Vamana Purana — Vishnu's Sleep (Ashunya-Shayana), Shloka 44

The Caturmasya Observances and the Rite of Vishnu’s Sleep (Aśūnya-Śayana) and Shiva’s Monthly Vows

Devanagari script

एवमेव समुद्दिष्टं षड्भिर्मासैस्तु पारणम् पारणान्ते त्रिनेत्रस्य स्नपनं कारयेत्क्रमात्

Transliteration

evameva samuddiṣṭaṃ ṣaḍbhirmāsaistu pāraṇam pāraṇānte trinetrasya snapanaṃ kārayetkramāt

Translation

Demikianlah, upacara penutup (pāraṇa) ditetapkan selepas enam bulan. Pada akhir pāraṇa, hendaklah diatur dengan tertib upacara pemandian suci (snāpana) bagi Tuhan Bermata Tiga (Śiva) menurut aturan yang benar.

Word by Word

• एवम्: thus
• एवम्: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: evam (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकारवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (adverb of manner)

• एव: indeed/only
• एव: Sambandha/Emphasis (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधारण/निश्चयार्थक निपात (emphatic particle)

• समुद्दिष्टम्: has been prescribed/indicated
• समुद्दिष्टम्: Karma (कर्म) / Predicative (विधेय)
• Type: Verb
• Root: sam-ud-diś (धातु) + kta (कृत्)
• Form: कृदन्त (क्त-प्रत्यय, past passive participle); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; कर्मणि प्रयोगार्थक (described/indicated)

• षड्भिः: with six
• षड्भिः: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ṣaṭ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: संख्यावाचक; पुल्लिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (करण), बहुवचन

• मासैः: months
• मासैः: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: māsa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, तृतीया (करण), बहुवचन

• तु: indeed/and
• तु: Discourse particle (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; विरोध/विशेषार्थक निपात (particle: but/indeed)

• पारणम्: the breaking (of the fast)/concluding rite
• पारणम्: Karma (कर्म) / Topic (विषय)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pāraṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन

• पारण-अन्ते: at the end of the pāraṇa
• पारण-अन्ते: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pāraṇa + anta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (पारणस्य अन्तः); पुल्लिङ्ग, सप्तमी (अधिकरण), एकवचन

• त्रि-नेत्रस्य: of the three-eyed (Śiva)
• त्रि-नेत्रस्य: Sambandha/Genitive (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tri + netra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय (त्रीणि नेत्राणि यस्य/त्रिनेत्रः); पुल्लिङ्ग, षष्ठी (सम्बन्ध), एकवचन

• स्नपनम्: bathing/ablution
• स्नपनम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: snapana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन

• कारयेत्: should cause (it) to be done
• कारयेत्: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: kṛ (धातु) + ṇic (णिच्)
• Form: लोट् (imperative/optative sense in injunction), परस्मैपद; प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; णिच्-प्रयोजक (causative: cause to be done)

• क्रमात्: in due order/gradually
• क्रमात्: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: krama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभाव-निभ (तृतीया-एकवचनरूपेण अव्ययवत्); क्रमशः अर्थे (adverb: in order/gradually)

Speakers

• Narrative frame typically Pulastya to Nārada (speaker not explicit in provided excerpt)

Primary Deities

• Shiva

Key Themes

• Vrata/Rituals
• Shaivism
• Sectarian Harmony

Verse Rasa (Emotional Flavour)

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FAQs

What is the philosophical or ethical takeaway?

Vows are not merely restraint (niyama) but culminate in reverent completion: the disciplined life is sealed by gratitude and worship, here expressed through Śiva’s snāpana at the vow’s conclusion.

How does this fit the Pancalakshana?

This passage is primarily Dharma/Ācāra-oriented (vrata-vidhi) rather than the core pañcalakṣaṇa topics; it aligns most closely with ancillary purāṇic instruction supporting right conduct (dharma) rather than sarga/pratisarga/vamśa lines.

What is the symbolic significance?

The ‘end of pāraṇa’ followed by Śiva’s ablution symbolizes purification and reintegration: austerity culminates in auspiciousness (maṅgala) and divine favor, with Trinetra representing omniscient witnessing of the devotee’s vow.