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 ||
Là, après avoir invoqué Aṅgāraka (Mars), qu’on l’adore avec des fleurs rouges et des offrandes semblables. Ayant d’abord apaisé les parties auxiliaires du rite, qu’on rende ensuite un culte conforme à Maṅgala et aux autres 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.