Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 93
Mantraśodhana, Dīkṣā-krama, Guru-Pādukā, Ajapā-Haṃsa, and Ṣaṭcakra-Kuṇḍalinī Sādhana
चुलुकेंऽबु पुनर्द्धृत्वा स्वभावादेव सिध्यतः । एकविंशतिसाहस्रप्रमितस्य जपस्य च ॥ ९३ ॥
culukeṃ'bu punarddhṛtvā svabhāvādeva sidhyataḥ | ekaviṃśatisāhasrapramitasya japasya ca || 93 ||
വീണ്ടും ഒരു ചുളുക്കു വെള്ളം എടുത്താൽ ഈ കർമ്മം സ്വഭാവതഃ തന്നെ സിദ്ധമാകുന്നു; അതുപോലെ ഇരുപത്തൊന്ന് ആയിരം അളവുള്ള ജപവും സിദ്ധമാകുന്നു।
Sanatkumara (in instruction to Narada, within Vedanga/ritual procedure discourse)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: none
FAQs
It emphasizes that disciplined, rule-based practice—simple acts like taking a palmful of water and completing a fixed count of japa—has innate efficacy when performed according to prescribed method.
By highlighting steady japa (mantra repetition) as a complete practice in itself, it supports bhakti through consistent remembrance and recitation, where devotion matures through regulated repetition.
Ritual procedure and precision in practice—especially quantified japa counts and water-sipping/hand-water acts (ācamanā-like steps)—reflect the applied, technical side of Vedic discipline.