The Caturmasya Observances and the Rite of Vishnu’s Sleep (Aśūnya-Śayana) and Shiva’s Monthly Vows
धूपं श्रीवृक्षनिर्यासं नैवेद्यं मधुनोदनम् संनिवेद्या रक्तशालिर्दक्षिणा परिकीर्त्तिता नमो ऽस्तु प्रीयतां शर्वस्त्विति वाच्यं च पण्डितैः
dhūpaṃ śrīvṛkṣaniryāsaṃ naivedyaṃ madhunodanam saṃnivedyā raktaśālirdakṣiṇā parikīrttitā namo 'stu prīyatāṃ śarvastviti vācyaṃ ca paṇḍitaiḥ
śrīvṛkṣa(吉祥樹)の樹脂から作った香(dhūpa)を供え、食供(naivedya)として蜂蜜で甘くした飯を捧げるべきである。しかるのち、赤いśāli米が祭司への謝礼(dakṣiṇā)と宣言される。学匠はまた「ナモー’ストゥ、シャルヴァ(Śarva)よ、どうか歓喜したまえ」と唱えるべしと言う。
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Ritual devotion is paired with generosity: worship (pūjā) culminates in dakṣiṇā, reinforcing that piety is incomplete without giving and honoring religious service.
This is ācāra/dharma-vidhi (prescriptive ritual instruction). It is not genealogical or cosmogonic; it serves the Purāṇic function of teaching dharma through calendrical observances.
The explicit Śaiva mantra (‘may Śarva be pleased’) within a Vāmana Purāṇa vrata-sequence exemplifies the text’s sectarian harmony: offerings and praise can be directed to Śiva without contradiction, implying complementarity/identity of divine grace across forms.