Vamana Purana — Caturmasya Observances, Shloka 30
The Cāturmāsya Observances and the Sleeping–Awakening Cycle of the Gods (Hari–Hara Worship)
यथामी कमलाः श्लक्ष्णा रणद्भृङ्गणावृताः विकचाः प्रतिभासन्ते जातः सूर्योदयो ध्रुवम्
yathāmī kamalāḥ ślakṣṇā raṇadbhṛṅgaṇāvṛtāḥ vikacāḥ pratibhāsante jātaḥ sūryodayo dhruvam
جیسے یہ نرم و ملائم کنول گونجتے بھنوروں سے گھِرے ہوئے پوری طرح کھل کر روشن دکھائی دیتے ہیں—اسی طرح یقین ہے کہ سورج طلوع ہو چکا ہے۔
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FAQs
Certain realities are established by dependable indicators: the opening of lotuses and the activity of bees reliably signal the Sun’s rise. The ethical lesson is methodological—cultivate pramāṇa-like discipline: infer causes from consistent effects.
As with the prior verse, it is ancillary didactic material rather than a core pañcalakṣaṇa segment. It supports narrative exposition by providing a universally intelligible analogy.
The lotus is a common symbol of awakening and clarity; sunrise represents illumination (jñāna, dharma). The verse suggests that inner ‘sunrise’ is known by outward transformation—openness, vitality, and harmony in one’s surroundings.