Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 67
Mokṣopāya: Bhakti-rooted Jñāna and the Aṣṭāṅga Yoga of Viṣṇu-Meditation
एक एव परानन्दो निर्गुणः परतः परः । भाति विज्ञानभेदेन बहुरुपधरोऽव्ययः ॥ ६७ ॥
eka eva parānando nirguṇaḥ parataḥ paraḥ | bhāti vijñānabhedena bahurupadharo'vyayaḥ || 67 ||
至上の歓喜はただ一つ—無 गुणにして、彼岸をも超える。されど認識の差別により、不滅の一者は多くの形を帯びるかのように現れる。
Sanatkumara (teaching Narada)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
It affirms that the ultimate Reality is one, changeless, and beyond attributes; multiplicity is an appearance arising from differences in cognition, guiding the seeker toward non-dual realization (moksha).
By stating that the One appears as many forms, it supports devotion to divine forms while reminding that all forms ultimately point to the same imperishable Supreme—helping bhakti mature into unity of vision.
No specific Vedanga (like Vyakarana, Jyotisha, or Kalpa) is taught here; the verse is primarily Vedantic, emphasizing how knowledge and perception shape the experience of multiplicity.