Vamana Purana — Vishnu's Sleep (Ashunya-Shayana), Shloka 62
The Caturmasya Observances and the Rite of Vishnu’s Sleep (Aśūnya-Śayana) and Shiva’s Monthly Vows
दक्षिणां श्वेतवृषभं धेनुं च कपिलां शुभाम् कनकं रक्कवसनं प्रदद्याद् ब्राह्मणाय हि गङ्गाधरेति जप्तव्यं नाम शंभोश्च पण्डितैः
dakṣiṇāṃ śvetavṛṣabhaṃ dhenuṃ ca kapilāṃ śubhām kanakaṃ rakkavasanaṃ pradadyād brāhmaṇāya hi gaṅgādhareti japtavyaṃ nāma śaṃbhośca paṇḍitaiḥ
ダクシナーとして、白き牡牛と、吉祥なるカピラー色（kapilā、黄褐色）の牝牛、黄金、赤き衣をブラーフマナに施すべし。学匠はまた、シャンブ（Śambhu）の名を「ガンガーダラ（Gaṅgādhara）」として誦すべし。
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FAQs
Ritual observance is completed by generosity: dakṣiṇā and dāna are presented not as mere transaction but as ethical completion of worship—supporting learned custodians of dharma and cultivating non-attachment through giving.
This passage aligns best with ācāra/dharma instruction and vrata-vidhi within Purāṇic discourse; it is not primarily sarga/pratisarga but belongs to normative teaching often embedded alongside vaṃśānucarita and tīrtha narratives.
The gifts encode auspiciousness and ritual completeness: the bull/cow signify dharma and prosperity, gold signifies enduring merit, red garments suggest auspicious śakti/maṅgala; japa of “Gaṅgādhara” invokes Śiva as the purifier who bears the sacred river—linking inner purification with outward charity.