Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 47
Śeṣoditya-Sūrya-nyāsa, Soma-sādhana, Graha-pūjā, and Bhauma-vrata-vidhi
पुत्रान्पौत्रानभीष्टं च यद्यत्सर्वं प्रयच्छति । अर्ध्यदानमिदं प्रोक्तमायुरारोग्यवर्द्धनम् ॥ ४७ ॥
putrānpautrānabhīṣṭaṃ ca yadyatsarvaṃ prayacchati | ardhyadānamidaṃ proktamāyurārogyavarddhanam || 47 ||
On dit que cette offrande d’arghya accorde fils et petits-fils, et donne tout ce que l’on souhaite ; elle accroît aussi la longévité et la santé.
Sanatkumara (teaching Narada in dialogue on ritual/vedāṅga practice)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: bhakti
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
It frames arghya-dāna as a dhārmic act of reverence whose merit (puṇya) ripens into both worldly welfare—progeny and desired aims—and sustaining virtues like longevity and health.
By emphasizing reverential offering (arghya) as an outward expression of inner honoring of the deity, teacher, or sacred presence—devotion embodied through correct ritual conduct and intention.
Ritual know-how (kalpa/ācāra): the prescribed act of arghya-offering and its stated phala (results), a typical technical feature of Narada Purana’s Vedāṅga-oriented sections.