Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 159
Pāpa-bheda, Naraka-yātanā, Mahāpātaka-vicāra, Atonement Limits, Daśa-vidhā Bhakti, and Gaṅgā as Final Remedy
तस्माद्विष्णुं शिवं वापि समं बुद्धा समर्चय । भेदकृद्दुःखमाप्नोति इह लोके परत्र च ॥ १५९ ॥
tasmādviṣṇuṃ śivaṃ vāpi samaṃ buddhā samarcaya | bhedakṛdduḥkhamāpnoti iha loke paratra ca || 159 ||
Oleh itu, dengan memahami bahawa Viṣṇu dan Śiva adalah setara, hendaklah disembah dengan penuh hormat. Tetapi sesiapa yang menimbulkan perpecahan akan memperoleh penderitaan—di dunia ini dan di alam kemudian.
Narada
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: bhakti
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
It teaches that sectarian division (bheda) between Viṣṇu and Śiva leads to spiritual and karmic suffering, while seeing their essential parity supports harmony, right understanding, and auspicious worship.
Bhakti here is framed as reverent worship free from hostility or rivalry: devotion becomes pure when it honors the divine without creating antagonistic comparisons between forms such as Hari and Hara.
No specific Vedāṅga technique is taught in this verse; the practical takeaway is dharmic conduct in worship—avoiding bheda (divisive attitude) as a rule of proper religious practice.