Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 64
Śeṣoditya-Sūrya-nyāsa, Soma-sādhana, Graha-pūjā, and Bhauma-vrata-vidhi
एव संसाधितो मंत्रः प्रयच्छेदिष्टमात्मनः । पौर्णमास्यां जिताहारो दद्यादर्ध्यं विधूदये ॥ ६४ ॥
eva saṃsādhito maṃtraḥ prayacchediṣṭamātmanaḥ | paurṇamāsyāṃ jitāhāro dadyādardhyaṃ vidhūdaye || 64 ||
Assim aperfeiçoado, o mantra concede ao praticante o fruto desejado. No dia de lua cheia, tendo refreado a alimentação, deve-se oferecer arghya (oferta reverente de água) a Chandra, o Senhor Lua, no momento do seu nascer.
Sanatkumara (in instruction to Narada)
Vrata: Paurṇamāsī observance (Soma/arghya rite)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
It links mantra-siddhi (successful accomplishment of a mantra) with disciplined observance: restraint in food and a timed offering to the Moon, showing that purity, self-control, and correct ritual timing support the mantra’s fruition.
Bhakti here appears as reverential worship through arghya—an act of honoring a cosmic deity (Chandra) with humility and discipline—turning a technical rite into a devotional offering aligned with sacred order (dharma).
The verse emphasizes correct ritual procedure and timing (a core concern of Kalpa and Jyotiṣa): performing an arghya specifically on Paurṇimā and at moonrise, along with the preparatory discipline of regulated diet.