The Caturmasya Observances and the Rite of Vishnu’s Sleep (Aśūnya-Śayana) and Shiva’s Monthly Vows
दक्षिणां श्वेतवृषभं धेनुं च कपिलां शुभाम् कनकं रक्कवसनं प्रदद्याद् ब्राह्मणाय हि गङ्गाधरेति जप्तव्यं नाम शंभोश्च पण्डितैः
dakṣiṇāṃ śvetavṛṣabhaṃ dhenuṃ ca kapilāṃ śubhām kanakaṃ rakkavasanaṃ pradadyād brāhmaṇāya hi gaṅgādhareti japtavyaṃ nāma śaṃbhośca paṇḍitaiḥ
作为祭司酬礼(dakṣiṇā),应施与婆罗门一头白牛、一头吉祥的黄褐母牛(kapilā)、黄金与红色衣服。学者亦当诵持商婆(Śambhu)之名为“恒河持者”(Gaṅgādhara)。
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Ritual observance is completed by generosity: dakṣiṇā and dāna are presented not as mere transaction but as ethical completion of worship—supporting learned custodians of dharma and cultivating non-attachment through giving.
This passage aligns best with ācāra/dharma instruction and vrata-vidhi within Purāṇic discourse; it is not primarily sarga/pratisarga but belongs to normative teaching often embedded alongside vaṃśānucarita and tīrtha narratives.
The gifts encode auspiciousness and ritual completeness: the bull/cow signify dharma and prosperity, gold signifies enduring merit, red garments suggest auspicious śakti/maṅgala; japa of “Gaṅgādhara” invokes Śiva as the purifier who bears the sacred river—linking inner purification with outward charity.