Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 13

Mantraśodhana, Dīkṣā-krama, Guru-Pādukā, Ajapā-Haṃsa, and Ṣaṭcakra-Kuṇḍalinī Sādhana

Devanagari script

सिद्धः सुसिद्धोर्द्धतयात्सिद्धारिर्हंति गोत्रजान् । द्विगुणात्साध्यसिद्धस्तु साध्यसाध्यो विलंबतः ॥ १३ ॥

Transliteration

siddhaḥ susiddhorddhatayātsiddhārirhaṃti gotrajān | dviguṇātsādhyasiddhastu sādhyasādhyo vilaṃbataḥ || 13 ||

Translation

‘സിദ്ധ’ സു-സിദ്ധയുടെ ഉയർന്ന ശക്തിയാൽ സ്വന്തം ഗോത്രജനങ്ങളെ നശിപ്പിക്കുന്നു—അത് ‘സിദ്ധാരി’. ദ്വിഗുണ പ്രഭാവത്തിൽ ‘സാധ്യ-സിദ്ധ’ ആകുന്നു; എന്നാൽ ‘സാധ്യ-സാധ്യ’ ഫലം വൈകി ലഭിക്കുന്നു।

Word by Word

• सिद्धः: the accomplished (one)
• सिद्धः: Karta (कर्ता/विषयः)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सिद्ध (प्रातिपदिक; सिद्ध from √सिध्)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• सुसिद्ध: of the well-accomplished
• सुसिद्ध: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सु-सिद्ध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन; समासः—कर्मधारय; (in susiddhasya)

• ऋद्धतया: by prosperity/increase
• ऋद्धतया: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ऋद्धता (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• सिद्धारिः: the ‘siddha’ enemy / accomplished enemy
• सिद्धारिः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सिद्ध-अरि (प्रातिपदिक; सिद्ध + अरि)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; समासः—कर्मधारय (accomplished enemy / enemy called ‘siddha’)

• हन्ति: kills; strikes down
• हन्ति: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √हन् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• गोत्रजान्: those born in the lineage; clan-members
• गोत्रजान्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गोत्र-ज (प्रातिपदिक; गोत्र + ज from √जन्)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), बहुवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुष (गोत्रे जाताः)

• द्विगुणात्: from double; twice
• द्विगुणात्: Apadana (अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्वि-गुण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी, एकवचन; द्विगु-समास

• साध्यसिद्धः: the ‘sādhya-siddha’ (accomplishable-accomplished)
• साध्यसिद्धः: Karta (कर्ता/विषयः)
• Type: Noun
• Root: साध्य-सिद्ध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; समासः—कर्मधारय

• तु: but
• तु: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: विशेषार्थक-अव्यय (particle)

• साध्यसाध्यः: the ‘sādhya-sādhya’ (accomplishable-accomplishable)
• साध्यसाध्यः: Karta (कर्ता/विषयः)
• Type: Noun
• Root: साध्य-साध्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; समासः—कर्मधारय

• विलम्बतः: slowly; after delay
• विलम्बतः: Prakara (प्रकार)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: विलम्बतः (अव्यय; from विलम्ब)
• Form: रीत्यर्थक-अव्यय (adverb: slowly/after delay)

Speaker

Sanatkumara (teaching Narada in the Vedanga/technical-science context)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhayanaka

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Characters & Entities

• Narada
• Sanatkumara

FAQs

What is the spiritual significance of this verse in Narada Purana?

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.

How does this verse explain the path of devotion (Bhakti)?

Indirectly, it contrasts power-seeking with disciplined attainment: bhakti-oriented practice emphasizes humility and right intention, preventing the ‘over-exaltation’ that makes accomplishments harmful.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

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.