Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 13
Mantraśodhana, Dīkṣā-krama, Guru-Pādukā, Ajapā-Haṃsa, and Ṣaṭcakra-Kuṇḍalinī Sādhana
सिद्धः सुसिद्धोर्द्धतयात्सिद्धारिर्हंति गोत्रजान् । द्विगुणात्साध्यसिद्धस्तु साध्यसाध्यो विलंबतः ॥ १३ ॥
siddhaḥ susiddhorddhatayātsiddhārirhaṃti gotrajān | dviguṇātsādhyasiddhastu sādhyasādhyo vilaṃbataḥ || 13 ||
Un «Siddha», par la puissance accrue de l’état «Su-siddha», fait que le «siddha-ari» détruit même ceux nés de son propre lignage (gotra). Avec le double de cette intensité, on devient «Sādhya-siddha»; mais le «Sādhya-sādhya» n’obtient le fruit qu’après délai.
Sanatkumara (teaching Narada in the Vedanga/technical-science context)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: bhayanaka
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
It warns that spiritual/ritual attainments (siddhis) can become dangerous when inflated by pride or excess; true accomplishment must be governed by restraint, otherwise it turns destructive even toward one’s own kin.
Indirectly, it contrasts power-seeking with disciplined attainment: bhakti-oriented practice emphasizes humility and right intention, preventing the ‘over-exaltation’ that makes accomplishments harmful.
A technical typology of outcomes—immediate, intensified, doubled, and delayed fruition—relevant to ritual science and disciplined practice, stressing that results vary by method, measure, and mental disposition.