Vamana Purana — Caturmasya Observances, Shloka 18
The Cāturmāsya Observances and the Sleeping–Awakening Cycle of the Gods (Hari–Hara Worship)
यज्विनो होमशालासु सह ऋत्विग्भिरध्वरे प्रावर्त्तयन्त कर्माणि रात्रावपि महामुने
yajvino homaśālāsu saha ṛtvigbhiradhvare prāvarttayanta karmāṇi rātrāvapi mahāmune
O great sage, the sacrificers, together with the officiating priests in the sacrifice, carried on the rites in the fire-halls even at night.
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Dharma is shown as sustained commitment: sacred duty is not limited by convenience (daytime), but is maintained with order, community (ṛtviks), and continuity.
Primarily āgama/ācāra (ritual-dharma) material; it functions as prescriptive narrative detail rather than sarga/pratisarga/vaṃśa accounts.
Night-time yajña suggests that sacred action ‘illumines’ darkness—ritual vigilance stands for inner wakefulness and uninterrupted remembrance of the divine.