Vamana Purana — Vishnu's Sleep (Ashunya-Shayana), Shloka 44

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

Devanagari script

एवमेव समुद्दिष्टं षड्भिर्मासैस्तु पारणम् पारणान्ते त्रिनेत्रस्य स्नपनं कारयेत्क्रमात्

Transliteration

evameva samuddiṣṭaṃ ṣaḍbhirmāsaistu pāraṇam pāraṇānte trinetrasya snapanaṃ kārayetkramāt

Translation

এইভাবে ছয় মাস পরে পারণ-বিধি নির্দিষ্ট করা হয়েছে। পারণের শেষে ত্রিনেত্রধারী ভগবান শিবের স্নাপন যথাবিধি ক্রমানুসারে করাবে।

Word by Word

• एवम्: thus
• एवम्: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: evam (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकारवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (adverb of manner)

• एव: indeed/only
• एव: Sambandha/Emphasis (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधारण/निश्चयार्थक निपात (emphatic particle)

• समुद्दिष्टम्: has been prescribed/indicated
• समुद्दिष्टम्: Karma (कर्म) / Predicative (विधेय)
• Type: Verb
• Root: sam-ud-diś (धातु) + kta (कृत्)
• Form: कृदन्त (क्त-प्रत्यय, past passive participle); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; कर्मणि प्रयोगार्थक (described/indicated)

• षड्भिः: with six
• षड्भिः: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ṣaṭ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: संख्यावाचक; पुल्लिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (करण), बहुवचन

• मासैः: months
• मासैः: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: māsa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, तृतीया (करण), बहुवचन

• तु: indeed/and
• तु: Discourse particle (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; विरोध/विशेषार्थक निपात (particle: but/indeed)

• पारणम्: the breaking (of the fast)/concluding rite
• पारणम्: Karma (कर्म) / Topic (विषय)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pāraṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन

• पारण-अन्ते: at the end of the pāraṇa
• पारण-अन्ते: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pāraṇa + anta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (पारणस्य अन्तः); पुल्लिङ्ग, सप्तमी (अधिकरण), एकवचन

• त्रि-नेत्रस्य: of the three-eyed (Śiva)
• त्रि-नेत्रस्य: Sambandha/Genitive (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tri + netra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय (त्रीणि नेत्राणि यस्य/त्रिनेत्रः); पुल्लिङ्ग, षष्ठी (सम्बन्ध), एकवचन

• स्नपनम्: bathing/ablution
• स्नपनम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: snapana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन

• कारयेत्: should cause (it) to be done
• कारयेत्: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: kṛ (धातु) + ṇic (णिच्)
• Form: लोट् (imperative/optative sense in injunction), परस्मैपद; प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; णिच्-प्रयोजक (causative: cause to be done)

• क्रमात्: in due order/gradually
• क्रमात्: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: krama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभाव-निभ (तृतीया-एकवचनरूपेण अव्ययवत्); क्रमशः अर्थे (adverb: in order/gradually)

Speakers

• Narrative frame typically Pulastya to Nārada (speaker not explicit in provided excerpt)

Primary Deities

• Shiva

Key Themes

• Vrata/Rituals
• Shaivism
• Sectarian Harmony

Verse Rasa (Emotional Flavour)

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FAQs

What is the philosophical or ethical takeaway?

Vows are not merely restraint (niyama) but culminate in reverent completion: the disciplined life is sealed by gratitude and worship, here expressed through Śiva’s snāpana at the vow’s conclusion.

How does this fit the Pancalakshana?

This passage is primarily Dharma/Ācāra-oriented (vrata-vidhi) rather than the core pañcalakṣaṇa topics; it aligns most closely with ancillary purāṇic instruction supporting right conduct (dharma) rather than sarga/pratisarga/vamśa lines.

What is the symbolic significance?

The ‘end of pāraṇa’ followed by Śiva’s ablution symbolizes purification and reintegration: austerity culminates in auspiciousness (maṅgala) and divine favor, with Trinetra representing omniscient witnessing of the devotee’s vow.