Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 43
Śrāddha-prayoga: Niyama, Brāhmaṇa-parīkṣā, Kutapa-kāla, Tithi-nyāya, and Vaiṣṇava-phala
पात्राण्यासादयेत्त्रीणि ह्यर्घाथ पूर्ववद्द्विजः । शन्नोदेव्या जलं क्षिप्त्वा तिलोसीति तिलाक्षिपेत् ॥ ४३ ॥
pātrāṇyāsādayettrīṇi hyarghātha pūrvavaddvijaḥ | śannodevyā jalaṃ kṣiptvā tilosīti tilākṣipet || 43 ||
لأجل تقديم «الأرغيا» (arghya)، على الدِّوِجَ (المولود مرتين) أن يضع ثلاثة أوعية كما من قبل. وهو يتلو «śaṃ no devyā…» يصبّ الماء، ثم يقول «tilo ’si» ويلقي حبوب السمسم فيه.
Sanatkumara (in instruction to Narada)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: none
FAQs
It codifies a precise arghya-vidhi: arranging three ritual vessels, sanctifying water with a Devi-invoking mantra, and adding sesame with a dedicated mantra—turning a physical offering into a mantra-purified act of dharma.
Bhakti here is expressed as reverent, rule-guided worship: the practitioner honors the deity through arghya, using mantras to align intention, purity, and offering—devotion embodied in disciplined ritual.
Kalpa (ritual procedure) is primary: the verse specifies the sequence (three vessels → mantra → water → mantra → sesame), showing how correct ordering and mantra-application govern effective rites.