Vamana Purana — Caturmasya Observances, Shloka 56
The Cāturmāsya Observances and the Sleeping–Awakening Cycle of the Gods (Hari–Hara Worship)
यावन्तो भास्कररथे भूतप्रेतादयः स्थिताः तावन्तो ब्रह्मसदनं गता वेदयितुं मुने
yāvanto bhāskararathe bhūtapretādayaḥ sthitāḥ tāvanto brahmasadanaṃ gatā vedayituṃ mune
O pantas, kung gaano karami ang mga nilalang—bhūta, preta, at iba pa—na nakatindig sa karwahe ni Bhāskara, gayon din karami ang nagtungo sa tahanan ni Brahmā upang magsumbong ng pangyayari.
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FAQs
Cosmic order (ṛta/dharma) is maintained through accountable transmission of events to higher authority; even marginal or fearsome classes (bhūta/preta) are depicted as functionally integrated into the divine polity rather than existing outside it.
Primarily within Vamśānucarita/Carita-style narrative (accounts of divine episodes and administration), rather than sarga/pratisarga; it functions as connective tissue advancing the episode toward Brahmā’s intervention.
Bhāskara’s chariot as a locus of many beings suggests the Sun’s all-pervasive witness and governance; the bhūta-preta presence hints at the Sun’s reach across visible/invisible realms, all of which ultimately report into Brahmā’s cosmic oversight.