Vamana Purana — Vishnu's Sleep (Ashunya-Shayana), Shloka 17
The Caturmasya Observances and the Rite of Vishnu’s Sleep (Aśūnya-Śayana) and Shiva’s Monthly Vows
एष क्रमस्ते गदितो नभादौ स्वपने मुने स्वपत्सु तत्र देवेषु प्रावृट्कालः समाययौ
eṣa kramaste gadito nabhādau svapane mune svapatsu tatra deveṣu prāvṛṭkālaḥ samāyayau
ಹೇ ಮುನೇ, ನಭಸ್ ಮಾಸದಲ್ಲಿ ಶಯನದ ವಿಷಯವಾಗಿ ಈ ಕ್ರಮವನ್ನು ನಿನಗೆ ಹೇಳಲಾಗಿದೆ. ಅಲ್ಲಿ ದೇವತೆಗಳು ನಿದ್ರಿಸುತ್ತಿರುವಾಗಲೇ ಪ್ರಾವೃಟ್ಕಾಲ, ಅಂದರೆ ಮಳೆಯ ಋತುವಿನ ಆರಂಭ, ಆಗಮಿಸಿತು।
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FAQs
The verse frames dharma as aligned with kāla (sacred time): observances are meaningful when performed in their proper seasonal and calendrical context, mirroring cosmic rhythms (even ‘the gods’ are described as following a sleep-cycle).
Primarily under ancillary dharma/ācāra material rather than the five core marks; closest alignment is with vṛtti/ācāra expansions often embedded alongside vaṃśānucarita and manvantara narratives in Purāṇas.
‘Devas sleeping’ and the arrival of Prāvṛṭ symbolically link cosmic rest with renewal: the monsoon begins fertility and replenishment while divine ‘sleep’ suggests a regulated cosmic order rather than randomness.