The Caturmasya Observances and the Rite of Vishnu’s Sleep (Aśūnya-Śayana) and Shiva’s Monthly Vows
जलकुम्भान् सनैवेद्यान् ब्राह्मणाय निवेदयेत् सोपवीतान् सहान्नाद्यांस्तच्चित्तैस्तत्परायणैः
jalakumbhān sanaivedyān brāhmaṇāya nivedayet sopavītān sahānnādyāṃstaccittaistatparāyaṇaiḥ
برہمن کو کھانے کے نذرانے کے ساتھ پانی کے گھڑے پیش کرے؛ اُپویت (مقدس جنیو) بھی اناج وغیرہ کے ساتھ دے—دل کو اسی پر قائم رکھ کر اور اسی کے لیے یکسو ہو کر۔
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Ritual piety is completed by generosity: giving essentials (water, food, sacred thread) to a worthy recipient is framed as an extension of worship, and the donor’s intention (taccitta, tatparāyaṇa) is emphasized as ethically decisive.
This is dharma/ācāra content (vrata-dāna-vidhi) embedded within Purāṇic discourse, not a cosmological genealogy segment (sarga/vamśa). For cataloging, classify under ‘dharma—dāna and ritual procedure’.
Water-pot gifting symbolizes sustaining life and purity; upavīta symbolizes Vedic order and sacred commitment. The verse links external charity to internal devotion, implying that worship must overflow into social dharma.