Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 93
Śeṣoditya-Sūrya-nyāsa, Soma-sādhana, Graha-pūjā, and Bhauma-vrata-vidhi
आवाह्याङ्गारकं तत्र रक्तपुष्पादिभिर्यजेत् । अङ्गानि पूर्वमाराध्य मङ्गलादीन्प्रपूजयेत् ॥ ९३ ॥
āvāhyāṅgārakaṃ tatra raktapuṣpādibhiryajet | aṅgāni pūrvamārādhya maṅgalādīnprapūjayet || 93 ||
Dort, nachdem man Aṅgāraka (Mars) herbeigerufen hat, soll man ihn mit roten Blumen und dergleichen verehren. Nachdem man zuvor die Nebenbestandteile des Ritus besänftigt hat, verehre man sodann in rechter Weise Maṅgala und die übrigen Grahas.
Sanatkumara (in instruction to Narada)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
FAQs
It teaches that graha-devatās are approached through orderly ritual—invocation (āvāhana), appropriate offerings, and completion of ancillary steps—so that cosmic influences are harmonized within dharmic worship.
Even in technical rites like graha-pūjā, devotion is expressed through respectful invitation, fitting symbols (red offerings for Maṅgala), and careful, reverent completion of the ritual limbs—bhakti shown as disciplined service (sevā).
Jyotiṣa-oriented ritual method is implied: identifying the graha (Aṅgāraka/Maṅgala), matching offerings by traditional correspondences (red flowers), and performing aṅgas (ancillary rites) before the main worship—key features of applied Vedāṅga practice.