Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 98
Rādhā-sambaddha-mantra-vyākhyā
Rādhā-Related Mantras Explained
या तु षष्ठी द्विजश्रेष्ठ सा नित्या वह्निवासिनी । तद्विधानं श्रृणुष्वाद्य साधकानां सुसिद्धिदम् ॥ ९८ ॥
yā tu ṣaṣṭhī dvijaśreṣṭha sā nityā vahnivāsinī | tadvidhānaṃ śrṛṇuṣvādya sādhakānāṃ susiddhidam || 98 ||
Còn ngày thứ sáu, hỡi bậc tối thắng trong hàng nhị sinh, vốn thường hằng và ngự trong lửa thiêng. Nay hãy nghe nghi thức của nó, đem lại thành tựu thù thắng cho người tu hành.
Sanatkumara (teaching Narada in a vrata-vidhi context)
Vrata: Ṣaṣṭhī (tithi-observance)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
FAQs
It elevates Ṣaṣṭhī-tithi from a mere calendar marker to a sacred, ever-present power associated with Agni, implying that correct observance aligns the practitioner with a purifying, siddhi-granting principle.
By presenting a disciplined vrata-vidhi as a means to “su-siddhi,” it frames devotion as practical worship expressed through time-sanctified observance—especially through reverence to the divine presence in ritual fire.
It highlights tithi-based ritual timing (a key applied discipline connected with Jyotiṣa/Vedic calendrics) and the centrality of Agni in ritual procedure—showing how observances are structured by lunar days and fire-rites.