Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 15
Pūrṇimā-vrata (Lakṣmī–Nārāyaṇa-vrata): Observance, Moon Arghya, and Annual Udyāpana
क्षीरोदार्णवसंभूत अत्रिगोत्रसमुद्भव । ग्रहाणार्घ्यं मया दत्तं रोहिणीनायक प्रभो । एवमर्घ्यं प्रदायेन्दोः प्रार्थयेत्प्राञ्जलिस्ततः ॥ १५ ॥
kṣīrodārṇavasaṃbhūta atrigotrasamudbhava | grahāṇārghyaṃ mayā dattaṃ rohiṇīnāyaka prabho | evamarghyaṃ pradāyendoḥ prārthayetprāñjalistataḥ || 15 ||
Wahai yang lahir dari Samudra Susu, yang berasal daripada keturunan Atri—wahai Tuhan, pemimpin kesayangan Rohiṇī—terimalah arghya yang telah aku persembahkan. Setelah mempersembahkan arghya kepada Dewa Bulan, hendaklah seseorang berdoa dengan kedua telapak tangan dirapatkan.
Sanatkumara (in instruction to Narada, ritual procedure style)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: bhakti
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
It frames Chandra (Indu) worship as a disciplined act of reverence: offer arghya first, then pray with humility (joined palms), aligning devotion with correct ritual order.
Bhakti is expressed through respectful address (epithets recalling the deity’s sacred origins) and surrenderful posture—after giving the offering, the devotee prays prāñjali, emphasizing devotion grounded in reverence.
It reflects Jyotiṣa-oriented graha-upāsanā (planetary worship) and basic kalpa/ritual procedure: arghya-dāna followed by prescribed prayer posture and invocation to the graha-deity (Chandra).