Nandā Names of Sūrya
Nandā Names of Sūrya · nandā sūrya nāma, “the names of Sūrya in the Nandā vrata”
The Nandā names of Sūrya are the three names of Bhagavān Sūrya said in the Nandā Saptamī vrata, names that bring purity to men. Brahmā gives them in the Brahma Parva of the Bhavishya Purāṇa.
The setting
The saptamī of the śukla paksha of Mārgaśira is called Nandā, an auspicious tithi that gives every kind of joy. One eats once on pañcamī, at night on shashṭhī, and fasts on saptamī. There are three pāraṇas, each with its own flowers, dhūpa and naivedya: jāji flowers and curd rice in the first, the Prabodha dhūpa and ariselu in the second, black kaluva flowers, guggulu and pāyasa in the third.
The names
One should say: “May Vishṇu, Bhaga and Dhātṛ be gracious.”
- Vishṇu
- Bhaga
- Dhātṛ
The phala
One who keeps the Nandā Saptamī by this rule with a restrained mind fulfils all his wishes and rejoices for long, and then goes to Sūryaloka and stays there in joy.
Source: Bhavishya Purāṇa, Brahma Parva, Chapter 100
Sources
- Bhavishya Purāṇa, Brahma Parva, Chapter 100