Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 146
Mokṣopāya: Bhakti-rooted Jñāna and the Aṣṭāṅga Yoga of Viṣṇu-Meditation
निर्गुणोऽपि परो देवो ह्यज्ञानाद्गुणवानिव । विभात्यज्ञाननाशे तु यथापूर्वं व्यवस्थितम् ॥ ४६ ॥
nirguṇo'pi paro devo hyajñānādguṇavāniva | vibhātyajñānanāśe tu yathāpūrvaṃ vyavasthitam || 46 ||
பரம தேவன் நிர்குணனாக இருந்தும் அறியாமையால் குணமுள்ளவன்போல் தோன்றுகிறான்; அறியாமை அழிந்தபின் அவன் தன் ஆதிச் ஸ்வரூபத்தில் முன்னைப்போலவே நிலைத்து ஒளிர்கிறான்।
Sanatkumara (teaching Narada in a jñāna-oriented exposition)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta (peace)
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta (wonder)
FAQs
It teaches that the Supreme is inherently nirguṇa (beyond material qualities), and the sense that God has limiting attributes arises from ajñāna; liberation is the clear recognition of His original, unchanged reality.
It implies that bhakti matures from worshiping the Lord as perceived (with qualities and forms) to realizing His transcendence; devotion becomes purified as ignorance falls away and the Lord is known as He truly is.
No specific Vedāṅga technique is taught in this verse; the practical takeaway is Vedāntic discernment (viveka) between appearance born of ignorance and the Lord’s true, unconditioned nature.