Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 11
Mantraśodhana, Dīkṣā-krama, Guru-Pādukā, Ajapā-Haṃsa, and Ṣaṭcakra-Kuṇḍalinī Sādhana
सुसिद्धसिद्धस्तत्साध्यस्तत्सुसिद्धश्च तदृषिः । तुरीये चेञ्चतुष्के तु तदैवं गणयेत्सुधीः ॥ ११ ॥
susiddhasiddhastatsādhyastatsusiddhaśca tadṛṣiḥ | turīye ceñcatuṣke tu tadaivaṃ gaṇayetsudhīḥ || 11 ||
‘ਸੁ-ਸਿੱਧ-ਸਿੱਧ’, ‘ਤਤ੍-ਸਾਧ੍ਯ’, ‘ਤਤ੍-ਸੁ-ਸਿੱਧ’—ਅਤੇ ਉਹੀ ਰਿਸ਼ੀ; ਚੌਥੇ ਭਾਗ ਵਿੱਚ, ਚਤੁਸ਼ਕ ਸਮੂਹ ਅੰਦਰ, ਬੁੱਧੀਮਾਨ ਇਸ ਨੂੰ ਇਉਂ ਹੀ ਯਥਾਵਤ ਗਿਣੇ।
Sanatkumara (in dialogue with Narada, technical instruction on Vedanga-style enumeration)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
It emphasizes disciplined śāstric method—correctly assigning names and the associated ṛṣi within a structured fourfold scheme—showing that precision in Vedic knowledge is itself a dharmic practice.
Indirectly: it supports bhakti by preserving the accurate transmission of sacred knowledge and recitation frameworks; devotion in the Purāṇic tradition is strengthened when mantra/teaching lineages (ṛṣi) and classifications are kept exact.
A technical rule of enumeration/assignment (gaṇanā) in a fourfold (catuṣka) arrangement—typical of Vedāṅga-style pedagogy used to catalogue mantras, meters, or related ritual components along with their ṛṣi.
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