Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 194
Graha–Ketu–Utpāta Lakṣaṇas: Solar/Lunar Omens, Comets, Eclipses, and Calendar Rules
क्रमादभ्युदिते चंद्रे नयत्यर्घसमानि च । अश्वग्रींद्वीज्यनैरृत्यत्वाष्ट्रजत्त्युराभवाः ॥ १९४ ॥
kramādabhyudite caṃdre nayatyarghasamāni ca | aśvagrīṃdvījyanairṛtyatvāṣṭrajattyurābhavāḥ || 194 ||
ચંદ્રમા ક્રમશઃ ઉદય થાય ત્યારે એ જ ક્રમમાં અર્ઘ્ય-સમર્પણ પણ કરવું જોઈએ. આ ક્રમમાં અશ્વગ્રી, દ્વીજ્ય, નૈરૃત્ય, ત્વાષ્ટ્ર, જત્ત્યુ અને રાભવ વગેરે વિભાગો ગણાય છે॥
Narada (teaching in a Moksha-dharma/ritual-astrology context; dialogue framework traditionally with Sanatkumara lineage)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
FAQs
It links inner discipline with outer order: aligning one’s ritual act (arghya) with the Moon’s orderly course trains steadiness (niyama) and attentiveness, which support moksha-oriented living.
By prescribing careful, timely offerings, it emphasizes reverent consistency—an essential bhakti mood—where devotion is expressed through precise, mindful service rather than mere emotion.
Jyotiṣa (Vedāṅga astrology/astronomy): the verse assumes knowledge of lunar rising/sequence and applies it to ritual timing and ordered performance of arghya.