Vamana Purana — Caturmasya Observances, Shloka 26
The Cāturmāsya Observances and the Sleeping–Awakening Cycle of the Gods (Hari–Hara Worship)
अन्ये ऽब्रुवन् चन्द्रमसा ध्रुवमाराधितो हरिः व्रतेनेह त्वखण्डेन तेनाखण्डः शशी दिवि
anye 'bruvan candramasā dhruvamārādhito hariḥ vrateneha tvakhaṇḍena tenākhaṇḍaḥ śaśī divi
また別の者たちは言った。「ここにおいて月（チャンドラ）は、断たれぬ誓戒によってハリを確固として礼拝した。ゆえに天上において月は『不断』（欠けず／全きもの）なのである。」
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FAQs
Steadfast, uninterrupted observance (akhaṇḍa-vrata) directed to Hari is presented as a cause of enduring excellence and stability; the luminary’s ‘wholeness’ becomes a cosmic metaphor for integrity in practice.
Primarily Vamśānucarita/Anucarita-type didactic exemplum (illustrative sacred history about a celestial being) used to teach dharma and vrata-phala; secondarily touches Sarga-related cosmology by referencing the Moon’s heavenly status.
The Moon’s ‘akhaṇḍa’ quality symbolizes the spiritual principle that unbroken devotion yields an undiminishing merit; the verse frames cosmic phenomena as outcomes of dharma rather than mere mechanics.