Shloka 9
Sadācāra–Varṇa-lakṣaṇa and Prātaḥkṛtya
Right Conduct, Social Typologies, and Morning Purification
निशांत्यायामोषा ज्ञेया यामार्धं संधिरुच्यते । तत्काले तु समुत्थाय विण्मूत्रे विसृजेद्द्विजः
niśāṃtyāyāmoṣā jñeyā yāmārdhaṃ saṃdhirucyate | tatkāle tu samutthāya viṇmūtre visṛjeddvijaḥ
Waktu di penghujung malam dikenal sebagai Uṣā (fajar); masa setengah yāma disebut sandhi (peralihan). Pada saat itu, bangunlah dan hendaknya dvija membuang kotoran serta air seni.
Suta Goswami (narrating traditional Shaiva dharma and observances to the sages)
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Sadāśiva
Significance: General: emphasizes śauca (purity) at the sandhi of night and day; such bodily purification is treated as prerequisite for temple entry, liṅga-sevā, and mantra-japa.
FAQs
It teaches śauca (purity) and disciplined timing: rising at dawn-sandhi and completing bodily purification is presented as the proper foundation for later Sandhyā, japa, and Shiva-pūjā—outer order supporting inner steadiness on the path to moksha.
Linga-worship emphasizes cleanliness and readiness of body-mind; by instructing purification at dawn-sandhi, the text aligns the devotee with an auspicious time for approaching Saguna Shiva in ritual, so the subsequent offerings, mantra-japa, and meditation are done without impurity.
A practical dinācārya step: rise at dawn-sandhi (uṣā), attend to natural elimination and cleanliness first, and then proceed to Sandhyā, Shiva mantra-japa (such as the Pañcākṣarī), and worship with a purified body and focused mind.