सादित्यां मध्यमां संध्यां जपेदादित्यसंमुखः । काललोपो न कर्तव्यस्ततः कालं प्रतीक्षयेत्
sādityāṃ madhyamāṃ saṃdhyāṃ japedādityasaṃmukhaḥ | kālalopo na kartavyastataḥ kālaṃ pratīkṣayet
À la sandhyā de midi, qu’on récite en faisant face au Soleil. Qu’on ne retranche pas le temps prescrit; qu’on attende donc l’instant juste et qu’on l’accomplisse.
Gaṇas
Tirtha: Kāśī (sandhyā-ācāra within the kṣetra)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Dvijottama addressed
Scene: A devotee at midday, heat-haze over ghats, standing or seated with añjali and mālā, face turned toward the blazing Sun; a clock-like sense of waiting for the exact sandhyā moment.
Dharma is protected by honoring time; punctuality in sacred duties is itself a form of reverence.
Kāśī is the overarching sacred context; the verse prescribes universal sandhyā conduct.
Midday sandhyā-japa should be done facing the Sun, without skipping or collapsing the proper time-window.