Shloka 25

Pracetās, Māriṣā, Dakṣa’s Re-manifestation, and the Brahma-parastava; Cyclic Creation and Genealogies

Devanagari script

इत्य् उक्तः स तया प्राह परिवृत्तम् अहः शुभे संध्योपास्तिं करिष्यामि क्रियालोपो ऽन्यथा भवेत्

Transliteration

ity uktaḥ sa tayā prāha parivṛttam ahaḥ śubhe saṃdhyopāstiṃ kariṣyāmi kriyālopo 'nyathā bhavet

Translation

Thus addressed, he replied: “Auspicious one, the day has turned; I shall now perform the worship of the twilight (sandhyā). Otherwise there would be a lapse in the ordained rites.”

Word by Word

• इति: thus
• इति: Sambandha (Quotation marker/इत्यर्थ)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: उक्त्यर्थक-अव्यय

• उक्तः: having been spoken to
• उक्तः: Karta (Subject-qualifier/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वच् (धातु) → उक्त (कृदन्त, क्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्तृविशेषणम् (having been addressed)

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• तया: by her
• तया: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन

• प्राह: said
• प्राह: Karta (Agent/कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + अह्/ब्रू (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (परोक्षभूत), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• परिवृत्तम्: has passed
• परिवृत्तम्: Kriya-visheshana (Predicate qualifier/विधेय-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: परि + वृत् (धातु) → परिवृत्त (कृदन्त, क्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; अहः इति पदस्य विशेषणम् (the day has passed/turned)

• अहः: the day
• अहः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अहन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• शुभे: O auspicious one
• शुभे: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शुभ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th/सम्बोधन), एकवचन

• संध्या-उपास्तिम्: the twilight worship
• संध्या-उपास्तिम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: संध्या (प्रातिपदिक) + उपास्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (संध्यायाः उपास्तिः)

• करिष्यामि: I will perform
• करिष्यामि: Karta (Agent/कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: लृट् (भविष्यत्), उत्तमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• क्रिया-लोपः: omission of the rite
• क्रिया-लोपः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्रिया (प्रातिपदिक) + लोप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (क्रियायाः लोपः)

• अन्यथा: otherwise
• अन्यथा: Kriya-visheshana (Manner/प्रकार)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अन्यथा (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकारवाचक-अव्यय (otherwise)

• भवेत्: would occur
• भवेत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (संभावना/विधि), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

Speaker

A male character in the narrative (responding to a woman addressed as “śubhe”); the verse is presented within Parāśara’s narration to Maitreya

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Neglect of prescribed daily rites (nitya-karma) constitutes a lapse; disciplined sandhyā-upāsanā preserves dharma and inner clarity.

Vedantic Theme: Dharma

Application: Keep a non-negotiable daily spiritual practice (prayer/meditation/japa) at fixed times to prevent gradual erosion of discipline.

Vishishtadvaita: Nitya-karmas and upāsanā are meaningful as offerings to Bhagavān, nurturing dependence (śeṣatva) and steady remembrance within embodied life.

Vaishnava Theology

Vishnu Form: Hari

Bhakti Type: shanta

Characters & Entities

• Sandhya (twilight worship)
• Dharma (prescribed duty)

FAQs

What is the significance of Sandhya worship in the Vishnu Purana?

This verse treats sandhyā-upāsanā as an obligatory daily observance; neglecting it is framed as kriyā-lopa, a rupture in dharmic order.

How does the Vishnu Purana emphasize discipline in daily religious life?

By portraying characters who pause worldly conversation and action to protect nitya duties, the text links personal conduct to the maintenance of sacred order.

What theological importance of Lord Vishnu is implied in a verse about ritual timing?

Even when Vishnu is not named, the Purana’s dharma-ethic assumes that correct observance sustains cosmic harmony under Vishnu’s sovereignty as the ground of order (ṛta/dharma).