Vamana Purana — Caturmasya Observances, Shloka 26
The Cāturmāsya Observances and the Sleeping–Awakening Cycle of the Gods (Hari–Hara Worship)
अन्ये ऽब्रुवन् चन्द्रमसा ध्रुवमाराधितो हरिः व्रतेनेह त्वखण्डेन तेनाखण्डः शशी दिवि
anye 'bruvan candramasā dhruvamārādhito hariḥ vrateneha tvakhaṇḍena tenākhaṇḍaḥ śaśī divi
另有人说：“月神旃陀罗（Candra）在此以不断之誓戒坚定礼敬哈利（Hari）；因此在天界，月亮被称为‘不破’（不亏减/圆满）。”
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FAQs
Steadfast, uninterrupted observance (akhaṇḍa-vrata) directed to Hari is presented as a cause of enduring excellence and stability; the luminary’s ‘wholeness’ becomes a cosmic metaphor for integrity in practice.
Primarily Vamśānucarita/Anucarita-type didactic exemplum (illustrative sacred history about a celestial being) used to teach dharma and vrata-phala; secondarily touches Sarga-related cosmology by referencing the Moon’s heavenly status.
The Moon’s ‘akhaṇḍa’ quality symbolizes the spiritual principle that unbroken devotion yields an undiminishing merit; the verse frames cosmic phenomena as outcomes of dharma rather than mere mechanics.