Vamana Purana — Caturmasya Observances, Shloka 19
The Cāturmāsya Observances and the Sleeping–Awakening Cycle of the Gods (Hari–Hara Worship)
महाभागवताः पूजां विष्णोः कुर्वन्ति भक्तितः रवौ शशिनि चैवान्ये ब्रह्मणो ऽन्ये हरस्य च
mahābhāgavatāḥ pūjāṃ viṣṇoḥ kurvanti bhaktitaḥ ravau śaśini caivānye brahmaṇo 'nye harasya ca
The greatly fortunate devotees perform worship of Viṣṇu with devotion; and others (perform worship) of the Sun and the Moon; others (worship) Brahmā, and others Hara (Śiva) as well.
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FAQs
The text normalizes multiple legitimate devotional orientations while highlighting bhakti as the animating principle; it encourages respect for diverse forms of worship within dharma.
This is dharma/ācāra and stuti-style theological framing rather than a pancalakṣaṇa core (sarga etc.); it serves Purāṇic teaching by integrating devotional practice into the narrative fabric.
By listing Viṣṇu alongside Sūrya, Candra, Brahmā, and Hara, the verse signals a non-exclusive sacred cosmos: many deities receive worship, suggesting complementarity rather than rivalry—an implicit harmony of sectarian paths.