Vamana Purana — Vishnu's Sleep (Ashunya-Shayana), Shloka 39

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

Devanagari script

धूपं श्रीवृक्षनिर्यासं नैवेद्यं मधुनोदनम् संनिवेद्या रक्तशालिर्दक्षिणा परिकीर्त्तिता नमो ऽस्तु प्रीयतां शर्वस्त्विति वाच्यं च पण्डितैः

Transliteration

dhūpaṃ śrīvṛkṣaniryāsaṃ naivedyaṃ madhunodanam saṃnivedyā raktaśālirdakṣiṇā parikīrttitā namo 'stu prīyatāṃ śarvastviti vācyaṃ ca paṇḍitaiḥ

Translation

พึงถวายธูปที่ทำจากยางไม้ศรีวฤกษะ และถวายไนเวทยะเป็นข้าวหุงปรุงหวานด้วยน้ำผึ้ง เมื่อถวายโดยชอบแล้ว ข้าวศาลีสีแดงกล่าวไว้ว่าเป็นทักษิณา บัณฑิตทั้งหลายกล่าวว่าควรสวดว่า “นะโมऽสตุ; ขอให้ศรวะทรงพอพระทัย”

Word by Word

• dhūpam: incense
• dhūpam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dhūpa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga (Masculine), Dvitīyā vibhakti (Accusative/2nd), Ekavacana (Singular)

• śrī-vṛkṣa-niryāsam: resin of the śrī-tree
• śrī-vṛkṣa-niryāsam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śrī (प्रातिपदिक) + vṛkṣa (प्रातिपदिक) + niryāsa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga (Masculine), Dvitīyā (Accusative/2nd), Ekavacana; ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (genitive determinative): 'śrīvṛkṣasya niryāsaḥ'

• naivedyam: food offering
• naivedyam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: naivedya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napुṃsaka (Neuter), Dvitīyā (Accusative/2nd), Ekavacana

• madhunā: with honey
• madhunā: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: madhu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napुṃsaka (Neuter), Tṛtīyā (Instrumental/3rd), Ekavacana

• odanam: rice-porridge
• odanam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: odana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga (Masculine), Dvitīyā (Accusative/2nd), Ekavacana

• saṃnivedya: having offered
• saṃnivedya: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: sam-ni-√vid (धातु)
• Form: Kṛdanta: Absolutive/Gerund (त्वान्त/ल्यप्), 'having offered/presented'

• rakta-śāliḥ: red rice (śāli)
• rakta-śāliḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rakta (प्रातिपदिक) + śāli (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga (Masculine), Prathamā (Nominative/1st), Ekavacana; karmadhāraya: 'raktaḥ śāliḥ'

• dakṣiṇā: fee/gift (dakṣiṇā)
• dakṣiṇā: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dakṣiṇā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strīliṅga (Feminine), Prathamā (Nominative/1st), Ekavacana

• parikīrttitā: is declared
• parikīrttitā: Kriyā (मुख्यक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pari-√kīrt (धातु)
• Form: Kṛdanta: Past Passive Participle (क्त/PPP), Strīliṅga, Prathamā, Ekavacana; 'has been declared/mentioned'

• namaḥ: salutation
• namaḥ: Sambodhana/Prayojana (सम्बोधन/प्रयोजन)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: namas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Avyaya (indeclinable interjection/particle): salutation

• astu: let there be
• astu: Kriyā (मुख्यक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √as (धातु)
• Form: Loṭ (Imperative/आज्ञार्थ), Prathama puruṣa (3rd person), Ekavacana; 'let it be'

• prīyatām: may (he) be pleased
• prīyatām: Kriyā (मुख्यक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √prī (धातु)
• Form: Loṭ (Imperative), Prathama puruṣa (3rd), Ekavacana, Ātmanepada; passive/benedictive sense: 'may (he) be pleased'

• śarvaḥ: Śarva (Śiva)
• śarvaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śarva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Prathamā (Nominative/1st), Ekavacana; proper name of Śiva

• tu: indeed/and
• tu: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya; particle (emphasis/contrast)

• iti: thus
• iti: Vākyaparisamāpti/Quote marker (इति-प्रयोग)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iti (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya; quotative particle

• vācyam: should be said
• vācyam: Kriyā (मुख्यक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √vac (धातु)
• Form: Kṛdanta: Gerundive (तव्य/अनीय), Napuṃsaka, Prathamā/Dvitīyā, Ekavacana; impersonal: 'is to be said'

• ca: and
• ca: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya; conjunction

• paṇḍitaiḥ: by the learned
• paṇḍitaiḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: paṇḍita (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Tṛtīyā (Instrumental/3rd), Bahuvacana (Plural)

Speakers

• Pulastya to Nārada (typical framing for this section; specific speaker not explicit in the given extract)

Primary Deities

• Śiva (Śarva)
• Viṣṇu (implicit broader vrata context in Vāmana Purāṇa)

Key Themes

• Shaiva-Vaishnava Synthesis
• Vrata/Rituals
• Mantra/Japa
• Dāna (dakṣiṇā)
• Bhakti

Verse Rasa (Emotional Flavour)

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FAQs

What is the philosophical or ethical takeaway?

Ritual devotion is paired with generosity: worship (pūjā) culminates in dakṣiṇā, reinforcing that piety is incomplete without giving and honoring religious service.

How does this fit the Pancalakshana?

This is ācāra/dharma-vidhi (prescriptive ritual instruction). It is not genealogical or cosmogonic; it serves the Purāṇic function of teaching dharma through calendrical observances.

What is the symbolic significance?

The explicit Śaiva mantra (‘may Śarva be pleased’) within a Vāmana Purāṇa vrata-sequence exemplifies the text’s sectarian harmony: offerings and praise can be directed to Śiva without contradiction, implying complementarity/identity of divine grace across forms.