Vamana Purana — Vishnu's Sleep (Ashunya-Shayana), Shloka 18
The Caturmasya Observances and the Rite of Vishnu’s Sleep (Aśūnya-Śayana) and Shiva’s Monthly Vows
कङ्काः समं बलाकाभिरारोहन्ति नगोत्तमान् वायसाश्चापि सुर्वन्ति नीडानि ऋषिपुङ्गव वायसाश्च स्वपन्त्येते ऋतौ गर्भभरालसाः
kaṅkāḥ samaṃ balākābhirārohanti nagottamān vāyasāścāpi survanti nīḍāni ṛṣipuṅgava vāyasāśca svapantyete ṛtau garbhabharālasāḥ
বকরা সারসদের সঙ্গে শ্রেষ্ঠ পর্বতসমূহে আরোহণ করে। হে ঋষিশ্রেষ্ঠ, কাকেরাও বাসা বাঁধে; এবং এই কাকেরা সেই ঋতুতে গর্ভভারজনিত আলস্যে নিদ্রায় থাকে।
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FAQs
Dharma is taught through observation of ṛtu-lakṣaṇa (seasonal characteristics): nature’s cycles—nesting, migration, gestation—become cues for human restraint, timing, and appropriate observance.
This is calendrical/ritual-auxiliary material (ācāra and kāla-nirṇaya style), not directly sarga/pratisarga/vaṃśa/manvantara/vaṃśānucarita, though Purāṇas often embed such instruction alongside them.
Birds nesting and ‘sleeping’ in season symbolize withdrawal and consolidation—an inward turn appropriate to rains—supporting the Purāṇic idea that correct practice follows the tempo of the cosmos.