Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 51
Saṃsāra-duḥkha: Karmic Descent, Garbhavāsa, Life’s Anxieties, Death, and the Call to Jñāna-Bhakti
निर्गुणोऽपि परोऽनंतो गुणवानिव भाति यः । तं समभ्यर्च्य देवेशं संसारात्परिमुच्यते ॥ ५१ ॥
nirguṇo'pi paro'naṃto guṇavāniva bhāti yaḥ | taṃ samabhyarcya deveśaṃ saṃsārātparimucyate || 51 ||
जो परम, अनंत व निर्गुण असूनही गुणवानासारखा भासतो—त्या देवेशाची सम्यक् आराधना केल्याने मनुष्य संसारातून पूर्ण मुक्त होतो.
Narada
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: bhakti
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
It teaches that the Supreme is ultimately beyond material qualities (nirguṇa), yet compassionately becomes approachable through perceivable attributes; sincere worship of that Supreme Lord leads to liberation from saṃsāra.
Bhakti is presented as the practical means: even if the Absolute is beyond description, the devotee can worship the Lord as Devesha, and that devoted worship itself becomes the cause of release from bondage.
No specific Vedāṅga technicality is taught in this verse; the practical takeaway is upāsanā/arcana—reverent worship performed properly (samabhyarcya) as a disciplined spiritual practice.