Vamana Purana — Vishnu's Sleep (Ashunya-Shayana), Shloka 17
The Caturmasya Observances and the Rite of Vishnu’s Sleep (Aśūnya-Śayana) and Shiva’s Monthly Vows
एष क्रमस्ते गदितो नभादौ स्वपने मुने स्वपत्सु तत्र देवेषु प्रावृट्कालः समाययौ
eṣa kramaste gadito nabhādau svapane mune svapatsu tatra deveṣu prāvṛṭkālaḥ samāyayau
ดูก่อนฤๅษี ลำดับนี้ได้กล่าวแก่ท่านแล้วว่าด้วยการบรรทมในเดือนนภัส ครั้นเหล่าเทพบรรทมอยู่ ณ ที่นั้น ฤดูกาลปราวฤฏ์ คือการเริ่มต้นแห่งฝน ก็ได้มาถึง।
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FAQs
The verse frames dharma as aligned with kāla (sacred time): observances are meaningful when performed in their proper seasonal and calendrical context, mirroring cosmic rhythms (even ‘the gods’ are described as following a sleep-cycle).
Primarily under ancillary dharma/ācāra material rather than the five core marks; closest alignment is with vṛtti/ācāra expansions often embedded alongside vaṃśānucarita and manvantara narratives in Purāṇas.
‘Devas sleeping’ and the arrival of Prāvṛṭ symbolically link cosmic rest with renewal: the monsoon begins fertility and replenishment while divine ‘sleep’ suggests a regulated cosmic order rather than randomness.