Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 92
Śeṣoditya-Sūrya-nyāsa, Soma-sādhana, Graha-pūjā, and Bhauma-vrata-vidhi
मानसैरुपचारैश्च संपूज्यार्ध्यं निधापयेत् । एकविंशतिकोष्ठाढ्ये त्रिकोणे ताम्रपत्रगे ॥ ९२ ॥
mānasairupacāraiśca saṃpūjyārdhyaṃ nidhāpayet | ekaviṃśatikoṣṭhāḍhye trikoṇe tāmrapatrage || 92 ||
മാനസോപചാരങ്ങളോടുകൂടി സമ്യക് പൂജ ചെയ്ത്, ഇരുപത്തൊന്ന് കോഷ്ടങ്ങളുള്ള താമ്രപത്രത്തിലെ ത്രികോണത്തിൽ അർഘ്യം സ്ഥാപിക്കണം।
Sanatkumara (teaching Narada)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
It teaches that outer ritual must be completed by inner worship (mānasa-upacāra), and that offerings like arghya gain sanctity when placed according to a prescribed sacred diagram (yantra/mandala).
By emphasizing mental offerings alongside external rites, it highlights bhakti as an inward, attentive honoring of the deity—not merely physical ritual performance.
It reflects technical ritual knowledge—mandala/yantra layout and prescribed placement of arghya—aligned with the procedural precision typical of Kalpa-style practice within Vedanga-oriented sections.