Vamana Purana — Vishnu's Sleep (Ashunya-Shayana), Shloka 59
The Caturmasya Observances and the Rite of Vishnu’s Sleep (Aśūnya-Śayana) and Shiva’s Monthly Vows
नैवेद्याः सघृताः पूपाः दक्षिणा सघृता यवाः नमस्ते दक्षयज्ञघ्न इदमुच्चैरुदीरयेत्
naivedyāḥ saghṛtāḥ pūpāḥ dakṣiṇā saghṛtā yavāḥ namaste dakṣayajñaghna idamuccairudīrayet
พึงถวายไนเวทยะเป็นขนมปูปะผสมเนยใส และถวายทักษิณาเป็นข้าวบาร์เลย์ผสมเนยใส แล้วพึงเปล่งเสียงดังว่า “ขอนอบน้อมแด่ท่าน ผู้ทำลายยัญของทักษะ”
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FAQs
Ritual giving is twofold: offering to the deity (naivedya) and giving to humans connected with sacred duty (dakṣiṇā). The verse frames devotion as both worship and generosity, while stressing reverent speech (loud recitation) as a disciplined act of bhakti.
This is primarily ācāra/dharma material (ritual procedure). Within pañcalakṣaṇa categories, it aligns most closely with dharma-oriented instruction embedded in the Purāṇic narrative rather than sarga/pratisarga; it may be treated as ancillary to ‘vaṃśānucarita’ sections but functionally stands as vrata-vidhi.
Invoking ‘Dakṣayajñaghna’ recalls the correction of ritualism devoid of humility: Dakṣa’s sacrifice is paradigmatic of pride and exclusion. The epithet thus teaches that true yajña is completed by reverence and right intention, not merely by materials.