Śeṣoditya-Sūrya-nyāsa, Soma-sādhana, Graha-pūjā, and Bhauma-vrata-vidhi
योग्यं विप्रं समाहूय कुजमर्चेत्तदाज्ञया । रक्तगोगोमयालिप्तभूमौ रक्तासने विशेत् ॥ ८५ ॥
yogyaṃ vipraṃ samāhūya kujamarcettadājñayā | raktagogomayāliptabhūmau raktāsane viśet || 85 ||
Setelah memanggil seorang brāhmaṇa yang layak, hendaklah menyembah Kuja (Marikh) menurut arahannya. Hendaklah duduk di atas āsana merah, di tanah yang telah disapu dengan tahi lembu merah (daripada lembu berwarna kemerahan).
Suta (narrating Narada Purana’s ritual/vedanga section; instructions attributed to the tradition of Narada’s teachings)
Vrata: Kuja/Maṅgala-arcana (navagraha rite)
Primary Rasa: bhakti
Secondary Rasa: shanta
It emphasizes disciplined, authorized ritual practice: planetary propitiation (graha-śānti) should be done under a competent brāhmaṇa’s guidance, with prescribed purity and color-symbolism (red) appropriate to Kuja (Mars).
While primarily a Jyotiṣa-ritual instruction, it frames worship (arcana) as obedient, guided devotion—performing reverence correctly and humbly under learned direction rather than by impulse.
Jyotiṣa (Vedic astrology) and its ritual applications: Kuja/Mangala worship uses specific materials and color-correspondences (red seat, prepared ground) as part of graha-śānti procedure.