Shloka 10

संध्यायाः शुद्धिः सूर्यलोकप्रवेशश्च — Purification of Sandhyā and Her Entry into the Solar Sphere

Devanagari script

तच्छेषभागस्तस्यास्तु अहोरात्रांतमध्यगा । सा सायमभवत्संध्या पितृप्रीतिप्रदा सदा

Transliteration

taccheṣabhāgastasyāstu ahorātrāṃtamadhyagā | sā sāyamabhavatsaṃdhyā pitṛprītipradā sadā

Translation

That remaining portion became the twilight at the junction of day and night. It manifested as the evening Sandhyā, ever bestowing satisfaction and delight upon the Pitṛs (ancestral spirits).

Word by Word

• तत्: that
• तत्: विशेषण (Adjectival qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; demonstrative pronoun used adjectivally

• शेषभागः: the remaining portion
• शेषभागः: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शेष (प्रातिपदिक) + भाग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (शेषस्य भागः)

• तस्याः: of her
• तस्याः: सम्बन्ध (Genitive relation/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6), एकवचन; genitive pronoun

• तु: indeed/and
• तु: सम्बन्धसूचक (Discourse particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; particle (emphasis/contrast)

• अहोरात्र-अन्त-मध्यगा: having reached the middle of the end of day-and-night (i.e., evening time)
• अहोरात्र-अन्त-मध्यगा: विशेषण (Adjectival qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अहोरात्र (प्रातिपदिक) + अन्त (प्रातिपदिक) + मध्य (प्रातिपदिक) + ग (गम्-धातु, क्तिन्/कृदन्त-प्रत्ययाधारित प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; समासः (अहोरात्रस्य अन्तस्य मध्यं गता) — ‘मध्यगा’ = गम्-धातुजन्य विशेषण

• सा: she/that (time)
• सा: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; pronoun

• सायम्: in the evening
• सायम्: कालाधिकरण (Adverbial time)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सायम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; adverb of time

• अभवत्: became/was
• अभवत्: क्रिया (Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लङ्-लकार (Imperfect/Past), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• संध्या: twilight (sandhyā)
• संध्या: कर्ता/प्रत्ययार्थ (Predicate nominative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: संध्या (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन

• पितृप्रीतिप्रदा: giver of satisfaction to the Pitṛs
• पितृप्रीतिप्रदा: विशेषण (Adjectival qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पितृ (प्रातिपदिक) + प्रीति (प्रातिपदिक) + प्रदा (प्र-दा धातुजन्य, कृदन्त-आधारित प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; समासः (पितॄणां प्रीतिं प्रददाति इति)

• सदा: always
• सदा: कालाधिकरण (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सदा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; adverb (frequency)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pasha

Jyotirlinga Context

Sthala Purana: Not Jyotirliṅga-related; explains sāyam-sandhyā as a manifestation specifically linked to Pitṛ-prīti (ancestral satisfaction).

Significance: Frames evening junction as especially efficacious for Pitṛ-tarpaṇa and dharmic continuity; supports Śaiva householders’ nitya-kriyā integrating Deva and Pitṛ obligations.

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Satī

Role: nurturing

Ritual Elements

Offering: dipa

Cosmic Context

Cosmic Event: Sandhyā as the saṃdhi at day’s end—liminal time aligned with Pitṛ-loka propitiation in Purāṇic imagination.

Characters & Entities

• Pitrs

FAQs

What is the spiritual significance of this verse in the Shiva Purana?

It sanctifies the evening Sandhyā as a liminal, spiritually potent junction-time, and teaches that honoring this time supports dharma by bringing peace and contentment to the Pitṛs.

How does this verse relate to the worship of the Linga or Saguna Shiva?

In the Shiva Purana’s devotional framework, Sandhyā is an ideal time for Saguna Shiva-upāsanā—such as Linga worship—because junction-times are suited for purification, mantra-japa, and offerings that uphold cosmic order (ṛta).

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Perform evening Sandhyā-vandana (or a simple twilight practice): cleanse, apply bhasma/Tripuṇḍra if Shaiva, offer water (arghya) with remembrance, and do japa of “Om Namaḥ Śivāya,” optionally dedicating merit for Pitṛ-prīti.