विष्णुरुवाच । अनेनैव तु मंत्रेण ममाग्रे सुरसत्तम । क्षीणे चंद्रे चतुर्द्दश्यां नभस्ये पिंडमाहरेत्
viṣṇuruvāca | anenaiva tu maṃtreṇa mamāgre surasattama | kṣīṇe caṃdre caturddaśyāṃ nabhasye piṃḍamāharet
Viṣṇu phán: Hỡi bậc tối thắng trong hàng chư thiên, cũng bằng chính thần chú này, trước mặt Ta, vào tháng Nabhasya, ngày caturdaśī khi trăng đang khuyết dần, hãy dâng piṇḍa.
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).