Vamana Purana — Vishnu's Sleep (Ashunya-Shayana), Shloka 22
The Caturmasya Observances and the Rite of Vishnu’s Sleep (Aśūnya-Śayana) and Shiva’s Monthly Vows
यथा हि लक्ष्म्या न वियुज्यसे त्वं त्रिविक्रमानन्त जगन्निवास तथास्त्वशून्यं शयनं सदैव अस्माकमेवेह तव प्रसादात्
yathā hi lakṣmyā na viyujyase tvaṃ trivikramānanta jagannivāsa tathāstvaśūnyaṃ śayanaṃ sadaiva asmākameveha tava prasādāt
ラクシュミーと決して離れ給わぬように、ああトリヴィクラマ、ああアナンタ、世界の住処よ—同じくこの寝台も、あなたの恩寵により、ここにいる我らのため常に「空ならず」（吉祥を欠かず）あらんことを。
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FAQs
The devotee seeks enduring auspiciousness not as entitlement but as ‘prasāda’ (grace). The ethical posture is humility and dependence on divine favor, coupled with the recognition that true prosperity (Śrī) is meaningful only when aligned with the Lord (Hari).
This is a stotra/prārthanā embedded in ritual instruction (ācāra/vrata). The epithet ‘Trivikrama’ lightly echoes Vāmana-cycle theology, but the passage functions here as liturgical prayer rather than narrative vamśānucarita.
Invoking ‘Trivikrama’ links household worship to the cosmic act of measuring and ordering the universe; ‘Ananta’ and ‘Jagannivāsa’ universalize the domestic rite. The request that the ‘śayana’ be ‘aśūnya’ mirrors the doctrine that Viṣṇu is never bereft of Śrī—symbolizing stable fortune, dharma, and protection for the worshipper.