Vamana Purana — Vishnu's Sleep (Ashunya-Shayana), Shloka 17
The Caturmasya Observances and the Rite of Vishnu’s Sleep (Aśūnya-Śayana) and Shiva’s Monthly Vows
एष क्रमस्ते गदितो नभादौ स्वपने मुने स्वपत्सु तत्र देवेषु प्रावृट्कालः समाययौ
eṣa kramaste gadito nabhādau svapane mune svapatsu tatra deveṣu prāvṛṭkālaḥ samāyayau
હે મુને, નભસ માસમાં શયન વિષયક આ ક્રમ તને કહ્યો છે. ત્યાં દેવતાઓ શયન કરતા હતા ત્યારે પ્રાવૃટ્કાળ, એટલે વરસાદી ઋતુનો આરંભ, આવી પહોંચ્યો।
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FAQs
The verse frames dharma as aligned with kāla (sacred time): observances are meaningful when performed in their proper seasonal and calendrical context, mirroring cosmic rhythms (even ‘the gods’ are described as following a sleep-cycle).
Primarily under ancillary dharma/ācāra material rather than the five core marks; closest alignment is with vṛtti/ācāra expansions often embedded alongside vaṃśānucarita and manvantara narratives in Purāṇas.
‘Devas sleeping’ and the arrival of Prāvṛṭ symbolically link cosmic rest with renewal: the monsoon begins fertility and replenishment while divine ‘sleep’ suggests a regulated cosmic order rather than randomness.