Vamana Purana — Vishnu's Sleep (Ashunya-Shayana), Shloka 32

The Caturmasya Observances and the Rite of Vishnu’s Sleep (Aśūnya-Śayana) and Shiva’s Monthly Vows

Devanagari script

तत्र स्नायीन वै विद्वान् गोमूत्रेण जलेन च स्नातः संपूजयेत् पुष्पैर्धत्तूरस्य त्रिलोचनम्

Transliteration

tatra snāyīna vai vidvān gomūtreṇa jalena ca snātaḥ saṃpūjayet puṣpairdhattūrasya trilocanam

Translation

هناك، على الرجل العالِم أن يغتسل ببول البقر وبالماء؛ فإذا اغتسل فليقم بعبادة تريلوچانا (Trilocana)، ربّ العيون الثلاث، بزهور الدهاتّورا (dhattūra) على الوجه اللائق.

Word by Word

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Locative sense)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of place)

• स्नायीन: bathing (one), having bathed
• स्नायीन: Visheshana (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्नायिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (one who bathes/has bathed; bath-observant)

• वै: indeed
• वै: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle), निश्चयार्थक/प्रसिद्ध्यर्थक (indeed)

• विद्वान्: a learned man
• विद्वान्: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विद् (धातु) → विद्वस् (कृदन्त/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: वर्तमानकृदन्त (present active participle used as noun), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• गोमूत्रेण: with cow-urine
• गोमूत्रेण: Karana (करण/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गोमूत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental), एकवचन; समास: गोः मूत्रम् (cow-urine)

• जलेन: with water
• जलेन: Karana (करण/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• स्नातः: having bathed
• स्नातः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्ना (धातु) → स्नात (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्तरि-भाव (having bathed)

• संपूजयेत्: should worship fully
• संपूजयेत्: Kriya (क्रिया/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्+पूज् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• पुष्पैः: with flowers
• पुष्पैः: Karana (करण/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुष्प (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental), बहुवचन

• धत्तूरस्य: of dhattūra (datura)
• धत्तूरस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धत्तूर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive), एकवचन

• त्रिलोचनम्: the Three-eyed (Śiva)
• त्रिलोचनम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्रि + लोचन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन; बहुव्रीहि: यस्य त्रीणि लोचनानि सः (the three-eyed one)

Speakers

• Narrative frame not explicit in the given verses (commonly Pulastya → Nārada in this section of the Vāmana Purāṇa)

Primary Deities

• Śiva (Trilocana)

Key Themes

• Śaivism
• Vrata/Rituals
• Purification (snāna)
• Bhakti (pūjā)
• Dāna (implied by later verses)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Flavour)

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FAQs

What is the philosophical or ethical takeaway?

Ritual purity and disciplined devotion are presented as supports for worship: the practitioner purifies body and intent (snāna) and then offers simple, prescribed items with reverence, emphasizing inner resolve expressed through outer correctness.

How does this fit the Pancalakshana?

This is not sarga/pratisarga/vaṃśa material; it aligns best with ancillary Purāṇic instruction—tīrtha-māhātmya and vrata-vidhi—often embedded within Purāṇas alongside the pañcalakṣaṇa topics.

What is the symbolic significance?

Trilocana signifies omniscience and the witnessing of the three times (past/present/future). Dhattūra, a potent and liminal plant associated with Śiva, symbolizes offering of what is intense/transformative—devotion that can transmute impurities into grace when properly directed.