Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 165
The Account of the Lalitā Hymn, the Protective Armor
Kavaca), and the Thousand Names (Sahasranāma
एतन्नित्यमुषःकाले यो जपेच्छुद्धमानसः । स योगी ब्रह्मविज्ज्ञानी शिवयोगी तथात्मवित् ॥ १६५ ॥
etannityamuṣaḥkāle yo japecchuddhamānasaḥ | sa yogī brahmavijjñānī śivayogī tathātmavit || 165 ||
جو پاکیزہ دل کے ساتھ ہر روز سحر کے وقت اس کا جپ کرے، وہ یوگی، برہْم وِد، شِو یوگ کا سادھک اور آتما وِد بن جاتا ہے॥۱۶۵॥
Narada (instructional narration within the Purva Bhaga, Third Pada context)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
FAQs
It states that disciplined dawn-time japa, performed with a purified mind, is a direct means to yogic maturity and culminates in Brahman-knowledge and Self-realization.
By emphasizing regular recitation (japa) with inner purity, it frames devotion as steady daily practice that transforms the practitioner into a realized yogin—devotion expressed as concentrated remembrance and reverent repetition.
The verse highlights the practical discipline of proper japa at the prescribed time (uṣaḥ-kāla), aligning practice with traditional ritual timing and mental purification—an applied, technical aspect of sādhana often treated alongside Vedanga-style procedural instruction.