Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 98
Rādhā-sambaddha-mantra-vyākhyā
Rādhā-Related Mantras Explained
या तु षष्ठी द्विजश्रेष्ठ सा नित्या वह्निवासिनी । तद्विधानं श्रृणुष्वाद्य साधकानां सुसिद्धिदम् ॥ ९८ ॥
yā tu ṣaṣṭhī dvijaśreṣṭha sā nityā vahnivāsinī | tadvidhānaṃ śrṛṇuṣvādya sādhakānāṃ susiddhidam || 98 ||
ഹേ ദ്വിജശ്രേഷ്ഠാ! ആ ഷഷ്ഠി നിത്യമായതും പവിത്ര അഗ്നിയിൽ വസിക്കുന്നതുമാണ്. ഇപ്പോൾ അതിന്റെ വിധാനം കേൾക്കുക; അത് সাধകരെ ഉത്തമസിദ്ധിയിലേക്കു നയിക്കുന്നു।
Sanatkumara (teaching Narada in a vrata-vidhi context)
Vrata: Ṣaṣṭhī (tithi-observance)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
FAQs
It elevates Ṣaṣṭhī-tithi from a mere calendar marker to a sacred, ever-present power associated with Agni, implying that correct observance aligns the practitioner with a purifying, siddhi-granting principle.
By presenting a disciplined vrata-vidhi as a means to “su-siddhi,” it frames devotion as practical worship expressed through time-sanctified observance—especially through reverence to the divine presence in ritual fire.
It highlights tithi-based ritual timing (a key applied discipline connected with Jyotiṣa/Vedic calendrics) and the centrality of Agni in ritual procedure—showing how observances are structured by lunar days and fire-rites.