विष्णुरुवाच । अनेनैव तु मंत्रेण ममाग्रे सुरसत्तम । क्षीणे चंद्रे चतुर्द्दश्यां नभस्ये पिंडमाहरेत्
viṣṇuruvāca | anenaiva tu maṃtreṇa mamāgre surasattama | kṣīṇe caṃdre caturddaśyāṃ nabhasye piṃḍamāharet
ବିଷ୍ଣୁ କହିଲେ—ହେ ଦେବଶ୍ରେଷ୍ଠ! ଏହି ଏକେ ମନ୍ତ୍ରଦ୍ୱାରା, ମୋ ସନ୍ନିଧିରେ, ନଭସ୍ୟ ମାସର କ୍ଷୀଣଚନ୍ଦ୍ର ଥିବା ଚତୁର୍ଦ୍ଦଶୀ ତିଥିରେ ପିଣ୍ଡ ଅର୍ପଣ କରିବା ଉଚିତ।
Viṣṇu
Type: kshetra
Listener: ‘surasattama’ (best among gods)
Scene: A Viṣṇu shrine with the deity present; a devotee offers piṇḍa before the sanctum on a waning-moon caturdaśī, with priests holding lamps; the moon is thin in the sky, indicating kṛṣṇa-pakṣa.
Ritual efficacy is strengthened by mantra, right lunar timing, and devotion offered in the presence of the Lord.
The broader Dharmāraṇya/Lohayiṣṭakā setting frames the instruction, though this verse emphasizes offering before Viṣṇu.
Offer the piṇḍa with the given mantra on waning-moon caturdaśī in Nabhasya (month-name).