Vamana Purana — Vishnu's Sleep (Ashunya-Shayana), Shloka 37
The Caturmasya Observances and the Rite of Vishnu’s Sleep (Aśūnya-Śayana) and Shiva’s Monthly Vows
सनैवेद्यं च रजतं दातव्यं दानमग्रजे प्रीयतां गवान् स्थासुरिति वाच्यमनिष्ठुरम्
sanaivedyaṃ ca rajataṃ dātavyaṃ dānamagraje prīyatāṃ gavān sthāsuriti vācyamaniṣṭhuram
सनैवेद्यं च रजतं दातव्यं दानमग्रजे। ‘प्रीयतां गवां स्थासुर्’ इति वाच्यमनिष्ठुरम्॥
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FAQs
Ritual observance is perfected by generosity and by ethical demeanor: giving (silver, offerings) and speaking kindly. The verse links dharma to social virtue—charity and non-harsh speech—rather than treating worship as merely technical performance.
This is prescriptive dharma (vrata/dāna and right conduct). It sits outside the core pancalakṣaṇa narrative categories and functions as practical instruction embedded within the Purāṇa.
Silver signifies purity and auspiciousness in gifting; cows represent sustenance, prosperity, and dharmic stability. The instruction to speak ‘aniṣṭhura’ underscores that speech itself is an offering—violence in words can negate ritual merit, while gentle speech sustains it.