Vamana Purana — Vishnu's Sleep (Ashunya-Shayana), Shloka 52

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

Devanagari script

वैशाखे स्नानमुदितं सुगन्धकुसुमाम्भसा पूजनं शङ्करस्योक्तं चूतमञ्जरिभिर्विभो

Transliteration

vaiśākhe snānamuditaṃ sugandhakusumāmbhasā pūjanaṃ śaṅkarasyoktaṃ cūtamañjaribhirvibho

Translation

Em Vaiśākha, prescreve-se o banho com água perfumada por flores fragrantes. Ó venerável, a adoração a Śaṅkara é ordenada com cachos de flores de mangueira.

Word by Word

• वैशाखे: in (the month of) Vaiśākha
• वैशाखे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वैशाख (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular; time-locative

• स्नानम्: bathing
• स्नानम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्नान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular; subject of uditam

• उदितम्: is declared / prescribed
• उदितम्: Kriya (क्रिया/विधेय)
• Type: Verb
• Root: उद्-√इ (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: Past passive participle (क्त), Neuter, Nominative Singular; predicative with snānam: ‘is stated’

• सुगन्ध-कुसुम-अम्भसा: with water (perfumed) by fragrant flowers
• सुगन्ध-कुसुम-अम्भसा: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुगन्ध + कुसुम + अम्भस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Singular; compound: सुगन्धानि कुसुमानि (कर्मधारय within) + अम्भसा; overall instrumental ‘with water (scented) by fragrant flowers’

• पूजनम्: worship
• पूजनम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पूजन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular; subject of uktam

• शङ्करस्य: of Śaṅkara (Śiva)
• शङ्करस्य: Sambandha (षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शङ्कर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Singular; possessor/object of worship

• उक्तम्: is said / prescribed
• उक्तम्: Kriya (क्रिया/विधेय)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √वच् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: Past passive participle (क्त), Neuter, Nominative Singular; predicative with pūjanam: ‘is said’

• चूत-मञ्जरिभिः: with mango blossoms
• चूत-मञ्जरिभिः: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चूत + मञ्जरी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Plural; तत्पुरुष: चूतस्य मञ्जर्यः

• विभो: O mighty one
• विभो: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विभु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Vocative (8th/सम्बोधन), Singular

Speakers

• Pulastya to Nārada (seasonal vrata instruction)

Primary Deities

• Śiva (Śaṅkara)

Key Themes

• Shaivism
• Vrata/Rituals
• Festival/Calendar (Vaiśākha)
• Purification (snāna)
• Bhakti

Verse Rasa (Emotional Flavour)

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FAQs

What is the philosophical or ethical takeaway?

Time (kāla) is sacralized: aligning one’s conduct with auspicious seasons and prescribed observances cultivates purity, gratitude, and steady devotion.

How does this fit the Pancalakshana?

This is primarily dharma/ācāra material (vrata-kalpa) transmitted through the Purāṇic dialogue. It supports lived religion rather than cosmogenesis or dynastic genealogy.

What is the symbolic significance?

Fragrant flower-water signifies inner and outer cleansing; mango blossoms (spring fertility/renewal motifs) offered to Śiva connect cosmic regeneration with devotional offering, marking Vaiśākha as a season of auspicious renewal.