Padma Purana — Bhumi Khanda, Shloka 3
The Aśūnyaśayana Vow: Expiation, Viṣṇu’s Theophany, and Liberation for Divyā Devī
इतो गत्वा व्रतं वत्स दिव्यां देवीं प्रबोधय । अशून्यशयनं नाम व्रतराजं वदस्व ताम्
ito gatvā vrataṃ vatsa divyāṃ devīṃ prabodhaya | aśūnyaśayanaṃ nāma vratarājaṃ vadasva tām
ຈາກນີ້ໄປ ໂອ ລູກນ້ອຍ, ຈົ່ງປຸກເທວີຜູ້ສະຫວ່າງໄສໃຫ້ຕື່ນເພື່ອຮັບວຣະຕະ. ຈົ່ງບອກນາງເຖິງວຣະຕະຣາຊຊື່ ‘ອະຊູນຍະຊະຍະນ’ ຄື ວຣະຕະບໍ່ນອນຜູ້ດຽວ.
Unspecified (context-dependent within Bhūmi-khaṇḍa narrative)
Primary Rasa: vira
Secondary Rasa: shringara
Sandhi Resolution Notes: अशून्यशयनं = अ-शून्य-शयनम् (नञ्-समास); अन्यत्र सन्धि विशेषः न
FAQs
It is a named religious observance (vrata) praised as a “king of vows,” literally associated with the idea of an “unempty bed,” commonly framed as a discipline tied to marital fidelity, devotion, and ritual propriety (details depend on the surrounding chapter).
In vrata contexts, “awakening” can mean ritually invoking or rousing the deity’s presence/attention—often through prayer, worship, or formal announcement of the observance—rather than implying literal sleep.
It stresses obedience to dharmic instruction: proceed to the appropriate place/person, ritually begin the observance, and clearly communicate the prescribed vow and its importance.