Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 92
The Classification and Explanation of Yakṣiṇī Mantras
Kālī and Tārā Vidyās
मनवो दश संप्रोक्ता अर्ध्यस्थापनमुच्यते । सेंदुभ्यां मासतो माया भुवं संसृज्य भूगृहम् ॥ ९२ ॥
manavo daśa saṃproktā ardhyasthāpanamucyate | seṃdubhyāṃ māsato māyā bhuvaṃ saṃsṛjya bhūgṛham || 92 ||
Se declaran diez Manus; esto se llama el establecimiento de la ofrenda de arghya. Por los dos signos lunares, mes tras mes, Māyā va formando los mundos, creando el ámbito terrestre como morada.
Sanatkumara (in dialogue responding to Narada)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
It links ritual order (arghya-sthāpana) with cosmic order: time measured through lunar cycles is presented as the framework through which Māyā continually manifests the inhabited world.
By emphasizing disciplined, time-aligned worship (such as arghya and monthly observances), it supports bhakti as a regulated practice where devotion is harmonized with sacred time (kāla).
Kāla-nirṇaya (time-determination) tied to lunar reckoning—useful for fixing months and scheduling ritual acts like arghya offerings and other vrata-based observances.