Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 167
The Account of the Lalitā Hymn, the Protective Armor
Kavaca), and the Thousand Names (Sahasranāma
अपृथक्त्वेन सिद्ध्यंति साधकस्यास्य निश्चितम् । त्रिरावृत्त्यास्य वै पुंसो विश्वं भूयाद्वशेऽखिलम् ॥ १६७ ॥
apṛthaktvena siddhyaṃti sādhakasyāsya niścitam | trirāvṛttyāsya vai puṃso viśvaṃ bhūyādvaśe'khilam || 167 ||
یقیناً اس سادھک کی سِدھیاں اَپرتھکتو—دیوی کے ساتھ اَبھید بھاو—کے ذریعے حاصل ہوتی ہیں۔ اور اگر وہ تین بار تکرار کرے تو سارا جگت اس مرد کے قابو میں آ جاتا ہے॥۱۶۷॥
Sanatkumara (teaching Narada in a Vedanga/Mantra-sadhana sequence)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: vira
FAQs
It teaches that mantra-success is grounded in apṛthaktva—inner non-separateness from the worshipped reality—so the practice matures from mere recitation into realized union, which is presented as the basis of siddhi.
Bhakti here is not only reverence but deep identification: the devotee dissolves the sense of distance from the deity, and that intimacy (non-difference) is said to make the practice effective.
It highlights a technical sadhana rule—measured repetition (trirāvṛtti, threefold recitation)—a procedural detail typical of mantra-oriented disciplines associated with Vedanga-style precision in practice.