Vamana Purana — Vishnu's Sleep (Ashunya-Shayana), Shloka 29
The Caturmasya Observances and the Rite of Vishnu’s Sleep (Aśūnya-Śayana) and Shiva’s Monthly Vows
एष व्रतस्तु प्रथमः प्रोक्तस्तव महामुने यस्मिंश् चीर्णे वियोगस्तु न भवेदिह कस्यचित्
eṣa vratastu prathamaḥ proktastava mahāmune yasmiṃś cīrṇe viyogastu na bhavediha kasyacit
ഹേ മഹാമുനേ, ഇതാണ് നിനക്കു പ്രഥമവും ശ്രേഷ്ഠവുമായ വ്രതമെന്നു പ്രസ്താവിച്ചത്; ഇത് വിധിപൂർവ്വം അനുഷ്ഠിച്ചാൽ ഇവിടെ ആര്ക്കും വിരഹം സംഭവിക്കുകയില്ല.
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FAQs
The verse frames vrata as a discipline that stabilizes relationships and well-being; ‘viyoga’ can be read as both social separation and spiritual disconnection, implying that sustained devotion and restraint cultivate harmony and continuity.
This passage belongs to ācāra/dharma-nirdeśa material (vrata-vidhi). In pañcalakṣaṇa terms it most closely aligns with ancillary Purāṇic instruction supporting dharma; it is not primarily sarga/pratisarga/vamśa/manvantara/vamśānucarita narrative.
Calling it the ‘foremost vow’ elevates ritual time-discipline into a symbol of binding and reunifying power—countering ‘viyoga’ as the archetype of fragmentation; devotion functions as the agent of re-integration.