Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 175
The Account of the Lalitā Hymn, the Protective Armor
Kavaca), and the Thousand Names (Sahasranāma
तिथ्यावृत्त्याखिलानिष्टानयन्तादाप्नुयान्नरः । षोडशावृत्तितो भूयान्नरः साक्षान्महेश्वरः ॥ १७५ ॥
tithyāvṛttyākhilāniṣṭānayantādāpnuyānnaraḥ | ṣoḍaśāvṛttito bhūyānnaraḥ sākṣānmaheśvaraḥ || 175 ||
En répétant l’observance prescrite liée au tithi (jour rituel), l’homme écarte toute inauspiciosité et atteint le but désiré. En l’accomplissant seize fois, il est hautement exalté, comme s’il était Maheśvara (Mahādeva) lui-même.
Sanatkumara (teaching Narada on technical observances connected with tithi and ritual repetition)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: vira
FAQs
It teaches that disciplined tithi-based observance (repeated as prescribed) purifies life by removing inauspicious influences and leads to a high spiritual attainment, expressed through the idiom of becoming “like Maheśvara.”
Although framed as a technical observance, the verse implies that steady, repeated sacred practice on auspicious lunar days strengthens devotion and inner purity, culminating in divine-like excellence.
It highlights calendrical/astral timing through the concept of tithi (a core element used in Jyotiṣa-driven ritual scheduling) and the ritual principle of repetition (vṛtti) to intensify merit.