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 ||
തിഥിവൃത്തിയെ അനുഷ്ഠിച്ചാൽ മനുഷ്യൻ എല്ലാ അനിഷ്ടങ്ങളും നീക്കി ഇഷ്ടഫലം പ്രാപിക്കുന്നു. അതിനെ പതിനാറു പ്രാവശ്യം ചെയ്താൽ അവൻ അത്യുന്നതനായി, സാക്ഷാൽ മഹേശ്വരൻപോലെ ആകുന്നു.
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.