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 ||
کسی لائق برہمن کو بلا کر اُس کی ہدایت کے مطابق کُج (مریخ/منگل) کی پوجا کرے۔ سرخ گائے کے گوبر سے لیپی ہوئی زمین پر سرخ آسن پر بیٹھے۔
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.