Vamana Purana — Vishnu's Sleep (Ashunya-Shayana), Shloka 23
The Caturmasya Observances and the Rite of Vishnu’s Sleep (Aśūnya-Śayana) and Shiva’s Monthly Vows
यथा त्वशून्यं तव देव तल्पं समं हि लक्ष्म्या वरदाच्युतेश सत्येन तेनामितवीर्य विष्णो गार्हस्थ्यनाशो मम नास्तु देव
yathā tvaśūnyaṃ tava deva talpaṃ samaṃ hi lakṣmyā varadācyuteśa satyena tenāmitavīrya viṣṇo gārhasthyanāśo mama nāstu deva
ഹേ ദേവാ, വരദ അച്യുതേശാ! ലക്ഷ്മിയോടൊപ്പം നിന്റെ ദിവ്യ തൽപം ഒരിക്കലും അശൂന്യമല്ലാത്തതുപോലെ, ആ സത്യബലത്താൽ, ഹേ അമിതവീര്യനായ വിഷ്ണോ, എന്റെ ഗാർഹസ്ഥ്യത്തിന്റെ നാശം ഉണ്ടാകരുതേ, ദേവാ।
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FAQs
The verse uses satya (truth) as a sacred force: aligning one’s prayer with an acknowledged divine reality (Viṣṇu inseparable from Lakṣmī) is presented as efficacious for stabilizing gārhasthya—ethical household life sustained by devotion and integrity.
This is best classified under Ācāra/Dharma-oriented material (ritual/vow instruction) rather than the core five (sarga, pratisarga, vaṃśa, manvantara, vaṃśānucarita). In pancalakṣaṇa terms it is ancillary dharma/vrata content supporting lived religion.
The inseparability of Viṣṇu and Lakṣmī symbolizes the unity of spiritual authority (Nārāyaṇa) and auspicious prosperity/order (Śrī). The devotee seeks that same non-separation—stability and wholeness—in household life.