Shloka 17
आचारप्रशंसा
Praise of Ācāra as the Basis of Longevity, Fame, and Prosperity
एवमेवापरां संध्यां समुपासीत वाग्यत: । नेक्षेतादित्यमुद्यन्तं नास्तं यान््तं कदाचन,इसी प्रकार सायंकालमें भी मौन रहकर संध्योपासना करे। उदय और अस्तके समय सूर्यकी ओर कदापि न देखे
evam evāparāṃ sandhyāṃ samupāsīta vāgyataḥ | nekṣetādityam udyantaṃ nāstaṃ yāntaṃ kadācana ||
Bhīṣma sprach: „Ebenso soll man die abendliche Sandhyā in Schweigen verrichten, die Rede gezügelt. Niemals soll man die Sonne direkt ansehen — weder beim Aufgang noch beim Untergang.“
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Maintain disciplined daily religious practice: perform the evening Sandhyā with restraint of speech, and observe the rule of not gazing at the sun at the liminal times of sunrise and sunset—an ethic of reverence, self-control, and proper conduct.
In Bhishma’s instruction on dharma and right conduct, he continues outlining rules for daily observances. Here he specifies how the evening Sandhyā should be performed and adds a behavioral prohibition regarding looking at the sun during its rising and setting.