सूर्यरथ-कालचक्र-आयनविभागः, संध्योपासनम्, देवयान-पितृयानम्, विष्णुपद-गङ्गावतरणम्
तस्मान् नोल्लङ्घनं कार्यं संध्योपासनकर्मणः स हन्ति सूर्यं संध्याया नोपास्तिं कुरुते हि यः
tasmān nollaṅghanaṃ kāryaṃ saṃdhyopāsanakarmaṇaḥ sa hanti sūryaṃ saṃdhyāyā nopāstiṃ kurute hi yaḥ
ଏହେତୁ ସନ୍ଧ୍ୟା-ଉପାସନା କର୍ମକୁ କେବେ ଲଂଘନ କରିବା ଉଚିତ୍ ନୁହେଁ। ଯେ ସନ୍ଧ୍ୟାରେ ଉପାସନା କରେନାହିଁ, ସେ ସୂର୍ଯ୍ୟକୁ ହତ୍ୟା କରିଥାଏ ବୋଲି କୁହାଯାଏ।
Sage Parāśara (teaching Maitreya)
This verse frames Sandhyā as a non-negotiable daily duty (nitya-karma) whose neglect is not merely personal laxity but a disruption of cosmic order symbolized by the Sun.
Parāśara uses a strong theological metaphor: failing to perform Sandhyā is tantamount to harming Sūrya—indicating that daily rites uphold the world’s rhythm and dharma.
Though Vishnu is not named in the verse, the teaching aligns with Vaishnava dharma: disciplined daily worship sustains the divinely ordered universe ultimately governed by the Supreme Reality, Vishnu.