Vamana Purana — Vishnu's Sleep (Ashunya-Shayana), Shloka 53
The Caturmasya Observances and the Rite of Vishnu’s Sleep (Aśūnya-Śayana) and Shiva’s Monthly Vows
धूपं सर्जाज्ययुक्तं च नैवेद्यं सफलं घृतम् नामजप्यमपीशस्य कालघ्नेति विपश्चिता
dhūpaṃ sarjājyayuktaṃ ca naivedyaṃ saphalaṃ ghṛtam nāmajapyamapīśasya kālaghneti vipaścitā
Man soll Räucherwerk darbringen, vermischt mit Sarja-Harz und Ghṛta (Ghee), und als Naivedya Ghṛta zusammen mit Früchten opfern. Selbst das Wiederholen (japa) der Namen des Herrn Īśa—so erklären die Weisen—wird zu „kālaghna“, dem Vernichter von Kāla, der Zeit (Tod und Unheil).
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FAQs
Devotion is expressed through both external offerings (incense, food) and internal practice (name-recitation). The verse elevates nāma-japa as spiritually potent—capable of overcoming fear of death and the anxieties bound to ‘kāla’ (time).
This material aligns with ancillary Purāṇic instruction (ācāra/dharma, vrata-vidhi) rather than the five classical markers like sarga/pratisarga. In database terms it is best indexed under ‘dharma/ritual prescriptions’ embedded within the narrative frame.
‘Kālaghna’ implies that devotion transcends temporality: offerings symbolize surrender of sensory enjoyments, while nāma-japa symbolizes continuous remembrance, portrayed as the true antidote to mortality.