Shloka 3

Gāyatrī-Kalpa: Sandhyā-Japa, Devī-Namaskāra, and Homa for Dharma, Kāma, and Moksha

Devanagari script

त्रिसन्ध्यं ब्रह्मलोकीस्याच्छतं जप्त्वा जलं पिबेत् / संध्यायां सर्वपापघ्नीं देवीमावाह्य पूजयेत्

Transliteration

trisandhyaṃ brahmalokīsyācchataṃ japtvā jalaṃ pibet / saṃdhyāyāṃ sarvapāpaghnīṃ devīmāvāhya pūjayet

Translation

နေ့၏ဆုံချက်သုံးချိန် (မနက်အရုဏ်၊ မွန်းတည့်၊ ညနေဆည်းဆာ) တွင် သန္ဓျာဝန္ဒန ပြု၍ ဗြဟ္မာလောကသို့ သင့်တော်အောင် ဖြစ်စေရာ၏။ မန္တရကို အကြိမ် ၁၀၀ ရွတ်ဆိုပြီးနောက် သန့်ရေကို အာချမန (ရေစုပ်သောက်) ပြုရမည်။ သန္ဓျာအချိန်၌ အပြစ်အားလုံးကို ဖျက်သိမ်းသော သန္ဓျာဒေဝီကို ဖိတ်ခေါ်၍ ပူဇော်ရမည်။

Word by Word

• त्रिसन्ध्यम्: (the rite) for the three twilight-junctions
• त्रिसन्ध्यम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: त्रि (प्रातिपदिक) + सन्ध्या (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म), एकवचन; द्विगु-समासः (त्रयः सन्ध्याः यस्य/यत्र)

• ब्रह्मलोकीस्य: of one who attains Brahma-loka / of the Brahma-loka-goer
• ब्रह्मलोकीस्य: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मलोकिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (सम्बन्ध), एकवचन

• आच्छतम्: covered/overlaid (as read in the text)
• आच्छतम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आ (उपसर्ग) + छद् (धातु) → आच्छत (कृदन्त/प्रातिपदिक-रूप)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; भूतकृदन्त (क्त) अर्थे ‘आच्छादित/आवृत’

• शतम्: a hundred (times)
• शतम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; संख्यावाचक

• जप्त्वा: having recited
• जप्त्वा: Purvakala (Prior action/पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Verb
• Root: जप् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (absolutive/gerund); पूर्वक्रिया

• जलम्: water
• जलम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• पिबेत्: should drink
• पिबेत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: पा (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपदम्

• संध्यायाम्: at the twilight (rite/time)
• संध्यायाम्: Adhikarana (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सन्ध्या (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (अधिकरण), एकवचन

• सर्वपापघ्नीम्: destroyer of all sins
• सर्वपापघ्नीम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक) + पाप (प्रातिपदिक) + घ्निन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (सर्वेषां पापानां घ्नी)

• देवीम्: the goddess
• देवीम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• आवाह्य: having invoked
• आवाह्य: Purvakala (Prior action/पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ (उपसर्ग) + वह् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (absolutive/gerund); ‘आवाहयित्वा’

• पूजयेत्: should worship
• पूजयेत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: पूज् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपदम्

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (in discourse to Garuda/Vinata-putra)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Nitya-karma (tri-sandhyā) as purification and eligibility for higher states; devī as pāpa-hāriṇī when invoked with right procedure.

Vedantic Theme: Antaḥkaraṇa-śuddhi as a prerequisite for higher realization/attainment; karma as a purifier when aligned with śruti-smṛti injunctions.

Application: Keep a consistent tri-sandhyā routine: japa count discipline (100), ācamana with mindfulness, and brief devī-āvāhana-pūjā at dawn/noon/dusk.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Geographic Context

Type: ritual threshold (time-junction)

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana (Dharma/Ācāra sections): sandhyā-vidhi, ācamana, japa-niyama (parallel procedural passages in adjacent adhyāyas)

Characters & Entities

• Sandhyā Devī
• Brahma-loka

FAQs

What is the importance of trisandhya (three daily Sandhyās) in the Garuda Purana?

This verse presents trisandhyā practice as a daily discipline that purifies sin and makes one fit for higher worlds, specifically associating it with Brahma-loka qualification.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul in Garuda Purana terms?

By emphasizing sin-destruction through Sandhyā worship and japa, it implies that ritual purity and dharmic discipline support an auspicious post-death trajectory toward higher lokas rather than suffering states.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Keep a consistent dawn/noon/dusk spiritual routine: brief japa (e.g., 108 repetitions), ācamana/sipping water with mindfulness, and a simple Sandhyā prayer to cultivate purity, restraint, and regular devotion.