Vamana Purana — Caturmasya Observances, Shloka 24
The Cāturmāsya Observances and the Sleeping–Awakening Cycle of the Gods (Hari–Hara Worship)
अनये ऽब्रुवन् ध्रुवं देव्या रोहिण्याशशिनः क्षयम् दृष्ट्वा तप्तं तपो घोरं रुद्राराधनकाम्यया
anaye 'bruvan dhruvaṃ devyā rohiṇyāśaśinaḥ kṣayam dṛṣṭvā taptaṃ tapo ghoraṃ rudrārādhanakāmyayā
তখন তারা নিশ্চিতভাবে দেবী রোহিণীকে চন্দ্রের ক্ষয় (কলাহ্রাস) জানাল; রুদ্রকে আরাধনা করতে ইচ্ছুক হয়ে তাকে ঘোর তপস্যা করতে দেখে।
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FAQs
When confronted with loss/decline (kṣaya), the response modeled is disciplined spiritual effort directed toward the divine—transforming anxiety about impermanence into purposeful worship and inner resolve.
This is not sarga/pratisarga; it is a devotional-etiological narrative explaining a cosmic condition (lunar waning) through tapas and deity-propitiation, fitting best as ancillary dharma-kathā within the Purāṇic narrative streams.
The Moon’s waning (kṣaya) functions as a symbol of worldly diminution; Rohiṇī’s fierce tapas indicates that decline can be met by intensifying dharma and seeking Rudra’s stabilizing grace.