Shloka 15
Umā–Maheśvara-saṃvāda: Varṇa-bhraṃśa, Ācāra (Vṛtta), and Karmic Ascent/Decline
ऐन्द्रीं संध्यामुपासित्वा आदित्याभिमुख: स्थित: । सर्वतीर्थेषु स स्नातो मुच्यते सर्वकिल्बिषै:
aindrīṁ sandhyām upāsitvā ādityābhimukhaḥ sthitaḥ | sarvatīrtheṣu sa snāto mucyate sarvakilbiṣaiḥ ||
Bhishma disse: “Aquele que realiza a sandhyā matutina ligada a Indra e permanece de pé voltado para o Sol obtém o mérito de banhar-se em todos os tīrthas sagrados e se liberta de toda mancha de pecado.”
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Regular morning sandhyā worship, performed with proper orientation toward the Sun, is presented as a powerful and accessible dharmic practice that grants the same purificatory merit as bathing at all tīrthas and removes sinful taints.
In Bhīṣma’s instruction on dharma, he praises a specific daily observance—performing the morning sandhyā (aindrī) and standing facing Āditya—by declaring its extraordinary spiritual fruit: universal tīrtha-bathing merit and release from all kilbiṣa.