Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 9
तेऽपि संध्याजलैर्देवि निहता ब्राह्मणोत्तमैः । मया च तं विमुञ्चंति मूर्च्छिता निपतन्ति च
te'pi saṃdhyājalairdevi nihatā brāhmaṇottamaiḥ | mayā ca taṃ vimuñcaṃti mūrcchitā nipatanti ca
يا إلهة، إنهم هم أيضًا يُصرَعون بماء السَّندْهيا الذي يحمله أسمى البراهمة؛ وبقوتي كذلك يطلقونه، ثم يُغشى عليهم فيسقطون على الأرض.
Śiva (Mahādeva)
Listener: Devī / Pārvatī
Scene: At twilight, several brāhmaṇas cast arghya in unison; the water becomes radiant darts striking dark beings who then release the Sun and collapse unconscious.
FAQs
Daily dharma (like Sandhyā) is depicted as a real spiritual power that defeats negativity and restores the rightful course of the divine.
The emphasis is on tīrtha-linked ritual potency (Sandhyā-water) rather than a specific named tīrtha in this verse.
Sandhyā-vandana using sandhyā-jala, upheld especially by brāhmaṇas, as a protective rite.