Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 14
Mokṣopāya: Bhakti-rooted Jñāna and the Aṣṭāṅga Yoga of Viṣṇu-Meditation
निर्गुणोऽपि गुणाधारो लोकानुग्रहरुपधृक् । आकाशमध्यगः पूर्णस्तं प्राहुर्मोक्षदं नृणाम् ॥ १४ ॥
nirguṇo'pi guṇādhāro lokānugraharupadhṛk | ākāśamadhyagaḥ pūrṇastaṃ prāhurmokṣadaṃ nṛṇām || 14 ||
Dẫu vượt ngoài các guṇa, Ngài vẫn là chỗ nương của mọi guṇa; vì lòng từ mẫn với thế gian, Ngài thị hiện hình tướng, trùm khắp và viên mãn—người ta tôn xưng Ngài là Đấng ban giải thoát cho nhân loại.
Narada (in dialogue context with Sanatkumara tradition; verse states a doctrinal description)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: adbhuta (wonder)
Secondary Rasa: shanta (peace)
FAQs
It reconciles nirguṇa transcendence with compassionate manifestation: the Supreme is beyond material qualities yet supports them and, for the world’s welfare, becomes accessible—therefore He alone is proclaimed the giver of mokṣa.
By stating that the Lord ‘assumes a form for the world’s grace,’ it validates worship of the manifested (saguṇa) form as a merciful means to approach the transcendent (nirguṇa) reality—central to Vishnu-bhakti in the Narada Purana.
No specific Vedāṅga technique is taught; the takeaway is doctrinal clarity (tattva-viveka) used in mantra-japa and pūjā: the deity invoked in ritual is not limited by form, but is the all-pervading support of all guṇas.