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Upanishads · Sarasvatīrahasya 3.8
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Devanāgarī
तस्यैवं स्तुवतो नित्यं समभ्यर्च्य सरस्वतीम् । भक्तिश्रद्धाभियुक्तस्य षण्मासात्प्रत्ययो भवेत्
Transliteration (IAST)
tasyaivaṃ stuvato nityaṃ samabhyarcya sarasvatīm | bhaktiśraddhābhiyuktasya ṣaṇmāsātpratyayo bhavet
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SanskritIASTMeaning
तस्य एवं स्तुवतः नित्यंtasya evaṃ stuvataḥ nityaṃof him who, thus always praising
सम्-अभ्यर्च्य सरस्वतीम्sam-abhyarcya sarasvatīmhaving honored Sarasvatī
भक्ति-श्रद्धा-अभियुक्तस्यbhakti-śraddhā-abhiyuktasyaendowed with devotion and faith
षट्-मासात् प्रत्ययः भवेत्ṣaṭ-māsāt pratyayaḥ bhavetafter six months a confirmation occurs
Translation
Of him who thus always praises her, having honored Sarasvatī — of the one endowed with devotion and faith, after six months a confirmation occurs.
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It is worth noting the word pratyaya, "confirmation, sign." It means "that by which one is assured"; and here it means a clear sign that the work is progressing. This detail is rare in such books and does them credit: a time is named, and a sign is promised.
Six months is a verifiable period; and a person who has taken up the practice can ask himself, after half a year, whether anything has come of it. Let us add the condition: bhakti-śraddhā-abhiyuktasya, "of the one endowed with devotion and faith." That is, the timeframe is promised not to just anyone repeating, but to one who repeats with disposition; and this qualification cuts off mechanical performance.
The Vaiṣṇava side holds the rule about signs and demands the same thing discussed when reading the Jābāla-darśana (5.11): signs must be visible. Let us add what she says about timeframes, for here lies her distinction. She sets no deadlines and gives no time-bound promises; and it is worth saying why.
Her fruit is prema, and it comes kṛpayā, "by grace," not by calculation; and that one cannot say how many repetitions are needed for love to appear, as one says how many are needed for a skill to appear, was discussed when reading the Varāha (3.29). That is, the present promise is a craftsman's promise, and in its own way honest; but it also shows to which category this part of the book belongs.