Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 128
Rādhā-sambaddha-mantra-vyākhyā
Rādhā-Related Mantras Explained
श्रीकरी शिवतावासकारिणी सर्वसिद्धिदा । अथ ते नवमीं नित्यां त्वरितां नाम नारद ॥ १२८ ॥
śrīkarī śivatāvāsakāriṇī sarvasiddhidā | atha te navamīṃ nityāṃ tvaritāṃ nāma nārada || 128 ||
അവൾ ശ്രീ നൽകുന്നവൾ, മംഗളമായ ശിവഭാവത്തിന്റെ വാസം വരുത്തുന്നവൾ, സർവ്വസിദ്ധികളും ദാനിക്കുന്നവൾ. ഇനി, ഹേ നാരദ, ‘ത്വരിതാ’ എന്ന നിത്യാചരണീയമായ നവമി വ്രതം ഞാൻ നിനക്കു പറയുന്നു।
Sanatkumara (in dialogue addressing Narada)
Vrata: Tvaritā-vrata (Navamī)
Primary Rasa: bhakti
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
The verse introduces Tvaritā as a power that grants prosperity and “all siddhis,” framing the Navamī observance as a disciplined, repeatable vrata that purifies and empowers the practitioner through Devi-upāsanā.
It presents bhakti in a vrata-form: steady, “nitya” observance directed to a named deity (Tvaritā), where devotion is expressed through regular worship and yields auspiciousness (śivatā) and spiritual attainments.
It relies on calendrical/ritual timing via the lunar tithi (Navamī), a key practical element used in vrata-dharma; correct tithi-based observance is central to Purāṇic ritual instruction.