Vamana Purana — Vishnu's Sleep (Ashunya-Shayana), Shloka 41
The Caturmasya Observances and the Rite of Vishnu’s Sleep (Aśūnya-Śayana) and Shiva’s Monthly Vows
समुद्गा दक्षिणा प्रोक्ता प्रीमनाय जगद्गुरोः वाच्यं नमस्ते देवेश त्र्यम्बकेति प्रकीर्तयेत्
samudgā dakṣiṇā proktā prīmanāya jagadguroḥ vācyaṃ namaste deveśa tryambaketi prakīrtayet
समुद्गा दक्षिणा प्रोक्ता जगद्गुरोः प्रीमनाय। ‘नमस्ते देवेश त्र्यम्बक’ इति वाक्यं प्रकीर्तयेत्।
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FAQs
Devotion is expressed through both inner reverence (namaskāra and praise) and outer righteousness (dakṣiṇā/dāna). The verse frames giving and praise as complementary means of ‘pleasing’ the divine.
This is not a sarga/pratisarga passage; it aligns best with ācāra/dharma material commonly embedded in Purāṇas, and can be cataloged under ancillary dharma-vrata instruction rather than the five primary lakṣaṇas.
Calling Śiva ‘jagadguru’ and ‘Tryambaka’ emphasizes omniscience and oversight (the three eyes often read as past-present-future or sun-moon-fire), implying the rite is performed under the witness of cosmic consciousness.