Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 82
द्वादशमासेषु अष्टमी-व्रत-कथनम्
Account of the Aṣṭamī Vow Across the Twelve Months
कृष्णाष्टम्यां मार्गशीर्षे मिथुनं दर्भनिर्मितम् । अनघां चानघां तत्र बहुपुत्रसमन्वितम् ॥ ८२ ॥
kṛṣṇāṣṭamyāṃ mārgaśīrṣe mithunaṃ darbhanirmitam | anaghāṃ cānaghāṃ tatra bahuputrasamanvitam || 82 ||
Am Kṛṣṇāṣṭamī im Monat Mārgaśīrṣa soll man aus Darbha-Gras ein Paar formen. Und dort soll man Anaghā und Anagha einsetzen als Spender von reichem Kindersegen, von vielen Söhnen.
Narada (teaching in dialogue with Sanatkumara tradition)
Vrata: none (a specific rite on Mārgaśīrṣa kṛṣṇāṣṭamī invoking Anaghā–Anagha; vrata name not stated in the verse)
Primary Rasa: bhakti
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
It prescribes a tithi-specific vrata act: creating a sacred symbolic couple from darbha and worshipping Anagha/Anaghā, linking ritual purity (an-agha, “sinless”) with auspicious household blessings such as progeny.
Bhakti is expressed here through regulated observance—worship performed at an auspicious time (Kṛṣṇāṣṭamī in Mārgaśīrṣa) with pure ritual materials (darbha), directing devotion toward sinless divinity (Anagha/Anaghā) for dharmic boons.
Kalpa and Jyotiṣa elements are implicit: the rite is anchored to a precise lunar day (tithi) and month (Mārgaśīrṣa), showing tithi-based ritual timing and the use of darbha as a standard śrauta/smārta purity implement.