Shloka 5
Jñāna-yoga and Karma-phala: Manu–Bṛhaspati on Akṣara and the Limits of Mantra
सूर्य सदोपतिष्ठेत न च सूर्योदये स्वपेत् । सायं प्रातर्जपेत् संध्यां तिष्ठन् पूर्वां तथेतराम्
sūryaṃ sadopatiṣṭheta na ca sūryodaye svapet | sāyaṃ prātar japet sandhyāṃ tiṣṭhan pūrvāṃ tathetarām ||
ビーシュマは言った。「常に太陽に向かい、敬って立ち、日の出の時に眠ってはならぬ。夕と朝の二つのサンディヤーに、サンディヤー礼拝を行い、立ったままガーヤトリー真言を唱えよ。暁には東を向き、夕暮れには相応の反対の方角を向くのだ。」この教えは、日々の規律、吉時に目覚めていること、そして揺るがぬ儀礼の実践としての信仰を説く。
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Maintain disciplined daily dharma: honor the Sun regularly, avoid sleeping at sunrise, and perform sandhyā worship with Gāyatrī recitation at both morning and evening twilights.
In the Shanti Parva’s instruction on righteous conduct, Bhishma advises practical daily observances—sun-reverence and sandhyā rites—as part of a regulated, ethically grounded life.