Vamana Purana — Vishnu's Sleep (Ashunya-Shayana), Shloka 8
The Caturmasya Observances and the Rite of Vishnu’s Sleep (Aśūnya-Śayana) and Shiva’s Monthly Vows
अनुज्ञानं ब्राह्मणेभ्यश्च द्वादश्यां प्रयतः शुचिः लब्ध्वा पीताम्बरधरः स्वस्ति निद्रां समानयेत्
anujñānaṃ brāhmaṇebhyaśca dvādaśyāṃ prayataḥ śuciḥ labdhvā pītāmbaradharaḥ svasti nidrāṃ samānayet
द्वादशीस संयमी व शुद्ध राहून, ब्राह्मणांची अनुज्ञा मिळवून, पीतांबर धारण करून, स्वस्ति व मंगलभावाने विश्रांती (निद्रा) घ्यावी।
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FAQs
Ritual discipline is grounded in purity, restraint, and deference to learned custodians of dharma (brāhmaṇas). Auspicious conduct is not merely personal preference but is framed as socially and scripturally regulated behavior.
This is best classified under ācāra/dharma-prakaraṇa material (not one of the five strict pañcalakṣaṇa topics), though broadly it supports dharma and customary practice rather than sarga/pratisarga/vaṃśa narratives.
The yellow garment (pītāmbara) functions as a Vaiṣṇava signifier: aligning the observer’s body and mind with sattva and with Viṣṇu’s auspiciousness, so that even rest (nidrā) becomes a consecrated, orderly act.