Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 42
The Exposition of the Dvādaśī Vow for the Twelve Months
Dvādaśī-vrata-nirṇaya and Mahā-dvādaśī Lakṣaṇas
आदित्यं शंकरं गौरीं यक्षं गणपतिं ग्रहान् । मातॄः पितॄन्नगान्नागान्सर्वान्नीराजयेत्क्रमात् ॥ ४२ ॥
ādityaṃ śaṃkaraṃ gaurīṃ yakṣaṃ gaṇapatiṃ grahān | mātṝḥ pitṝnnagānnāgānsarvānnīrājayetkramāt || 42 ||
Dans l’ordre prescrit, qu’on offre l’ārati (l’ondoiement rituel de la lumière) au Soleil, à Śaṅkara, à Gaurī, aux Yakṣas, à Gaṇapati, aux divinités planétaires, aux Mères, aux Pitṛ (ancêtres), aux montagnes et aux Nāgas—oui, à tous, successivement.
Narada (teaching within a ritual/summary context, traditionally framed in dialogue with Sanatkumara lineage)
Vrata: Nīrājana-vrata
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
FAQs
It teaches a dhārmic ritual order (kramāt) for offering nīrājana/ārati, acknowledging cosmic and ancestral forces—deities, grahas, pitṛs, and nāgas—as interconnected supports of worldly harmony and spiritual auspiciousness.
By prescribing ārati to multiple revered beings, it expresses bhakti through respectful, structured worship—training the devotee in humility, gratitude, and consistent devotional discipline (upāsanā) within a traditional framework.
It reflects Jyotiṣa-oriented practice via the worship of the grahas (planetary deities), commonly associated with graha-śānti and auspicious timing, integrated into ritual procedure through nīrājana.