Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 13
Mantraśodhana, Dīkṣā-krama, Guru-Pādukā, Ajapā-Haṃsa, and Ṣaṭcakra-Kuṇḍalinī Sādhana
सिद्धः सुसिद्धोर्द्धतयात्सिद्धारिर्हंति गोत्रजान् । द्विगुणात्साध्यसिद्धस्तु साध्यसाध्यो विलंबतः ॥ १३ ॥
siddhaḥ susiddhorddhatayātsiddhārirhaṃti gotrajān | dviguṇātsādhyasiddhastu sādhyasādhyo vilaṃbataḥ || 13 ||
‘ஸித்த’ ஸு-ஸித்தின் உயர்ந்த வலிமையால் தன் கோத்திரத்தவரை அழிக்கிறான்—அவன் ‘ஸித்தாரி’. இருமடங்கு வலிமையால் ‘ஸாத்ய-ஸித்த’ ஆகிறான்; ஆனால் ‘ஸாத்ய-ஸாத்ய’ பலனைத் தாமதமாகவே அடைகிறான்।
Sanatkumara (teaching Narada in the Vedanga/technical-science context)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: bhayanaka
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
It warns that spiritual/ritual attainments (siddhis) can become dangerous when inflated by pride or excess; true accomplishment must be governed by restraint, otherwise it turns destructive even toward one’s own kin.
Indirectly, it contrasts power-seeking with disciplined attainment: bhakti-oriented practice emphasizes humility and right intention, preventing the ‘over-exaltation’ that makes accomplishments harmful.
A technical typology of outcomes—immediate, intensified, doubled, and delayed fruition—relevant to ritual science and disciplined practice, stressing that results vary by method, measure, and mental disposition.