Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 14
The Exposition of the Contents (Anukramaṇī) of the Bhaviṣya Purāṇa
भविष्यं सर्वदेवानां साम्यं यत्र प्रकीर्तितम् । गुणानां तारतम्येन समं ब्रह्मेति हि श्रुतिः ॥ १४ ॥
bhaviṣyaṃ sarvadevānāṃ sāmyaṃ yatra prakīrtitam | guṇānāṃ tāratamyena samaṃ brahmeti hi śrutiḥ || 14 ||
அதில் எதிர்காலத்தில் எல்லாத் தேவர்களும் சமம் எனப் புகழப்படுகிறது; ஆனால் ஸ்ருதி ‘பிரம்மம் சமம்’ என்பதைக் குணங்களின் தரதம்ய (படிநிலை) அர்த்தத்திலேயே கூறுகிறது।
Narada
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
It cautions that statements of “equality of all gods” must be read through Śruti: ultimate reality is Brahman, and apparent equality/difference among deities is understood via guṇa-based gradation, not by denying the Absolute.
By grounding devotion in Śruti and Brahman-tattva, it implies that bhakti should culminate in the Supreme (Brahman/Paramātman), while recognizing deities and their functions without confusion about the highest principle.
It highlights Śruti-pramāṇa (Vedic authority) and interpretive discipline—key to Vedāṅga-linked study (especially Vyākaraṇa and Mīmāṃsā-style hermeneutics) for reading ‘sāmya’ statements without contradicting Vedic doctrine.