मण नित्यमस्मदादिषु का कथा ॥ ५९ ॥
abhedadarśī deveśe nārāyaṇaśivātmake | sarvaṃ yo brahmaṇa nityamasmadādiṣu kā kathā || 59 ||
He who ever sees no difference in the Lord of the gods—whose very nature is Nārāyaṇa and Śiva—and who always beholds all as Brahman: what need is there to speak of distinctions among beings such as us?
Sanatkumara (addressing Narada in the teaching dialogue)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
It teaches abheda-darśana (non-difference): the highest vision sees Nārāyaṇa and Śiva as one Lord and recognizes the entire world as Brahman, dissolving sectarian and personal distinctions.
It supports mature bhakti by grounding devotion in unity—worship of Hari or Hara culminates in realizing the one divine essence, preventing rivalry and deepening single-pointed reverence.
The verse is primarily philosophical rather than technical; its practical takeaway is interpretive (Mīmāṃsā/Vedānta-style): read divine names and forms as pointing to one Brahman, guiding how mantras and stotras are understood.