Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 170
The Account of the Lalitā Hymn, the Protective Armor
Kavaca), and the Thousand Names (Sahasranāma
षडावृत्त्या तन्मयः स्यात्साधकश्चास्य सिद्धयः । अचिरेणैव देवीनां प्रसादात्संभवंति च ॥ १७० ॥
ṣaḍāvṛttyā tanmayaḥ syātsādhakaścāsya siddhayaḥ | acireṇaiva devīnāṃ prasādātsaṃbhavaṃti ca || 170 ||
เมื่อสวดซ้ำหกครั้ง ผู้ปฏิบัติย่อมซึมซาบเป็นหนึ่งเดียวกับพระองค์ และสรรพสิทธิ์ก็เกิดขึ้นแก่เขา—โดยเร็ว ด้วยพระกรุณาของเหล่าเทวี
Sanatkumara (teaching Narada)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
FAQs
It teaches that disciplined repetition (sixfold āvṛtti) leads to tanmayatā—deep identity with the mantra/deity—and that true attainments arise primarily through Devī-prasāda (divine grace), not mere effort alone.
Even while prescribing a technical practice (japa), it centers the result on the Devīs’ favor—highlighting bhakti as surrender and receptivity to grace, which makes progress “quick” (acireṇa).
It reflects a technical sādhanā principle—āvṛtti (measured repetition) and its effect (tanmayatā)—a procedural detail typical of Narada Purana’s Book 1.3 focus on disciplined methods connected to mantra practice.