Vamana Purana — Vishnu's Sleep (Ashunya-Shayana), Shloka 39
The Caturmasya Observances and the Rite of Vishnu’s Sleep (Aśūnya-Śayana) and Shiva’s Monthly Vows
धूपं श्रीवृक्षनिर्यासं नैवेद्यं मधुनोदनम् संनिवेद्या रक्तशालिर्दक्षिणा परिकीर्त्तिता नमो ऽस्तु प्रीयतां शर्वस्त्विति वाच्यं च पण्डितैः
dhūpaṃ śrīvṛkṣaniryāsaṃ naivedyaṃ madhunodanam saṃnivedyā raktaśālirdakṣiṇā parikīrttitā namo 'stu prīyatāṃ śarvastviti vācyaṃ ca paṇḍitaiḥ
Man soll Räucherwerk aus dem Harz des śrīvṛkṣa darbringen und als Speiseopfer (naivedya) mit Honig gesüßten Reis reichen. Nachdem dies ordnungsgemäß dargebracht ist, wird roter śāli-Reis als dakṣiṇā, das priesterliche Entgelt, bezeichnet. Die Gelehrten lehren zudem, man solle sprechen: „Ehrerbietung sei; möge Śarva zufrieden sein.“
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FAQs
Ritual devotion is paired with generosity: worship (pūjā) culminates in dakṣiṇā, reinforcing that piety is incomplete without giving and honoring religious service.
This is ācāra/dharma-vidhi (prescriptive ritual instruction). It is not genealogical or cosmogonic; it serves the Purāṇic function of teaching dharma through calendrical observances.
The explicit Śaiva mantra (‘may Śarva be pleased’) within a Vāmana Purāṇa vrata-sequence exemplifies the text’s sectarian harmony: offerings and praise can be directed to Śiva without contradiction, implying complementarity/identity of divine grace across forms.