Śeṣoditya-Sūrya-nyāsa, Soma-sādhana, Graha-pūjā, and Bhauma-vrata-vidhi
एवमावत्सरं कुर्यात्प्रतिमंगलवासरम् । तिलैर्होमं विधायाथ शतार्द्धं भोजयोद्द्विजान् ॥ ११५ ॥
evamāvatsaraṃ kuryātpratimaṃgalavāsaram | tilairhomaṃ vidhāyātha śatārddhaṃ bhojayoddvijān || 115 ||
இவ்விதமாக முழு ஒரு ஆண்டு, ஒவ்வொரு செவ்வாய்க்கிழமையும் இந்த விரதத்தை அனுஷ்டிக்க வேண்டும். பின்னர் எள்ளால் ஹோமம் செய்து, ஐம்பதின் இரட்டிப்பு எனும் நூறு த்விஜர்களுக்கு (பிராமணர்களுக்கு) அன்னதானம் செய்ய வேண்டும்।
Sanatkumara (teaching Narada)
Vrata: Bhauma-vrata (Mars/Tuesday observance)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
It emphasizes sustained discipline (a year-long vrata), purification through tilahoma (sesame oblations), and merit through annadāna—feeding the twice-born—showing that ritual and charity together complete the observance.
Bhakti here is expressed as steady, time-bound worship and service: repeating the observance every Tuesday and concluding with offerings and feeding brāhmaṇas as a devotional act that honors sacred duty.
Kalpa (ritual procedure) is foregrounded: specifying the ritual schedule (every Maṅgalavāsara), the material for homa (tila), and the concluding dāna/ भोज्य-दान component (feeding dvijas).
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