Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 61
Mokṣopāya: Bhakti-rooted Jñāna and the Aṣṭāṅga Yoga of Viṣṇu-Meditation
एकः शुद्धोऽक्षरो नित्यः परमात्मा जगन्मयः । नृणां विज्ञानभेदेन भेदवानिव लक्ष्यते ॥ ६१ ॥
ekaḥ śuddho'kṣaro nityaḥ paramātmā jaganmayaḥ | nṛṇāṃ vijñānabhedena bhedavāniva lakṣyate || 61 ||
పరమాత్ముడు ఏకుడే—శుద్ధుడు, అక్షరుడు, నిత్యుడు, జగన్మయుడు; కానీ మనుష్యుల జ్ఞానభేదం వల్ల ఆయన అనేకంగా విభజించబడినట్టు కనిపిస్తాడు।
Sanatkumara (in dialogue with Narada)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
It affirms the oneness and eternality of the Paramatma while explaining that multiplicity is an appearance produced by differing levels of human understanding.
By grounding devotion in the truth of one all-pervading Lord: bhakti becomes a focused remembrance of the single Paramatma even when the world seems diverse and fragmented.
A Vedānta-oriented takeaway relevant to disciplined study (supported by Vyākaraṇa and Nirukta) is that correct discernment of meaning reduces confusion caused by differing interpretations of the one reality.