Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 143
The Explanation of Sandhyā and Related Daily Observances
Saṅdhyā-ādi Nitya-karma-Vidhi
सिद्धिर्जरा पालिनी च क्षान्तिरीश्वरिका रतिः । कामिका वरदावाथ ह्लादिनी प्रीतिसंयुता ॥ १४३ ॥
siddhirjarā pālinī ca kṣāntirīśvarikā ratiḥ | kāmikā varadāvātha hlādinī prītisaṃyutā || 143 ||
นางคือสิทธิ ชรา ปาลินี และขันติ นางคืออีศวริกาและรติ นางคือกามิกาและวรทา และยังเป็นหลาดินีผู้ประกอบด้วยปรีติ คือความปีติรักอันอ่อนหวาน
Narada (continuing an enumerative teaching, traditionally within Narada–Sanatkumara dialogue flow)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
FAQs
The verse lists personified powers/qualities—attainment, patience, protection, sovereignty, delight—showing that spiritual life includes both inner virtues (kṣānti, prīti) and higher capacities (siddhi, varadā) that arise under divine order.
By highlighting hlādinī (delight) joined with prīti (loving joy), it points to bhakti’s hallmark: devotion is sustained by affectionate relish rather than mere austerity, while other powers remain subordinate to that loving orientation.
In a Vedāṅga-oriented section, the practical takeaway is that mastery of technical disciplines (like Vyākaraṇa, Chandas, and Jyotiṣa) requires kṣānti (patient rigor) and pālinī (protective steadiness), while siddhi (attainment) is presented as a result of disciplined study and practice.