Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 16
Pūrṇimā-vrata (Lakṣmī–Nārāyaṇa-vrata): Observance, Moon Arghya, and Annual Udyāpana
तिष्टन्पूर्वमुखो भूत्वा पश्यन्निन्दुं च नारद ॥ १६ ॥
tiṣṭanpūrvamukho bhūtvā paśyanninduṃ ca nārada || 16 ||
О Нарада, стой, обратив лицо к востоку, и взирай на Луну.
Sanatkumara
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
FAQs
It prescribes a disciplined ritual posture—facing east and fixing the mind through gazing on the Moon—indicating that direction (dik) and focused vision support steadiness, purity, and successful observance.
By training attention through a simple, reverential act (darśana of Indu) performed with correct orientation, it models how bhakti begins with regulated practice that gathers the mind and prepares it for deeper worship.
It reflects Jyotiṣa-linked ritual timing/planetary reverence (Moon as Indu) and the procedural discipline of rites where direction and posture are part of correct observance.