Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 162
भुंजानः संध्ययोर्मोहादसुरावसथो भवेत् । स्नातो न धूनयेत्केशान्क्षुते निष्ठीवितेऽध्वनि
bhuṃjānaḥ saṃdhyayormohādasurāvasatho bhavet | snāto na dhūnayetkeśānkṣute niṣṭhīvite'dhvani
من أكل في وقتي الشفق عن غفلة صار مسكنًا للأَسُورَة. وبعد الاغتسال لا يهزّ شعره؛ وإذا عطس أو بصق في الطريق فليلتزم الوقار والطهارة اللائقة.
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) addressing the sages (deduced from Māheśvarakhaṇḍa context)
Scene: At twilight near a pilgrimage road and bathing ghat, a devotee refrains from eating, keeps wet hair composed after snāna, and turns aside respectfully when sneezing/spitting, maintaining cleanliness.
FAQs
Twilight is sacred for restraint and worship; carelessness at sandhyā and in hygiene invites tamasic influence.
No tīrtha is named; it is a general sandhyā and cleanliness injunction.
Do not eat at sandhyā; maintain post-bath decorum and observe cleanliness when sneezing or spitting on roads.