Vamana Purana — Vishnu's Sleep (Ashunya-Shayana), Shloka 59
The Caturmasya Observances and the Rite of Vishnu’s Sleep (Aśūnya-Śayana) and Shiva’s Monthly Vows
नैवेद्याः सघृताः पूपाः दक्षिणा सघृता यवाः नमस्ते दक्षयज्ञघ्न इदमुच्चैरुदीरयेत्
naivedyāḥ saghṛtāḥ pūpāḥ dakṣiṇā saghṛtā yavāḥ namaste dakṣayajñaghna idamuccairudīrayet
Hendaklah dipersembahkan sebagai naivedya kuih manis yang dicampur ghee; dan sebagai dakṣiṇā (pemberian imam), barli yang dicampur ghee. Sesudah itu hendaklah dilafazkan dengan suara lantang: “Salam sembah kepada-Mu, wahai pemusnah korban Dakṣa.”
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FAQs
Ritual giving is twofold: offering to the deity (naivedya) and giving to humans connected with sacred duty (dakṣiṇā). The verse frames devotion as both worship and generosity, while stressing reverent speech (loud recitation) as a disciplined act of bhakti.
This is primarily ācāra/dharma material (ritual procedure). Within pañcalakṣaṇa categories, it aligns most closely with dharma-oriented instruction embedded in the Purāṇic narrative rather than sarga/pratisarga; it may be treated as ancillary to ‘vaṃśānucarita’ sections but functionally stands as vrata-vidhi.
Invoking ‘Dakṣayajñaghna’ recalls the correction of ritualism devoid of humility: Dakṣa’s sacrifice is paradigmatic of pride and exclusion. The epithet thus teaches that true yajña is completed by reverence and right intention, not merely by materials.