Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 14
Mantraśodhana, Dīkṣā-krama, Guru-Pādukā, Ajapā-Haṃsa, and Ṣaṭcakra-Kuṇḍalinī Sādhana
साध्यः सुसिद्धो द्विगुणात्साध्यारिर्हंति बांधवान् । सुसिद्धसिद्धोर्द्धतया तत्साध्यो द्विगुणाज्जपात् ॥ १४ ॥
sādhyaḥ susiddho dviguṇātsādhyārirhaṃti bāṃdhavān | susiddhasiddhorddhatayā tatsādhyo dviguṇājjapāt || 14 ||
A sādhya becomes a susiddha by twice the effort; the enemy of the sādhya harms his kinsmen. Yet by the heightened power of one who is both susiddha and siddha, that very sādhya is attained again through japa performed in double measure.
Narada (teaching within the Vedanga/technical instruction context, traditionally framed as Narada’s discourse to the Sanatkumara tradition)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bhayanaka
FAQs
It teaches that mantra-attainment has graded stages (sādhya → susiddha → siddha) and that obstacles can arise, but disciplined increase in japa strengthens attainment and restores the practitioner’s progress.
Though technical, it supports bhakti-sādhana by emphasizing steady repetition (japa) as a devotional discipline that intensifies inner power and protects one’s spiritual life from disruptive forces.
It reflects applied ritual-science: quantifying japa (doubling the count/effort) and recognizing stages of mantra-siddhi—typical of the technical instruction style associated with Vedanga-adjacent practice.